Life Hoping it’ll take me just a little farther down the line Shawshank, January 26, 2026 Back to work this morning. Mid shift today. So of course I’m up early because, I had an alarm set. My body loves to wake up hours before the alarm goes off, to fucking make sure I’m awake. Always hours before the alarm. This time, it started at 4am. Then I woke up at 5:40.… Continue Reading
Life ‘Cause they’ll never stay home and they’re always alone Shawshank, January 25, 2026 Here I am. Woke. Up by Podrick lumbering over me multiple times. I swear I’m gonna have bruises all over my legs and hip. He is a heavy little bastard. We didn’t do a whole lot of too much yesterday. We headed out to SlightlyBiggerTown town right after I procured some more fuel. The drive… Continue Reading
Life She’s the only one who really understands what gets me, she thinks my tractor’s sexy Shawshank, January 24, 2026 I came to, and it was dark. Sleep daddy’s lo-fi music was still playing in my ears. Podrick was raising hell, as he does on Crystal’s side of the bed, and when he didn’t get what he wanted over there, he’d stomp across my legs. He’d sit on top of the dresser which doubles as… Continue Reading
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