roreyracoon

well, it has been a while since i last posted. i have mostly recovered from a somewhat nasty illness i acquired while in New Orleans. yuck. also making plans to return there in March, next year.

winter is trying to set in here. i am not a snow fan, so it has been good on that score thus far. but, the weather this year has...
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well, New Orleans still needs a lot of attention. it was good to return there and see some homes we gutted last year fixed and occupied this year. i worked and lived in the central neighborhood in Jefferson Parish this trip. i came across this house very near where we were working. i can only say that i admire the optimism of the owner. there...
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happy Labor Day to you all. in the U.S. you might get the day off. i spent it picking apples. the crop on a friend's farm has come in two weeks early, so i am trying to help out. figures it would get all hot again, after the recent monsoon season. only twenty acres to go, apples to grade and apples to pack. not complaining...
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wha....

yay, it finally started to rain in these parts again. in fact some areas have had almost two feet of rain since Saturday. flash flooding is rampant.

seems Dick Cheny can not make up his mind:

i try not to be political, but i find that impossible these days.

WTF

i am sure many of you have seen coverage of the I35 W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. i used that bridge regularly, although not in the past few weeks. when there was a lot of traffic it shook, many bridges do, but it seemed like a lot the last time i crossed it.

here is a link to a bridge inspection report, it is interesting...
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i might win an award for the fewest blogs on a regular basis. things are good here in MN, except for the middle cat who has taken up tearing paper into small strips. it actually might obviate the need for the electrical shredder. he is not big on glossy paper though. honest, i know he is not hungry and i entertain him endlessly; it is...
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