Thursday, June 24, 2010

All about not much...

Up and at the computer this morning to see how the BP oil spew is doing. SOS...same ol' shit! It could keep this up until the entire resorvoir is emptied. BP blew it big time, nobody else's fault but theirs. Sure regulation could have been sticter but oil wells do this trick now and again and kill their workers after passing every environmental, engineering and psychological evaluation known to man and we keep on drilling. Gotta have that oil else we are fresh out of an economy. We are just starting to think out of the oil drum...solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear...all deliver the goods when properly designed and exploited. But, speaking practicality now, oil is needed to run those devices, deliver them and maintain them too. There's no way out. And Mr. OBAMA culpable...what?! Oh please. He didn't drill the well, he didn't create the regulation system that allowed them to operate in the manner in which they did, it's all blame and bullshit. Blame OPEC if you want too, blame God for making the floor of the Gulf so damned difficult to drill in, blame yourself for driving that gas guzzler. You and I share any blame in this mess for our selfish habits. The Prez has enough on his plate.

Our lil' farm is putting out veggies at the rate of a few a day thanks to the sunny weather. Zuchinni are plentiful and chock full of flavor too. The tiny tomatoes all golden in color are sweet and delicious. The eggplant are hanging there growing about an inch a day and the bell peppers are doing really well too. No weeds either as the black ground cloth is holding them down nicely.

Hung two new screen doors in the back to help filter out the mosquitoes and flies that are so prevenent this time of year. We bought 2 of the 19.95 screendoors from Lowes in Vacaville, cheap as can be...must be Chinese! Anyway I added 4 metal corner braces for demensuional strength as well as a lip to the left side of the right-side door so it would hold both doors shut. They look really nice.

Tonight I've cooked a pork roast in a pepper sauce braise for carnitas and black beans and spanish rice. Invited daughter dearest Audrey to help dispose of the lot.

Tomorrow we'll go to the Swamphouse and work on the Master bedroom, painting and cleaning etc. Rental coming up!