Crimson, Fly Hunter
My dog is stalking a fly. Humor ensues.
She’ll be so proud of herself when she catches it.
My dog is stalking a fly. Humor ensues.
She’ll be so proud of herself when she catches it.
I was talking with a customer today. He’s waiting for a CNC machine to come in from Taiwan. That’s good news – he’s making more stuff here. But the better news – the company he’s getting the machine from is moving production to the U.S. Apparently they can’t make and ship them fast enough to meet demand.
That’s good news on two fronts. It means that more high-skill value-add manufacturing jobs will be here in the States. But it also means that more manufacturers are buying them here. Which means even more manufacturing jobs.
And I’ve long believed that the only way to have a growing economy is to have manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing is the only sector that increases the value of material. Shipping, stocking, selling – all important, but not a single one of them adds value to the raw materials that make up the item.
So news like this makes me happy.
If all continues to go well, I will own a house in 31 days.
I’m a bit overwhelmed by this impending reality. It means that I’ll have to pack up everything I own and move it. It means changing my address with about a hundred different places. It means I’m going to have to buy a lawn mower.
I haven’t mowed a lawn in 15 years.
More later.
Michelob Amber Bock. Got it on a lark. Figured “What the hell, I’ve been surprised before”. The guy said it was Anheuser’s answer to Killian’s (a Coors product).
And it ain’t bad. Medium red-amber. It’s not a traditional bock by any means, but it is pretty robust compared to the traditional offerings (even for Michelob). Relatively mild in terms of hop character, malty character, good finish.
Color me pleasantly surprised. I suspect that this is a direct result of the popularity of the many craft brews that literally exploded in the early nineties. And that’s not a bad thing.
I’m staying in Room 427.
I thought that was moderately cool.
Walmartwatch (I’m not linking them, go find it yourself) had one of their imbeciles on Fox today arguing that Wal-Mart ought to be compelled to pay higher wages than the present law requires (he called it a “living wage” – socialist codeword there). His argument is that Wal-Mart employees are often using Medicaid which costs taxpayers money.
So, his solution is to prevent Wal-Mart from building stores in economically depressed areas.
Which leads to the ultimate result of potential Wal-Mart employees being completely on public support. And that, of course, costs the taxpayers even more.
I expect this point is completely lost on the mental midgets that are ruled by their hatred of Wal-Mart.
Buy a house.
I’m in the process of doing that now. Got one under contract. Nice little ranch. Needs a bit of work, but otherwise looks ok.
It’s that “needs a bit of work” that gets you. Because what looks like a simple “put a rug in the living room” becomes a multi-thousand dollar excursion into Home Improvement.
And since I’m expected to have things like curtains, I’m going to have to borrow a woman. I’m an engineer, I don’t accessorize. If there’s a shade on the window to keep light out at night, I’m good.
But, the adventure begins. We’ll see where it ends.