I opened a can of chili & franks from Walmart, only to discover a 3" sliver of wood in the can. No problem, I thought, they usually just refund it and let you keep the item, as lovely as that would be in this instance. No, they wanted me to return the item. So I've spent 10 minutes on chat getting that fixed. I've rarely had any quality issues with stuff from Walmart, but this week has been different. I ordered a jar of pickled cherry peppers and it arrived with the lid severely abused, seal broken, and fluid already gone. I was going to have them pick that up this morning, but I decided to do that another day, seeing as I was up late fretting on X.

I have taken in another lovely lady:


A Guild Surfliner in Canyon Dusk finish. Reverb.com for the win. With only minor blemishes, I acquired my latest love for just a bit more than half the suggested retail of $500 and less than half of the $600 I usually see them listed for.

I don't care what anyone says. There's no such thing as too many guitars!

(April 5, 2025 at 1:44 am)Ravenshire Wrote: I have taken in another lovely lady:


A Guild Surfliner in Canyon Dusk finish. Reverb.com for the win. With only minor blemishes, I acquired my latest love for just a bit more than half the suggested retail of $500 and less than half of the $600 I usually see them listed for.

I don't care what anyone says. There's no such thing as too many guitars!

Three.

Boru

Reading about Peter Navarro, who appears the likely architect of Trump's trade policy.

Reading some of the smoke and mirrors justifications surrounding the Trump tariffs.

Something I forgot to tell y’all about that happened yesterday: apparently, a famous wrestler went to my usual Saturday lunch spot. Namely, Braun Strowman. I didnt talk with him, but he did get close to our car. I snapped a few pics.

Wife wanted a companion for the Chihuahua we got some months ago. It was traumatized- put in a sack with 4 other dogs and dumped at the pound. They were discovered when the workers reported in. She had 4(?) puppies a couple of hours after being dumped. It took her awhile to get used to this place, and she will lick the back of my hand (and those of my two sons), but any other motion sends her running. The new puppy- 2-1/2 months old- fell asleep in my lap at the adoption facility. It's hopefully going to put the first dog more at ease with the "scary male creatures" in this household.

(April 6, 2025 at 8:10 pm)Fireball Wrote: Wife wanted a companion for the Chihuahua we got some months ago. It was traumatized- put in a sack with 4 other dogs and dumped at the pound. They were discovered when the workers reported in. She had 4(?) puppies a couple of hours after being dumped. It took her awhile to get used to this place, and she will lick the back of my hand (and those of my two sons), but any other motion sends her running. The new puppy- 2-1/2 months old- fell asleep in my lap at the adoption facility. It's hopefully going to put the first dog more at ease with the "scary male creatures" in this household.

It astonishes me how awful people can be to animals.  It's especially true when I look at the luxurious life my animals live.

Hopefully she will learn that things are different at your house and the new pup will help her learn how to be a carefree dog.

Watching baseball and cleaning house.

think I denied the truth because of atheism, keep hearing things in the night.
want it to go away.