Saturday, March 1, 2025 — 19 days to spring

This old softy has been too lazy to blog for a few days, but the former arctic weather moved on enough to allow some outdoor work, including chainsaw fun. I enjoyed sawing up a fallen dead tree for firewood, hauled that up from the wood lot and split it into convenient-sized pieces, and put it away. The big tub by the fireplace is full, the wood box behind the house has enough in it to last at least a couple of weeks, and there are three boxes of stove-size wood in the kitchen. There are more than enough chilly days to suit me, but occasional highs in the seventies are a big improvement. Tonight's treat was dinner at Buffet City in Wichita. The movie was Nickel Boys, a picture unlikely ever to make it down here to Podunk. The local public radio critic called it the best movie of the year. I don't think I would go that far, but it was certainly better than most I've seen recently.


Sunday, March 2, 2025 — 18 days to spring

Other than a drive to town for a few groceries, my outdoor activity today was pretty limited. That was a walk down to the wood lot to fetch a few sticks of kindling. The forecast predicted I'll need it. We have several days coming with cool highs in the fifties. That makes the return of seventies the following week a very pleasant prospect. Meanwhile the national political madness continues. In the face of a serious threat to the country's founding principle, many Americans are too obsessed by distracting red-blue cultural warfare to care about that, or even to see that it's happening.


Monday, March 3, 2025 — 17 days to spring

A chilly wind was blowing, but it was a minor annoyance compared to what's in the forecast for the following couple of days. A single winter coat was the only extra clothing I needed for the work at hand. That job was taking the truck down to the wood lot and filling a couple of boxes with dried bark scraps. While I was at it, I collected some cedar branches that will serve as kindling. I hope I have enough fuel laid in to last until comfortable weather returns next week.


Tuesday, March 4, 2025 — 16 days to spring

Today I got busy on sorting receipts by month and looking for papers required for filing taxes. I've been putting this off too long, so there's more of it than I could do in one day. That's a result of spending too much time just trying to stay warm, and neglecting what I should have been doing. I hope I can at least get through this before good weather returns next week. There's plenty of outdoor work waiting for me to get to it.


Wednesday, March 5, 2025 — 15 days to spring

Another day of longing for the chill to go away. Instead of something useful, I spent way too much time playing online. At least I have enough firewood laid in to last me until after the pleasant weather arrives next week. I plan to use the pleasant days to build the wood supply enough to last through the end of burning season. Then I won't have to deal only with dead trees. It will be OK to cut wood that's still green, and let it dry during the summer.


Thursday, March 6, 2025 — 14 days to spring

Yesterday was the day when the local movie theater updates its website. This week we're getting the new show from Bong Joon Ho, who wrote and directed this adaptation of a novel by Edward Ashton. Does Bong's previous success guarantee that this will be any good? No, but it's a hopeful sign. Maybe he can live up to his previous hit.


Friday, March 7, 2025 — 13 days to spring

A tantalizing high of 59º suggests that next week's highs in the seventies are practically a sure thing. Before we get to that, I still have to sort and file a lot of receipts. The important part of that will be setting aside the stuff I will need to give my CPA for doing last year's taxes. I think my days of being able to do it myself are over. Having an age that starts with 8, plus a TBI, makes me too easily confused to handle the job anymore.


Saturday, March 8, 2025 — 12 days to spring

It was a day for a bit of catching up. First up was a drive to the recycling center with three boxes of plastic containers and a box of cans. After bringing the four boxes home, the next job was a drive down to the gasino to fill the Camry. For Saturday treat night dinner was carnitas at La Fiesta. The movie was Mickey 17, a sci fi tale about people who are considered expendable  because they can be replaced with a new copy printed out by technology. Robert Pattinson shines as two copies of Mickey, #17 and #18, convincingly playing some scenes that include both Mickeys.


Sunday, March 9, 2025 — 11 days to spring

Today's visit to the wood lot was just for assembling a little pile of kindling. I didn't even take the truck down to haul the pile up to the house. Tomorrow will be soon enough for that. I went to the room above the shop that has served as my office, looking for folders to hold receipts. I found one sheet of white tag, which was enough to make just two folders. I'll have to go shopping for more, as I'm going to need more than two folders.


Monday, March 10, 2025 — 10 days to spring

What a bummer! Some of my favorite TV programs disappear during fund-raising drives, and in their place we get "specials" I'd rather do without. Oh well, that makes next week something to wait for.  Meanwhile, I'll find things to do. Today it was folders. I went to town and bought some 24" x 36" sheets of white tag, which can each be cut into four pieces for folders. Now I have 11 folders, enough to hold receipts for six months plus some of the papers that will go to the CPA who gets to do my taxes. I also have some bills to pay, along with some outdoor jobs like building the firewood supply and moving my wrecked car into the shop. I guess I'm not in any danger of running out of things to do.


Tuesday, March 11, 2025 — 9 days to spring

An unremarkable day. I walked down to the wood lot and brought back a few days' kindling. I fetched wood into the kitchen, probably enough to last the rest of the week. I went to the scales and found that I weigh 147 pounds. That's OK, as I aim to stay in the 140-150 range. Tonight I hunted up some clean clothes for tomorrow, and hit the shower, so tomorrow I'll be clean in body and attire. One other piece of business was putting receipts into folders, one month per folder. Maybe tomorrow I can take time to write checks and pay bills.


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