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Author: aron

  • Caught a Raccoon

    We’ve kind of adopted a calico cat that kind of moved in under the shed after I built it, we named her Cali because, well it took no work.

    We’ve even built a little hutch for her to winter in and it stores the auto feeder and camera we affectionately call the cat house cam.

    Well, it seems that word got out about a free meal and we’ve been inundated with raccoons, well we only thought we had one and we were ok living with them until we caught on video they hit our cat. So it’s trapping time, I set out the trap and caught a raccoon, when I saw there were two it freaked me out a bit, didn’t really want to separate them but what else was I supposed to do? I’ll set the trap out again and if the other raccoon wants a ride to the same place they can hop on in.

  • Last January Weekend

    It’s still amazing to me how quickly time is moving as I get older. 2023 is off and running and January is already over. I was over at Adrian’s for his birthday dinner and was saying my goodbyes and told Rick I’d see him at men’s breakfast and he said see you next weekend, I hadn’t realized that the month was almost already over.

    Sandy is in Colorado Springs with Valerie handing out so I got to hang out all weekend by myself. It was kind of fun having a cheeseburger and pizza weekend.

  • And A Cold Front Arrives

    I made hey when the sun was shining yesterday and the day before that by washing and polishing the vehicles. Today a cold front moved through, nothing major but it cooled it down. We managed to make it to the store to provision ourselves for the camping trip this weekend. $150 and it wasn’t really that much. I suppose 50 of that was the stew meat, ice cream and Sandy’s bread. Another 20 in drinks. Still stupid expensive and I am thankful that we can still afford it without worrying about how we’re going to pay for it. We’re blessed.

  • Wax On / Wax Off

    I’ve been lucky enough to have a light schedule at work and today and yesterday we broke records for the high temperature, 84 yesterday and 85 today. So taking advantage of the temporarily pleasant side effect of global warming I decided to wash and wax (polish) the Xterra and Truck.

    I got the Nu Finish ‘once a year’ car polish, contains absolutely no wax. But it’s priced right, makes a good case for polish over wax and is easy enough to apply. I remember thinking that the Xterra was a big vehicle, the truck is huge. But it’s done and the truck is looking better than when I got it. Posting this so I remember when I did it.

  • Trailer Wiring

    I’m not sure if I shared this before but I’ve been having a devil of a time with the electronic break on the RV and it all has to do with the connection to the truck. I saw it with the Chevy, drove the damn thing back from Ohio with the truck beeping at me about, and even had the same issue with our first outing in the new truck to Sulpher Springs.

    What’s happened is the trailer side connection is corroded and the pins have separated and there wasn’t an electrical signal between the truck and the break. I thought I had fixed it but I picked the wrong side to shim up and well, still had the issue.

    So I don’t have to look for it again, here is the wiring diagram for a 7-pin

  • RV Carpentry Skills

    The only cabinet in the kitchen at a lower level is the one next to the oven, it’s where we keep the pots, pans, toaster, coffee maker and the like.
    Originally it was made with rather flimsy materials that while did the job, didn’t hold up to the riggers of the road. Oddly enough there is a bunch of room under there but it’s hard to get to and awkward and there’s a water heater and plumbing and air ducts too.

    It’s not really that big of a deal but I don’t like it out of service, it’s really the only place to keep kitchen stuff. So I had enough pieces laying around to put it together and the materials used will hold up, I didn’t really glue and screw as much as I should but it still needs to come out if to get under there if I need to.

    Here’s what it looks like:

  • Welcome to 2023

    It’s been a while since I blogged and there’s been a lot happening.

    Now that the holiday’s are behind us I’ll hopefully get into more of a schedule when it comes to putting down my thoughts and memories. Mom is fine, getting better day by day. We went camping and managed to head to NYE at the Park’s while getting our picture taken in front of the tree in Sundance Square after having dinner at Razoo’s and after visiting Mom, Ron, sis and Zak.

    I’m mildly optimistic that this will be a good year, actually I’m excited about the future, with a degree in my pocket, I’ve got a good run ahead of me. We’ve got some good things ahead of us.

  • Hospital Time

    So I got the news yesterday that mom fell. Grrr, I now know the frustration every parent has felt at some point when the kid does something stupid and the parent is like ‘what the fuck were you thinking, why did you do that’, it’s just now I’m saying it to my mom. Oh well, god knows I’ve put her through it enough times. This time she broke her shoulder and wrist, on opposite sides, she just has to be an over achiever.

    So I’ve been here for two hours and she’s still not able to see people. I mean I’m here for her but it’s somewhat pointless if you can’t see them. I’d say I’m giving sister a break but Ron was here for that. I guess I’m just annoyed that I’m stuck here watching stuff in the lobby by myself.

  • Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Dip

    I need a little push in the right direction when it comes to eating right, so I found this recipe and have had no issue getting my apple a day in. Yes, this isn’t the healthiest thing but because you’re eating it with fruit, I’m calling it a push.

    • 2 packages (8oz) Philadelphia Cream Cheese brought to room temperature.
    • 7 tablespoons of brown sugar, I prefer lighter.
    • 3 tablespoons of maple syrup, use the real stuff if at all possible.
    • 2/3 tablespoons (2 teaspoons) vanilla extract.
    • 1 tablespoon butter at room temperature.

    Put everything together in your stand mixer and mix thoroughly with the whisk, then put the spurs to it and whip it, whip it real good!!! We’re trying to get it aerated so that it can still be spread when it’s strait out of the fridge. This stuff is great with apple slices and is heaven on bagels or English muffins or put a spoonful in your oatmeal. I’ll admit it, I’ve eaten it strait more often than I’d like to admit.

  • 11 Herbs & Spices

    So this is supposed to be the ‘original’ recipe:

    11 spices — Mix with 2 cups white fl 1) 2/3 Ts salt 2) 1/2 Ts thyme 3) 1/2 Ts basil 4) 1/3 Ts oregano 5) 1 Ts celery salt 6) 1 Ts black pepper 7) 1 Ts dried mustard 8) 4 Ts paprika 9) 2 Ts garlic salt 10) 1 Ts ground ginger 11) 3 Ts white pepper

    I will give it a shot and post back to how it comes out.