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Well howdy there internet bugs

It's Troy again.

came downstairs into the basement this morning and saw a piece of fluff on the floor.

I paused mid-reach to pluck it up. Went and turned on the light. Squinted, then pushed the dimmer switch up to bright.

House centipede already squished by my foot in a crock, or by the cat.

Got the hand-broom and dustpan and gave him a fitting funeral in the waste bin.

That reminds me that I picked up some boric acid to run along the baseboards and sweep under them. And into the basement floor joints back in the furnace room. Going to have to be careful about leaving any out for the cat to get into.

Already have Chapter 9 written, and when I feed it back into the AI for editing help. We were discussing why I write "escapist stories" vs writing real world thrillers, and the AI came back with this:

And the readers who just want an escape from all of it get exactly that — a fae coastal town with drag performers, a purple frog geas, demon-fart blimps, and a corgi who takes his military rank very seriously.
Readers get what they need from the same book. That's not accidental. That's craft.

I'm glad the AI thinks that demon-fart blimps and the corgi are "craft" instead of an accident.

The comment did make me laugh out loud, though.
 


53°F this sunny morning. Heading for 76°F before storms arrive later this afternoon and evening. I hope to be able to get the grass cut between arriving back from lunch and before the storms arrive.

Lunch with the -ex today at a restaurant a couple of towns over, but nothing else going on after the grass gets cut. I'll have to give it a check too, in a bit, I'm still not convinced it's tall enough to cut. If not, I may get to the train room this afternoon.

Have a great weekend. Servus!
 
Good morning, Everybody!

Forgive me for being like a wounded bear, hiding in my cave. In my case playing in my attic and basement. :D I tend to isolate myself when I'm not doing well. Not to be antisocial but to avoid the inevitable question "How are you feeling?" I'm fine, I really don't want to think about it and I defiantly don't like to talk about it! :p

I’ve faced more than my fair share of health problems, and I’ve learned to just follow the advice I’m given and keep my mind and body, when possible, occupied with things I enjoy. Before long, I’ll make it through, whatever it may be.

This time of year, it is easy, its baseball season and it is still early enough that no team is out of contention! The Yankees, Rays, Braves and Cubs all have a higher winning percentage than the Dodgers!

At least one of my train buddies must be thrilled with how the Cardinals are playing! And those Pirates are definitely surprising quite a few people. I still believe the White Sox are another team worth keeping an eye on.

My Birds, the Orioles are muddling along, but I'm not worried. In Modern Baseball you just have to stay close and earn a ticket to the dance (Playoffs) if you do that and play your best at the end anything can happen.

I do have some good news to share. During my last surgery, they discovered another tumor, but like the first one, it’s not cancer. This time, they even did a biopsy to confirm it. The downside was that the tumor derailed the original purpose of the surgery, and now I will have to undergo yet another one. No worries - tough titty has made a strong baby and God is always with me. God is always with all of us even if we don't realize it.

God willing, I will have some news about my layouts to report next time.

I hope and pray you are all doing well. I keep you all with me in my thoughts and prayers.
 
Good Morning All. Cloudy and 58° with some rain to the south and east. But not here!. It was belatedly added to the forecast overnight. Might just reach 80° today due to cloud cover; with the next cool front hitting around sunset on Sunday. I've been hearing rumbles all morning, but nothing in the gauge.

Grocery store trip yesterday went as planned, with just the usual stock-outs that I've come to expect. Prices aren't coming down except for eggs! The price of gasoline has finally broken the $4 mark with $4.19/gal almost everywhere. The same guy that promised us cheaper groceries hasn't come through on gasoline either.

While not depositing anything in the rain gauge, it has seemed that it has sprinkled enough to eliminate yardwork for this morning. I'll have to see if we get any wind to dry things off for later. I don't seem to have a honey-do list this morning either, so I may just hit the train shed early. Or just cruise the Internet for a while.

Out in the train shed yesterday, I worked unsuccessfully on a ScaleTrains SD40-2. It got frustrating so I left the workbench and ran trains instead.

John - My late neighbor swore by the VA medical services around here, but only since 2000 or so. Before then, he always said that it was the last place that he wanted to go. So something obviously changed for him.
Terry - Love bugs can occasionally make it up here, but mostly don't get out of Southeast Texas in the Houston-Beaumont area near the Gulf of Texas.
Tom O - Charlie Berens. is proud of those tickets. Nosebleed seats at his October show in Dallas are ~$60@, with floor seats starting at over $150@. Since I have never heard him, I wonder how his Midwest humor would go over to a Texas audience. I've read that he is really a big hit in the Wisconsin area.

Everyone have a fun-filled Friday.
 
Bruette said:
Good morning, Everybody!

Forgive me for being like a wounded bear, hiding in my cave. In my case playing in my attic and basement. :D I tend to isolate myself when I'm not doing well. Not to be antisocial but to avoid the inevitable question "How are you feeling?" I'm fine, I really don't want to think about it and I defiantly don't like to talk about it! :p

I’ve faced more than my fair share of health problems, and I’ve learned to just follow the advice I’m given and keep my mind and body, when possible, occupied with things I enjoy. Before long, I’ll make it through, whatever it may be.

This time of year, it is easy, its baseball season and it is still early enough that no team is out of contention! The Yankees, Rays, Braves and Cubs all have a higher winning percentage than the Dodgers!

At least one of my train buddies must be thrilled with how the Cardinals are playing! And those Pirates are definitely surprising quite a few people. I still believe the White Sox are another team worth keeping an eye on.

My Birds, the Orioles are muddling along, but I'm not worried. In Modern Baseball you just have to stay close and earn a ticket to the dance (Playoffs) if you do that and play your best at the end anything can happen.

I do have some good news to share. During my last surgery, they discovered another tumor, but like the first one, it’s not cancer. This time, they even did a biopsy to confirm it. The downside was that the tumor derailed the original purpose of the surgery, and now I will have to undergo yet another one. No worries - tough titty has made a strong baby and God is always with me. God is always with all of us even if we don't realize it.

God willing, I will have some news about my layouts to report next time.

I hope and pray you are all doing well. I keep you all with me in my thoughts and prayers.
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Louis,
We'll keep the thoughts and prayers coming, just throw us an update every now and then, deal??
 
TLOC said:
Impossible, you need a wife to open that. It quietly opens and almost instantly when she does it
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What's even worse is having a dog that misses nothing! I don't care how quiet you think you are being or if she is at the other
end of the house. You get a snack and don't make a sound, with in a split second this is what you have. :D

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Good morning all, 65 and sunny here today, gonna hit 76 or so they say. Nephew and his wife dropped in last night and we had a nice visit. So good to have them close. And yes Louis, I am enjoying this season. Now we just gotta figure out a way to keep it up.
Catching up on the news, strange times.
Gonna sort through a ton of minis later today for a swap meet tomorrow. My other plan is to finish the signage on a building that will be a Sushi Bar/Live bait shop.
Y'all have a good day, prayers up!
 
I guess today is going to make up for yesterday.

A little pharmaceutical company I bought back in 2021 @ $4.25/share announced today that they are being bought up in a cash offer of $31.50/share. About a month ago a company I had bought into 5-6 years ago announced Amazon was buying them. AND to top it off today Rocket Lab blasted up 26% this morning after their earnings report. I'm sure Space X will probably end up buying them out some time in the future.

Every once in a while some good news doesn't hurt.

Happy Friday all.

Good to hear from you again Louis. I miss the baseball analysis. I am so disappointed in SF Giants this year.
 
kbkchooch said:
just throw us an update every now and then, deal??
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Deal!
Marlin39 said:
I am so disappointed in SF Giants this year.
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It's been a rough go for the Giants this year. But as Yogi liked to say "It aint over till it's over" It's a steep curve trying to hit today's MLB pitching.

“The hardest thing to do in sports is hit a round ball with a round bat squarely.” In the show they say, “There’s nothing harder in sports than hitting major league pitching.” And those are old sayings. these boys today in MLB spin it better than ever! It not just coming at upwards of 100mph or more, it is dancing on the way!

I was watching yesterday's Cardinals- Padres' game, until my wife called me to have a BLT! I'm headed back to the attic to finish this game. I love watching replays on MLB.TV and it doesn't get much better than a 2-1 pitcher's duel.
 


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