I am playing with an idea for a new web forum to compliment the shooting/training events that are being planned this summer. Sign up if you want!

http://gunswithoutpolitics.ipbhost.com/

I now have tenants in the front house, but not until July, so short term rentals available until then.

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/437208

UPDATE: 2 month subletters just left me a check, whew!

My front house is currently available for rent. 1000 sq ft, 2 br, 1 ba 1929 Craftsman, newly remodeled kitchen with s/s appliances, farmhouse sink and custom built reclaimed barn wood cabinets/counters. Laundry room w/washer & gas dryer. Dog friendly with 6' solid fenced partially shaded patio with dog door to house, solar power, xeriscaped w/raised bed veggie gardens & fruit trees & various flowers & herbs on automatic drip irrigation. I plan to maintain the garden & keep the majority of the veggies and fruit harvest but that can be worked out if you want to garden!

Great Atwater Village neighborhood, high walkability scores, bus lines a block away, short walk to Amtrak to get to Union Station/Red Line, farmers market on Sundays, local library & post office & cafes & coffee shops & produce market & even a CostCo. Off-Street parking.

Pics at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150754830564988.513194.605779987&type=1&l=407c5ebd7c

'm reviving an old topic that I brought up in the past but didn't proceed with at that time: Cow-pooling.

The idea is to go in together on a steer which would be butchered and packaged for us. I have a source I use locally now and wanted to open it up to anyone else interested. They have heritage breeds for their steer, hogs, lambs, goats, and chickens. They are 100% grass-fed and organic, they do not age their meats, and price includes all butchering and packaging.


Pork:

1 Whole English Hog, Cut and Wrapped: $6.25lb (You may choose a young suckling as small as 40.lbs and a market size hog can weigh up to 290.lbs (finished weight).)

One Whole Luau/Oven Roaster "Kunekune" Pig $6.95lb (R.R.F's Kunekune oven roasters/luau pigs can weigh from 10.lbs up to 50.lbs (finished weight), you choose.)


Beef:
1 Whole Beef (240.0lbs) $6.44lb

Desert Beef Share Package (1/3, 80.0+lbs) $6.60lb

Other:
Chickens: 20 for $250 (2.5-3.5 pounds each, regular processing of chickens includes leaving feet and necks attached (no heads). No Giblets promised)

1 Whole Lamb $8.00lb

1 Whole Goat $8.00lb

If you want, you can become a member of the farm and buy ala carte (only farm members are allowed on the their property). Located in Phelan, pickup days on the farm first Saturday of the month (they do not ship). http://www.rainbowranchfarms.com/


Anyone interested in a hog, steer, lamb or goat share, or splitting up an order of chickens, PM me and I will get back to whomever is interested.

I have a furnished room in my Atwater Village 2br/3ba home available to rent to a dog lover.

Queen bed, large closets, private entrance, adjoining sitting room, bathroom with tub, use of home theatre in a detached building, hardwood floors, limestone tiled kitchen/dining room, dishwasher & laundry facilities.

Two Tibetan Mastiffs in the yard/master bedroom/home theatre but not in rest of house. 6' redwood fenced yard w/bamboo furniture/grill/smoker, off street, quiet.

$1000/mo with all utilities included (dwp, gas, broadband, directv w/nfl & premier package, alarm, housekeeper)

Welcome home to Reilly, my new 4 month old black & tan male Tibetan Mastiff from Drakyi Tibetan Mastiffs. Look at his paws, he's gonne be huge.

update after vet visit: 39.2 pounds on Monday,his 4 month birthday.


Blog for daily Reilly & Djouli updates, with photo albums, at http://www.vigilante.net/rysmithjr

Yesterday, I had a couple wisdom teeth removed.

I was only in the chair for about 25 minutes. a couple shots of Novocain or lidocain or whatever, then a bit of drilling to break up the bottom tooth. the top one just came out with the forceps and a hard look. prescription for vicodin and 600mg ibuprofen plus antibiotics. had a mouth full of gauze for the first 3 hoursuntil the bleeding stopped. Took a vicodin after I started being able to feel my face again.

Last night, 14 hrs after removal, felt no pain or discomfort or swelling. 2 vicodins total earlier thru the day and a 600mg ibuprofen for bed. I woke up today with no pain, no swelling, no bruising. popped another antibiotic and an ibuprofen just in case. I'll stick with the ibuprofen if anything, I didn't feel any effects of the vicodin, good or bad. I'll pop the bottle into my emergency kit.

I guess I have fallen into the "I've taken shits that were worse than this" category.

Djouli enjoyed Thanksnerding with her friends

Thinking about shotguns and pistols at the Oak Tree on Saturday, let me know if you are interested in going with

Photos as we progress


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=290615&id=605779987&l=90cce7496c

Saturday update: New pics, more dirt. One more dump run (excavator really underestimated how much dumping would be involved), then the auger bit comes on to dig post holes. Monday will be the time to cement in posts.

Tuesday edit: posts are in, wall should be starting as I type. I have a contractor working at my place while I am working at work. Tomorrow should be adding horizontal redwood boards to fence, then this weekend will be spent raking and leveling dirt, adding seating areas and burying water pipes to the drip irrigation zones.

Thursday edit: wall went in perfectly, fence is great. Order but am waiting on hardware for the gates, I am going to make them sliders (v-groove wheels on angle iron track). Garden scheduled to be installed Monday.