It's been a rough day. This morning went down to the creek to think and what not. I spent some time listening to that pastor's book... High Road Leadership. Good stuff. Felt like I would give it a go to try and talk to God again. Tried and... struggled to focus. An hour later I … Continue reading 2024-08-30 (Friday) — MRI Menu

(written on the 30th as though the 29th) Finally paid for the lawn mower tire that I got last week. Kept forgetting, and I felt bad because I figured with me not showing up, they probably figured I just skipped out without paying. But I got it paid for today. So that's good. I also … Continue reading 2024-08-29 (Thursday #2) — Hero of the Game

Guess I didn't get to the second post yesterday... It's uncanny how every time I try to push through everything I'm struggling with to make progress, it's like I just get slammed. Maybe today's version was a good thing. My back has been just crazy bad lately, all the nerve issues and everything. As I … Continue reading 2024-08-29 (Thursday #1) — Catfish

I'm lying here sort of propped up in my bed... trying to figure out exactly what I want to write. My mind is bouncing around from thought to thought. I've been in bad shape for a good long time--emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually... in pretty much everything. I want to break free and become who … Continue reading 2024-08-28 (Wednesday #1) — A Beautiful Alternative

I guess I had better write something. It's Tuesday morning. I'm lying in bed. My back hurts. Nerves are on fire. After living with this for so long, it's hard to tell what's pain and what's burning and whatnot. Anyway... Sunday... Sunday was a heavy equipment day. I got all the dirt moved to where … Continue reading 2024-08-26 (Monday) — Reasonably Compensated

Uh... today... I listed my New Holland mini excavator for sale. I just made up a price because I have no idea what it's worth. I guess we'll see what kind of interest I garner. Went over to my mom's place again to sort of work through this whole reasonable compensation thing. So much effort. … Continue reading 2024-08-24 (Saturday) — Starlinked

(written on the 24th as though the 23rd) I was in such a bad space yesterday that I didn't mention several things about the day itself. I replaced the damaged zerks in my excavator and regreased the zerk fittings. I spent I don't even know how Long, possibly hours, just trying to find the year … Continue reading 2024-08-23 (Friday) — Headway… I Hope

It's been two months now that I've been living down by the creek. That's as long as I was in New Zealand. Crazy. Rough day. I think the truth of life is that no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse. All of my fears are coming true, some of them far … Continue reading 2024-08-22 (Thursday) — Two Months

(written on the 22nd as though the 21st) I woke up today at 7:00 something and actually got started with the day. I was a little more energetic wanting to get things done today. Lots of plans for things to accomplish. The day didn't quite go as hoped, But on the positive side, the last … Continue reading 2024-08-21 (Wednesday) — Duh 🙃

Just after midnight. Nothing really to say. Finished putting the cylinder back together on the skid steer. Only tested it for maybe 60 seconds. Wasn't immediately leaking. Accidentally overfilled the hydraulics, so going to have to drain some out I guess. Cut up the top of the tree that fell on Rover's parking space. Created … Continue reading 2024-08-20 (Tuesday) — Cylinder in, Seals… MIA