What does it really Mean?

Memorial Day, A holiday, a day of remembrance, A day of BBQ's and family get togethers or just another day in the year. There is a question and it is a simple question that I think we all need to ask ourselves in our own special way.

What does it really Mean?

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

That of course is the basic definition of what it means but what I would like to know is what does it really mean to you. 


For me it means so much, my great great grandfather fought with the Union Calvary at Gettsyburg and my grandfather was in Europe during World War II I was even studying tanks down in Fort Knox Kentucky so the military and our flag are a huge part of my general makeup. I personally wish I could not do any more than I did.

This country was founded on a lot of ideals that worked back then and were accepted back then but sad to say this is not back then. Today it seams that a lot of American have sadly forgotten what it took for them to be free, for them to have jobs, for them to be able to have a BBQ in their back yard with friends and family and are not now living a i communist country where you have no place to live but a tent, where you have to worry where your next meal will come from, where you worry about death and sickness and where you can't see the future.

I think for those of us who say bring our troops home I think they should go over to where the battle stills is and see if they feel the same way. Just because you cut the head off a snake does not mean everything is ok now let's go home. You need to stay, you need to continue what we started and you need to finish what we started if not for where we are but for where we live. For those of you who choose to forget we live in the United States of America and OUR FLAG in the stars and stripes, the red white and blue colors should not falter, should not drop, should not run away.

There are so many that honestly just does not think of what has been given up for us and our way of life that it really disgusts me. If I could I would go back in right now to help. I don't expect some of you to understand why but I would expect some to agree with me.

Please take a moment to bow your head and pray for the lost but not forgotten few who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this country, OUR COUNTRY.

Looking for a quiet Trout Stream

A rare thing, I have the next 4 days off. Of course my normal Saturday & Sunday weekend but then there is a Holiday on Monday And Tuesday is a state Furlough day for me. I probably really need these 4 days but quite frankly I would rather be at work.

I don't want to put my camera out yet because I am waiting for a piece of the camera mount I want to use but I plan to find a nice quiet trout stream somewhere, I could use some quietness.

Now that I have the freezer defrosted and cleaned out I need to try and start filling it up for winter time.

A Bad day of Trout Fishing is still better than a good day of Yard Work, if there is such a thing.

Turtle Awareness 2011

Not to long ago I helped a turtles cross the road "Turtles verses Snow Shovel" so he wouldn't get ran over. Well yesterday I saw this on the CT DEP website so I thought I would show you all. Kinda made me feel good for doing that.

May 18, 2011

 

Turtles and Roads Are a Deadly Combination2011 Is the Year of the Turtle

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), as part of its Year of the Turtle awareness campaign with Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), reminds residents to be on the lookout for turtles crossing roads. The months of May and June are the nesting season for many turtles. At this time, egg-bearing, female aquatic turtles leave the water to find terrestrial nesting sites, and this often requires crossing a road.
"Helping a turtle move across the road can be the difference between life and death for the animal, and for future generations," said Rick Jacobson, Director of the DEP Wildlife Division. "Be sure to assist a turtle only when it is safe to stop, pull over to the shoulder (if you are driving), and move the turtle across the road. Do not attempt to stop traffic; your safety comes first."
Snapping turtles can be large, heavy, and feisty, so if you are unable to "shoo" them across the road, pick them up by the back of their shells, NOT by their tail, to avoid a bite. Some people use a shovel or a stick to push or skid snapping turtles across the road. Always keep the turtle pointed in the direction it is going. If you turn it around in the other direction, the turtle will only make another attempt to cross the road. Also, DO NOT move the turtle to a "better spot." Turtles have a home range and females often return to the same general area to lay their eggs.
"Connecticut’s landscape is highly fragmented by busy roads, and many turtles are forced to travel greater distances to find suitable nesting habitat," continued Jacobson. Research has shown that aquatic turtle populations across the United States have uncommonly high proportions of males because so many female turtles are being killed on roadways. Turtles have a long lifespan, take a long time to reach sexual maturity, and have low survivorship when newly hatched. Because of these attributes, turtle populations cannot compensate for losses due to adult mortality without experiencing long-term consequences. With turtle populations requiring high levels of adult survivorship, every individual is important to a population’s stability. This concern is even greater in recent years because many U.S. turtle populations are becoming fragmented, isolated, and progressively smaller.
In your travels, if you encounter a turtle in the road, just remember this motto: "If it is safe, help turtles cross the road." You can learn about turtles during the Year of the Turtle by visiting the DEP’s "Year of the Turtle" Web page at www.ct.gov/dep/yearofturtle, as well as subscribe to the Wildlife Division’s Connecticut Wildlife magazine (www.ct.gov/dep/wildlifemagazine). You also can visit PARCs Web site at www.yearoftheturtle.org.

Early morning Sounds of Nature

Sitting in front of my computer early this morning with a cup of coffee and as I was going through my emails I heard this and you know it was very relaxing to just sit and listen to the birds. That it was thing I like about hunting, sitting there and listening to nature.

Would you like to Fish in This?

Just a friendly reminder to some, Please do not littler and pollute are waters and a request to others that if you see crap like this that maybe you would take a minute to grab a piece or two to throw away.

Just another Day!

I know this ain't deer hunting or shooting or trout fishing but, it is what it is.

When is it my time?

Sunday evening and this is the first time in a couple days I have felt like writing. I guess I have been have a tough time thinking wise lately. my supervisor has been cramming me with a lot of info because I will be in charge of 2nd. & 3rd. shift for the next 3 weeks.

I've done it before but this time seems different for some reason, probably because I have a better idea of what I am suppose to do as compared to the last time.

I literally have not been able to get out and set my camera and do any trout fishing but I still hope to do so. I am sure you all know what I'm talking about. I will make a conscious effort to visit everyone this week at some point.

I really do need to sit on a stream bank and hook some trout or sit on a elevated knoll after setting my camera and just listen to the peace and quiet, maybe next weekend.

The Attraction to Velvet antlers

I just sent June's enewsletter article off to the Sportsman Channel and thought I would mention about it here, velvet antlers anyway. See every year there are those who always go for the big antlers mostly to show off and have mounted and hang on the wall in their homes.

Then there are those who are lucky enough to harvest a buck early in their season  so as to find velvet still on the antlers, let me tell you that is pretty neat find. The velvet is the protective shell so to speak for antlers to grow and that magic time when the daylight hours start to get shorter and the hormone levels in the bucks start to change than that protective layer begins to dry up and what's inside begins to harden to bone.

 Here is a pair I got off a roadkill sad to say it happens all to often.

Info from Wikipedia: 

Velvet antler is a mainstay of traditional Chinese medicine, probably second only to ginseng in importance. Velvet antler does not refer to the velvety "skin" on growing antlers, but rather the whole cartilaginous antler in a pre-calcified stage. Typically the antler is cut off near the base after it is about two-thirds of its potential full size, and before any significant calcification occurs.
The antler is dried and is used powdered or in tea form for a wide variety of health remedy and health maintenance purposes. Velvet antler is said to be effective as an anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, immune stimulant, and pro-growth agent^{[citation needed]}. Scientific studies have supported some of the claims, particularly the anti-inflammatory effects and athletic performance enhancement^{[citation needed]}.
These days, elk antler velvet is being used for more then just the health of humans. Dogs suffering from arthritis and other joint-problems show significant improvement after taking elk velvet antler. Like humans, animals can suffer from joint pain, arthritis and other symptoms of aging and injuries. Thorough veterinary research has proven that the velvet from elk antlers can effectively alleviate osteoarthritis in dogs and improves an animal’s gait, performance in daily activities and overall vitality. Elk antler velvet can be found in pill form. You can also buy Antler chews. An Antler dog chew can be given to a dog as a treat and he/she can receive the benefits of the velvet.
Moose, as all members of the deer family, will produce new antlers yearly (primarily males, except in caribou/reindeer). The bulls are not harmed by antler removal, which is generally done around June in the northern hemisphere. After the antlers are cut off the bull may grow a small antler pair to replace them or perhaps no regrowth, but the antler base is left, and that "button" will be shed early the following year, at the same time the whole antler would have been shed, when the new antlers start to grow.

Hoping for a Better Day

This is me today, sorry for nothing better.

A Welcome for a new Blogger

I just wanted to take a second and welcome a new blogger that I wish you all would visit.  I have to say after visiting his blog I was very impressed and for myself I do look forward to reading his progress.

http://nerdgun.blogspot.com/

Jeremy Chan

I joined the working world right out of high school. I believe in always trying your best everyday so that there can be no regrets. With this attitude I have moved up quickly at every job into a lead or management position. Always striving for something better, I sought after something that can be limited only by me. Following my love of guns I quit my job, sold my house and moved 1200 miles from Missoula, MT to Trinidad, CO to learn Gunsmithing.

Nerdgun - A Gunsmith Student Blog

An archive of my work and progress through Gunsmith school.

Rainy Day Memory

Sitting here looking out my den window I think back to all those days where the overcast skies turned wet and so did my mood.

It's no lie when I say I hate the rain and I hate hunting in it although I do from time to time but this is not about hunting. This is about 2 days before state land shotgun season opened a few years ago and I was itching to get out and take one last look around before opening day.

It had been raining all day but that was not going to stop me from taking one final peak of the new area I was going to hunt. As I wandered through the woods I had stopped on the edge of this slowly but ever creeping hardwood ridge and I had stopped to look and listen. Even though the rain showers had almost stopped I would hear the occasional drips from the tree limbs.

Just before I turned to head back toward the top I saw movement from down below and to my surprise it was a deer coming up from below. As it got closer I realized it had antlers and as it got even more closer I realized that the wind was in my favor and that even though I was hiding behind a tree that was about as big as i was it had no idea that I was even there.

I just could not believe my eye's as to what was happening. I had never been this close to a whitetal deer never mind a whitetail buck before. It had to be less than 20 yards away from me when I decided to take a chance and snap a picture with my camera. Of course being so dark and overcast the flash went off but again to my surprise it did not bother the buck one little bit. I snapped off 2 to 3 more pics before it had gone around me and finally picked up my scent and boogied out of there.

I had this picture blown up to an 8x10 but what you can not see is it has 14 scorable points including a triple brow tine on the right and a double brow tine on the left. I have not seen him since but I also have not heard of anyone tagging him either so i hope he is still out there somewhere.

My first European Mount, My first Velvet Rack

Finally finished, What do you all Think?

Gotta Stand for Something

I see nobody liked my quotes so maybe you'll like to see a favorite video of mine instead.

Just a few Quotes to Ponder

~ If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting. ~

    Aristotle 

 

 

~ There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast. ~

    Charles Dickens 

 

 

~ Deer hunting would be fine sport, if only the deer had guns. ~

    W S Gilbert

 

Something to help keep Mosquitos away

I know a lot of parts right now are fighting some form of biting skeeter because of the springtime temps. Here in Connecticut we habve those darn black flies or also know at a Knat. They bombard you like a group of WWII fighter planes and show no mercy. Whether you are moving or not especially not.

A couple of years ago when I was Turkey hunting I ran into these guys and went home looking like I had the plague or something. After asking around from this hunting forum I used to go to they just mentioned a product and sweared up and down about. I said ya ok whatever you say but I went and bought it anyway to try.

ThermaCELL Olive Appliance

Stay mosquito free with ThermaCELL Olive Appliance. Lightweight, cordless and portable, ThermaCELL mosquito repellent is perfect for outdoor activities like camping, fishing, and hunting, which may be disrupted by the buzz of mosquitoes.

Product Features

• Repels up to 98% of mosquitoes. Also repels black flies, no-see ums and sand flies.
• Provides a 15 x 15 ft ”Bug-Free-Zone”
• Compact, Cordless and Portable – Take it anywhere!
• NO DEET!
• Odor free
• Effective alternative to smelly lotions and sprays which must be applied to the skin.
• Tested and approved by the U.S. Army. Currently used in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.
• EPA approved.
• Perfect for camping, fishing, barbeques, backyards, decks and many other outdoor activities. 

ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent Refill

Make sure your ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent keeps protecting you from those pesky bugs. Don’t run out of refills!

Product Features

• All ThermaCELL models use the same refills.
• Each cartridge lasts up to 12 hours, and each mat lasts up to 4 hours.
• Refills can be stored for long periods of time. Cartridges and mats don't need to be used all at one time. For example, one could use the cartridge and mat for an hour a day. Simply turn the unit off and restart when ready. If time between use will be more than a 1 week, store the mat in a dry, dark place.
• The repellent, allethrin, is a synthetic analog (chemical copy) of a naturally occurring insecticide, pyrethrin, found in the pyrethrum flower, a member of the chrysanthemum family. 

I gotta tell you, I went and bought what you see above and took it out hunting with me and I had nothing with wings that buzzes around me the whole time. It was very amazing that by just taking one of those blue looking filter and sliding in the screen and taking one of those fuel cannisters and screwing it in from the bottom and turning it on I was set for bug froo hunting for at least 4 hours. I have even taken it fishing and not had and skeeter bites while I was there.

suggested retail of Thermacell unit is $25.99
suggested retail of standard Refill Kit is $6.99

Money well spent!

CVA Apex tries out Winchester & Remington Ammunition Part 1

Let me back up just a tad if I may.

I was contacted by my friend Albert at the Rasch Outdoor Chronicles when he heard I finally had received my CVA Apex chambered in .243 and was trying to decide what ammo to try.

He had suggested I email this fella Steve Otterbacher from Bulkammo.com to see if he could help so I did just that.

I shot Steve an email (no pun intended) and mentioned who had sent me and what my request was and in true outdoorsman fashion sent me off two boxes of .243 ammunition to try. Now I have to say I should have done this review quite some time ago but not having my own place big enough to shoot and have to rely on a public range until just recently I had to let the ammo sit in my cabinet until I could go out.

That is what I did, I found a local farmer who gave me permission to shoot and built myself a portable shooting bench and away I went. Now this post in my opinion needs more information for you all so that is why I made it a "Part 1".

Winchester® Super-X® Power Point

This classic ammunition has proven itself world wide with its unmatched game-getting results. Super-X Power-Point ammunition boasts incredible knockdown power on deer-sized game. The bullet has an exposed soft lead tip and a notched jacket for rapid, yet controlled expansion and maximum energy transfer. Per 20.

Remington .243 Winchester 100-grain Pointed Soft-Point Core-Lokt®

• A top choice of hunters everywhere
• Loaded with 100-grain pointed soft-point bullets

Remington's Core-Lokt® bullets have been putting game on the table for decades. That's why they're still a top choice of hunters everywhere. With tapered copper jackets locked into solid lead cores, they promote controlled expansion and optimal weight retention for consistent on-game performance. Loaded with 100-grain pointed soft-point Core-Lokt bullets, this ammo is ideal for deer-sized game.

Let's talk First Impressions

Just to get your curiosity up a bit I am going to end this post at First Impressions and hopefully I can interest you enough to come back for Part 2.

The Remington brand after scope adjustments and what not my first 2 shots at 100 yards were one in the center and one down and to the right.

The Winchester brand I took 3 shots and they were marked with a square drawn around them.

Interesting, do come back for Part 2 coming soon.

Product Review - Laserlyte's Mini Bore Sight

Awhile ago I contacted Laura Burgess from Laura Burgess marketing which I found on facebook where I had showed interest in Laserlyte. She sent me some information for me to view and has since helped me immensely.

http://www.lauraburgess.com/

 That is part of the reason why I bring you this product review for the Laserlyte Universal Mini Bore Sight. With the new CVA Apex .243 rifle I have I thought it would be a good time to invest in a laser bore sighter, you can never have to many options when it comes to rifle shooting. I'm gonna start off with it's packaging and instructions which is the first thing most people always notice.

 It came in a sealed plastic form fitted package that even Edward Scissor hands could not get into so you can tell it was protected but visible so you could view it from the outside.

Inside it comes with batteries already installed, hardware which I am presuming to be a very nice plastics case for it and 4 different sized adapters with screws which I will tell you about later in this review.

The there are directions of how to operate and with very easy to read diagrams which I think are better than some other instructions of other items I have seen that you need a college diploma to understand or maybe these days you don't. 

Ok, so much for the appetiser now let us start on the main course shall we. The plan next is to show you how it is done so grab a coffee and let's go to the range or in my case the woods on a local farm.

 Ok, I got my homemade bench set up and the front rest with the rifle. I got the directions out which seemed to be fairly easy to follow.

First I had to set up the daylight laser target 25 - 30 yards away, Splitting the difference I placed it at the base of a tree which was 28 yards according to my laser rangefinder.

I then picked according to the directions the size bushing and screw that I needed for the caliber I was using and screwed it onto the end of the laser and slid it into the muzzle.

According to what I thought I was suppose to do I turned on the laser and put it in the center of the target than adjusted the cross hairs accordingly so as they met up with the laser in the center.

Here is where I think I messed up some where. I then placed a target at 45 yards away and fired my first shot and then my second and not quite knowing I went to take a look.

Granted the directions I believe said to shoot at 100 yards after adjusting cross hairs but I had decided to shoot a bit closer just in case. I expected to hit a little high but if you look to the right of where it says "Score Keeper" you will see I was real high.

I figure I must have goofed somewhere and will have to try it again the next time I went out so for the time being seeing as I was on paper I dialed it in closer to where I felt comfortable to put it out to 100 yards.

All in all even though I messed up a step somewhere I like the unit very much. After all aren't bore sighter's suppose to get you not dead on but at least close. I am for sure going to retrace my steps the next time I go out and see where I messed up.

Moon Clock's, Can they really tell peak Animal Movement times?

Went to Cabela's over the weekend with Mom who absolutely loves going there to see all the animal mounts. Anyway she wanted to get a Thermacell for when she is sitting on the back porch or out working on her flowers so  of course I was more than happy to take her.

 I have always believed in the fact that animals in general no matter what type they are respond to the position of the moon. I never really looked into it although I believed it.

I saw this at Cabela's and had to give it a try. It says "Best way to find peak activity times for bird watching, fishing, hunting & observing wildlife using nature's clock" which I like all of the above.So, I picked it up and I'm going to see just how accurate this might be. I'm tending to think it works because of my belief that the moon does effect any and all.

USING THE MOONCLOCK TO PLAN AN OUTING 

The Moon Clock will give you the two Excellent and two Good activity periods for every day, but here’s another way of using it to plan future outings:
Let’s suppose you and your family want to take a camping trip sometime in March. You and your son want to do some fishing. Your wife and daughter are avid birders who want to take as many pictures as possible. The first thing to do is consult Doug Hannon’s Moon Clock. By using the Moon Clock to check the activity levels for those weekends you greatly increase your chance of having a successful outing whether it’s to take pictures or catch dinner.

Learn more about Doug Hannon's Moon Clock

Springtime means a New Start for All

Whitetail Fawns

Strutting Gobblers

Springtime Trout

Return of the Robin signifies Spring

Canadian Geese babies in Springtime

You don't know just How Bad Weather can be until it's too late

You know it occurred to me the other day when I was watching the news about the record breaking numbers of Tornadoes in the month of April. I don't remember specific dates but the previous record was like 305 and this year alone it was up to approximately 650 for the month of April
I have mentioned it before and everyone practically busted my you know what's saying it but "What about Global Warning", I refuse to believe that everyone other than me except for a few are that nieve. Just look at history, watch the news reports and the weather reports and see what is happening. Do most of you have a better reasonn why some of this is happening.

Peter Kummerfeldt: Prepare for Bad Weather Outdoors

Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by Leon in Leon's Blog

Five broad categories capture most situations where a person may have to “survive” until rescued or until the weather conditions improve and the individual can rescue themselves. The categories are: Becoming lost, being caught out after dark, becoming stranded, becoming ill or injured and unable to proceed and bad weather that makes continuing on dangerous. This article will look at “weather.”

by Peter Kummerfeldt


Why is it so many people come to grief each year in weather-related accidents?  Why is it, with all of the weather information available, that people still find themselves trapped by storms, isolated by blizzards, caught out away from home or base camp by weather conditions that endanger their lives?

Part of the problem is arrogance. Our belief is that “we can handle it” whatever “it” happens to be.  Many have an unwavering belief in their ability to overcome the difficulties that wind, rain, plummeting temperatures, scalding heat and other extremes that weather may bring –some of these people die!


When you look back over the past thirty years in the United States, each year approximately 71 people are killed by lightning; 219 people die from heat-related illnesses and  27 succumb to the cold.  Tornadoes kill 65 people. Annually, floods drown 127 people and 1,800 more are thought to die in cold water incidents across the country. A further 52 die in winter storms. Hurricanes result in 16 more deaths
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The numbers shown are the fatalities – many more people suffered from the impact of the weather.
In the grand scheme of things, these are not large numbers compared to the numbers of non-weather related death. But would you want to be one of the ones that died? Of course not!
So what can be done to insure that you don’t become one of the unfortunate statistics?  Let’s take a closer look at these weather problems, and see what can be done to reduce the impact of weather on the activities that take us into the outdoors.

Read the rest of the article.

Another Stage to the Velvet Antler Project

Before I need to take the velvet antler out of the deep freeze I need a plaque to mount them on. I looked and looked for diagrams to make one but could not find what I was looking for so I started to do the next best thing which is what I think I am good at. I started to make out by looking at a picture and coming up with my own dimensions. Everything again was made out of scrap I had in the work shop.

First step was to draw out the main piece and try to get both side to look symetrical.

Once I had one side it was easy to match the other.

Flip the cut out over and trace that to cutout.

 

Mounting to the cross piece

Working on the wall piece, which was my design

Back piece mounted and the skull temporarilly mounted to see how it looked.

straight on look

 Then what I did was sand it all down which brought out some of the nice pine grain so I decided to polyeurthane it cleat gloss. It has one coat and this morning I will be putting the second coat. I'm not sure yet just how many coats yet.

This was the picture I used as a model for mine.

First Trout of the Season

First morning out with the pole and tackle box and it was a relaxing couple of hours. Started out at a new spot but no luck so I stopped at one of my usual places and it didn't take long to see them popping ip, probably after those damn knats. Thank god I had my Thermocell with me.

Here is a better angle that shows his spots nicely. I usually fish with night crawlers but didn't have time to get any so I used some Trout nuggets left from last season.

That was nice to get out for a couple of hours and sit and relax and listen to the birds. I took a couple pictures of my catch and let him go, that was nice to watch.

CVA Releases “Dangerous Loading Practices” Video

This information came to me via Dudley McGarity so I wanted to share it and make sure you got a chance to view this video. I am sure there are a lot of you thinking you don't need to and your probably right but it wouldn't hurt to see it anyway, right.

CVA has announced the availability of a video on its www.CVA.com website that explains the dangers of improperly loading a muzzleloader.  The 7 minute video can be accessed directly at http://www.cva.com/dangerous-loading-practices.php.

“Unfortunately, we see way too many instances of serious injury due to shooters making these loading mistakes,” said Dudley McGarity, CEO of Blackpowder Products, Inc., the owner of the CVA brand.  “If we can prevent just one accident by publicizing the tragic results that are possible when a muzzleloader is improperly loaded, it will be well worth the effort and expense of making this video.”
McGarity said that catastrophic barrel failures are almost always the result of two issues, 1.) The loading of modern smokeless powder into a muzzleloader, and 2.) Barrel obstructions.  Either one, he said, can turn an otherwise safe muzzleloader into a pipe bomb.

“Unbelievably, some shooters actually intentionally load smokeless powder, in an attempt to achieve some sort of super-hot load.  Or, they heard about the Savage Muzzleloader (now discontinued), that was supposedly designed for use with modern smokeless, and decide to try smokeless in whatever muzzleloader they happen to own,” McGarity continued.

As for barrel obstructions, McGarity said that these are the most common unintentional errors, usually the result of the shooter loading the gun twice by mistake or by a bullet being partially started down the barrel, but not properly seated.  “Sometimes,” he said, “people leave their guns loaded from one hunt to the next or even from year to year, and they end up loading a second charge on top of the one already in the barrel.”
“This video,” McGarity concluded, “dramatically illustrates what can happen when these loading mistakes occur.  It should be a very memorable warning to all who watch it.”

see video: 

Blabbering on a Monday

Here it is Monday and I hadn't posted since last Friday. That is certainly not like me. I worked outside just about all day moving wood fro trees last were cut down last fall. They were placed out of the way which was ok then but now they are in the way so my oldest son and I were moving the pieces from the back yard to the front corner of our yard. I am hoping to sell it for whatever, I'm not trying to get rich off it I just want to cover gas money for awhile.

I did so much on Saturday that I pretty much stayed in bed all day Sunday with muscle cramps & spasms, even the muscle relaxers didn't help.I knew I would pay for Saturday's work but it had to be done. I'm up and moving around a bit and even went to physical therapy this morning just I feel pretty good except for my hands those are another story for a later time, I'm waiting to see a Occupational Therapist for that soon, yuk.

Oh ya I almost forgot My supervisor called me sounding like mickey mouse so he won't be coming into work tonight so myself and the 3rd. shift lead will have to cover. No problems though I've done it before. There are so many things I need to start on and so many things I need to finish with that sometimes I don't know where to go first.

Just blabbering on I guess but still working in my head though, better than sitting around going crazy by doing nothing which is not me. Hopefully I will have something better for you all tomarrow.