It’s just stupid cold outside. Spent the entire day inside and at home. I was somewhat excited to be home bound with the crumby weather because there was going to be some football on. The Cowboys should be able to make short work of the Green Bay Packers BUT, that wasn’t the case. I’ve posted on here before about the curse that Jerry has hanging over the Cowboys and it was in full effect as they fell on their faces in the game. Pick six interceptions, wide open enemy receivers and the usual host of penalties doomed the boys to golf next weekend. I completely understand why they’re cursed but it’s hard to watch.

Something like 4 or so hours ago it was 63 degrees outside. I spent the day cleaning out the garage so the cars could fit in there and getting as much water out of the RV as possible. Now it’s 32 degrees and dropping into the 20s or so. We’re below freezing for the next couple of days but I think that we’re ready to roll with it. I’ve got 10 gallons of gas for the generator should the power go out. We’ve got like 100 pounds of propane in case we needed to occupy the RV and we know the battery works great too.

We’re thawing one of the cheesecakes we made so we’ll see how the quality is after the freeze and thaw. Fingers crossed it comes out well as that will be a boon for bringing desserts to gatherings. Also made blueberry muffins for giggles, they came out perfect considering I added half a bag of thawed berry’s to the batter.

Stay warm and more news tomorrow.

Well we had to make it back to the house and we did that today. We tried biking at Abilene but it was too cold to be fun. I did get the black tank cleaned out very well so that’s a plus. BUT I managed to screw up the a-frame jack by having it too low when backing it in and destroyed it. Grrr, I liked that one. I’m going to replace it with one from Harbor Freight that’s a top wind as opposed to a sidewinder that I’m used to. We’ll see how that goes. It’s time to drain and ready the RV and house for weather in the teens.

So the new year is here and it’s time to start looking for a new job but that may take a bit so I need to keep moving forward so I’m working on the website and photo galleries and I’m going to take an actual class on Linux to work towards my Red Hat certification, just for giggles. Sandy and I did make it to the rec center for 30 minutes on the track so still trying to stay active. Tune in tomorrow for the adventures of installing a new batter and box on the RV!

Sandy and I actually made it up to see the old year out and the new year in. We made our annual journey to Razoo’s and took our picture at the tree in Sundance Square. Went and saw the parents and made it home by sunset. Spent the first day of the year relaxing and enjoying doing nothing. Tomorrow the year begins in earnest and there are things to get done and goals to accomplish. Best luck to all in the new year!!!

So apologies for the delay in the current content. I’m still struggling with managing content that was developed in the last expedition. And honestly, there’s been a bit of a lag getting back on the computers. It will correct itself in time.
More soon.

We find ourselves docked at a KOA about 12 miles south of Livingston Montana. I’m not the biggest fan of KOA’s but they have full hookups and WiFi which after boon docking for 5 days is a treat. Offline posts will need to be published but it’s next to impossible while I’m still on the road. They’ll appear as time allows.

Today was a R&R day, we woke up late, Sandy went to town for coffee and her Montana Starbucks cup. I got showered and we went back into town for a Y splitter for water and groceries. We loaded up so should be set for the next week. We’re right by a tiny town called Pine Creek and went and hiked up to Pine Creek Falls. Very pretty. I got the tool bag organized and a few chores done, burgers on the grill and a sunset walk. Nice day! Off to Idaho tomorrow, FCFS at Farragut State Park.

So I didn’t realize but the tires on the Xterra were really old and the fact that I would need to replace one means that I need to replace them all. I hate having mismatched tires and told myself when I could afford to do so, I’d always replace all 4. I didn’t go top end, I actually went for the $107 tires, but by the time that you add $20 for road hazard, $20 for lifetime maintenance, mounting, balancing, TPMS, disposal & environmental fees and of course tax, it’s $643 out the door. But tires are the most important safety feature on the car, at least according to Phish.

Also today I got around to freezing the ground beef from Sam’s club. I got 90/10 which is leaner than I like but it was like 10 cents more than 80/20 and talked myself into it. Gotta remember that the freezer isn’t a permanent solution and it needs to be used within a year.

And lastly, I’ve solidified the litter box situation with the cats and put the litter robot in the closet where the old litter box was. They seem to have taken to it after I got rid of the ants (don’t ask) and we’ll monitor the use and compliance:)

It’s been a rough week at work and I felt like pushing a little harder so I did a 5k at the gym today, or more appropriately I walked 6200 steps at the gym today which is my best approximation of 3.1 miles. It still takes me 50 minutes which is a bit off of my best time of 18:20 but that was 35 years ago.

Decided to put in the 2TB (drive? chip?) non-ram memory in the computer and reformat. While the BIOS seems to find the drive just fine, Windows 10 doesn’t. Really? I felt like it was back in the 90’s and trying to install NT 4.0. So I booted with the new chip seated to the old drive, it saw it just fine so now I need a driver for the Windows 10 Pro install to see it, grrrrr.

Work is killing me, the Ross job didn’t pan out so I’m stuck for now. I’m beginning to see some desperation in the company, it makes me sad. But that’s why I got the degree and I’m not one to abandon team-mates but I’m also not one that will take a paycheck I don’t earn. It’s time to find the next gig but I’ll still be there for the crew I’ve been with for a decade. Not looking to burn bridges in this act.