The Tank in Douglasville
I'm ordering some tires tonight, these mud grips gotta go.
A good day today.
I didn't do Black Friday, I tried that once and that was enough but I did go to Atlanta and do a little looking and got me some books at the second hand store and a couple of gifts.
I had to run by Wally World to get a couple of things, I started to get a CD player but changed my mind, so now, since I saved fifty dollars I can buy me some tires for my Tank (Red Recumbent.)
The Tank in Douglasville
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone, hope all have a great day.
I was going to get a chicken to cook for me and the dogs but I rode my recumbent to town yesterday and met up with Jerry Harp.
I wanted to see Jerry's new Recumbent.
We visited a while and then we rode back to my house together and visited a bit more.
To late to go the the store, for me anyways, so looks like canned dog food for the dogs, hope I'll fare a little better.
This was a perfect day for riding, a cool 62 deg, no wind and just all around beautiful, expecting another one tomorrow.
I managed to get me in a short ride today, kind of a dreary day, rain on and off, but we need the rain.
Our weather is in a state of change, the colors have been better than expected.
We still haven't had our freeze but it's just a matter of time.
No ride today, had some things to take care of.
Finished my business plus delivering 2 bags of green tomatoes and got home just as the rain started.
Rain, glorious rain, the best one we've had in a while, all the plants are smiling, tomatoes too.
No energy today, had to force myself to get off the couch, it seems that when you pass 60 this happens a bit more often.
I did get up and go for a ride, yes, it did help, I feel better now.
Air Conditioning on 14 Nov, yep it's been that kind of year.
The weather is a changing, should rain tomorrow, I'll try to get in a ride before the rain, can't ride in rain, I might melt.
Recovery Day, I didn't ride my bike, started to take a short Recumbent ride, but I resisted, I cheated the Wind.
It was close the other night, 33 deg, but my tomatoes survived, and they're makin tomatoes.
I wonder how "Fried Green Tomtoes" will go with a local wine, hum.
Despite the thirty to forty mph winds I went for a ride.
I had a really good time on my ride today.
I've been riding by this spot for years and the last several years I've watched "O'Farrell Vineyards" slowly come into existance.
I knew they were making wine and were going to get their liscense so they could sell wine, well they got their license in September, now their officially a "Winery."
Took a ride to Linden today, on the way to town I felt like I was on a solo breakaway, bound for the finish line, on the way home I felt like I had been dropped by the Peloton, they weren't even in sight.
Yep, it was "Windy," 15 to 20 mph N wind, got some fun and some work.
My ride up Red Hill, Red Hill, Cass Co., Tx.
It was most assurdly a nice day for riding, early that is, storms in the afternoon, windy and coool tomorrow, I love that, not.
Rode the bottoms yesterday on my Mtnbike. Pretty nice day, cool and cloudy, change is on the way, rain today and tonight and then cooler temps, all needed, except freezing my tomatoes and peppers.
This Saturday should be a good time, I'm going to ride a 35 mile ride around Linden, which will end at "Music City Texas Theater," they're having a benefit for the Bear Creek Fire victims, music from 10am to 6pm and 5 dollar hamburger baskets, should be fun, I'm already comitted to buy two Hamburger baskets, not riders, just friends.
The weather should be nice
I guess no matter how long we live we'll keep having firsts. Yesterday was my first time to experience a "Wolf Worm."
I've always had animals, mainly dogs, but cats too, expecially since I've lived in East Texas.
I've got two kittens who are almost grown, Baby and Blackie. Blackie is a Male and a couple of weeks ago he got scratched by someone, he's learning what it's going to be like being a male cat, always in and out of scrapes.
I've been watching his wound and putting some Hydrogen Peroxide on it but it seemed to be having trouble healing.
Yesterday while a friend was over I showed them Blackies wound and they said they thought a worm might be in there, I thought, Hum, maybe.
I held Blackie and proceeded to take a close look at the hole in his head just above his eye, a definite hole, I could put a little pressure around the hole and it did seem that the hole would fill up and when I'd release pressure it would open, and then I say a small black spot as the hole would fill.
I went in the house and got some tweezers, went back outside and got Blackie, and proceeded to operate.
I put a little pressure around the hole, it filled, when it did I took the tweezers and stuck them in the hole and clamped down, I pulled and to my surprise out pops a large worm, about 3/4 inches long and about 3/8 inches wide, I couldn't believe it.
I laid it on the porch and we examined it, looked like a large maggot, definitely a larvae stage for some kind of critter.
After doing away with the worm I did a little research on the Net.
It seems that the worm was a "Wolf Worm," the larvae stage of the "Bot Fly." The Bot Fly lays its eggs on a wound and then the worm develops and feeds on the host animal. When the worm reaches maturity it exits the host animal and forms a cocoon and then hatches as a Bot fly, and the cirle continues.
The worm doesn't do damage to the host, other than eating a hole in them, unless they drill into the brain or some other vital organ.
After removing the worm I dried the hole and filled it with Neosproin, which is recommended.
It took me a while to get over this one, pretty weird, Blackie was a great patient, guess he was ready to get that worm out of his head, glad people don't get these, even tho it would be kind of fun pulling them out, and life goes on.
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From: Darrell
Glad to see you back on computer
mrbill:
Thanks for stopping by Darrell, have a good one!
From:MrDaveyGieThat sucka is nasty, glad ya got em.
mrbill:
Blackie is glad too, already much improved, glad your still here Dave, soaking up Knowledge
Checked my comments this morning and found this one from Joe:
sorry to see you go. enjoyed your blog
Sounds like I passed, guess I did sorta, internet wise.
Thanks for stopping by Joe and also thanks for the kind words, I do hope to return on a regular basis, been dealing with some issues, life can be a real kicker at times.
Was I right or not, LSU did win, that was the biggest defensive game I've ever seen, Alabama basically blew it, and Jefferson done good.
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mrbill:
Thanks again Joe, for the inspiration
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Just checking to see if I still know how to edit this page.
I did get in a bike ride today, rode to Linden and back, was pretty chilly, but a whole lot better than Extreme Heat.
Todd Wells won the "Ruta de Los Conquistadores", the bike race across Costa Rica. My hats off to all who rode it, one tough race. I'd really like to make that one one of these days.
Gotta go and watch LSU beat Alabama.
Thanks for stopping by, I thought I heard an echo.