Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

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Good Morning everyone!!
Sorry to report that my pot is going to be empty right after I make my next cup in the next few seconds.
I and FH are at our whits end with Kozmo (Beagle) seeing how he is trying to start fights with the bigger older dogs and with Savage who is bigger but younger than the beagle. I take Savage and Kozmo out at different times plus feed at different times and Kozmo is still insisting on being a jerk. Yes, we know that getting Kozmo fixed might help and we are working on it. Do I know why Kozmo is getting aggressive nope I don't and do I wish I did YUP I DO. FH says by the end of this weekend Kozmo is going to have his own pen outside so he can stay out all the time. I know that's unfair to Kozmo seeing how he's never been a fully outside dog but we can't have him fighting the other dogs all the time either so we're doing what we can to protect him and the other dogs and us.
 

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Good Morning everyone!!
Sorry to report that my pot is going to be empty right after I make my next cup in the next few seconds.
I and FH are at our whits end with Kozmo (Beagle) seeing how he is trying to start fights with the bigger older dogs and with Savage who is bigger but younger than the beagle. I take Savage and Kozmo out at different times plus feed at different times and Kozmo is still insisting on being a jerk. Yes, we know that getting Kozmo fixed might help and we are working on it. Do I know why Kozmo is getting aggressive nope I don't and do I wish I did YUP I DO. FH says by the end of this weekend Kozmo is going to have his own pen outside so he can stay out all the time. I know that's unfair to Kozmo seeing how he's never been a fully outside dog but we can't have him fighting the other dogs all the time either so we're doing what we can to protect him and the other dogs and us.
Some animals are not a good fit and keep all other animals and humans too, in a state of disruption. If neutering doesn’t calm him down, he might have to go to a one dog family.
 

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It was a beautiful day today, cool temps windy and the garden soil was just right for tilling. Then I thought about @FarmerJamie snow forecast and then I seen this meme.
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IDK, I just log in here.

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That’s funny! I have 7 days of 80% rain coming up, with temps up to 91F. Oh great. We can take a steam bath outside in our clothes and start working towards the rewards of using the AC with a whalloping big electric bill! My road is lumpy, bumpy, and kinda washed out in 6 places before I get to the hard top road , less than 2 miles away. I should have a 4wheel drive. But NOOOO, I have a diesel truck with extremely heavy front end that likes to slide on a dog peed wet spot, much the deluge that is predicted, and no 4 wheel drive. AND a low slung little car that gets great gas mileage, but unfortunately is so low slung, that running over a damned SQUIRREL does $625 worth of damage to it. The county maintainer was out here a couple of days ago, and did little to rearrange the ruts, washouts, lumps and bumps.
Gripe. Gripe. Gripe.
Oh well, I picked this place knowing the road is crap. Only paved roads here are state roads. County roads are dirt or rock and narrow, usually one lane, passing oncoming car or truck is a crapshoot.
 

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We're running 15 degree below norm all week, low 60s. Add sporadic rain. I turn on a heater for about an hr in mornings to kill the chill. 64 inside...40 outside. We've also had a week of 80s in past month. 🥴🤣🤔 How to dress?? 🤣. Haven't used AC yet but I was tempted a couple days.

Right now good ole hot coffee. Breakfast was a tuna sandwich...strange, I know. But tuna salad was left from last night's dinner of sandwich & chips. Not best choice with coffee 🙄 but done and now just coffee.

Planning my day...&/or tomorrow...truck tires, oil change, feed run, tractor diesel, couple jobs to work in among the trips. Gas has dropped approx $.25 to $3.05....may last a week. It's up & down like the weather. Better decide where I'm going, after I finish chores!
 

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That’s funny! I have 7 days of 80% rain coming up, with temps up to 91F. Oh great. We can take a steam bath outside in our clothes and start working towards the rewards of using the AC with a whalloping big electric bill! My road is lumpy, bumpy, and kinda washed out in 6 places before I get to the hard top road , less than 2 miles away. I should have a 4wheel drive. But NOOOO, I have a diesel truck with extremely heavy front end that likes to slide on a dog peed wet spot, much the deluge that is predicted, and no 4 wheel drive. AND a low slung little car that gets great gas mileage, but unfortunately is so low slung, that running over a damned SQUIRREL does $625 worth of damage to it. The county maintainer was out here a couple of days ago, and did little to rearrange the ruts, washouts, lumps and bumps.
Gripe. Gripe. Gripe.
Oh well, I picked this place knowing the road is crap. Only paved roads here are state roads. County roads are dirt or rock and narrow, usually one lane, passing oncoming car or truck is a crapshoot.
But you have an original 4 wheel drive (horse).

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Good morning! Coffee is ready! My step counter said I walked 5.8 miles yesterday. No wonder I was tired. That’s WORKING steps, not just lollygagging around.
10 day forecast shows rain every day. Mostly a light drizzle but next week, Thursday and Friday show 3-4” of rain. Highs in the 80’s and low 90’s. Lows 68F-72F.
 
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