Lori is off to Denver to get her hair done. I was going to go with her but think I’ll hang out and do some work around the house today. Yesterday Ty and I went to Frisco for school supplies and groceries. Today he’s volunteering at the Salvation Army. Jag will be packing to move tomorrow. Yesterday we bought his bed which we’ll pick up tomorrow morning in Boulder.
Biden is out of control. After getting over $1 Trillion in an infrastructure bill passed, the Dems are now trying to jam through a $3.5 Trillion dollar package. Does anyone really understand how much money this is? There are so many useless programs crammed in this bill that are a joke. Lobbyists are writing this thing and we’re paying for it. No of the people in Washington have even read the whole bill. They never do. Gas is up 42%, food 30%, hotels 24% and on and on. This is all directly due to runaway spending. Under Trump oil was over $70 a barrel and gas was about $2 a gallon, under Biden oil costs the same, but gas is between $4 and $5 a gallon (closer to $5!) depending on where you buy it! Looks like the tide is turning though, Cuomo is out in New York, where are all those celebrity Cuomo lovers now? Newsom looks like he’ll probably lose the recall election in California and the news is predicting a blood bath for the democrats in next years mid-terms due to immigration, crime, inflation and the pandemic which Sleepy Joe promised he’d stomp out in his first few months. God pray that they’re right. Finally things are hitting every day Americans and they’re waking up.
The boys and I found a giant tick on Harley yesterday. It was the size of your fingernail. It had been on her for at least a day. We managed to get it all off with tweezers. The vet says she’ll be fine. It was like some alien bug with it’s little six legs squirming and all fat and gorged with blood. Ty found it.
A buddy of mine called from Hawaii yesterday. He and his wife are stocking up on supplies as he’s convinced that things are going to come to a head in America, even in Hawaii. He needs some help getting some things he can’t get in Hawaii. Now Jeffrey isn’t one of those big preparedness guys. In fact he plays guitar for Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith and others. We’ve been buddies since the Guitar’s Etc. days back in the 80’s. He and his wife are really worried. This is a big shift for him and I was surprised when he told me of his concerns.
Lori and I and a close buddy of 20 years are going in on a vegetable farm in Grand Junction that churns out 5000 pounds of veggies a week on 5 acres. It’s a remarkable farm with a state of the art irrigation system and grows way more than the owner can sell. We’re setting up a system to sell shares to people and each week they’ll get a box of fresh organic vegetables for a fee. Food costs are rising daily and fresh organic food is at a premium. We have an option on an adjoining 20 acres if we need it. Looks like the canyon is opening Saturday. Good news as we have a quarter of beef in the freezer from a ranch over there to pick up. Our cost for steaks, burger, roasts and stew meat turned out to be $3.33 a pound for certified organic pasture raised black angus beef. We locked this in two years ago on a 5 year contract. Good move.
Dixie is fine, so is Lori and the boys. I’ve had a headache for a few days. Hope it goes away today. Cooler up here, especially at night which is nice. That’s it, time to move. Stay safe, God Bless.