McCoys, Melvin, and more materials...

Ben and I both approve of the new delivery driver for McCoys.

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McCows

Well I got up bright and early just as planned (but just missed another ISS fly by) and had a cup of coffee with the sunrise. Benita joined me for a crunchy snack. Loaded the wheel barrow and shovel in the truck and headed down the road to the "bad" spot. Two hours and 12 loads later the hole was no more and the road good to go for my McCoys delivery. Was joined by about 20 longhorns expecting a snack - they wandered off as soon as they realized I had nothing for them and they didn't seem to be particularly interested in watching me put dirt in a hole. Was back home barely long enough to guzzle a quart of Gatorade when the truck pulled up to the end of my driveway. Got my stuff unloaded and brought up to the house while about 40 longhorns watched.The mornings labor pretty much wrecked me for the day so I broke for lunch at the GrubShack and killed off the afternoon by running some errands down in Study Butte. High temp today of 107 and only down to 99 by 8PM. There's always tomorrow...

McCoys

Excellent shopping day today in Alpine. Ran into Chuck and Kathy right after they picked up a used jeep they bought. Then while in the parking lot at McCoy's Building Supply, my new friend Ara showed up complete with pit bull in sidecar. Got everything on my list and then some. Just before I left town I went out to visit my Alpine buddy, Bennet Jones. I got hooked up with him via the internet before I moved out here as he is starting an alternative energy business in the area. Here is his website... http://www.lydiancity.com/ When I read his bio on the site over a year ago, I discovered that we both attended the same college in NC at the same time but never met back then. Above photos of McCoy's and the view looking south of the highway 20 miles from home.

Got home and unpacked by 3PM. As it seemed too late to get started on any projects out here, I decided to do a load of laundry down in Study Butte. Even out here, the Jehovah's Witnesses have their reach. Found this Spanish language brochure in the laundry. They had quite a complex in my old Brooklyn neighborhood. Part of their deal is only a certain number will be taken to Heaven when the end of the world comes. I always figured when I lived in Brooklyn that all I had to do was grab on to one of them in the event that the world came to an end suddenly and I would get a free ride. Now that I am already in Heaven on Earth....don't reckon I need to grab onto one to go that next step. I'm not so certain they are all due for a trip to Heaven anyway...

Returned to the estate at 4:30PM and hung the laundry out to dry. Cool day today with a high of only 40 degrees. Made some free unlimited long distance calls to some friends late this afternoon into the evening. May just have to fire up the heater tonight for the first time this "winter".