life goes on......change of seasons........new radio gear etc...

greetings once again... not a whole lot going on lately.......its been raining pretty much constantly here..which i am thankful for.....less worry about forest fires.........noticed the dollar stores and even walmart have put out their fall crap already..and even a few bits of Halloween stuff....gees...seems to get earlier and earlier every year!! of course...Ive already considered, and decided upon, my Halloween marathon movies.....the first four hellraisers.....the only 4 of the whole franchise worth watching IMHO.... and of course, i will get my favorite Halloween candies.....although i may cut back from 3 this year to 2.....I usually get a bag of mounds, butterfingers and Reese's peanut butter cups.....i was considering not getting butterfingers.....we'll see......and of course a couple 2 liters of coke classic......and of course, Halloween is on Thursday this year..not a day off..so i may only get one movie watched...sigh......wonder if i can win the lottery, retire before October? heh...wishful thinking  =) other than that..Ive got some minor plumbing to do.....oh..almost forgot! I got some new radio gear! I got a mobile 2 meter/440 radio, an SWR meter, a nice soldering station, an external speaker, and a CW keyer! for 60 bucks! unheard of deal! turns out a fellow HAM has passed away, and a friend purchased all his equipment for a song and is in turn selling it for a song....i got beat to the hf radio unfortunately...although, i don't have an HF antenna so it would have been  bit pointless anyway..but i got some good stuff....i can at least have a radio in the house that doesn't require batteries! lol all i had before was my handy-talkie! lets see what else......I got a couple laserdiscs i was wanting and finally found affordable....rocky horror picture show, and scrooged with bill murray! i dont really collect laserdiscs, just wanted a few i remembered from the past......cant wait to watch them =) sigh..and i do mean SIGH! seems the seasons are once again starting to change and I am once again starting to think about winter.....the year absolutely flew by..once again..that really annoys me..especially since i didn't get to enjoy summer at all...working 6 days a week and all....and now that i have a couple days off, the weather isn't cooperating......double sigh....... Ive been trying to eat healthier and walk the dog more..but shes getting older and cant really walk as far as she used to.......it sucks not having time for anything.....triple sigh......i wish i could leave and just start a new life..but i cant...my folks are in failing health, especially dad, and i couldnt leave them if i wanted to......so life continues to suck.......quadruple sigh........ no sense bitching and whining about it..can't do anything about it.......one can dream....can't one?????........................until next time...

Good news and bad news....and maybe...good news IN bad news?!?!?!?

greetings all, been a bit since my last blog...not too many monumental happenings......working my ass off as usual..until recently anyway...

good news...I got a new phone! I got a drioid razr hd..and i absolutely love it!!! i even love the on screen keyboard...better than the old droid 2 slide out i must admit.......and i upgraded at the right time..verizon gave me the phone free, free activation, free 2 day shipping etc..the only thing i had to pay was the upgrade fee of 30 bucks....good deal i think..i even took a friends advice and got an otter box for it...found it on ebay for more than half price! 20 bucks and free shipping..brand new i the box! and it works great! it even fits in my new pouch! and now....

the bad news......

my hours got cut by 2 whole days! the good news in bad news? i have a couple extra days to get stuff done around the house etc now...... less money, but i can finally try tyo get caught up on my sleep...i wsas getting tired of working 6 days a week.....and i knew it was coming, its gets very very slow in this town come fall and especially winter.....so be it..... on another note...ive made some headway in my sheds.....gotten rid of several huge bags of garbage..crap i dont need and will never use.....I havent even started onthe closet yet...lol! that aughta be interesting.....and if i havent mentioned it yet, i finally got the new ram for my amiga 1200...now i'm in the market for a 19 to 22", depending on price, television, lcd of course so i can hook up my c64 right next to my amiga....when i get that, I'll finally be ready to drag my amiga out of the closet and get it set up.....i even got a wall mount for my amiga monitor lcd monitor.....it looks like it needs new back light, lightbulb tubes.....i hope thats all it needs..need to start shopping for those, i an use my 42" tv for an amiga monitor for the time being...at least i hope it works with it =) well, gotta finish laundry, my sunday ritual, then i'm going shopping..........until next time......