Rosie stepped on a rattlesnake. It looked just like this. We were walking along a road near our house and she was up in the grass alonside the road. I had her on the leash and saw her jump back out of the corner of my eye. That’s when I saw the snake coiling itself back up after apparently trying to strike Rosie. It was almost invisble in the grass. I had to pull Rosie away from it for obvious reasons. I kept my distance, but I wanted to get a look at it to figure out what it was. As I got a little closer it reared its head back, opened its mouth to show me its fangs and started making noise with its rattle. So, from now on, I will keep Rosie on a very short leash and I will keep my eyes peeled for these nasty reptiles. Reading this, I have discovered that using a tourniquet (which was my first thought) is a bad idea.
Rolling Stone readers picked the top ten songs of the sixties. While I was never a Bob Dylan fan, I agree with the rest of picks. But what’s really great about this article is the video links. There are some great performances here.
Got the car back yesterday. $929 later, it runs much better. Randy at Sport Car Services does great work. A lot of the electrical problems have been fixed, the new brakes feel great, the transmission shifts like it’s brand new. Still to fix: a new steering box and a front end sway bar. Ran out of money.
Heather’s boyfriend, Chris, is looking for a vintage Honda Cub to re-build. That reminded me that I have a photo of my friends and me standing around Jack McLelland’s new Honda 50. That’s what they were called in Canada.
This was taken in Lloydminster, Alberta in 1964. Jack got this for his 14th birthday, the lucky bastard. I thought I was lucky to get my first new bicycle when I was 12. Back then you could get a motorcycle license at 14. You couldn’t drive a car until you turned 16 because, as everyone know, cars are so much more dangerous. I remember Jack and I got this thing up to 75.
We’re really looking forward to enjoying the farm fresh produce and eggs. This one is different from the one we belonged to in Brooklyn. It seems to be organized and run by the farm itself instead of by a community group like New York’s are run. It’ll be interesting to see the differences in the organization and also the quality.
Here’s a story that just made me shake my head. What’s especially revealing is the comments after the story. I’m sorry, I just don’t get it.
A backpack that generates its own power. Sounds like a good idea. And here’s what it could look like.
Last night on the Rachel Maddow show she took on the media and their current love affair with Paul Ryan. I think it’s a sign of our lack of journalism and critical thinking that she seems to be one of the few asking these questions.
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