another turd to clog the bowels of the interwebs

it's been a long week....long days, and they seem to draw out like a blade lately.....I find I'm growing more impatient with the passing day. I'm not sure why, I know the daily idiocy makes me white with rage, but I feel there are other outside influences that should not weigh so heavily on me. Once I hit the door of rancho relaxo, I'm fine, but the hours up to that point cause me more stress than they should, and even then, to a small extent, the outside will creep in to torment me.

I'm making strides to fix this, and I shouldn't let small things bother me. I'm trying to be reactive, proactive and less reactionary as I've been. Back with the fight or flight, and I can't fly for shit, so I'm always ready to go for the jugular. I don't like that and haven't been like that in years, well since 2005 anyway. Maybe I need a vacation, maybe I need a new hobby....who knows?

I'm ready to fix it, and sleep better like I did last year. This year got off to a weird start, and went down hill quickly, and I pray to not repeat that experience again. I can only do so much for the world, especially when the world treats me with disrespect in my own house.

Anyway, enough with the bitching, on to the goodies. More cooking to come, I promise, and due to overwhelming mail, I'll not post anymore bloody pics...unless they're really cool.
A couple of new knife projects are close to finished (pics coming) A new watch project in the works, an old watch project still in the works, and maybe I'll be able to get the one-off Ricky watch in shape enough to snap a pic of two. The stem and crown on that one, with the Ti case are going to be the death of me.

well...cheers and enjoy kids :)greg...till next time.

I have been remiss

wow, it's been quite a long while without a post of any sort. I have been cooking and it has been (for the most part) really good. I've been busy lately and haven't taken the time to post any fun bits. I know this is really more for mme and less for anyone else...since I'm the only one to read this crap, but, I usually enjoy dropping these little rants.

I promise, to the no viewers out there...I'll have some awesome cooking pics up in the very near future....if I have to post old pics with new captions...there will be some new stuff soon.

anyway....working in about 6 hours, so I gotta go...cheers kids, enjoy.

....so very tired....and caring less as each minute passes...

which is odd, as in the past week, well, months, I've come to really appreciate everything I see, can do, and am blessed with. It's a far cry from the me from several months ago, as I'd just assume stomp your neck as talk to you.....but I find it's different of late. given the situation here, I've been less inclined to cook much, and much less inclined to note it as it happens, so no fun pics of that nature tonight.

I've not addressed one bit since this blog of misery started, and that's my impending death. Living long enough, you will die at some point. Anyway, as I've not pissed about my gang of ruptured discs lately, I've decided to rant about other irritants tonight. My right shoulder...dislocated three times...and all the torn cartilage between my shoulder blade and rib cage.....it hurts like....something that hurts really f'in' bad!!!

Well, I'll gather this waste of time up, wad it into a nice tidy ball and torment you no longer......cheers, till my next waste of space....greg

who likes drum and bass????

Tired and bored, listening to Pitchshifter for a bit. A nice departure from the nerdcore and black metal of late. I say "bored", but that's not entirely true. I'm just uninspired at the moment. I have tons to do, but lack the motivation to actually do anything. Don't judge, I know you've all been there too. I hope to play golf this week and look forward to a good weekend.

I wish I had some great tales of woe or stories of wonderous happenings to share, but my life (as grand as it looks from afar) is of little interest outside of Rancho Relaxo.

I do have new neighbors, and they're friendly like Ted Kaczynski, or have seemed so since our first meeting. I tried to be the nice, welcoming neighbor and was met with little interest....so, I hope they enjoy the trip through hell, that being my neighbor can become.

damn, this is really going south and fast, so I'll just post a pic or two to eat some bandwidth. Stay tuned, I plan to introduce another waste of time under the fiftyleven label. Fiftyleven.com, coming soon to a computer near you. Log on, and hit yourself in the head.....it's be about the same I'm sure. I do have the best web master that begging can get, and I'm sure I'll get my no-monies worth. Actually, I trust he'll make with something great...as soon as I have a real agenda and some ideas for him to build on....hell...I just bought the url cause I could. Anyway....cheers and enjoy, till next time, greg
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yes, I do know everything....I just can't recall it all at once...

It's been a while, and I've very little to share. I've been working and cooking, and aside for a horde of zombie mushrooms there isn't much to share.

Yes, for those in the know, my house, Rancho Relaxo is still a home for homeless families....or just one as it is. This is not the first time I've taken in people less fortunate than my self, but I feel my charitable heart is fading. It seems like most everything is falling to pieces around me. Stacey got laid off, the microwave exploded, washer and dryer died less than 3 weeks apart, and numerous other small pains to deal with. I find comfort is this, with the knowledge that what ever inconvenience I'm dealing with, is nothing compared with the stress of having nothing, no home, job, car to find job, insurance, etc. I'm trying to stay positive, and not get caught up in my own personal selfishness, that my perfect little world is now disrupted.

Given the situation, I've not documented any new recipies, new watch or knife projects, or any other cool stuff...like my new top on the jeep. I do appreciate everyone trying to help out and sending prayers. I plan to have a huge post soon, stacked deep with fun bits.

Anyway, Craig called me out on FB about my pics, ie the bloody ones, or broken bones...so I'll post a few, but...BUT...he has to post the most horrific pic of the almost, nearly, not very life threatening wound he almost received today......

so, pics of blood and bones and such...lol...
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i know, some of these we've seen before....but, that means I've lost less blood, so it's a good thing.

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so, enough with that. I spent too much time and money modding my new toy, only to read today (I re-read the regs about SBR's in Alabama) that my toy is now very illegal.......crap....but we still had fun today shooting it, till the owner of the range came in. He knew it was me, I knew it was me...hell, the entire range knew it was me....with the "fast finger" and the owner put it. Anyway, he was cool and didn't kick us out and we had a nice hour of making noise and smoke....anyway, until next time. cheers and enjoy.

Snow in Alabama.......a rare sight indeed.

One of the very few times the talking heads on the T.V. called one right. It looked a mess early on, but was melted away by late afternoon. I tip my hat to the people who have to deal with this on a daily basis. I guess I could get used to it if necessary. I got called in to work about 11:00, but took a few pics around 9:00 just for fun.
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Jeep hiding in the snow
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Pic from inside, looking in to the back yard.
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Random other pics, most taken from the top of the hospital.
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and one for the PMWF.
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cheers and enoy till next time. greg

new projects, new problems...guns and blood >

It's been an interesting week here at Rancho Relaxo. I'll just cover the bullet points now, and there will be little if no cooking this time. I bought a new firearm Wednesday afternoon. NO...I didn't need it, but I had to have it. I've wanted a H&K MP5 variant forever (HK54), but, the prices on those run from about $2500-4500, I couldn't justify the price...then I found the GSG-5-pk. It looks, feel, and weighs just like an MP5pdw, but chambered in 22 cal, and at around $500, it seemed I was destined to buy it....and I did. :)
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So...I have my new play thing....some 12 hours later, i get the call. Stacey was laid off. No fault of hers, just the crappy economy. We'll survive, we keep a pretty tight budget, and I've made some long strides to pay off past due and present bills. (capital 1 can kiss my ass...finally).
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so....on to new projects. I have in hand, a rare, limited run, titanium watch case. It was given to me by the maker and designer. It was a test case, and wasn't finished, and the back is a bit.....well, it's a bit nothing, it just doesn't fit just yet....but, I'll get it there. I've been doing some work to it, and found that once again, one of my thumbs feel the brunt of my impatience....thus...more blood...
I know...I'll try and limit the posts of my bleeding in the future...lol..cheers and enjoy kids, greg..
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