Blessedly cool weather and the splatter of a few raindrops. A little cool and wet makes for a nice change, although since tomorrow is our water park day, I really hope this is over in less than twenty-four hours. Still, we need the wet, so it is welcome back on Tuesday. We watched two movies […]
The insurance nightmare continues. I have been covered under my employers’ group insurance policies for the past 21 years, and my parents’ policy prior to then. Now that I am self-employed, I have to cover my family via an individual/family policy, no mean feat considering the I have mild sleep apnea and my wife and […]
It is hard to believe, but summer is almost done. I have yet to take the boat out on the lake and already the eggplant is rip and demanding immediate harvest; it is time for riso dell’ autonne. If only I could raise my own lamb . . . however the children refuse to eat […]
Yay! So, it turns out my mutant bugs are ambush bugs. I need to get out and take some more pictures before they decide to take off for the season. Related Images:
And to think it started as such a promising day. After hitting 107f yesterday afternoon, it cooled off quickly, reaching 69f by 9pm. Still, I was looking forward to the rain-showers the weather fools had promised for today. Instead, the morning’s clouds have burned off and it is in the 90’s. So much for a […]
For other children, Marco-Polo and other games involve quickly determining who is "it" and then playing. For my children, these are games of shouting "1!-2!-3!-4!-Not it!" and then arguing constantly over who was last. This continues for thirty to forty minutes, or until everyone involved in the game has hurt feelings and nobody is speaking. […]
As promised, more of the randy little bugs. Below, you can see them enjoying the sites at the heart of a flower while preparing for the future. And as you can see, they like big girls. Another flower, another chance at romance. Ain’t it sweet? Little exhibitionists seem to like it in […]
I’ve updated my site. Yay! I forgot to do a screen capture of my old site. Boo! Anyway, here is the new and improved Oliphant Parts blog, running on WordPress rather than Moveable Type. It looks cleaner, although I haven’t decided if I like it yet. And to make things more exciting, I changed hosting […]
My anti-wasp campaign has expanded. Just days ago, I still considered the possibility of living in harmony. Then the ones that load up on water at the dog dish just outside my back door started getting aggressive, bouncing off my forehead whenever I stepped outside, surrounding me in an angry buzz. Not a friendly lot. […]
The good reverend Oliphant is enjoying a Pete’s Wicked Strawberry Blonde and basking in the glory of having defeated the evil forces of Waspdom. After the little buggers took up residence in my pool cover reel and decided to launch attacks on me as I uncovered the pool, I gave up my ridiculous “no kill […]
