I found the headlamp!!! Apparently when I was packing up from GA Wild Foods Weekend I thought it was a good idea to put it into the bag containing all of the cables and adapters that I use for charging when traveling. The U-lock, is still MIA and I cannot recall exactly when I used it last, though I know it’s been since I bought the new bicycle in June.
Wordle: four, my starter was ANISE
I received notification that my car was ready at 4pm. I considered telling them that I would pick it up today, but then I figured I could ride to the shop before they closed for the day. I took the Beltline as far as New Realm Brewing before getting annoyed by the number of people on the Beltline.
You know I said all summer that Wee Little Farm was a bust this year? Two plants are working hard to right that wrong. I have two winter squash plants, one is moschato squash (the same shape as a butternut squash), and the other I can’t recall what I planted (pumpkin shaped). Both plants have been sprawling from their planting sites, invading almost all corners of WLF. They have been allowed to do so since they continue to flower and put on fruits. I will be doing a lot of searching for squash recipes so that these don’t rot in the basement like so many of the squashes in the past.
Wordle: four, my starter was CLAIM. I’m not mad today, just disappointed. I haven’t scored fewer than five in a week!
On Friday I drove down to UGA’s campus in Griffin, GA. FauxFarmer Paulie was there for “2026 UGA Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Grower’s Day & New Facilities Inauguration!” (exciting, right?) where I learned a lot about growing indoors, watched two facilities get inaugurated using comically large scissors to cut ribbons, and ate a free lunch. Unfortunately the two Atlanta-area growers with whom I spoke and wanted to exchange contact information left before the day’s end. I did talk to some mushroom growers from Carlton, GA (I didn’t know where that was either) and may take a trip out to their farm one day.
The M6’s TPMS alarm fired on the drive down, and on the drive back, so Saturday I checked the tires for low pressure and foreign objects. There were no flat tires when I checked Saturday morning, so that was good. I managed to drive to Marietta and back without incident, so I am declaring Friday’s alarms as false ones.
The threat of rain and unknown tire situation spoiled my plans to hang out in Griffin to visit Piedmont Brewing, and run some errands on the drive home. In hindsight this saved me some money, which will be spent today on more car repairs.
The rain postponed Trees Atlanta’s tree sale to next Saturday, forced the cancellation of Oakhurst Porchfest, and postponed Ormewood Park’s Maker Festival. I’m sure the turnout for the Highland Games, assuming that occurred since the Scots should be used to shitty weather, was much lower than hoped as well. Wee Little Farm’s rain gauge caught nearly 3″ of rain. What a pain it was, though crazily for (my patch of) ITP it was virtually all over by 10am. And, Wee Little Farm loved it, so it had that going for it…
The problem with debugging problems that only happen in the rain is that you most likely have to stand out in the rain to debug them.
Wordle: five, my starter was CAUSE. I am the maddest I have ever been after playing Wordle.
Due to an act of dipshittedness I am (may be?) growing a lot of beets this Fall. I made a decision to put some beet seeds in the ground prior to the smattering of rain over last weekend. What I forgot to do was bring the packet of seeds back indoors, so, the seeds got wet. The only solution to this problem was to sow the entire packet of seeds. Wish me luck, as having too many beets is not a problem in my world.
On Wednesday night I baked the best, ugliest, pizza I have ever made. It was my first go at using my new pizza steel, and launching the pie onto it using a wooden pizza peel. The pie stuck to the peel, because apparently I didn’t use enough semolina on the peel, and the (somewhat) circular pie went pie shape into a heart shape. However, the ripping hot pizza steel gave the pie an incredible bottom, unlike any pizza I have baked previously.
May you have a wonderful weekend.
Wordle: five, my starter was FRAUD
Happy 23rd anniversary to this blog!
Trying to figure a lot of shit out, some of which would improve my life(style) greatly. Vague much? Expect me to be disconnected for today and tomorrow as I will be busy doing shit and not checking in often.
Hoping the weather forecast for this weekend is as wrong as it was for last, since I really want to go to Oakhurst Porchfest via bicycle on Saturday.
Wordle: six, my starter was HAPPY (an absolute shitty starter but appropriate for today’s date)
In an effort to encourage “more reading, less streaming”, I have balked at NordVPN’s price increase to $180/year. On Sunday I cancelled my account, with a bit of piss and vinegar when I was told that I’d lose VPN access immediately, and not on my annual plan’s renewal date next month. I used a VPN any time I logged into public internet access points, and without one I will no longer log into public WiFi, relying on 5G cellular instead. Since my iPad doesn’t have cellular I can either use my iPhone as a hotspot, or, use the iPad as a reading device instead of a streaming device when I travel.
I wanted to go for a bike ride today, and in essence I am. The M6 is due for an oil change and tire rotation, and in n effort to ween myself off the Mazda dealer in Morrow I’m taking it to a new-to-me mechanic recommended by my buddy Chip. Located on Piedmont near the I-85 overpass, I was instructed that I would have to plan to leave my car there all day. So, I’ve driven my car with my “mountain” bike, heretofore known as “Old Faithful”, on its back. I intend to, or am currently, out riding either the northern part of the Beltline, Path400, one of the other non-connected trails in that area, or home. My decision will be determined by how long I want to ride, and how long I believe the shop will be holding my car hostage. You know, everyone shits on dealerships for service, but I am not saving any money for this service, I’m simply trying something different.
Wordle: five, my starter was CLAIM
I may have massively failed at making English Muffins yesterday, but I succeeded in cooking dinner in a crockpot. I made “Chicken Cacciatore for Two” from a cookbook called “The Mediterranean Slow Cooker Cookbook for Seniors” by Marilyn Luis that I downloaded free from Amazon last week.
On the week when I could be using it to make three commutes via bicycle — dropping my car off for maintenance, Trees Atlanta, and Oakhurst Porchfest — I am driving the bike I’ve acquired for that purpose to Marietta today for maintenance. I guess that I will have to return to riding my once-trusty “mountain” bike.
Wordle: four, my starter was AFOUL
In July I was the leader, and only volunteer, for that month’s UFO workday. On Saturday I was one of three volunteers. Given the number of plots which seem to be ignored, and the few people coming out to volunteer, if I am not given the opportunity to take on more land next year I am going to leave UFO.
A funny thing happened on the Gators march toward greatness, as I feared, they had their asses handed to them by Missouri on Saturday. And thus ends what little interest I had in college football this season.
Wordle: three, my starter was LOTUS
Many thanks to ITP-Reader Jenka. As of yesterday I am using the LibraryThing app to catalog my books and have cataloged 66 books so far. Now, if I could figure out the best way, or at least a way, to shelve all of my books in order to get them off the floor.
Wordle: five, my starter was FREON
It’s Fucktober, baby! Unfortunately, for me this Fucktober will most likely play out like too many Fucktobers of my past. As this opening was written prior to the dead bird incident, I considered taking it out. But I haven’t! All joking aside, this month will be an insanely busy one; all weekends have at least one activity scheduled, as do many of my midweeks.
I spent some daytime hours yesterday choring outside working in Wee Little Farm, mostly moving wood chips.
I also spent some time deciding what will be important for me to accomplish during the final quarter of 2026.
And finally for the past couple of days I’ve been battling an irritated, and irritating, left eyelid. I’ve come to realize that it is my lot in life to battle bodily annoyances/deficiencies which rarely bother any other modern-day human.
Wordle: three, my starter was YODEL
