Onwards 🔛 we go.

Repurposing a former wooden sandbox into a planter for milkweed plants and other butterflies related friendly flowers.

Now….. How to keep the rabbits out.

Don’t want to kill them. Just not eat the plants.

Good ideas, anyone?

Yep... that'll do it. Or let the greyhound out a little more. Them rabbits ain't that hungry.

Related note... squirrel has been coming in my back yard. Why I don't know... it's fake grass, but it's pissin' Tank off something fierce! I keep letting him out but it sees him coming and scrams.

Maybe this is why it keeps coming back.

My dog would also love to chase the tree rats. They would always out run him and out dodge him then scramble up the nearest tree and chirp at him while looking down as he was looking up.

In his life, he only caught one. He (Madison, the dog) was probably middle age, say 8 yrs or so. Squirrel was busy planting acorns in the back yard and Madison was able to sneak up within about 6 feet. Then he made his mad dash. Squirrel did it's best job trying to duck and dodge but the nearest tree was too far away. Madison pinned it down, squirrel on its back and Madison staring down at it eye to eye... Then the dog looked at me as if to say, "Holy $hit I got it, never caught one before... what do I now?" That was just enough of a hesitation for the squirrel to bolt away.

Score is Madison 1 (ish), Squirrels well over a hundred.

In his older years, he'd just nap the backyard in the sun or under a tree for shade and didn't really care about squirrels anymore. Maybe raise his head and do a mini "woof."

Three zero NEIN

I think I need new guitar
just one more.

Morning Ram and other gentile and Jewishmen.

Brisk 36 degrees. The dog can chill out a couple hours.

Breakfast date this morning, then dog walk. Maybe watch some of the PGA Championship today.

Chicken wire, stakes and twist ties, eh?

Halfway through the morning walk I realized the fitbit and phone were still in the man cave connected to their chargers.

No steps for you!!

Morning gang, make it a good one.

What are ya getting?

A coworker just bought a Paul Reed knockoff hollowbody from (his particular model is sold out and not shown. They vary day to day)

https://guitarsgarden.com

It's a really nice guitar for the money. Great paintjob, awesome binding, pickups sound great...I'm no 6 string guy but I was impressed.

I've got my eye on a Jackson JS1X. I don't really need another bass, but I do.

Slept till 1030 this morning. Little sore but should be able to do light duty. I want to cut down some big trees but that has to wait.

Costco run... filled up the gas tank in the truck and picked up some food and stuff...

Where's the "just spent a load of $$" emoji?

Good afternoon, 500 folks

It appears that you were very WISE leaving when you did.

Get 18-24" tall chicken wire and tuck 2-4 inches under ground to prevent squeezing and digging under the new enclosure. Should be fairly cheep even if home Depot or Lowe's don't have it.

The axman "manager" that took over my old organization laid off several good folks to save some zeros, after he walked them out the gate, his manager came by and walked him out too. LMAO

I’ll always cherish the look on my boss’ face when I told him that I was gonna retire. His look and then him stuttering “Re-re-re-tire? was, as they say, Priceless!

Indeed, and he had been pretty smug right up until that day.

Appreciate the kind words and support. Now that it has been 18 months since I left, the equation really came down to this.

If I would have stayed, I could have another $50,000 in the bank, which would be nice.

As Frank would remind me, a deal is only as good as the downside.

The downside would have been, my wife would have left me, my son would be disappointed in me, and I'd be more than likely dead, or have crawled into a bottle over my wife leaving.

A few of you (Macs, rfenst, Opel, and others whom I am forgetting) all told me to get out. Looks like I put off the best decision at the last possible moment.

Thank you, Brothers.

Happy Friday fellas

Friday greetings one & all of you 500 posters.

Dudes...

Rain here.. good to be home tho...

You are welcome on behalf of everyone who helped you get there. But you don't need to thank us because our motive was to help a FRIEND do the right thing.

That is our responsibility- to help one another- like you have helped us at times even in the littlest way possible- when we might make a difference.

So, thank you 8-track, from everyone!

Man-love!