It's another miserable, drizzly, 40 degree day today. Perfect weather to powerwash the pressure treated planking on my deck. That will take me the better part of the morning.
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After that, I promised Mike that I would take some measurements to fabricate a replacement of a sliding door in his South Boston Condo. Those two projects will account for most of the day. In the meantime, I probably should clean up the mess in the kitchen before Joanne gets back from North Conway.
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By tonight, it will be time to settle in, pay some bills, and do some proformas.
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Sunshine would be nice, but it is not required today.
Lauren Rathbone, former POTY said...
We were in North Conway this weekend for the Tuckerman Pentathlon, and I thought I saw Mrs. Nestor downtown when we were driving by. It must have been her. We had 5 inches of snow up there on Saturday.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Dissing Dissent
Lots of heartburn out there from guys like Obama and Clinton regarding the Tea Party dissenters.
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What I don't understand is.... why don't they respond to the arguments? Instead they just poo poo.... Saying that they are "amused" or warning that the dissent may cause another "Oklahoma City".
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It's dangerous if you don't give dissenting opinions respect. That's what will ultimately cause the explosion... not the dissent itself.
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If you don't like what somebody says and you simply attack them for saying it.... that is a particularly wrong strategy that will motivate and empower those who are striving to be heard.
Pisc said...
Well said. Word like arrogance and fear mongering apply to the hoighty toidy so called progressives.
I love using the term so-called as it was a common modified used by the American Civil Rights activists in rightly mocking some of the catch phrases of our country, such as "justice for all" etc.
Now, I find myself on the right side of the same phrase, the so-called "representative government", the so-called "Bill of Rights", the so-called "Free Press".
The individual American is the engine of this nation. The arrogance of this government, to deny the power for good that this recipe has been. We fight wars over this stuff, but we get it right. And then try to get it right when it goes wrong. Duh. I mean, how arrogant to think that their is a formula to life beyond work hard, defend your own, and hope for luck. That ensure justice, unless you are looking for it from someone else. Pompous pricks, these Libs.
And another thing. A principled disagreement with the administrations position is de facto racist. I call bullshit.
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What I don't understand is.... why don't they respond to the arguments? Instead they just poo poo.... Saying that they are "amused" or warning that the dissent may cause another "Oklahoma City".
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It's dangerous if you don't give dissenting opinions respect. That's what will ultimately cause the explosion... not the dissent itself.
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If you don't like what somebody says and you simply attack them for saying it.... that is a particularly wrong strategy that will motivate and empower those who are striving to be heard.
Pisc said...
Well said. Word like arrogance and fear mongering apply to the hoighty toidy so called progressives.
I love using the term so-called as it was a common modified used by the American Civil Rights activists in rightly mocking some of the catch phrases of our country, such as "justice for all" etc.
Now, I find myself on the right side of the same phrase, the so-called "representative government", the so-called "Bill of Rights", the so-called "Free Press".
The individual American is the engine of this nation. The arrogance of this government, to deny the power for good that this recipe has been. We fight wars over this stuff, but we get it right. And then try to get it right when it goes wrong. Duh. I mean, how arrogant to think that their is a formula to life beyond work hard, defend your own, and hope for luck. That ensure justice, unless you are looking for it from someone else. Pompous pricks, these Libs.
And another thing. A principled disagreement with the administrations position is de facto racist. I call bullshit.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Earthquakes and Vocanoes.
Earthquake in Western China yesterday, volcanic eruption in Iceland this morning... are these geological events happening with more regularity? Or do we have instant access to events everywhere in the globe so that things in China and Iceland are immediately observable.
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I think it's the latter.
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I hope it's the latter.
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Because if it isn't the latter, then the Mayans are on to something.... and we could be screwed.
Non-fiction or fable… Whether it is the mystery of the Mayans or the roadmap of Revelations…if the grid goes down…peeps need to prepare. So…line up the Lagavulin, stockpile the soup and top off the tins of tuna. Buy batteries, books and cartons of Cottonelle because 12.21.2012 could be the day that never ends…
Excellent point on the Cottonelle, Maria.
Doug Maxfield said...
You tube 'final countdown on the kazoo'. I nominate this version as the anthem for end of days.
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I think it's the latter.
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I hope it's the latter.
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Because if it isn't the latter, then the Mayans are on to something.... and we could be screwed.
- Volcanos erupting cool the earth. Its science, though it seems too simple. Al Gore's Global Warming/Carbon Credits gamut is going down the sh*tter. Guy is a pickle sniffing pansie.
Maria Rowen said...
Non-fiction or fable… Whether it is the mystery of the Mayans or the roadmap of Revelations…if the grid goes down…peeps need to prepare. So…line up the Lagavulin, stockpile the soup and top off the tins of tuna. Buy batteries, books and cartons of Cottonelle because 12.21.2012 could be the day that never ends…
Excellent point on the Cottonelle, Maria.
Doug Maxfield said...
You tube 'final countdown on the kazoo'. I nominate this version as the anthem for end of days.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Good Health or Else
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Welcome to the future. Health care brought to you with all of the logic and efficiency that government bureaucracy is noted for.
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Good health to you.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Raise Some Cash
Just so you know, I think that this real estate slump is about to end. At least up here in the Boston area. Course this is not based upon empirical, economic data... just my base feeling. I've been helping some friends look for a home in Central MA, and the good ones are getting scooped up within a week on the market. Nanepashemet Real Estate buyer's brokers are on the case.
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True, these are reasonably priced homes, in mint condition, and in an up and coming market around Route 495. But since when have you had to rush to put in an offer on real estate?
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There are some real bargains out there, buying from people who have been hanging on during this slump and are getting desperate. Now is the time to raise cash and buy some real estate. Within a year, things will be heating up.
Pisc said...
Not so sure. Money will become more expensive before the year is over. The Fed has to move the inter-bank rate - gas prices are going up not because the economy is cranking along, its because the dollar is increasingly worth less. In order to shore up the dollar/fight inflation, the cost has to go up. I think people are rushing to move property before that happens. When that happens, fuggedaboudit.
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True, these are reasonably priced homes, in mint condition, and in an up and coming market around Route 495. But since when have you had to rush to put in an offer on real estate?
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There are some real bargains out there, buying from people who have been hanging on during this slump and are getting desperate. Now is the time to raise cash and buy some real estate. Within a year, things will be heating up.
Pisc said...
Not so sure. Money will become more expensive before the year is over. The Fed has to move the inter-bank rate - gas prices are going up not because the economy is cranking along, its because the dollar is increasingly worth less. In order to shore up the dollar/fight inflation, the cost has to go up. I think people are rushing to move property before that happens. When that happens, fuggedaboudit.
Monday, April 12, 2010
More Meaningful Masters
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Mickelson looked awfully good. And I always like it when a lefty golfer wins a golf tournament. But the added story... that he was preoccupied this year with the cancer that his wife and mother were both battling... stands in sharp contrast to Tiger's battle with a sex addiction.
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So maybe those who are inclined to follow professional golf can back off from the Tiger topic, and embrace a more "healthy" situation with Mickelson.
Tuna Lips said...
Truth be told, most rite minded fellers would prefers to embrasify them blonde trollops with the ponderus hooters like Woodsy done do.
Pisc said...
For the Bruins fans out there, could not have happened to a nicer guy.
http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/04/10/matt-cooke-suffers-one-punch-knockout-by-evander-kane/
TommyO said...
Could not have happened to a nicer guy.
The first right sent him down, the right on the way down kept him down. Kane was certainly Able.
- OZone
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Migration on Hold.
With the fence done, the messy woodpile at the side of the house was scresaming to be moved. So I completed the wood rack and saw jack under the deck and moved half of it yesterday. After a visit to FreshAyer this morning I will complete that project.
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Then a thourough raking and clean up will be in order.
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I uncovered and moved the Tender and the Pram yesterday as well and each will need a fairly serious overhaul of all surfaces to be ready for the season. The Appalachian project will be put on hold until these boats are ready to be launched for the season.
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But that will only take a few weeks and the migration of the backyard from Appalachia to New England will continue. The problem is that everytime one component is finished, other parts emerge to be intolerable.
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Then a thourough raking and clean up will be in order.
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I uncovered and moved the Tender and the Pram yesterday as well and each will need a fairly serious overhaul of all surfaces to be ready for the season. The Appalachian project will be put on hold until these boats are ready to be launched for the season.
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But that will only take a few weeks and the migration of the backyard from Appalachia to New England will continue. The problem is that everytime one component is finished, other parts emerge to be intolerable.
Friday, April 09, 2010
POTW Week 14
It was a nice turnout at the charity auction last night that Melissa Sherwood coordinated at RockStar Fitness in Marblehead.
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My friend Harvey Rowe did a great job describing how the event would help the "My Brother's Table" soup kitchen in Lynn where Harvey has done such inspirational work. And my friend Mike Rockett really revved up the bidding, and literally put his money where his mouth is. Another great job.
Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 14th Week of 2010.
Mike Rockett
Harvey Rowe
Sarah McCormack
Norm Sherwood
Stephany Connolly
Tom McMahon
It's nice when something that you drag yourself out for turns out to be such a fun time.
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My friend Harvey Rowe did a great job describing how the event would help the "My Brother's Table" soup kitchen in Lynn where Harvey has done such inspirational work. And my friend Mike Rockett really revved up the bidding, and literally put his money where his mouth is. Another great job.
Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 14th Week of 2010.
Mike Rockett
Harvey Rowe
Sarah McCormack
Norm Sherwood
Stephany Connolly
Tom McMahon
It's nice when something that you drag yourself out for turns out to be such a fun time.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Goofy Golfer
Once again our thoughts turn to Tiger Woods....
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He comes out after a harrowing 6 month ordeal away from his craft and shoots 4 under in the first round to be tied for 3rd in the Masters.
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That would have been a great step in his re-entry after embarassment and scandal. That should be the story of the day. No more.
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But then he allows a Nike ad to run with his dead father's narrative and a contrived baneful look on his face.
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Jeez Tiger... you went to Stanford. I thought that was a good school..... but you are freaking stupid.
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Just swing the club. None of your perverted personal life is any more than gossip and voyeurism to us. Why the hell do we need to see you pretending to listen to your father speak from the grave???? You have completely lost your way.
Tuna Lips said...
This here feller bangin' the next door neighbors daughter and not so much as a barn burnin', well, the end of civilezatin' as we knowd it caint be far off. Before that happens, I does want to git my hoe-down on like he do whith them adult movin' picture show hore-type starlets. So much to get done.
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He comes out after a harrowing 6 month ordeal away from his craft and shoots 4 under in the first round to be tied for 3rd in the Masters.
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That would have been a great step in his re-entry after embarassment and scandal. That should be the story of the day. No more.
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But then he allows a Nike ad to run with his dead father's narrative and a contrived baneful look on his face.
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Jeez Tiger... you went to Stanford. I thought that was a good school..... but you are freaking stupid.
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Just swing the club. None of your perverted personal life is any more than gossip and voyeurism to us. Why the hell do we need to see you pretending to listen to your father speak from the grave???? You have completely lost your way.
Tuna Lips said...
This here feller bangin' the next door neighbors daughter and not so much as a barn burnin', well, the end of civilezatin' as we knowd it caint be far off. Before that happens, I does want to git my hoe-down on like he do whith them adult movin' picture show hore-type starlets. So much to get done.
Woodpile Delay
I had planned to move the woodpile from the side of the house to underneath the deck by this time of the week. But like most plans, other factors caused some changes.
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The first was that pesky virus that overtook Joanne and I at the beginning of the week. That killed Monday. Then I had to make up the work at Nanepashemet Telecom on Tues and Wed..
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But during that time, in considering that a lot of the wood that I would be moving won't fit into the wood stove without being recut, I decided to make a cross jack chainsaw horse first. Then I have to make a wood storage rack out of pressure treated lumber that I salvaged from a telecom shelter that we demolished.
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So when I move the pile, it won't be transferring one mess to another mess.
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My primary project for the weekend was to paint the pram, but the woodpile delay will push this off to next week.
Former POTY, Tom McMahon said...
Yes, I know you hate being called big. But this video is why you should love it. Play it between the 5:12 - 6:15 time period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdE1C6NaT5Q
Have a good one Big J.,
McMahon
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The first was that pesky virus that overtook Joanne and I at the beginning of the week. That killed Monday. Then I had to make up the work at Nanepashemet Telecom on Tues and Wed..
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But during that time, in considering that a lot of the wood that I would be moving won't fit into the wood stove without being recut, I decided to make a cross jack chainsaw horse first. Then I have to make a wood storage rack out of pressure treated lumber that I salvaged from a telecom shelter that we demolished.
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So when I move the pile, it won't be transferring one mess to another mess.
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My primary project for the weekend was to paint the pram, but the woodpile delay will push this off to next week.
Former POTY, Tom McMahon said...
Yes, I know you hate being called big. But this video is why you should love it. Play it between the 5:12 - 6:15 time period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdE1C6NaT5Q
Have a good one Big J.,
McMahon
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
No Nukes unless Necessary.
The US has announced that it would not be using it's nuclear weapons against countries that do not have them.
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This appears to be a plea for countries to resist a nuclear bomb development program.
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It won't work.
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Crazy regimes will continue to try to have nukes and we will find an excuse to nuke them if the occasion exists. What we say now has no bearing on future actions, so I wish the conservative talk shows wouldn't get so freaking strung out.
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This appears to be a plea for countries to resist a nuclear bomb development program.
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It won't work.
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Crazy regimes will continue to try to have nukes and we will find an excuse to nuke them if the occasion exists. What we say now has no bearing on future actions, so I wish the conservative talk shows wouldn't get so freaking strung out.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Spring Season
Trees are budding. Tomorrow the temperature is set to go to the eighties. The Red Sox are playing the Yankees tomorrow.
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So Spring must be here.
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After this, there is only one more Spring to go.
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So Spring must be here.
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After this, there is only one more Spring to go.
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