We were all tired out when we came home from our Panama Canal cruise so have planned for this year to be fairly quiet. Lately, as I've been whining, we've had a full-time job spraying weeds but that is over for a moment or two. This is a pretty good time of year in Southern Nevada and our daytime temps are squeezing into the 70's (22C) so wandering around is fun. There are a few things we need to do around the house and this is the time to start in on them. I'll whine about them when they get underway.
My wife and I are of an age when aches and pains are a regular part of life; therefore ibuprofen. Unfortunately there are things the miracle drug cannot cure and one of those things has taken a woman whom I only met once but via her husband's blog felt I knew her. Croft is a guy who liked to write about their travels and his wife Norma was always there keeping him 'in line'. Lots of us guys need a woman like that and Croft was lucky enough to have found his. I wish him the best adjusting to the loss of his friend, lover, wife and so much more.
Life here is going on with the usual panache. The headline on our newspaper this a.m. was that we now have a Starbuck's store! We had a Starbuck's counter in one of the local grocery stores but I guess that wasn't enough. I'd put up a link but they haven't updated the website with that burning news. In other local news, our county, Nye, has been involved in a reality tv show: Live PD. The sad news is that our local sheriff's officers will not be followed by their film crews from now on. I'm not sure why we are getting the boot but I expect it is because we don't have a lot of 'action'. Let's face it, there aren't that many people living here (and most of them are old) so we can only have so many drug busts. There goes our moment of fame.
I manage our investments and I've been fascinated by the marijuana industry that seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. Part of the reason I find it interesting is that it is legal to possess small amounts in Nevada. We have a local dispensary for legal recreational and medicinal weed. We also have a couple other places offering CBD, a non-psychoactive form, that is supposed to have considerable medical uses. Of course every sleezy salesperson (sorry, financial advisor) is pushing one company or another. Believe me, I have no special insight and haven't bought anything yet! There is a lot of interest in Canadian companies since they have legalized marijuana nationally. There are also the brands that are associated with alcohol distributors but that is also primarily a Canadian connection. I'll probably buy into some of the Canadian interests only because President Nutbag (I mean Trump) and his idiot Cabinet could turn on marijuana in an instant and amp up the pressure on the states to resind legalization.
Well, that's what is wandering around in my head today. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Weeds!
That's my curse word of the day: weeds! But I guess that's what happens when you take a moment and turn away.
Actually we took more than a moment, we took two weeks. We had a birthday celebration in Washington state so decided to make a trip of it. We went over to the California coast by driving up highway 95 to Tonopah then on to Reno. Then we hopped onto I-80 for a few miles and got off right after the Donner Pass onto California 20 and took it all the way to the coast. That puts you in a little town called Fort Bragg. Our timing was pretty good: perfect weather going over the Pass then the next day chains were required! Then we drove up highway 1 for a few miles until it ended on 101. Let me tell you, that section of highway 1 is twisty and then some. From the ocean to 101 was 22 miles and it took over 40 minutes to drive. Then we just headed north. It was a very pretty drive and we even managed to check out a few redwood groves. There was a fair amount of rain and even a little sleet but nothing very serious.
The town we were headed for is Sequim, WA which is out on the Olympic Penninsula. Of course, being Western Washington, it rained a bit but we lived in the area for something more than 15 years so there was no danger of us melting. We got to see everyone, sing Happy Birthday and go out to eat a few times then it was time to head back home. This time we were on familiar roads; south on I-5 then cutting across California back to Reno and down home. Again the weather was just fine. In places in California there were two or three feet of snow on the sides of the road but the roads themselves were clean and dry.
My wife is the navigator on our travels. She uses Garmin software on her pc then enters waypoints in either the car's GPS or the Garmin we use for our truck. Or sometimes, she uses both.
It's not every guy that has a woman and two machines telling him where to go! Lucky me! (Actually we took the Garmin because it has addresses for everyone in it's memory and the car doesn't.) That photo was taken in the parking lot of our hotel in Sparks, NV. They have a nice little lake there and we managed to wander around most of it after a day in the car. I also got to see something I've never seen before in the park area by the lake.
I have absolutely no idea what was intended by whomever placed that sign there. There wasn't anything really going on there; just a sign on a light post. I guess it's an especially free area.
So now I'm home and spraying weed killer like a madman. We had rain when we were gone so the weeds are growing like crazy. It will take a few days but I'll get them; every one of them. On that note, I'll buzz off. Thanks for stopping by!
Actually we took more than a moment, we took two weeks. We had a birthday celebration in Washington state so decided to make a trip of it. We went over to the California coast by driving up highway 95 to Tonopah then on to Reno. Then we hopped onto I-80 for a few miles and got off right after the Donner Pass onto California 20 and took it all the way to the coast. That puts you in a little town called Fort Bragg. Our timing was pretty good: perfect weather going over the Pass then the next day chains were required! Then we drove up highway 1 for a few miles until it ended on 101. Let me tell you, that section of highway 1 is twisty and then some. From the ocean to 101 was 22 miles and it took over 40 minutes to drive. Then we just headed north. It was a very pretty drive and we even managed to check out a few redwood groves. There was a fair amount of rain and even a little sleet but nothing very serious.
The town we were headed for is Sequim, WA which is out on the Olympic Penninsula. Of course, being Western Washington, it rained a bit but we lived in the area for something more than 15 years so there was no danger of us melting. We got to see everyone, sing Happy Birthday and go out to eat a few times then it was time to head back home. This time we were on familiar roads; south on I-5 then cutting across California back to Reno and down home. Again the weather was just fine. In places in California there were two or three feet of snow on the sides of the road but the roads themselves were clean and dry.
My wife is the navigator on our travels. She uses Garmin software on her pc then enters waypoints in either the car's GPS or the Garmin we use for our truck. Or sometimes, she uses both.
So now I'm home and spraying weed killer like a madman. We had rain when we were gone so the weeds are growing like crazy. It will take a few days but I'll get them; every one of them. On that note, I'll buzz off. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, March 03, 2019
Spring, well, maybe
We are just hanging around enjoying not moving too much. It is spring time in Pahrump so we get all kinds of weather with the exception of really hot or really cold. Highs will be 70F (21C) one day and 51F (10C) the next and down around freezing most nights. We actually do get rain; got a third of an inch the other day (say 1 cm). It varies a great deal from place to place so we'll get rain and someone a couple streets away doesn't. We do all get a fair amount of wind mostly from the northwest but not always.
We like to walk in the afternoon if it is fairly nice. We have two walks; one that is about 1.5 miles(2.4km) and the other about 2.5 miles (4 km). Usually we go for the longer one but if it's cool or windy we might settle for the shorter. We keep track of all the neighbor's animals - mostly horses these days but there have been others. We also roust dogs at a couple places. Why are the little dogs the noisiest? At least around here there is usually a person there who will come yell at their dog. Yeah, I still want one but it isn't quite time for that.
Our big excitement in town was in April of last year when the CEO of our local electric coop quit abruptly and disappeared. There were rumors but nothing exceptional. A woman who had been chief of day to day operations took over and in a month or so was named CEO. So last week the coop announced that they were going to have to raise rates; they have been the same for 5 or 6 years I think. Now the rumors said that the old CEO had 'borrowed' money from the coop to pay off some female employees who he's been a little too friendly towards. Then a couple days later the sheriff and a handful of deputies went to the coop headquarters with a warrant to examine the company's books. The next day our new CEO was arrested for embezzelment! She is accused of having work done at her home by the company and not paying for it. All the fun that's fit to print!
Other than that, it's pretty quiet around here. Today was one of the nice days so life is good. Tomorrow, well, we'll just have to see. Thanks for stopping by!
We like to walk in the afternoon if it is fairly nice. We have two walks; one that is about 1.5 miles(2.4km) and the other about 2.5 miles (4 km). Usually we go for the longer one but if it's cool or windy we might settle for the shorter. We keep track of all the neighbor's animals - mostly horses these days but there have been others. We also roust dogs at a couple places. Why are the little dogs the noisiest? At least around here there is usually a person there who will come yell at their dog. Yeah, I still want one but it isn't quite time for that.
Our big excitement in town was in April of last year when the CEO of our local electric coop quit abruptly and disappeared. There were rumors but nothing exceptional. A woman who had been chief of day to day operations took over and in a month or so was named CEO. So last week the coop announced that they were going to have to raise rates; they have been the same for 5 or 6 years I think. Now the rumors said that the old CEO had 'borrowed' money from the coop to pay off some female employees who he's been a little too friendly towards. Then a couple days later the sheriff and a handful of deputies went to the coop headquarters with a warrant to examine the company's books. The next day our new CEO was arrested for embezzelment! She is accused of having work done at her home by the company and not paying for it. All the fun that's fit to print!
Other than that, it's pretty quiet around here. Today was one of the nice days so life is good. Tomorrow, well, we'll just have to see. Thanks for stopping by!
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