goin' down the road

Well I am feeling good. I am on vacation and will be heading north with the Summer as my co-pilot.

No real plans overall except to do nothing that requires any stress. Sleep late and take Summer to the beach, eat some lobster and fried clams, steamers, mussels and have some birch beer soda.

The trip will give me a good idea how well the truck is going to do as my prime vehicle when it gets to that point. Hopefully gas will be cheaper by then.

Mitt and Paul are such a great team. I am so excited by their love of small government. What a joke. Ryan's plan to balance the budget will not make that happen until 2040. Really that's not even a plan.

They suck.

Obama not really any better.

Green Party all the way.............................

just got lucky

Love the huge crowd just boppin around. Nice little tasty jam by Trey

Holy crap did I just get lucky. I was cooking some stuffed clams in the toaster oven and it had been cooking for a while and I went to check on it when I looked at the top of the oven my cell phone was sitting on top of the oven. I took it off and it was super super hot. I took it off and left it sitting until it cooled. Had to take the back off, remove the battery and let that sit. When I put it back in the phone came back on after a long time.
Good thing I did not want a cell phone for dinner.

It's official, Mittens Romney is now the Republicans candidate for Pezident. Oh the joy I feel.

Time to watch the Daily Show. Have a great night.

Counting down

Seems New Orleans may get hit with Issac almost seven years to the day that Katrina hit.

Countdown is on for vacation. Woo Hoo.

Gonna watch the Repubs Convention this week. Hopefully you do not so you are spared from listening to the crap the spew.

Did not do much yesterday  and it was quite good.

Time for breakfast.

Major Neil

Watching Neil walk on the moon is the first event I remember watching on tv. We were on vacation in Maine staying at a cottage with my parents and grandparents.

Found a couple neat things at yards sales yesterday. Nothing expensive at all. Slowly building inventory.

Refinished the vanity. The mirror is next, then the dresser. Think I'll redo the bench. Do not like the way it came out. Too dark.

Weather has been perfect this weekend. Summer was outside all day yesterday. She loves this weather and it gives her a spring in her step. She should love the weather in Ct. I think I am going to take to the beach and she if she will go swimming in Long Island Sound.

Going out to enjoy the day.

Have a great one folks.

Repair

Bummer I will miss Roger on this tour.

The roofer is coming this morning at 7 to see where the leak is a give me and estimate on getting it fixed.
Hopefully a fairly cheap repair

Gave Summer Capstar, a flea killing pill, last night and the stuff starts working within 30 minutes. Amazing.
She was almost scratch free last night. Hopefully she gets groomed this weekend.

Vacation is around the corner. Oh yeah.

Have a day.

Happy Motoring

Been a few years since a wrench was turned here.

Thank you Republicans for showing your true colors.

Still have lots of peppers coming in. Gotta love it.

Why are we still in Afghanistan? Average age old soldier killed, 26 years.

Todays Ramble

Many years ago I bought this pastel at a thrift store for $10.00 because I like the work a heck of a lot.
It is signed by  Jean Appleton and dated 1957.

I found there was a famous Australian painter by the same name. After many years of digging I found a picture of painting with her signature and they were the same. I never found any of her work that was anything like this, until yesterday.

I found this work on ebay and they are definitely the same artist.

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jean-Appleton-LISTED-modern-Australia-Australian-art-vintage-painting-luminous-/310327254369

What do you think?

Hopefully Summer will be going to the groomers this weekend. Fleas and all. Actually hopefully the fleas will dead. I found out about Capstar. It kills the live fleas. Then I need to de-flea the house.

Out.

It's Monday

It was a nice three day weekend. I like three day weekends. Man, I wish there were more of them. Lots more.

Refinished a nightstand and bench on Saturday.. The nightstand came out excellent. The bench looks a little dark. Maybe I'll redo that. Depending on weather I will redo the drawers on the dresser and on the stand the other stand.

Friday and Saturday were lovely. Yesterday we had  lots of rain. Torrential rains overnight Saturday. Temps a lot cooler.

Autumn and I are gathering up goods to put in the antique shop. We will be getting a booth fairly soon.
The name of the business will be "Roadtrip Relics".

Wow have gas prices gone crazy. We will be pushing 4 dollars a gallon very soon. How crazy is the price fluctuation? Think that will hurt Obama's chances?

Back to the grind.

Vacation coming soon.

Happy Birthday Charles Bukowshi

My favorite poet.

This is the beginning of a very scary chapter in world history.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/15/new-totalitarianism-surveillance-technology

More of big brother. It is a long worthy read.
http://www.surfthechannel.com/

We are becoming less free everyday and we can do nothing about it.

Time marches on and I am taking a cold shower after having some toast.

Off tomorrow. Yea.

Sleep

I think a plumber is in order.

My stomach is growling this morning. Breakfast is coming shortly.

Trying to get rid of Summer's flea's has been quite the challenge. Nothing really works that well. They need to be gone before I go to CT.

Later.

Watch out

I guess with Paul Ryan the Repubs are going hardcore.

I do not have hot water in my shower but have it everywhere else in the house. Think there is a problem in faucet. Have to fix that tonite.

Crappy weather Saturday, lovely yesterday.

I think we will see the beginning of the fall season any day now.

I may take this Friday off if I can get enough work down early this week. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Time for breakfast. Have a Monday.

Four 4 Friday

Rock out it's Friday and time to let your rock roll.

Rain, thunder and lighting. It's the weekend who cares.

Yard sales , auction, grocery store, jeans. That's the plan.

Peace out.

good morning

The guys would be fun to see.

Foggy here this morning. Some areas around here got hammered with rain yesterday.

What the hell is the deal with gas prices? Now of $3.60 a gallon. Was around  $3.00 a gallon just a couple weeks ago. Makes no sense.

School starts in places in NC today. Seems way too early for that.

Randy Travis busted for DWI, again.

The Green Party is now on most ballots across the U.S. Write-in in North Carolina.

Have a good day.

Slow

Nice and cheesey pop song.

Computer is slow this morning.

Not sure why my comment did not appear om Monday's post. Blogger problems I guess.

Work has been a bitch this week. Super busy.

Autumn and I may split a booth at the antique mall down the street.

Sorry time to run. Things to do this morning.

It's over

As you know I have a new vehicle. It goes along quite well and rides quite nice. Now i have to figure out all the little doodads such a the trip mileage and miles per gallon features. I have set up the memory seat and have already used the cruise control. That is one feature i wanted and it is a nice thing to have.

Autumn was here for the weekend. We went out to dinner Friday night and went to some gallery's at the First Friday event in downtown Greensboro. Saturday went went to a couple yard sales and then went to Clines Antiques down near Salisbury. The place is very large and very odd. Google it and you will get the idea. I have a few pictures I'll post this week.

Sucks going back to work after a three day weekend.

Insurance is less on the new truck than on the Ford? How is that?

Time for Summer's walk.

Have a Monday.

it's my friday and i'll cry if i want to, off tomorrow

maybe i'll buy this if the truck falls through. 2006 audi s4, 63,000 miles. $22,411.00. fast convertible.