49 days

It has only rained a tenth of an inch in the last 49 days.  Although I still have about 12,000 gallons on tap, I'm ready for the rainy season to begin...perhaps this week.  94,101,72,0,C

an atheist excuse...

this woulda come in handy 7 years ago...

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Hometown

Been missing my weekly flyers in the mail since Alco went belly up.  Looks like there is a new player in town.  90,98,68,0,C

"Working at a neighborhood Shopko Hometown means the daily opportunity to provide exceptional, personalized customer service and quality merchandise."

trash day

Last load of 9 months of trash and recyclables removed.  88,95,68,0,C

Field Lab Security

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new silver

Today I came across a post from a Facebook friend that asked, "Anyone investing in silver?"  As far as an investment goes, the price of silver has been very low for a couple of months and even though I know little about how the precious metals market works (meaning - manipulated), it would seem to me that now might be a good time to grab some.  As far as a hedge against catastrophic economic failure goes, here is something to consider.  It may also be prudent to review another blog post I did about monetary value.

The conversation inspired me to do some some digging online and I found a good fine silver source for some future silver crosses that are on the drawing board...cheaper than the sterling silver casting grain I have purchased (although their final product does not include "the love" that goes onto a Field Lab coin!).   Apparently, there is quite a demand for these as they sold almost 300 of them from their current stock today alone.  They also sell fractional coins as small as 1 gram.  I found this company after watching some YouTube videos about silver stacking - rather strange videos where guys unbox and show off their piles of silver coins, rounds, and bars.  As of the time of this posting, the spot price of silver is $14.58/troy ounce.  92,100,66,0,B