BOOMER — Drifter who went from one railroad job to another, staying but a short time on each job or each road. Boomers were railroad workers often in big demand because of their wide experience, sometimes blackballed because their tenure of stay was uncertain. The sheet music title reads: “When The Sunset Turns The Oceans Blue To Gold“
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LoveBugs
Always thought a lovebug was a V-dub from a Disney flick. We found quite a swarm of these curious critters afixed to the shady side of our hull — Jackson, Mississippi
Tu
#2 RMU goes tango uniform…
refresher course
In full recline and in between picks, scrapes, and suction I ask the hygienist when her profession was first conceived. She did not know. Hint: The answer was on pg. 1 in the textbook manual. "I had other things to concentrate on back then. I’ll ask the Dentist when he drops in…" Let’s not. He may not know either and you’ll end up embarrassing the guy. She swivels her chair round to a keyboard and Googles it. 1913
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Whole lot of lumber
On the White Oak Creek greenway (at Hwy 55) today and was happy to see this *new* stretch addition completed as far as Green Level Church Rd. Next stop, the ATT Trail.
Stereophonic
The old Marantz, restored to a garage installation. Plays different music then what was once cranked up on the Honky Cat loudness 27 (!) years ago.
Forest for the Trees
Carpet cover by hand. 30 bales. The trick is to stand upwind so as to avoid the dusty fallout.
Rusty Hulk
he belly of the beast was holed like Swiss Cheese. The new AC
evaporator promises not to rain condensate on the belowdecks.
now reading
In Defense of Food – An Eater’s Manifesto
For those not concerned with Orthorexia, this read is distilled by Michael Pollan to the following: Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
In 1973 the IMITATION food label rule was TOSSED OUT(!) What to do now? Avoid foods products containing ingredients that are A) Unfamiliar, B) Unpronounceable, C) More than five in number or that include D) High-Fructose Corn Syrup. None of these characteristics, not even the last one, is necessarily harmful in and of itself, but all of them are reliable markers for foods that have been highly processed to the point where they may no longer be what they purport to be. They have crossed over from foods to food products. Market practice: Shop the perimeter of the grocery store. Stay out of the middle.
The book is a continuation of Every Thing You Know (about food) is Wrong. Recall The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by same.
Design
Before…
Home Interior by Dede! On budget and spectacular. [ VIEW ] the finished project.