Hide and Seek

The trigger assembly from my Ruger 357.   It only took me about 3 hours to find that little pin and spring that shot across the room when I was disassembling it.

New GOP Entries

This popped up in my yard today!

Home Sweet Home

This is a Door

I took this picture of an old bank door in Baltimore the other day.  They don't make them like this anymore.

Last Time

I'm getting ready to board my last flight ever to Baltimore.  I work up there the next 3 days then that's it forever for Baltimore, thank God.


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Not Vegetarian

We are just enjoying the beautiful weather and doing a little grilling.

Charity Lane

One of several graves in our back yard.

Pressure Cooking with Fagor

Well, I tried cooking with a new pressure cooker today (my first time using a PC) and all I can say is that I am now a pressure cooker convert.  I threw some left over strips of fajita meat in the pot, some cut up potatoes, quartered onions, some broth and spices, then cooked under pressure for 15 minutes.  PERFECT!  What was rather tough strips of meat that I could barely bite through 2 nights ago was now falling apart off of the fork.  I really can't believe how it tenderizes beef and speeds up cooking.  The pic was taken with my phone and is not that great.  The stew looked better than in the picture (meat was browner).

Bad Day

And I thought I was having a bad day.  Taken on my drive from Baltimore to NC yesterday.  Even though I moved at the first of the month I am still finishing out the month at my workplace in Baltimore.  Only three days left, next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Going Away

From my going away party a few days ago.

Just Chillin with the Greats

I am just about finished unpacking and getting everything settled in here at the house.  I thought I would just chill this evening and enjoy this DVD which Santa Claus brought me for Christmas.  I have been saving this gift for just this occasion.

Happy Birthday David Gilmour!

Another Travel Day

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Yay!!!

Well, I finally got all of my stuff moved from my apartment in Baltimore to my house in NC.  The last 2 weeks has been a blur and this week has been HELL.  I say Hell because there is nothing that I hate more in life than moving.  I rented a 26 foot U-Haul on monday then loaded and drove down on Monday night.  The last 3 days has been unpacking and trying to find room for everything (fitting 2 rooms of apartment stuff into an already full house).  Things are starting to mellow for me.  I will still be driving up to Baltimore to squeeze in 3 more weekends of work then it will be nothing but me and the NC homestead.  I look forward to taking photos again as this has been the longest stretch of no photos in decades. 

Where is the Tooth Fairy?

This is me a few days ago after having a broken molar extracted.  The oral surgeon said "it was a difficult extraction" and I believe him considering the pain and swelling I have been having.  The whole experience was surreal.  I was knocked out for the extraction which is not weird.  The weird part was that I have NO memories of the couple of hours after I came to.  I was told I had a conversation with the doctor then I rode in the car for two hours to Raleigh, NC, chatting the whole time.  I have no recollection of any of this.  I was given Versed, Propofol and Fentanyl by IV and the Propofol must be what did it.  It is not called 'Milk of Amnesia' for nothing.  The nurses there might have taken advantage of me and I wouldn't remember it.

It's finally coming down to the wire here.  It's one week until I load up the moving van and move my apartment belongings down to my NC home.  I have been anticipating this for months and I am ready to get it over with.

New Car

We just got my stepson his first car today.  It is a 1999 Ford F150 4X4 and fits his rural lifestyle to a T.  It was only $4100.00 which fit me to a T.

Red Right Returning

Red, right, returning for boaters means that when returning from sea you place the red bouy to your right, green to your left, to be in the channel.  Things are winding down for me as I'm getting ready to return to my NC home.  The physical move will be on Monday, February 27th so I am in a mad rush to get some things settled at the house and things packed and ready to go in my Baltimore apartment.   The stress of all this turmoil has really been affecting my photography lately but things will soon pick up when I get the move behind me.  I have lots of projects once I get moved so I am excited about getting started (solar panel system, garden, water catchment, chickens, etc).  I intend to get a semi-self sufficient homestead going so it should be fun.

Where is Winter?

This picture was taken one year ago.  This year it has been in the 50's, 60's and even 70's every day here in Baltimore.  Weird. 

Wabash

I sure wish I had this in my back yard.  It would make a great office, den or guest house.