Over the years I occasionally get a lesson in how much “free” costs. This lesson drove home the old Robert Heinlein adage “TANSTAAFL” – There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Every once in a while I am reminded that TANSTAAFL is alive and well and still applies to my daily life. TANSTAAFL … Continue reading How Much “Free” Costs
Author: Tony
Raised on a farm in western Kentucky, I joined the Air Force in 1977. I traveled to places from Germany to Australia and enjoyed my 20 years in the Service. When I retired from the Air Force I went to work for a defense contractor who hired me out to the Air Force doing the same job in the same office. After 14 years as a DoD contractor, I joined the Federal Civil Service doing the same job in the same office. I recently retired and live Ohio where I am happily and contentedly married to my wife of more than 20 years.
We Almost Bought a New Boat
Each year here at Indian Lake, they put on a boat show. They trot out a mega-load of brand new boats and put discounted prices on them. There are several reasons to put on a boat show. It’s good for the local economy. People come from miles around to look at the new boats. Local … Continue reading We Almost Bought a New Boat
The Dog Pooped in the Truck and other Golf Cart Stories
The Excellent Half said she would clean the upholstery in the truck where the dog pooped. Here’s the back story. We didn’t buy a “new to us” golf cart. We purchased an honest to goodness brand spankin’ new 4-wheeled, trick-painted, jacked up, gasoline-powered, Ez Go golf cart. And let me tell you golf carts are … Continue reading The Dog Pooped in the Truck and other Golf Cart Stories
Adventures with Ol’ Dan
Ol' Dan is a mid-1970's Mitsubishi Satoh S650G Bison Yesterday (17 August 2020) I was out at the new barn site leveling off the area between the support pilings and moving gravel around with my tractor. Ol’ Dan has been a back saver over the years but yesterday he got a little ill. Let me … Continue reading Adventures with Ol’ Dan
Barbeque Dip
I get asked all the time for my BBQ dip recipe. Well here it is. I use this dip when grilling, cooking in a skillet, or baking in the oven. It's a great dip (sauce) for either chicken or pork. NO HATING ON THE FRACTIONS USED. IN SOME CASES I’M USING CUPS AS THE DENOMINATOR. … Continue reading Barbeque Dip
Yard Sale
The other night the excellent half and I were sitting in the office. She was scrolling through facebook and I was reading some blog written by someone who was bitchin’ about whatever it was they were bitchin’ about. The excellent half popped up and said they are having a community yard sale in West Liberty … Continue reading Yard Sale
How Is Retirement?
A dear friend asked me how retirement is. Here's a sample. You may get a little bored at first but then you figure out something. It used to be that you had to get something done today, right now! I have to work tomorrow and I won't have time to do it later on. Well, … Continue reading How Is Retirement?
Censorship
Many public officials have, in the past months, called for the censorship of “hate” speech. It’s a shame I don’t know what hate speech is. But more importantly I don’t know who gets to decide what hate speech is – and that’s the real rub. Because once we start limiting words and thoughts, the first … Continue reading Censorship
The Driveway
So we bought this little place at Indian Lake. It was a vacation house or a weekend getaway for most if not all of the people who owned it before. That means that the equipment in the house did not get used a lot and most of it is on the inexpensive side. We’re putting … Continue reading The Driveway
Pleasure Boating
Last fall I had to go out to the pontoon boat and get all the leaves off it before we put the cover on it. The leaf blower made short work of the leaves but it takes extra folks to put that damn cover on it. I don’t know where those button snaps came from, … Continue reading Pleasure Boating
Retired at Indian Lake 