Good Morning All. Clear and a bit chilly this morning at 51°, only heading up to 75° today. Roller coaster weather has us at 50° again tomorrow morning, but going up to 85°+ until the weekend with rain and highs only in the 60's.
I did a little gardening yesterday before the wind finally died down enough for me to run the water sprinkler. It needed irrigation really badly. I couldn't wait for the possible rain this coming weekend. I'm currently just picking Spinach, but should start on the Lettuce by next week. All of the Tomato plants that I set out last week are still looking good. The Cilantro that I planted 3/31 finally emerged, making it the last of my direct-seeded stuff to emerge. Afterwards I used the dreaded weedeater for a while, trimming around the pool and house. Today will see a return of the mower, as I need to do the west side bordering my hayfield. I did set up the pump and removed about 2/3 of the water that is on top of the pool cover. I only stopped because I needed that extension cord for the weedeater. I'm using the water to irrigate trees which are struggling to recover from last years tornado.
I continued doing the wrap-up cleaning on the cleaning project on the layout yesterday. I did the last two laser-cut wood houses and a couple dozen vehicles. Just one grain elevator left to do. Ran a couple of trains on each level to keep the track clean
I haven't been posting many pictures lately since there hasn't been anything too photogenic happening. So today I am looking at the archives for a few of my favorite mini-scenes to post. Most have probably been posted before, but it gives an example of what I get to look at when I run trains.
Joe - My primary care doc knows every little in and out regarding Medicare and explains it to us very well. He probably also knows Medicaid as well, but since we don't use that I don't know for sure. My dermatologist and cardiologist also seem well-versed as I never pay for anything done by them either.
While I was able to E-file taxes, I wasn't qualified to use the IRS freebie site due to an RMD. Had to pay a service to do it. It hurts because we got used to using H&R Block's service offered free to employees while my wife worked for them.
Chad - You may have missed the dip on investing. I chose to pass since I am already over-exposed to the market for someone my age, according to the financial gurus. At the beginning of February, I was at 45%, which has gone down some since then, even though I haven't moved anything.
Yep! It's tax day for Americans. Pay your share but use every legal way to reduce them. After several years of not having to pay, the RMD payoffs have lifted us into a taxable bracket again. 2025 is really going to be a shocker because the additional RMD from my traditional IRA, combined with SS will exceed my highest salary level from my working career.
Today marks the day that the Titanic sank. It hit the iceberg on the 14th, but didn't sink until after midnight.
Everybody have a terrific Tuesday.
. 58° with a probability of rain before 1400. Have to mail MIL's taxes today. Need envelopes first then to the PO.
Winter coat is gone. Pyrenees can have 2 different coat styles. The "full" polar bear or the "medium" like Sugar has.
