Word of the Day

Sarchasm - The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

I'm making beef jerky. It takes a long time to dehydrate beef, especially since there seems to be a lot of fat in it. The deer jerky I made only took 4 hours to dehydrate. My first batch of beef jerky took 14 hours. I was up half the night mopping grease off of the jerky strips. I'm hoping that this next batch doesn't take so long to make. I'm being a lot more diligent in the mopping and flipping department. I didn't start the flipping process in my last batch until 2 AM. Imagine my horror when I discovered the pools of grease that had accumulated on the flip side. With this batch, I'm flipping and mopping every two hours. Hopefully this will shorten the drying process. I have one more batch of beef jerky meat waiting in the fridge. I'm hoping that this won't be an all-nighter.

HTP has gone off to The Big City to pick #1 son up from college. #1 son is coming home this weekend. Probably next weekend too. If all goes well, we'll be pulling the dock and the boat tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.

HTP mysteriously found the dogs' vet paperwork. And guess what? There is no record of a rabies vaccination in any of the paperwork. It looks like I'll have to take care of it when we get back to Arizona. It's hard for me to believe that no rabies vaccine was given when I brought the dogs in for their shots in April. I asked for one. I still think there's been a clerical error made somewhere and that she did indeed get her shot. Regardless, I'll have to take care of the problem another day when I can check the files that I don't have here in Wisconsin.

Murphyism of the Day

MacDonald's Law

It's tough to get reallocated when you're the one who's redundant.