RickkciR

Corona Virus ? F ew weeks ago, we made an impromptu trip down here with some friends for an extended weekend.  Had a blast, hit a lot of restaurants, spent a lot of time on the back deck.  Before you knew it, they were headed home and as always we were debating on what to do.  Head home or .. hang around?  As usual, we hung around a few more days with the sun coming out and the Gulf calling our name.  But, we soon had decisions to make. Well before this we were supposed to be heading to Nashville for Lucy's B'day.  After the tornadoes ripped through there, we felt lucky it was still going to happen since our AirBnB hadn't gotten damaged or downtown.  But now, we had a different issue... The Wuhun Flu (Covid-19) was starting to cause shutdowns across the country.    Nashville was still open but shit was starting to close down elsewhere in the country.  I soon got an email from AirBnb saying we could cancel without a loss off...

..... this should get interesting.  Changed the format of the Blog so it doesn't always try to take you to the most 'popular' previous posts.  One has to go to the side bar now to look at the previous posted that are visited most.    I've always wondered if folks intentionally go to '20 characteristics of a sociopath' intentionally .. or .. it's just the next 'click' in front of them?   We shall see this week...

Got a few friends rolling in the next few days to spend a week with.   Got a family member rolling in.  That's seven.   Keeps us under the 'magic 10'?    Assuming all will be well.  Problem is, deep down ... deeeep down... I've got a nagging feeling.  I mean, the economy is taking a deep shit.  People are showing their true colors (hoarding TP?  Really?).   But, me ... I'm ready.  I prepped for this back in early '16 when I thought Hillary might pull it off.  Really thought had she, this country might find itself in a second civil war.   So today, I double check the stash.   Almost funny to see folks scrambling... most aren't ready.  Never will be.   Part that bothers me is some of the folks close to me ... don't see the possibility of what could come. For now  I'm ready for the 'doomsday' shit, though I don't think that'll happen.  I do think the US .. the Worl...

The first clue was the toilet paper memes.  I kept thinking... WTF is the joke?  I hadn't connected the dots.  For a few days, I didn't get it.   Then wondered, who the hell decided they were going to shit themselves and needed a few months worth in the next few days?   Well, sure enough ... folks we're emptying shelves.   We were good to go, and headed to Galveston where we normally keep a larger stock of it and many other things anyways so I wasn't concerned.   We got there late last week.  I stopped in for a few things at Dollar General and picked up a case of water and ... what the hell... another small thing of TP.    The whole back area was stocked up to the ceiling. Here we are on the 16th .... bars and restaurants are being ordered to shut their doors in other states.  It's Spring Break down on the Island which is normally a crazy time of year but not this week...eerily quiet.  Few hours ago h...

I've become complacent over the years, and realized that ummmmm.. welllll...  I might have a problem.   The last year, it's actually started to bug me.  I mean, hadn't been working out like I used to and my weight back in '18 had hit a new record high.   But here I am something like 14 or 15 months later, still not working out enough, down about 3 doz lbs .. and ..   them damned man boobs weren't  looking good. I've joked about the subject in the past saying " Hey!  I earned them things!  Lots of Beer and Burgers!"   But, lets be honest.... was beginning to bug me.   Kept think "how much weight do I have to lose before these bastards 'go away' ?" Most people don't realize this but Muscle and Fat are two different animals.  Muscle does not turn into Fat, nor can Fat turn into Muscle.   Physiologically impossible.  What messes with most people is they know someone that used to lift a lot, an...