Neanderpundit

Unemployed as of March 1. Prospects good but a prayer wouldn’t go amiss.

Shit just got real.

I have a couple friends who lived in and around the Troubles, and also people who lived in and around the Rwandan genocide. The Talking Heads song “Life During Wartime” is actually about living in Alphabet City, but it has other, further reaching applications.

While it may sound cool to be a part of an insurrection, I want no part of it. I saw enough of that through the eyes of friends to know it’s not fun. I’m really invested in peaceful change, and I fear we are ripe for the other kind. May G-d have mercy upon our souls.

Half a dozen projects at once, and it’s not slowing anytime soon.

Last year this time I was doing battle with the incoming water lines. Had to keep water on a trickle to keep them from freezing. Last fall I did a little work that made this less likely, and thankfully, so far at least, it has worked.

Rav4 is running nicely, it has a little odd shudder at idle in gear but I attribute that to 4 cylinder engine, I still need to hose out the throttle body and MAF sensor, and do fluid changes.

Have to get the daughter’s car in the garage and swap out the head gasket. Hope to have ready for her at Easter.

All this in addition to all the other shit. Still. Good to be above ground.