Chris

And you’re pretty tightfisted 🤣

Yeah and “every other day” model crossed my mind as well. Many times there’s like one, maybe two pieces of mail in our mailbox and a lot of times half of it ends up going directly into the trash. You can forget a Christmas card from our house then LOL! I’ve questioned why we still bother with that for a couple of years now.

Do we really need Saturday deliveries?

I'm not really a fan of this program to be honest. For one, their not a native species and our area isn't as conducive to their habitat needs as it maybe was 40+ years ago. Our neighbor used to take part in this and one of two things would happen. One, you'd see hawks eating good for a few days. Or the dumb things would cingregate near the road and people thought it was funny to hit them ( from what Ed told me ). But also, as a landowner you have to let hunters on your property if you take these chicks. That's a deal breaker right out of the gate. As I said, their a non-native species and I'm not sure why the state spends money on giving them away to release and be shot. That should be left to the private game preserves.

In this case, I agree.

You mean the recylables that are seperated out by the homeowner and then just dumped into the same garbage truck as the rest of the trash? Not sure how they do it in town, but that's how I see it done out in the country. As a bonus, some of it ends up on the roadside for the homeowners to pick up again later.

And just for feces and fun, here's a clip from their recent article: No word on what prayer J.D. decided to recite. 😀

On one hand, I get that The Atlantic has a news story here and should run with it. From there, part of me is torn between the idea the media is making WAY too much out of this since, in hindsight, no harm was done and the administration is downplaying it a little too much. And I get that because they're downplaying it, The Atlantic apparently decided to publish the texts. Which, okay, you're putting light on their BS. But you're also doing the same thing you're accusing them of, arent you?

I've been doing some light work on the plot at the neighbor's place down the road and really looking forward to "staking a claim" so to speak. I even bought some fancy little signs to put out there. Once that's done, it's very minor, and easy, maintenance and hope that people respect it. I am delighted to see the numbers increase, but would like to see that spike even more. I'm also curious what the population estimates were in, say, 1985. If I get a minute, I'll look.

Didn't I hear that Chemung County was looking at doing that very thing at the landfill, or was that just Steuben County?

Okay, so anyone who knows me knows I collect vintage toys, leaning heavily into the Star Wars line. This is not a cheap endeavor, though just like the stock market, it ebbs and flows. I saw mention to day that the market is on a downturn right now. Which is great for someone like me whose collection needs the higher end items to have them all. That's certainly enough, but I've kinda taken on a "anything I played with as a kid" mentality. So if I see Master of the Universe toys I don't have, I grab them. I also LOVE the artwork from the packaging, and when able, will get something with the box. Boxes and packaging is highly sought after. I have one box that, last I looked, was going for about $70. Just the box! I'm very fussy about what I'll buy and I try to buy figures complete with their accessories if I can. Sometimes the accessories can be as expensive as the figure and I don't feel like tracking down a half centimeter piece of plastic and paying $50 for it. There's a lot of fakes out there, so I've really narrowed down to where and who I will even buy from to try and avoid that trap. Another thing I got on a tear about is the old Peanuts comics, the "Peanuts Parade" ones to be precise ( although I do have a bunch of the old hardcovers ). These have been bought purely for nostalgic reasons. When I was a kid, me and two other boys at St. Casimer's would race to the Bookmobile to get them. I spent countless hours enjoying them and hope if and when grandkids come along, they will too. Although they'll have to ask to get them down from the shelf and only read them with my supervision. No crayons allowed! LOL While I don't collect comics, I got a wild hair a couple years ago and bought a graded G.I. Joe #1 comic. ( Gradd means it's been examined, assigned a score from 1-10 and then sealed in an acrylic case for protection. That and regret that I passed up on a chance to get a sketch from Larry Hama, who created the characters, I also bought a graded autographed comic. Seeking out a Christmas gift for @Adam led me to buying a Master of the Universe #1 comic, also graded. Then, figuring I may as well get all the comics associated with the toys I played with as a kid ( see a trend? ) I recently purchased a graded Star Wars #1 comic. Because of their collectibility and the grading, none of these were exactly cheap, particularly the last one. As my collection has grown, I've been passing some of the larger things up because, well, I don't have anywhere to put them. Paing a couple hundred bucks for something only to bring it home and put it in a Rubbermaid tote seems silly to me. I suppose to some people it would seem silly, although in ten years time, the collection has definitely gained value. Some items are now selling more 10x what I paid for them. But no collector thinks of menetary value when doing this. It's for the love of the item, the hobby, and the pleasure that comes with it. I sit here typing this surrounded by a lot of my collection, tastefully displayed, and it's my happy place.

Today I learned the term "breastaurants" existed and if more widely used, Hooters may not be having financial trouble. Other than their food sucks.

I have no doubt. LOL shocker huh? And this jumped out at me: In that first sentence, you could remove the word "breastaurants" and replace it with "strip clubs" and it would be the same answers.

People who drive too fast turning left into an intersection, cutting into the perpendicular lane and cutting off others who are, you know, in that lane, should be dragged out of their vehicles and beaten.

Sigh… The doorbell rings at 12:15 as I’m getting ready for a quick lunch. It’s someone from the USPS holding a noisy little box. Apparently they see didn't see the phone number on the package. Or the note someone supposedly made with my number when I called yesterday. Thankfully I was home because that post office closes at noon. And the chicks were, and are, all doing well.

A small part of me likes to think Jim, Elvis, and Andy Kaufman get together now and then for a coffee. 😀

We go a few weeks before and buy our plants that we don’t start from seed like peppers. But they stay potted and mobile until Memorial Day. It can be a pain in the ass, but it’s also better than having to choose from picked over inventory.

Yes, it definitely depends on what you're growing. While some veggies can tolerate and even prefer the colder temps, stuff like sweet corn prefers the warm soil and sunshine.

The chicks were shipped yesterday and I thought for sure they'd be here this morning but the tracking shows they're still in transit from Ohio. So it looks like tomorrow instead.

I plant on Memorial Day weekend. Rarely before, if ever. I will have some potted plants that can be brought indoors or covered, but as for the garden, nothing goes in the ground until that weekend.

This is one of those areas where, yeah he's got some ideas and views I don't agree with, RFK could also do some good things when it comes to American health and nutrition he could do some good. Of course that's going to take the American people wanting to eat and become healthier as well.