Life That old diesel engine made an eerie sound Shawshank, January 23, 2026 We’ve been in a cold snap in the area. I checked my weather app last night, and it told me it was -45° with the wind. Well, the wind has died down a little this morning, but it’s still freakin cold out there. like I told the kid I was working with last night, “it’s… Continue Reading
Life Started out as just a little bit of southern buzz Shawshank, January 22, 2026 Good morning my friends. Podrick let me sleep until 7 this morning just as he was really starting to become Podrick. So I rolled out of bed, and the day has begun. Let’s go. Work wasn’t bad yesterday. As I was pulling in, the coke truck was driving up. So at least that arrived, and… Continue Reading
Life Well, that’s the general consensus in this town Shawshank, January 21, 2026 Good morning everyone. Crystal is sitting upright this morning. That’s a good thing. She slept out in the couch last night because, she was still having a little problem regulating her temperature. But like I said, she upright, and asked for coffee this morning. It was a quiet day yesterday. Crystal spent most of the… Continue Reading
Life American spirit, the smoke and the taillights I guess that I’m in it for more than just one night Shawshank, January 20, 2026 The Beautiful One isn’t feeling well this morning. She sacrificed her well-being to let me sleep in. She had to deal with a hyper-active Podrick, so I could rest. Now it’s my turn to take care of her. I don’t know when she got out of bed. Even when I woke up, I figured it… Continue Reading
Life I’ll buy you tall, tall trees and all the waters in the seas Shawshank, January 19, 2026 Podrick was pure Podrick this morning. With that, I also had a very stuffed nose. Plus the bed was very very warm. So now, on my first of two days off, I rolled out of bed at 6:30. Needless to say, I’m really not impressed with Pod this morning. I’ve been the last two days,… Continue Reading
Life All I really gotta do is live and die Shawshank, January 18, 2026 Morning everyone. Yeah, we’re up a little early. Well, I’m up a little early. I’m pretty sure Podrick has be poking Crystal for at least 3 hours this morning. That’s like poking a bear. I feel wicked bad for The Beautiful One. It sucks really a lot when you can’t sleep, and then add the… Continue Reading