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My thoughts released; a mind set free |
| Yes, holey buckets, as in the song by the late and great Hank Williams Sr. - "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It." I know, most people mean "holy" buckets, but I ask you, how in all of Hades can a bucket be holy? Maybe if it's been washed in and filled with holy water? I don't know. I do know that buckets can and do get holes in them. But, I digress. I do that, you know. As I was saying, "holey buckets, it sure did get late before I got in here." It's been a busy day, but my wife and I did get a lot done. As I blited a few days ago, the meat store sold my fat, and I went off. I didn't yell or cuss, I didn't direct it towards anyone, but I did make it known that I thought the sale of my fat pissed me off. The next day, my wife called the manager and complained to him. He did offer an apology and told her that he would make it right. He did, we got a call that we had ten pounds of freshly trimmed fat ready for pickup. Not only did he get us our fat (that sounds funny), but he also had it sold to us at a discount. The price was $0.99 a pound in the past, but now that they sell their own tallow, it's $2.99 per pound. However, in making it right, we only had to pay $1.50 per pound. One of the tasks I wanted to accomplish today was cutting, grinding, and rendering the fat. We found it renders better if it's ground up like hamburger, so it takes longer to prep, but it cooks down faster and better. Tomorrow we drive over to St. Cloud. Actually, about fifteen miles south, to my oldest son's, to visit for the day. Hopefully the roads are good, we had about three inches of snow and winds gusting to fifty mph today. It's also forecast for temperatures to drop to -6°F tonight and only climb to -2°F. We will come back tomorrow evening so we can be ready for my wife's cousin and wife, who are coming here on Sunday. It's going to be a busy, but enjoyable weekend. However, depending on how late it gets, I don't know if I'll be in here tomorrow or Sunday; we will see. I do know, it's great to have some energy again. I have a long way to recover some of what I lost, and until more time has passed, I don't know how much I'll get back. I'm staying positive, just as I have through all of this. In case you're not familiar with "My Buckets Got A Hole In It", here it is: |
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