Weed'n da garden

"Grand Canyon 2003"

I got to think'n this morning, what I do quite well. "Billy Bob, time's a run'n out an you sitt'n here on da porch "do'n nuttin"". Well, that's not actually true. Old Billy Bob has been busy do'n the important things...like get'n extra weight out "da house", order'n stuff, wash'n dishes, install'n an air compressor, go'n to the store, kill'n flies, swak'n golf balls, tak'n a nap and most importantly, mak'n sure old Billy Bob is happy.

Have ya ever pulled grass out da cactus garden? That what I been do'n for the last two hours. But there's a trick to it, what me think's will only work in the desert. What ya do, is take that there water hose and soak the ground with a gazillion gallons of water. In five minutes, water all gone and the grass comes up way too easy....roots and all.

Oh...watch out for that freak'n "Datil Yucca" right over there. It will eat your lunch.






Any thing else I would normally have to say would just bore your pants off, so....I'm out of here!!!

"da ball....did anyone see da ball"
"redneck golf" in Douglasville, Ga. 2005

Now what? Done did all I wanted to do today and still have 4 hours daylight left.

Let me tell ya bout a great golf game....not you Ben...you don't like golf. I were swak'n that golf ball like Tiger Woods were a "rookie". Old pesky neighbor scared me though. Only one stroke behind me and on the back nine he started, mak'n pars....three in a row. Billy Bob had to buckle down and make up for a double bogie....what he did and won the game by one stroke. Wonderful golf'n day.

Lit up the solar oven out in the yard and pointed it right at the sunshine. Gonna be cook'n up some grub for my dinner.

How a big ol' half a chicken, baked tater and maybe some steamed broccoli? Yeah...that what I gonna do.




Rounded up all my tools from my projects for the last two weeks. Did anyone see where I left my hammer??? Boy howdy, didn't know I had so many tools just lay'n round "do'n nuttin".

Did a dumpster run get'n rid of some this junk I carry all over the country. I know I has to be way overweight and burn'n extra gas tote'n that stuff. Anyone need a table saw and some concrete blocks??? Just kid'n.....gonna keep the table saw.

Dishes all done up for a change and kitchen clean as a whistle. Hmmmmm....is a whistle really clean with all that spit??? Got lots of stuff from the kitchen for the birds and rabbits. Hmmmm....do rabbits like beer bread???

Work'n hard at the ranch

"Everyone has their toys"
Built and crashed in 2002 by Billy Bob and Company

Ok....here's the deal. Today I have "planned activities". And we're not talk'n bout no stink'n golf game. I got work to do. Hard work. If you think doing dishes ain't hard work, I'm here to tell ya different.

Climbed up on "da roof" to do a couple chores...remove the old torn up awning material what was hang'n down the side of "da house" Take a look at them beautiful solar panels and maybe gonna turn one around. Well, forget that. Them suckers look just fine like they is. Now that I finished those chores in record time, "now what ya gonna do Billy Bob"???

Speak'n of "da house", I had an inquiry about names for my stuff. Mainly why I named my motorhome "Sally". Well, it's like this. When I bought "Sally" she didn't have a name like "Alice" (my first motorhome) did. I listen to oldies music, on occasion, and Little Richard was sing'n Long Tall Sally. I were get'n "down" and "Sally struck me as a good name for "da house". So...there you have it. Other names just happen. I have one golf club called "Gracie". One golf ball I call "GD ball".

Lug Nut got his name rather strangely. One my sons was call'n him "nut sack" 'cause he didn't have a name yet. When my granddaughter asked one day, "where's nut sack", I decided that name was inappropriate. Well....my son Jesse James left a lug nut off of "Ralph" (my little red Bronco) when he changed brake shoes for me.....so "Lug Nut" was renamed.
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Back again, but ain't got nuttin to say. Was practic'n being "king of do'n nuttin" all afternoon.

Got the awning fabric on order. Don't know where it's com'n from, but it's ordered. Ended up getting ShadeMaker. It's cheap and the only fabric I found that has a 5 year guarantee. All them others are only guaranteed for 1 year. You would think that the #1 awning makers would have more than one year guarantee.

My other neighbor "cowboy" sent me a bucket of black walnuts. (The reason I call him cowboy ain't 'cause he has cows...but he wears a cowboy hat.) Sit'n out there on "da porch" I started bust'n them walnut open and pick'n out the good stuff. Well....I think I done picked too much. Been burp'n an' "park'n" for an hour....Alka Seltzer????

Parts on order

"dig'n for gold"

There comes a time in every mans life that "ya gotta do something different". I say that 'cause "this" ain't work'n. Not the way I had envisioned it anyhows. (I think envisioned means a bad dream). Or something like that.

So...today old Billy Bob gonna do something different. Think I'll go play a round of golf.

Lord have some mercy on this old fart. Here it is Friday again. I done feel like I been work'n in a tortilla factory all week.

Up again this beautiful Friday morning to a nice cool breeze and still dark as hell. By the time the sun come up, I were all dressed in my Sunday "go to golfing" best. Old raggidy jeans, pull over shirt and sandels. Struck me up a decent 86. Was putt'n like a fool.

Finally fount me a web site that had all the parts I needed to finish my solar installation. Set me back a little over $300, but what the hell, it's only money. Hope to have it up and run'n by next week end. Oh, did I mention that the solar panels are backwards....more hard back break'n work for old Billy Bob.

Look'n like a nap is com'n on......after I go sit on "da porch" for a spell.

Well Howdy doo....so much for a nap. Too many things roll'n round in my head. Like, "are ya gonna be ready to pull out of Deming by the end of Sept"? Sure am want'n to take me another Texas trip before I go to "da slabs" in southern Ca. for the winter. May have to give up some of my golf games to get something finished that was started a while back. "what are you think'n Billy Bob...give up golf"? Well...so much for that idea.

Still search'n for a good deal on my awning. Narrowed the search down to about 6 different sites. Came this close >< to mak'n an order till I found out they was A-hose. Fount that out by "research".

Ok, I'm done, cooked, out of here.......

jalepeno beer bread

"Camp'n at Stephen F. Austin State Park
with daughter, SOL, grandkids and "Oscar" da weinner dog"

Weren't no problem get'n up this morning....had a leg cramp ya wouldn't believe and had to pee so bad I thought I would wet my drawers fore I got that leg cramp out. Can I say that here???

For some reason, me and old pesky Wayne headed off to the golf course before 7am. It were a bit chilly out (63 deg) so's I wore my windbreaker. Had a wonderful time till Wayne added up the score on the front nine. He cheats....I tell ya...he cheats. Had an excellent game of 87 (according to Wayne). For those that "no nuttin bout golf", that's 15 over par....what is great for us old farts.

Speak'n of old farts.....old farts are over 65 act'n like they was 50 again. Under 65 is wanna be old farts act'n like they was 70. 50 and under are just young whippersnappers with an old farts attitude. Hey, I know. I been all them at one time or nuther.

By 10am the solar oven was up to 200 degs and wait'n for something to cook. I throwed me some flour and stuff in a bowl, added some seasoning and a big hand full of chopped up jalepenos. Mixed it all up, poured in a can of cheap beer, mixed it up again and put it in a bread pan.

Walla....we bak'n "jalepeno beer bread".
Bout an hour to go.....






Update.....the solar oven pilot light blew out and lost temp. Had to put the bread in the "other" over for 30 minutes. Came out very nice....no pics, 'cause me and old pesky Wayne done ate it up. Well.......there's still one little hunk left for tomorrow. Sure was good with a plate of pintos with jalepenos and sliced onion. Look out tomorrow morning!!!!

Update.....for those still wondering.....I have my search narrowed down to two sites for my charge controller and related parts. As far as the awning, I'm doing the same as I am with the solar charge controller......look'n for cheap.

"da Lug Nut"

There ain't no sense trying to sleep later than 6am with these dag nab dogs.
Seems Lug Nut is ready to play right bout the time I am in my deepest slumber. Then when I finally get up, he's back in bed. Go figure.

Last time I was in San A, was back in April....just pass'n through on the way to Port A. from Fredericksburg. Then again in about June....just pass'n through on my way to Terlingua from Houston. Wanted to stop both times to play a round at one of my fav. golf courses, Riverside....on the south side where everyone locks everything up or....poof....it's gone....just like that.

Speak'n of south side. Did I ever tell ya bout the time....I owned a house on the southside of San Antonio what was loaded with junk my dad had collected over the years. Parked my other motorhome "Alice" in the drive. Since pop had died a year earlier, the house was empty most times. Me and "second mate" Dee Dee took a trip to Kansas City for a couple weeks and when we come back, My God....they done broke in an took stuff. So....the next trip we went to Port Aransas for a week (12 days), left some lights on in the house, accidentally left the garage door open and when we got back, nothing was missing, no broke windows, no fires, someone mowed the lawn, dishes was washed and trash was took out.....hmmmmm, did someone move in? Next trip, I was "cleaned out" again...even the brand new wash machine and kitchen sink was gone. Sold that sucker fast as I could.

Would you believe it's winter in Deming? Well maybe not winter, but it was downright cold outside this morning...56 degs at "da house". Gonna wear me some shoes this trip to the golf course. Got my little windbreaker on and rar'n to go. But it's still too early for old pesky neighbor Wayne.
Speak'n on Wayne, he sure has been nice for the last few days. Keep'n his distance since I caught him cheat'n on the score cards. Old folks are weird.

Boy howdy, what did I do now?? Here I was surf'n for a new awning for "da house" and up popped one them little boxes what says, you got a virus....click here. Yeah right, like I'm gonna click here. Turned the power off real quick like and then back on. Done it before a few times. Then it took 15 minutes for the computer to finish booting up. Dag nab punk kids!!!

Spent most of the afternoon check'n out the batteries on the golf cart. Another one had to be replaced...shorted cell. The other new battery we put in a few days ago may be "dead on arrival". Sucker won't take a charge. Don't tell anyone, but old pesky Wayne hooked it up wrong in the first place. Not backwards, just wrong. He ain't no professional golf cart fixer kinda guy.

That's about all the excitement I can muster up for now. Dinner is a cook'n.

still da king

So...What I gonna do today???

Got up this morning with a new outlook on life. Yesterday was just too much for an old retired fart to handle....in one day anyhows. "What was you think'n....Billy Bob"????

After yesterdays bout with 'maniac' depression, old Billy Bob stood tall all of today do'n nuttin. Once ya get tagged as "king of do'n nuttin", ya don't want to lose that position of superiority by over exertion and losing your mind do'n something. Makes perfectly good sense to me.

Rained most all night long, so no golf this morning, even though I was ready by 6:30 to swak them golf balls. Only ducks play golf in the rain.

Boy howdy did I ever have a great time this morning. I got bout a gazillion travel pics on my computer and I started way back in 2002 look'n at and reliving those days. Didn't realize I had been so many places in such a short time. Aren't memories great???

Ok, I gotta rest for a bit.

Rest???.....lololol....hahahaha!!! Old Billy Bob ain't got no time for rest'n.

Put me together a homemade, from scratch, big ol' pan of peach cobbler, courtesy of Paula Dean of the Food Network. That were easy.....and it tastes so good, I gonna have me another glob that stuff.


All in all, today has been perfect. Temp never got over 82 degs, felt good all day, wore a jacket on "da porch" this morning (62), had a nice nooner......yep, perfect day practicing being the king.