This is the longest that I've not posted to this Blog in 2 1/2 years.
~
Either I'm a slacker.... or I haven't had a life for the last 2 1/2 years.
`
Regardless, the reason that I haven't posted is personal and none of your God-Damn business. So piss off.
ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the sixth week of 2009
Denise Kearns
Peter Howard
Jeff Gold
Jim Lundgren
Ricardo Sousa
Kate Rugman
I'll be back on the routine soon... if that will make you freaking happy.
When you just Click on our Sponsors Ads, you support the great Recommendations, Endorsements, and Commentary that this Blog brings to the Nanepashemet Peep Community. Thanks for your Support.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Dory Draw
It was 55 degrees today. Almost warm enough to get me back out to the garage to resurrect the Marblehead Gunning Dory. I think that I will stick to plan, though, and build the work bench first.
~
Sometime during my travels this week, I'll stop by Home Depot and pick up the best piece of 4x8 maple plywood that I can pull from the stack. The plywood top gets the nod over the butcherblock because of the lack of movement when I trim the top with either solid maple or solid mahogany with dovetailed corners. I'll rip it in half and double it to provide the bulk and weight that a work bench requires, and will cut it to a six foot length.
~
I'm afraid that the solid butcherblock would cause movement along the width of the top that would cause the dovetail trim to separate.
~
I've also decided to keep the top on a 24" width more or less rather than the 30" that I originally planned. I want to be able to easily reach over the width of the bench.
~
The bench won't be rushed, but I hope to finish it before spring draws me back to getting serious with the Dory again.
~
Sometime during my travels this week, I'll stop by Home Depot and pick up the best piece of 4x8 maple plywood that I can pull from the stack. The plywood top gets the nod over the butcherblock because of the lack of movement when I trim the top with either solid maple or solid mahogany with dovetailed corners. I'll rip it in half and double it to provide the bulk and weight that a work bench requires, and will cut it to a six foot length.
~
I'm afraid that the solid butcherblock would cause movement along the width of the top that would cause the dovetail trim to separate.
~
I've also decided to keep the top on a 24" width more or less rather than the 30" that I originally planned. I want to be able to easily reach over the width of the bench.
~
The bench won't be rushed, but I hope to finish it before spring draws me back to getting serious with the Dory again.
A Bit Pretentious
So today I ran into someone who told me supposedly what I was thinking, and why I should not be thinking it.
~
That's pretty cool.
~
I don't even know what the hell I'm thinking most of the time, but this Know-It-All has the fascinating insight to tell me what I think and why I'm wrong to think it.
~
So, you invent what I think, and then condemn me for thinking it......
A foolproof argument.
Holy Shit!
I wish I was that smart.
Katie Couric could do no better.
~
That's pretty cool.
~
I don't even know what the hell I'm thinking most of the time, but this Know-It-All has the fascinating insight to tell me what I think and why I'm wrong to think it.
~
So, you invent what I think, and then condemn me for thinking it......
A foolproof argument.
Holy Shit!
I wish I was that smart.
Katie Couric could do no better.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Supply Trip
Peeps.
~
I have a strong recommendation for you.
~
Never go to lunch on a Fri. afternoon... have four beers and two scotches... then decide it might be a good idea to go to Costco for a little supply run.
~
On my way home, I definitely had a bad case of buyer's remorse.
~
But at least I had the good sense to buy twelve paper towel rolls, 24 rolls of toilet paper and three sets of leather work gloves. Not to mention the 55 packets of Quaker Instant Oatmeal and the 4 lbs of salted butter.
~
There was more stuff... but I'm too embarrassed to tell you what it was.
~
Four beers and two scotches.... cost me $400 bucks at Costco.
~
I have a strong recommendation for you.
~
Never go to lunch on a Fri. afternoon... have four beers and two scotches... then decide it might be a good idea to go to Costco for a little supply run.
~
On my way home, I definitely had a bad case of buyer's remorse.
~
- Not sure why I needed a 30 pack of Red Bull.
- Ten bucks worth of TUMS antacid tablets seemed a bit much.
- The ten pack of uniball pens was entirely unnecessary.
- An additional pair of jeans made no sense at all.
- Forty dollars for Gillette Fusion razor blades was questionable.
But at least I had the good sense to buy twelve paper towel rolls, 24 rolls of toilet paper and three sets of leather work gloves. Not to mention the 55 packets of Quaker Instant Oatmeal and the 4 lbs of salted butter.
~
There was more stuff... but I'm too embarrassed to tell you what it was.
~
Four beers and two scotches.... cost me $400 bucks at Costco.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
LMR
Finally got the courage to get a run in on the Nordic Track treadmill. Only 1.5 miles, but it's a start. Part of the Lean and Mean Routine.
POTW Week 5
Every once in a while, you get blessed with the chance to see where you really stand in life. The times that try men's souls.... so to speak.
Fortunately, these times don't occur often, but when they do, you have to recognize the blessing.
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the fifth week of 2009.
Jeremy Johnson
Doug Maxfield
Chuck Jellison
Joanne Nestor
Frank Wetmore
Carol Kenner
Normally, I wouldn't give a hint why, but none of these were annoying... all inspirational.
Fortunately, these times don't occur often, but when they do, you have to recognize the blessing.
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the fifth week of 2009.
Jeremy Johnson
Doug Maxfield
Chuck Jellison
Joanne Nestor
Frank Wetmore
Carol Kenner
Normally, I wouldn't give a hint why, but none of these were annoying... all inspirational.
Yes ... I Know.
If you're wondering if I know....
~
I do know.
~
So Freaking What!!!!
~
You can take your Brady Bunch, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver Bullshit and stick it up your Ass.
~
This is the HOME of the BRAVE.... not some pussified version of Wannabee Land. This is the shit that builds character. Shortly we'll see who has it, and who doesn't.
~
I do know.
~
So Freaking What!!!!
~
You can take your Brady Bunch, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver Bullshit and stick it up your Ass.
~
This is the HOME of the BRAVE.... not some pussified version of Wannabee Land. This is the shit that builds character. Shortly we'll see who has it, and who doesn't.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Time Constraints
It wasn't so long ago when Nanepashemet Telecom was in the sales and marketing mode. I vastly prefer the operating mode, but it has put my time at a premium.
~
....but your knowledge of Latin is lacking for an alumni of such a prestigious academy. The translation of Julius Caesar's comments about Gaul is "I came, I saw, I conquered". You completely misconscrewed it.
~
....but your knowledge of Latin is lacking for an alumni of such a prestigious academy. The translation of Julius Caesar's comments about Gaul is "I came, I saw, I conquered". You completely misconscrewed it.
-
I likes to go swimmin' with bowlegged women and swims between they legs, swim between they legs, o' swim between they legs . . .
Monday, February 02, 2009
Taxes Again
I hate Tax Season.
~
It reminds me that we are not close to being free in this country. We are lulled to sleep and let the government confiscate a huge amount of our productivity. By far, my largest anxiety is the power of the IRS to swoop in, pronounce you guilty, confiscate your bank accounts and leave you in a hapless state to try to defend yourself after you have been pillaged.
~
If you think I'm exaggerating.... I'm not even a little bit. Been there, and I hope you never will be.
~
So that's my annual tax bitch.
~
In a few weeks, I will have fed the Monster again, and have forgotten about this gross inequity for a little while.
~
It reminds me that we are not close to being free in this country. We are lulled to sleep and let the government confiscate a huge amount of our productivity. By far, my largest anxiety is the power of the IRS to swoop in, pronounce you guilty, confiscate your bank accounts and leave you in a hapless state to try to defend yourself after you have been pillaged.
~
If you think I'm exaggerating.... I'm not even a little bit. Been there, and I hope you never will be.
~
So that's my annual tax bitch.
~
In a few weeks, I will have fed the Monster again, and have forgotten about this gross inequity for a little while.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Lean and Mean
OK the basement is completed. Mike and Stevie Lewis helped me move the Cybex down from Mike's room. So now there is no excuse but to rev up the exercise routine and start getting lean and mean. I'm already mean, so I have to start really working on the lean part.
POTW Week 4
So I get this email with all sorts of attitude from my friend, Pat Piscatelli, about missing the POTW Selection.
~
Patrick...."Et tu Brute!"
~
Pat knows Latin and is classically educated as a former street kid from Taft School, so he knows exactly what I am saying to him.
~
But for you other boneheads, it is a quote from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". And it stands for... "Why did you stick the freaking knife in me Brutus? I thought you were my freaking friend!"
~
It's sad that I have to explain everything. And you really have no excuse. I read Shakespeare at Lynn English High School, not some hoity-toity, pedigreed academy like Shrewsbury High or something.
~
Anyway...
~
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 4th week of 2009.
The Lift Ticket Lady at Mount Cranmore
Mike Nestor
Pat Piscatelli
Bob Brown
Ric Hudson
Diane Feinstein
Ironically, I was down by Taft School in Connecticut on Thurs. pulling permits for Nanepashemet Telecom, which caused Piscatelli to miss his precious POTW Selection post.
~
Patrick...."Et tu Brute!"
~
Pat knows Latin and is classically educated as a former street kid from Taft School, so he knows exactly what I am saying to him.
~
But for you other boneheads, it is a quote from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". And it stands for... "Why did you stick the freaking knife in me Brutus? I thought you were my freaking friend!"
~
It's sad that I have to explain everything. And you really have no excuse. I read Shakespeare at Lynn English High School, not some hoity-toity, pedigreed academy like Shrewsbury High or something.
~
Anyway...
~
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 4th week of 2009.
The Lift Ticket Lady at Mount Cranmore
Mike Nestor
Pat Piscatelli
Bob Brown
Ric Hudson
Diane Feinstein
Ironically, I was down by Taft School in Connecticut on Thurs. pulling permits for Nanepashemet Telecom, which caused Piscatelli to miss his precious POTW Selection post.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Cold, yet Hot
This morning when I left North Conway for Marblehead, it was -11 degrees Fahrenheit. That's freaking MINUS ELEVEN!!! Which is cold, even for a mountain of a man like me.
~
Can't say that it slowed me down though. After a quick stop in Marblehead to check email and prepare some documents, it was off to Maynard, then Sturbridge in a hectic search for Nanepashemet paypoints. Elsier was wielding his way through Rhode Island, and we had Rockland, Maine covered... among other things.
~
The weather is cold... but Nanepashemet remains sizzling hot.
~
Can't say that it slowed me down though. After a quick stop in Marblehead to check email and prepare some documents, it was off to Maynard, then Sturbridge in a hectic search for Nanepashemet paypoints. Elsier was wielding his way through Rhode Island, and we had Rockland, Maine covered... among other things.
~
The weather is cold... but Nanepashemet remains sizzling hot.
-
I rekomends you keep your woolies on and a flagon of antifreeze on the bench seat of yer vehicle.
I have a comment on some of yer spectatin' in days of past. Its plenty cold here in Skinny Smoke Holler, and I recreate my evenings on my sofa (that is what thems in france call a couch) watchin' tv. Since I spliced in my neighbors cable, I gets some primo channels, all fer nothin' but a tip of the cap on my mornin' jaunt.
Likes I says, I am watchin the pay fer it shows, and this "Rome" serial youse was so high on comes streakin' in. I am all for edifying myself, so I settle in with my flagon of mead and barrel of pork rinds. scene 1, some hussy gives this other hussy, as a sort of house warming present, a hatchet faced mute with a dork as big as ole Sugarfoots, tied down like a bronc. She goes on to say "large penis is a most gracious gift, don't youse think?" Great Caesar's Testicles, what the hell is this nonsense? These Eyetalian's, what was goin' on there? I means, I can appreciate a good public execution, and I likes lions at the circus that come through town, but what in the hell happened here? I am all for the lady folk sharin' a recipe for butter cookies and sending over a roast chicken to say "welcomes to the trailer park", but who in the hell gets to sending over a chattel with a pecker like a Louisville Slugger? Quites a leap, them hollywood pinkos is taking with the legacy of them no good pope lovin' garlic breathin' ginnies.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
If you had gone to a pedigreed academy... like Shrewsbury High School, you'd have better learned how to manage your time, so that you could utter such wisdom as "Vidi, Vici, Veni"
I saw, I conquered, I came... Here in the Sunshine State of FL, where they finally learned to count Chad's, I bask in the sunshine while my contemporaries struggle in their day to day pursuits... Dodging snowflakes. My only concerns are political...will I drift left or right... though most drives are down the middle !