Once upon a time

Hey - greetings - Is this all you have to do - really - Reading this dribble is all you have ....

Ok,,here goes..

once in a while we get lucky and a remake  / redo goes really well....   Not everything did on this one,,,but - we really made an upgrade from what was there...  and as we say  it's BTW.... Better Than it WAS !!!

The porch itself was a challenge,,, really first time doing everything in Vinyl....the replacement windows went better then I though,,, I figured when the old framing came out the whole block assembly would fail,,,, but it did not  - and I places Several Tapcons into the Cement to hold those windows.   I made that screen door - thank you very much - Pocket screws and all.... and it FIT !!

Probably need to do something hide the Red Brick underneath,,, someone - years ago - cut out the Block in order to install a new Oil tank in that basement area,,, and they used old redbrick to reseal the hole - anyone read Poe's the Cask of Amontillado ???  Kinda same deal with out the Murder part !!

Was I spose to leave a video - ??  Ok  - I am super excited - we are going to see Hot Tuna -

Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) he is 78 years old  and Jack Casady - he is just 75 (bassist). 

Former Members of Jefferson Airplane - and yes they play at Wookstock in 1969 !!

Here is Come back Baby.... 

Here is Jorma with Susan Tedeschi and the Tedeschi Trucks Band - We saw this show at SPAC a few years ago !!

Jefferson Airplane - At Woodstock - the were planned to go on at like 10PM - but they never took the stage till between 5am and 6am - hence Grace Slicks comment about Morning Maniac Music ..

Oh BTW - Grace Wrote White Rabbit when she was just 17 years old - WOW

I really hope you listen to and enjoy these,,... 

Check out Hot Tuna - both Acoustic and Electric

WTF is going on ??

If you think what is happening in this country is normal ....then you are not.

Mass Shootings dot the headlines on nearly a weekly basis.  There is an immediate call for Gun control measures ,,, that - I can say with reasonable certainty - will not happen.  The NRA holds the Balls of the POTUS .  Remember last time the Shit head in the Whitehouse was gong to enact universal background checks, bans on assault rifles,  multiple load magazines and look at Red Flag laws....  the net day he met with Wayne LaPierre - the head of the NRA - and the Shot for Brains suddenly changed his tune ... the NRA lobby is far too strong and  gives too much money to politicians  to let any of those laws happen.


If you think what is happening in this country is normal ....then you are not.

The Shooter in El Paso writes a manifesto that uses the same language as the President does to describe minorities, and immigrants to this country, then goes to the Walmart and targets shooting Latinos - but hey there is no connection to the Presidents words,,,noooooo.... and looks  what the Democrats did,,, look what Obama did....  Took one of tRumps Butt Boys 38 seconds during a CNN debate to use Obama's name .... Same old thing - Defer and deflect, then turn the discussion - or try to in a different direction - it's classic Trump apologist rhetoric.

If you think what is happening in this country is normal ....then you are not.

Shit for Brains (SFB)  goes to visit Dayton Ohio - then Rails on the Mayor for being anto Trump and lying about his visit , even though the video of the the Mayor describing the POTUS 's visit is very positive about that visit - still SFB calls them Liars. He goes to El Paso -where they did not want him in the 1st place,,,, and the remaining Shooting victims that are in the hospital refuse to meet with him.  However, as he tours the hospital - he brags about the size of the crowd that he had at his last (KKK) Rally in El Paso in 2018 and pokes fun at Beto Orourke as having far less - Like 400 people in a parking lot - at his rally. Seriously - he can't even fake felling empathy / Sympathy for an hour or so - these folks have been thru a traumatic experience and SFB talks to them about about himself and how many people were at HIS rally 0 Like they Give a SHIT !

Let's turn  to the Bullshit I see posted on Social about gun control and Racism.

1st - the idiotic comparison of Stopping people from driving cars because people drive drunk and kill someone equates to Gun Control.   A) No one I ever knew ever said "let me get drunk and drive and Kill some other innocent Driver tonight"  NO one that drinks and drives thinks that. They don't  take months and months gathering Liquor and Beer  and plan to  get drunk and go Kill someone in a car Crash - But that is exactly what a Gun Man DOES do ! B) A car is meant to be used for transportation,,, to and from work, Vacations, to the Grocery store. That is the Purpose for which it was intended - IT was not intended to be used as a Weapon to go Kill / Injure someone - there is no Automobile Ad  that touts that this is the best car to kill and maim your fellow citizens.  But the Gun on the other hand is being used for exactly what it was intended to do - Blow a big hole in something (someone) , Kill or cause great injury.  Thats what a gun is for - I bet that 99% of us that have pistol permits put on that permit that we want the gun for 2 reasons - 1) Recreation - Target shooting, and 2) Personal Protection - Ya - shooting someone that is shooting at us ... Thats what the gun is for . So this Bullshit about - "Hey - we don;t don;t take a cars away from everyone else casue someone drives drunk - we Can;t control guns cause some maniac kills people in Walmart" is simply a STUPID argument.

The second one I saw was about being a Racist - it said - " Wait a minute - I disagreed with the last President and I was called a Racist and now I agree with this President and I am still called  Racist" ?
Now if that makes sense to you -Go slam your F-ing head in a Car door !  Yes - if You Disagreed with the President Obama because he was black  that is Racist (at least Bias) and If you agree with this presidents (SFB) views on immigrants and his  Racist tone, words and policies - then YES that makes you a Racist !   

If you think what is happening in this country is normal ....then you are not.

I will say again that I do not think this country can withstand another 4 years of SFB as POTUS ... I do not think there will be anything left of our Free Republic - I believe he will cause permanent - irreversible damage to this Country. . I sincerely hope that out of the - far too large right now field - of Democrat Candidates there is one that can Defeat him in November 2020 and we can put this DARK TIME  behind us starting in January 2021.

What Now ?

Thoughts and Prayers are not enough and at least for my view - don;t seem to be doing anything to stem the violence that grips this country. 

Remember - you are reading text written by a member of the NRA, a Gun Owner with a License for a Concealed Carry pistol permit.

DO I have a solution,,, NO..  Saying we need to keep the guns out of the hands of "crazy" people is obvious. How do we Identify these people ? We have constitution that has language hat protects all of us from Government interference into our private lives. a First amendment that allows freedom of Expression.  So there is a fine line to be walked when investigating our lives. However. If there is chance that you have a friend or relative that you REALLY think is a bit off the rails... you need to step up and Identify that person to the local authorities.  Are you ratting them out ??  Imagine IF they are the next shooter and you did not say anything. ?? Now this is the Rarest of occasions,.. right - there are about 300 million people in the US - and even of - God Forbid - we had a shooting a week - that would be 52 people out the 300 million - yea - most likely you don't know someone like this.

A few things that I think could be done..

- Universal background checks - not just state be state BUT federal..  and a Review of those Licenses across any database that might ID someone with a Mental Health issue.

- A restriction of Assault type weapons. No one really needs multiple AK47's...  but keep in mind these latest shooting did not involve that type of Weapon.

Just an observation :  They are reporting that the Dayton gunman was taken down in 24 seconds of him firing the 1st shot.   WOW - 24 Seconds, hard for me to think that 1st responders  can act quicker than that - and still 9 dead and near 30 wounded....  shows what a semi automatic weapon can do in an extreemly short period of time.

Weekend was a blah- got a few things done , but this is why I don't mind that much that I work weekends. We never seem to do anything of any significance that would keep me from working.

Yanks sweep the Sox to about end Boston Chances to win the AL east. and put a real hurtin on their Wildcard hopes.   While every team does it ,,, Pitchers and Catchers and Hitters all think that the strikezone the Ump is calling is not in their favor, but I got a laugh out of Cora and Sale arguing and getting tossed the other day.  Yea - maybe a pitch or two could have gone the other way for Sale , but he really lets himself off the hook for  shitty performance saying that it was the Ump ...  BTW - Mr Sale is 5 and 11 with an ERA of  4.68 - must be a lot of BAD umpires  !!!!  Idiot.

Here are the Stones and Gimme Shelter

Back to the Blog

All right - where the hell have I been - I tell you - just seems I am always busy,,,,, I know  how can one be too busy to write a few words in a stupid blog, ?!?!?   All right lets not waste any more time...

1st off - I crossed off 2 Bucket list Items - Not that  I have  a Real list,,....  And I for me - the Biggest Bucket list Items are already done,, and some I have nothing to do with -  Since I had Children - I always wanted Grandchildren - and now that I have them - I realize that they are the absolutely best things in my life. I only hope I live long enough to see them grow up a bit I'd be good with 10 more years - If the force that controls that is listening  !! HA !

Nearly went to see the  Rolling Stones when they did the Steel Wheels tour,  but did not have the money at that time for tickets ..... so Put it off. When they announced the " No Filter " tour last year - I said we MUST go ,...   Got tickets to the Show at Gillette Stadium because the date for Meadowlands fell right on top of our already planned vacation.  Then Mick Jagger had to have to that heart procedure and the postponed the date into July 7th-  I loved this show - Amazing - I like Gary Clark jr as the opening act,,, played for 45 minutes, then the Stones ..... Huge Stage - from Sideline to sideline in the Stadium and had  a finger that came out into the crowd  for about 40 yards or so,,, the Started with Street Fighting man - Paint it Black - Honky Tonk Women, Sympathy for the Devil, Tumbling Dice, were my favs and they ended with the double encore of Gimme Shelter and (I can't get no ) Satisfaction, 2 hours and 40 minutes  later !  For the record - these guys are all in their mid 70's - they look like they are 120 years old and they play like they are 20 ! Mick never stopped ,,, walked, danced  etc from Side to side (thats 50 + yards) and out to the Center of the field - non stop for over 2 hours.... 

and - like it's just Oh BTW .... We took a 2 week trip to Alaska - and if you ever get the chance to do it - GO ! It is absolutely incredible. the Scenery is amazin ! We did a week on the land and week on a Cruise. The land took us from a really long day of Travel -  We started out getting up at4am and taking a 6am flight from Albany - that went to Minneapolis to Seattle to Anchorage - landing there at 2Pm (6PM EST) so like 15 hours of travel. Then rented a car and drove to Denali National Park for 2 days, down to Talkeetna  for 2 days, then to Seward for 2 days, back to Anchorage to get a bus to Whittier to the Coral Princess - for a weeks cruise to Glacier National Park to Skagway to Juneau to Ketchikan. and then to Vancouver for a flight back home. We did some stuff that we do not Normally do....   1st as a White water Rafting trip with III and IV class rapids - very exhilarating - Put us in these "dry Suits" and off we went for a 2 and 1/2 hours trip ....  water was freezing cold - Glacier fed - it was from about 7:30 to 10PM  and no , it's not dark at 10 o'clock - was in Mid Juse  so never really got dark - just dim sunlight at 1AM ! - the next day was a bus trip into Denali National park - 12 hours worth - well 9 on the Bus with a break in the middle for Lunch and some talks on Sled dog mushing...    we saw many Moose, Caribou, Dall sheep,  a Fox , Alaskan Ground squirrels (prairie dog like)  6 Grizzly Bears,  one was Mom and a yearling cub, the other  was a Lone Male, and then near them was a mom with 2 - like 2 year cubs - they were are big as her,,, and the guide said most likely they would leave her this year.  Plus amazin views of Mt Denali (formerly Mt McKinley) it's over 22, 000 feet high - and they say only 30 % of the visitors to Alaska ever see the Mountain, as it is usually shrouded in clouds - we were so fortunate to see it the Day prior on our trip up to Denali and to see it that day - the fact is that Mt Denali has on of the Largest viewable areas of ayn peal on earth - it starts at approx 2000 ft and goes to over 20, 000 so 18000 feet of viewable mountain - in relation to say Everest that starts at 20000 ft and goes to 30,000 - thats 10,000 feet of viewable Mt.  Denali actually make sit own weather - as its so high... then onto Talkeetna to a Jet boat ride,,, a Flight Tour up to near Denali and a Landing on the Ruth Galcier that is simply massive - over 3 miles across...   and BTW - was kinda warm there , 60 degrees,, but the snow reflecting the sun made it fine in short sleeve  shirts ! Down to Seward on the Kenai Peninsula  - For a Wild life boat tour - dozens of Humpback Whales, Eagles, hundreds of Sea Lions, Lunch on an Island out in the Fiord.  Then Got a bus to Whittier for the Cruise - Skaway was great as we went on a Sled dog ride- and met the Dogs who were so friendly and sweet - all wanted to be petted ..... we missed Juneau with an Illness - so next stop for us was Ketchikan , and the Logger show - really good,,... Cruise was very nice, Good Food, very good Service, and a nice clean boat - the Coral Princess - a bit smaller boat if smaller is Just 1800 passengers and 900 Crew... we saw much larger ships - other cruise lines that had 3000 - 4500 Passengers,  so the Coral is Small compared to that ! They put on some wonderful entertainment,  - I don't think we are Cruise type people - we don't drink much (even though we had the Premier drink Package for free) we don;t gamble,  but the food and all was great - they had some presentations, based on Alaska - and even met the 1st women to win the Iditorod sled dog race..


I'll post this and get back to it to add some photos;
Mount Denali

Moose - no kidding

 Mother bear and this years cub  - saw 7 grizzly total

a few dozen humpback whales

 hundreds of Sea Lions

 Flight Tour From Talkeetna - landing on the Ruth Glacier

Lost and Found

Quick Post - and I promise to lay-down more updates than I have been.... like who the fuck cares about that ??

Anyway - I don't like to talk work much here,,, BUT - here is the essence of a phone call I received last night at ~6:30pm.

me - XXXXXXX Marina ,,,,,

Them - Hello - I was up there earlier today and went on a Kayak Paddle on the River,,,,,

Me - Ok - how can I help you

Them - I got home and I can;t seem to find one Item that I had,,, I think I left it over by the Kayak ramp..

me - Ok - What is the ITEM - and if you hold I'll go look ,,,,,

Them - It's a White shirt with a 6 foot Snake skin in it..

me - A white shirt with a snake skin in it??

Them - Yes - I had it there and I can't find it...

me - Ummmm ok - let me go look

What are the  chances that there are  several White shirts that have been left behind,,, and ONE oif the Many has a Snake skin in it !!! WTF ?!?!?!?

me - No sir there is no shirt and no snake skin in the Kayak ramp area..

Them - ok - TY for looking - Ill have to keep checking here,, maybe OI miss placed it  !!

me - goodbye

Ok - so does the snake skin accessorize the White shirt  ?
is it attached to the shirt?
Did he bring the Skin with him or found it here?
Why is it in the shirt ???

and About 25 other  questions I would love to ask !!!

Turn the Page

And so it has begun,,,,

May 1st the Marina came back to Life -  6 months of boating and sailing begins, and does not end - obviously - till Halloween !! 

What does this mean ?  That my morning hours are over ,,, and I start working evenings,,,   noon to 8 or 3 to 8pm ... Launching and trailering boats,   Retail sales,,,  Whew ! exhausting ! (read that as sarcastic)  The "real" work at this job is before the Marina  opens and after it closes )April and November) ,,, during the season  its a pretty sweet gig,... beautiful setting on the Hudson - fantastic Sunsets,  Wildlife viewing, Eagles, Osprey, fox, coyotes, beavers, muskrat,  a rare sighting of a lynx or bobcat  and last year a black bear.   Yea - gotta put up with a few P.I.A. folks - but the far majority are very friendly , nice people...  So you can find me there several evenings a week,,,,

The POTUS is now constantly saying that Biden does not matter, but he and his henchmen can't seem to answer a question of make a Tweet without mentioning him - Biden clearly is getting under their skin.  Now - will Joe with the Democratic nomination - I am not sure,,,, can he beat Dump in an election ,,, I think he can,,,,   I do agree with his message that 4 more years of a Dump presidency will forever change this nation,,, and may destroy the Republic that we know.

I believe that even of the Impeachment vote cannot be won in the Senate, that the House  of Representative has a Constitutional obligation to Go forward with Impeachment proceedings. 


Let me go with these today....
IF you are not familiar with Micheal Franti's music - maybe  you Shouldn't be !

Caution - you WILL be moved if you watch this video - you might even shed a tear.....

This is Michael Franti and Spearhead,,,featuring Victoria Canal - 

WE can be the Healing - we can be the Flower in the gun.....

Say Hey  !