Now I'm thinking how to insulate the brick between the floors - where the rim joist would be. I'm in the middle of installing insulation and new drywall on the walls upstairs. Didn't think that the entire 10" ceiling/floorspace is also uninsulated around the edges. #CenturyHome

Good morning all. Pipes to toilet and shower frozen. They are in the floor ceiling between 1st and 2nd floor, adjacent but not touching exterior brick wall. No wonder my floors are cold.

BTW, you can too microwave an egg without it exploding, if you crack it first.

Just don't squeeze it when you pick it up. 😉

Impressed with the unity of the audience responses. #zelenskyy

We won the first battle - for the minds of the world.

That's a hell of a cold front.

If you're out and about, put some extra gloves and a muffler, jacket, maybe some socks and be prepared to hand them out to people who are outside.

Be well, do well

By Odins beard! Good day!
I wish you all a very pleasant cup of #coffee.
Top of the Tuesday to you!

Make the best of it, but if you screw it up, when you wake up tomorrow, you can give it another shot.

(Short term #pessimism, long term #optimism)

Holy moly! I just looked at my notifications for followers - so many! I don't get auto-notified and haven't checked recently.

Well, I'll try to find time to go thru them all. Warning - I don't' treat it like an obligation here. I look to follow folks that provide conversation or content, not simply likes (nice) or follows (also nice) so my friends column is homey and comfortable. I often hide the hose, but browse it to find new interesting folks.

Don't take offense if I don't add you. 🤟

I'm pretty sure it's tied to #J6 but I've just felt "off" all morning. An anxiety that I just don't usually ever get. That all of this - 10 sessions of this and the recommendations - are going to result in absolutely squat. I do hope there is a Rick Smith announcement immediately after this today but not holding my breath either.

I yield back my time.

Mayzie finishing up my bowl of chicken tortilla soup.

Why?
More complicated and expensive than simply making the whole corner accessible. I see this everywhere.

Cancer isn't the only problem with windmills.

Miss Mayzie catterdogging it today in a spot of sunshine. #Caturday #DogsOfCoso

Seriously? I'm sitting here in my fuzzy robe reading through the AARP magazine, sipping lemonade and munching a Gouda, Parmesan, turkey cold cut pizza I just whipped up.

Good God what's happened to me?

So I started out this morning organizing my junk drawer, that extended to more kitchen cleaning and organizing. I hung up my skillets and cleaned all the spices that have been gathering dust and grease for years in this old house. Much better now.

My latest, tooting it into existence. 😉

Why am I seeing half a dozen cabbage recipes a day recommended to me? I swear I haven't searched for or clicked on any. And I search with DD-go. Anyone else? Bueller?

Fire and Water in Puerto Rico.

Lots of FEMA money allocated since Maria 5 years ago - but little has been used, and Fiona showed how fragile the electrical grid is. Completely unreliable. Little has been done to decentralize and provide a robust system via renewable solar.

Water pumping stations have little backup power, even though $$ is there to purchase/rent generators, and diesel in short supply.

No fire, no water.

No paywall:
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