An Unwelcome Visit Of Yuck

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The Beatles

Revolver 1966

And a big ol happy 1/11 at 1:11 to you my fine readers. Targeted high hope, aspirations of expectancy, and reachable out there goals for 2023 but I sure stumbled out of the gate I tell ya. 

I woke up with a scratchy A$$ throat on January 2nd. I didn't put much thought into it because the house heater was on for a majority of the night. Plus, I just assumed that I was a wheeeeeeee bit dehydrated from the previous week. Wonder Why 

But by that afternoon, zero energy. I mean totally useless. So the first week of 2023 was a repeat of crashing out early, waking up for a whiz, back to bed for a day drooling, chicken broth mixed in there somewhere, back to bed for a round of snoring, vitamins with EmergenC at night, and back to bed completely zapped. SUCKED A$$ 

Leading up to the January 1st, throughly enjoying the Grand Mesa and all of its little perks. Snowshoeing is not only rewarding but way therapeutic for sure. The daytime hiking hours around the Monument was stellar and our sunsets have been amazing. Just Amazing 

Wish I could have spent quality time exploring during this first week of the month up there but no way. I totally missed out on meeting the legendary Mountain Liama and her main squeeze R. That missed opportunity really bummed me out. They were in town to check out the digs. My hope was to tour guide them around the western slope and planned on a hearty meal of curry dishes one night. Next offering was a make your own homemade pizzas. Plus, traveling all around the western slope showcasing the goods is so in my wheelhouse. Of course I tend to overstep my grounds and those two would have been just fine navigating without my ready input and /or interjections. 

I burnt through both COVID home test kits and they returned out negative results. But I just didn't trust them so I triddy trotted my happy A$$ on over to the Health Department for a proper test. That place totally freaked me the Phuc out because everyone else was just as sick and less than half of them were wearing a mask. But thankfully I tested negative there as well so I simply experienced a good old head cold for the first time since about 2017 or 18 or 19. YUCK 

KAFM:

Banner News!!! I am hosting the Magic Carpet Ride 2023/01/12 at 6:30pm mountain time zone. You can stream LIVE by clicking on that live link highlighted there. Will be my first show since September 2022 and I am way fired up over it. Bring On The Reggae, Deep Tracks, Remixed Cuts, And Grasshopper Sound Bites!!! Yahooo0000

WORK:

Once I was back at work, missed an entire week, it was full speed ahead. Plus dog sitting and that forced me to buck up with meager walks to the dog park and back. Dog Is Pleased

Because 42 is always the answer, walked as much as I could muster up but then it took me an hour or so to fully feel recovered. That's Fun

But while I was out, the vitamin D helped. Nothing like warming up the bones with a little sunshine on my shoulders. Long Live John Denver

Here was a fun little project that awaited me. I was so nervous about shutting off the water because these pipes look so old and corroded. I casually hit both valves with a light dash of WD-40 and twirled them closed with care. No Breaks 

From there, pretty straight forward job really. The old faucets had seen there better days and one of the ball joints was beyond shot. I gingerly nursed these back to health early December but was well aware that a full replacement was the prescription on the pad of paper. Pro Tip for ya here, once you attached the old lines to the new faucet, run the hot water for a moment to heat up the brass line. Your connections will seed up nicely that way. Unnecessary But Helpful

So happily removed both, razor bladed the gunk away, cleaned the porcelain with care, and installed the new faucets while the Silver Sneaker folks added their two cent stories while peering down upon me. I Always Listen 

Now this blew my little puppy marbles!! The photo below was about one twist away from a real disaster. Who ever installed these faucets originally over tightened the piss out for these and literally twisted the brass line. I mean look at that!! The one line is perfect and the hot water line is twisted to SH*T. People baffle me all the time and seem to disappoint me around every corner. All we can do is shake our head and count our blessings. Right 

AIR TRAVEL:

Last Sunday, while walking the dog, I noticed a number of jets circling or making U-Turn patterns with their chemtrails. I chalked it up to a military exercise but it defiantly landed on my radar during the walk. What COULD this be ?? Why Are They ?? Who Are They ?? This Isn't Normal Behavior  

The photo above was a poor representation but you can sort of make out the patterns scrolled across the canvas of the Colorado Bluebird backdrop. So I opened my Flight Tracker app to discover that the Aspen Airport was closed due to weather.  Duh 

All these private lear jets were circling over GJ in a holding pattern until Aspen opened up again. Check out these screen shots of mine. 

I found this fascinating for some reason. I stood out back for awhile and tracked some of these circling planes. Pretty Cool 

GOALS:

1. Ease Back Into It Injury Free
2. Float The Kidneys
3. Enjoy Hosting The Radio Show
4. Speak My Truth
5. Listen Before Speaking
6. Smile
7. Share Knowledge Politely 
8. Create Something New
9. A Proper Ride
10. Finish My Book 

 

Quick Question Here!! Does anyone know the where about or what ever happened to Brother Andrew?? Miss that guy and his blog is no more. Also, the Taxman was inspired by DOUBLE HALF.

Cheers