Not tagged, but here it is anyway.

I wasn't tagged, but it's raining outside, I'm bored, and I haven't posted in a while...so here it is.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?  Damn, I need to fix that mirror. (it's hanging a little crooked)

2. How much cash do you have on you?  $63. Hmm, I'd have sworn I had more than that.

 3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?  Gore....the global warming freak.

4. Favorite planet?  This one is working out great for me...yeah, I think it's the favorite of all the ones I've been too.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?  Any missed calls have long since been "bumped" off the bottom of the list. I don't miss many, unless I'm out of coverage and then it wouldn't show up on the missed calls list anyhow. I answer this stupid thing around 25 times a day, not including calls I make.

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? Vermillion, by Slipknot.

7. What shirt are you wearing?  I'm not...yikes, I'd better go find a shirt!

8. Do you label yourself? Yes, I do. I label myself "Frank Booth". (from the movie Blue Velvet)

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? I'm not...damn, I'd better go find some shoes.

10. Bright or Dark Room? Dark

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? She is like a mother to me. Oh yeah, it is my mother...hi mom.

12. What does your watch look like? Just like this. It is my favorite watch of all time, given to me by my loving wife.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?  Watching Tito Ortiz get his ass beat by Chuck Luddel on pay per view.

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?  I've already deleted it, but something like this: Cheer up, you could be a conjoined twin who's other side is gay and has a date tonight, and you both share an ass.

15. Where is your nearest 7-11? I can't remember seeing one down here for a long time...so, not close.

16. What’s a word that you say a lot?  Bubba...I call everyone bubba. It's kind of a trademark now. Damn you Rooster.

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?  Debbie, after our conversation about both of us forgetting our aniversary again.

18. Last furry thing you touched?  Yikes...never mind.

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?  Caffeine and nicotine. I'm fresh out of heroin.

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Two, Lyndsay got a camera for Christmas from her sister, and now there they set, on the table, waiting for someone to drop them off at CVS.

21. Favorite age you have been so far?  16

22. Your worst enemy?  Good ole Ben...I'll be glad when this next quarter is over so you can carry your ass on to another area....micro managing, piss poor idiot.

23. What is your current desktop picture?  A still photo from the upcoming movie "300".

24. What was the last thing you said to someone? "Cocoa, get your ass out." Dogs don't like to go out in the rain you know.

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? Cash, no doubt.

26. Do you like someone? Sure.

27. The last song you listened to?  Hurt, the Nine Inch Nails version. I think I heard the Johnny Cash version yesterday as well.

28. What time of day were you born?  No idea.

29. What’s your favorite number?  I don't think I've got one...what the hell would make one better than another.

30. Where did you live in 1997? I'm pretty sure right here in Columbus, GA. Maybe Lubbock Tx.

31. Are you jealous of anyone?  Yep.

32. Is anyone jealous of you? Yep, no doubt.

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?  At our old office in Columbus. Then I went to buy some ammo. 

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Kick the shit out of it.

35. Do you consider yourself kind? To some.

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? That question is one of two reasons I don't have one...the other is "what would it be?"

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?  German.

38. Would you move for the person you loved? Oh, I have already.

39. Are you touchy feely? I'd say no.

40. What’s your life motto?  I don't have one.  

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?  Cell phone, watch, wallet. 

42. What’s your favorite town/city?  I don't have a favorite. There are several I like for different reasons, some not in this country. Nancy, France was by far the prettiest, though the people suck. Wellington, MO is still home, though I don't live there. Hattiesburg, MS was a lot of fun, as was Lubbock, TX.

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?  A six pack of Tecate beer for tonight, and a 12 pack of Bud in case someone else want a beer...they aren't getting my good stuff!

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?  I made a note for the guy that was threading the barrel for my 9mm to tell him what I wanted him to do. This was a while back, and the funny part is that since then I've gained the skills to do that job myself.

45. Can you change the oil on a car? Yep, and actually it needs to be done now.

46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?  It's been a long time...so long I don't remember.

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?  Grandparents.

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? Chrystins wedding, the first time I'd wore a tie since leaving the Army.

49.Does anything hurt on your body right now? Yep, I can't remember the last time something didn't.

50. Have you been burned by love?  I don't think I'd call it burned, no.

Requested video for mom.

Requested video for mom.

Here is the video you asked for mom. Enjoy!

The little tractor that can.

I started to name this entry "The little tractor that could" but I think "can" makes more sense. I worked the poor thing relentlessly all day, but as you can see the mission was accomplished. 

The day the shed was delivered (Wed.) we got quite a bit of rain and the back yard is still pretty moist which made things harder than they had to be. I didn't do the lawn any favors at all, but the shed is in it's new home. For most of the move I pulled the shed with a tow strap like I did it in Waverly Hall a could years ago. When things ground to a halt I decided to try pushing it by backing the forks into it, lifting, and shoving it around. This worked much better, but the poor tractor sure got a workout. I was the only one home today, so no action shots, but you get the idea. It was quite a challenge, and I'm sure glad it's done. Now I've got to get my power wired up and I'll be back in business. 

More from Halloween night.

I kind of went off on a tangent on the last one, so...back to Halloween.

After I returned to the house Halloween night, everyone was getting prepped for trick or treating. Deb's hand was swelling rapidly, but I don't think any of us knew how bad it was. The girls were out for a couple of hours, came back for a bit, then went to Deb's moms house. She is a retired nurse, and when she seen the hand she basically ordered Deb to head to the emergency room.

I'll say at this point that Deb doesn't "do" pain very well, so it's very hard to tell if something is a real problem, or if she is being a wimp. Evidently the doc decided to err on the side of real pain, because he gave her MORPHINE! I couldn't believe that. And I doubt Deb will want any again either, because she go pretty ill when she started coming off of it. X-rays were taken and a few hours later (it was the emergency room after all) she was sent home. The two oldest daughters took turns staying with her, and I was home with baby Morgan. We usually have Morgan on Tuesday nights because Debs day off is Wednesday.

Well, when they arrived home I was glad that I sent Morgan home with her parents at around midnight, because it was pretty obvious that Deb wasn't going to be able to use her hand for a few days. She was off work through the week, but is back now and her hand is nearly back to normal now.

And so went Halloween 2006...I could have used a bit less excitement, but it is what it is.

Goodbye Rosie the Rot...sorry it ended this way.

I've been putting this one off for a few days. To tell the truth, I've lost sleep over it, which sort of surprises me. I'll start with the story that kicked it all off.

First I'll start by saying the only pet that we've ever had that was something I wanted was Gina the prairie dog. Other than that I've never been asked, or listened to, when it comes to what animal picks up residence around here....so it was with Rosie the Rottweiler....

She was brought to the house by Arick during the time he was staying and going to school down here. I put up a fight, and as usual, I was the only one that noticed. Short version of this part is that Arick headed back north, Rosie stayed here.

I liked Rosie just fine. She was a great watch dog but had shown some aggression towards a kid once prompting me to spend a fortune in money and time erecting a fence. The problem then was that she was strong enough to get through it, so then I enlisted dads help to electrify that fence...fixed that problem.  We had a small house dog that ended up dead that I think Rosie probably killed, but I'm not sure about that. She had bit my buddy Al, but I think she was just doing her job at the time....NOBODY that didn't belong come in the back yard with my stuff without me being there. She did listen to any order I gave and acted immediately if I told her to do something....which is why she lasted as long as she did.

I knew when it was obvious that we were moving back to town that there would be a problem, and I stated so. Of course once again, I was the only one paying attention....

And I sure didn't think the problems would arise so soon...

The first night at the new house she broke out once. The next morning she woke me up early barking. I was mad enough then to kick the shit out of her.

That evening Deb was at the fence warning the neighbor kids to stay away from the fence, and apologizing for the barking that morning. Somehow Deb's useless house dog got into the back yard with them and Rosie decided she was a snack. At that point Deb intervened and pretty much got her hand mangled for her trouble....the pictures tell the story. I can only say that I wish we had still been in the country at that moment so I could have popped her right then and there while I was in a rage....instead I got to take a thirty minute ride to the country to do what had to be done. That thirty minutes made things very hard for me at the trips end. I think it also made it hard to quit thinking about it several times a day every since. I've shot men and not felt as bad afterwards...of course, they were shooting at me.

Who I blame:

Me for even having her in town in the first place.

Deb for not listening when I said it wasn't going to work.

Cocoa the idiot biscuit eater for going back there knowing the Rosie wanted to eat her.

I can't blame Rosie, though she had to pay for it. We all knew how she was, and what she was capable of. We put her in the position to do something like this.

I'm sorry Rosie, I did like you.

Some pictures for the gang.

Ok, here are a few pictures. As you can imagine, things have been pretty busy, but not to bad. These are a few pictures from the past couple weeks including some from Halloween. There was more excitement Halloween night but there is enough there for another entry, so I'll save that story for now. Things are coming together here at the new place and we get a couple things done each evening. I've still got equipment to move and store, along with the shed move which hasn't happened yet.

Roast Beef sandwiches, concerts, and still moving.

Well, the girls are at a concert tonight leaving me to my own devices for dinner. That happens very seldom around here, but I don't mind because there was leftover roast beef in the fridge. I'd rather have a roast beef sandwich that eat it with a regular meal.

I've finally got all the computer equipment in and running here at the new place. My desk will need some modifications because the new room is about 1 foot wider, but my right hand man Al already has a plan to fill in the gap created in the center.  I was able to install extra electical outlets before bringing everything over so that is nice to have in an office. The phone finally got turned on, and my fax line is working. I'm loving the speed of the cable modem over my old DSL. I will need to run my XM radio antenna to the south side of the house because I'm not getting good signal from the desk like I did in the old house. I've still not downloaded any picture but wonder if it's even worth while. After all, how exciting is pictures of our almost moved into house? I've still got to get all my "heavy equipment" moved up here this weekend, and really need to use the Walker mower here to clean up the leaves in the back yard. The big shed move has yet to happen, and I can't afford to pay the guy to move it anyway. It's fine where it is, but I'll be happy to have all my stuff handy here.

I've completed my surface grinding project at school, and will start heat treating on Monday. This is sort of a boring quarter, but still good stuff to know in the long run.

In other news, John Kerry is starting to be one of my favorite politicians....in an election month that looked pretty grim for the republicans, he is managing to turn things around for us with his stupid assed comments about how dumb soldiers are. Keep talking you friggin' idiot!

See ya'll later.