Another Great web comic.

Plumbing,... ugh.

Leaking behind the wall in the bathroom. Copper pipe,.. real hard water,.. 40 years old,.. green ugly crusty pipe. 90 degree angle right below the floor,.. yes under the wall,..  yes in the crawl space between the first and second floors. 6 feet from the access hole. another green and corroded t joint visible. 

Cut the floor up on the second floor to access the pipes,.. Oh,.. did I mention the wiring comes out of the 200 amp electric box right into the crawl space. with the plumbing,... A good time to measure the depth of the cut with the circular saw,..  Oh yeah,, didn't even nick a single wire,... Musta had a good 1/8" of wiggle room. But,... now I'm bragging.

Nope it didn't go flawlessly,.. the first joint I sweated leaked,..  AARRGGHH,.. The last 12 went ok,.. Fixed the first one,.. Yup,.. it was the 90 under the floor,..

All is well,.. I should go out and buy a new amp with the money I saved...

Man what a great couple of weeks of music.

Couple weeks of practice for the half way to St Pattys day gig. Each week more fun than the last. The actual gig went really well. Played an hour and a half set,.. took a bit of a break and then had some guests up for another hour or so.

Last wednesday the same outfit was invited to play at the oldest continually operational chartered (1869) mens club in the country. (according to our host) We had the benefit of an exceptional pig and corn roast. Then played on the porch of the clubhouse for a couple hours. Unfortunately the acordian player was ill and had to cancel .. but we had a great gig none the less. The main stone building was built in 1769 and used as a warehouse on the Susquehanna canal until the late 1800's. Ths club bought it is 1916 and has been having monthly activities there since. I can tell you it was one of the most relaxing 24 hours in recent memory.

Tonight is jamming with some other folks ( the bass player and drummer that have been recording with D & D recently ).

I used to smoke all the time when I was young
Up over two packs a day when I was younger
and cigarettes cost under 60 cents a pack.
They were 35 cents a pack out of a machine when I started.

I quit when I was somewhere close to 30.

I started smoking on occasion later.

Usually that meant when I was playing music.
two three nights a week.

For the past several years,...
Wednesdays and Saturdays.

I didn't crave them on Tuesday...
and there were times where I was out of commission for various reasons
and didn't smoke for weeks
but the first jam night I didn't make it past the first convenience store.

It's been 6 weeks,.. but only 5 playing occasions
It is killing me tonight.

Funny thing is,.. even though it's wednesday,..
I won't be playing til tomorrow,...
Half way to St Pattys with the Irish Band.
Can't wait,..

Man I could practically kill for a cigarette.

Wow,..
Last year at this time I was unemployed

Lets count some blessings shall we...

I still have my home.
(Despite the fact that last years school taxes are still on balance transfers)
I'm still married
(Despite the fact that I am overworked and largely withdrawn)
I still enjoy playing music.
(Despite the fact that two hours commute has taken away a good bit of my time)

OK,..

Lots of things I thought I would have done by now are not,...
Holy Crap ,.. It could be a lot worse.

The boy turned me on to this one.
His girl friend turned him on to it.
We must be doing something right.

This one struck my funny bone...

XKCD

Hit Random a few times.

Got to play in a three piece jam saturday
I am not sure that I would want to perform like that
but it sure is great fun

The three of us used to play couple times a month
for years (prolly 5 or more)
It's been over two years since I played with them

What a night,...
Was it great?,.. yeah

Not musically,.. except for spots.

It was a night where,..
Even if be botched up the first 2 minutes of a three minute song,..
We still had the last minute to play,..  and sometimes it was great.

Well worth the 4 hours we spent at it.

I just finished two motivational books for work.

I aced the quizzes,..
So I get credit on the training chart.

So why am I so lethargic?

I have no energy
No desire
no push

The boy got his SAT scores back. -- 2150
(1390 for the old two test score system)

Cap and Trade
Cap and Tax

All the partisan bullsh*t

You know what bothers me about the whole thing....

It's not the 900 page bill and the 300 page amendment
not the rush though the legislature
not the massive cost burden

It's the carbon credits....

pieces of paper really....
which will obviously require traders
brokers,... dealers,.. COMMISIONS

Another whole f*cking mountain of paper pushing leaches