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AH! A Kiwi...! That explains it... Well, there is a shortage of volcanoes and hot springs in my part of Texas, so you'll have to give me a pass on not snapping to that one... I've lived in a few houses without a bathtub as well... in fact, the one I'm building is designed from the ground up...

Part 4: Little Friends Charles little dog Sambra has become a regular fixture at The Ranch, and it seems the only time she is not velcro'd to her Best Bud, or tearing around the place chasing the local rabbits, is when Charles lets me take her around on errands. Watching Sambra chase a rabbit...

Part 3 Fencing Me In (Or "Them" Out?) The whole month was not spent on my knees in the bathroom.... unlike a few weekends in New Orleans... The wet winter has a few happy side effects... One - The rains have filled every pond and tank in the county. A lot of livestock will not be drinking...

Part 2 - Low Riders Living into your 80's presents a lot of challenges, many of them involving gravity... just getting from Point A to Point B turns into a risky trip skirting catastrophe if you fall so part of the whole "Aging in Place" philosophy is to find your Elders regular paths thru...

MAN... this getting old stuff is getting...Old... almost a month has passed offshore now and I forgot all about updating my Blog... it has been BUSY out here on The Galactic Rim... so without further ado... Part 1 Mud Month March is truly Mud Month in my part of Texas... cool and wet... all...

Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! (I'm a little late and back at sea as usual, but you have to remember that even at the speed of light, it takes a long time for things to get posted from here on The Galactic Rim) As a reward for your patience, here's an UPDATE for those of you following the...

Hi Brandi! How's every little thing? The "Hydraulink" is a self-contained hydraulic toplink that allows you to quickly adjust the length, it is NOT a hydraulic system that can lift a load... I use it on my box-blade and forks.... It allows me to adjust the angle of the forks or blade from the...

Photos - It seems there is some sort of tech issue getting my photos to post properly from out here on The Galactic Rim... I can't seem to edit the existing post either... So here are the photos in question, in their own post: PEX Plumbing and Black-iron Gas Pipes The utility shed...

Gentle Readers- Please excuse the hiatus, Friends.... I have been continuing the work on the project but a close friend of mine, currently discharging his legal obligations to Society as an unwilling guest of the Federal Gummint has been a daily beneficiary of my keyboard time. Surprisingly...

Well, Gentle Readers, it was another outstanding month at the Ranch! A milestone was reached and are now proud owners of a septic system, thus the Trinity is now complete...with a roof, electricity, and a place to poop. Having lived rough-in-the-field off and on for many years now, I...

Kicked major bootie at The Old Goat Ranch this month... I first had to renew some safety training....Cold Water Survival and Helicopter Escape Training... I can't believe it's been 4 years since my last go-round, but it has...and as much as I would have rather been working at the Ranch, these...

...and direct from the "Serve-All" in beautiful, cosmopolitan, Bedias, Texas, I bring you the latest instalment of: ....Why I love Small Towns #8,302..."The Dogs Know Their Place"

...WOW...!!!! There is actually some bandwidth today!!!!! QUICK....some pictures!!!!

...and some views of the inside of the house...

Here is the ramp my in-laws now refer to as their "Runway"...