Not happening

 Here we are early on a Thursday. Today is trash day. Worry not, my bin was rolled to the curb last night. It marks 186 weeks since I had to put my recycling bin next to it's standard garbage counterpart.  It is not because I'm a superior environmentalist, I have no compost bin. I do not eschew corregated boxes nor plastics in my house. 

Only about 21% of residential recyclables in the U.S. are actually captured and recycled, with plastic recycling rates dropping as low as 5%. I'm not going to wash my trash when it is likely going into the landfill (or shipped to China to go in their landfills) anyway. 

You can come and sort my trash if you feel strongly about it. 

Okay, it's been a couple of months. I cut down the corregated boxes (they are not cardboard, you heathens) when they build up and put them in that seldom-used bin with the yellow lid. 

But I'm not bothering with the other stuff. 

The world is a little less fun

 

Artsy Fartsy

 

Apples in a bowl on my kitchen counter. 

Now I need a nap

 What? Are ypu still here? Why?

We had a fun and adventurous weekend. The grandgirls came for the weekend. On Friday we ate some Mexican food and then played minuture golf. The youngest hit the only hole-in-one. The wife was the overall champion. 

I'm cool with that, I've no giant male ego. Heck, she wins about half the time we have played over the years. I would be way more disappointed if she lost to assuage my feelings and to make me feel like a big man.

Now she needs to get back home and do the dishes. And bring me a beer. 

Saturday I made spaghetti and we had movie night. In all, we had a great time. 

I'm glad the girls feel so comfortable and happy here. It is certainly not home, but the next best thing. 

Big Orange Drink

 

I had a 45 record of this as a kid. It cracked me up. 

It’s raining again

 Jeez. It’s raining. There are flood warnings. 

Rinse and repeat, I guess. At least I got the lawn cut this evening before it started raining.

Wet and repeat

 All of tbe recent rainy weather has left my day lillies confused. They are blooming like it is May. 

River Runnin' Dry

 The floods of last weekend are creating havoc in u expected ways. Down on tbe Hamilton County-Marion County line a little bridge over a little creek collapsed under the flow of water. 

Flood waters filled the little stream and raced toward a nearby quarry, cutting a new deeper channel that is lower in elevation to the river. 

Meet gravity and physics. The little creek once flowed into the White River. Now the White River is trying to flow Into the gravel pit/quarry!

Expert say it is possible the entire flow of the river may dry up downstream as the river changes course temporarily.  

I'm not by nature a rubbernecker,  but I would pay to see that disaster.

Anyway there is lesson #3,796 that Mother Nature always wins. You assholes should never tried to give her that crappy margarine on her toast. 

Apple head arrow

 

Dude does not get the credit for his guitar playing chops as he should. Campbell should be named with the greats. 

Not my fault

 I always crack up when a baseball fielder makes an error and immediately stares a hateful look at his glove like the leather was responsible.