Small town life and observations in the mid-west.
15 Nov 2020 1 minute read 3 comments uthus2000
I work in quite a few affluent communities around St. Louis. One thing that the residents of these communities seem to have in common is that nobody does their own yard work unless it's their thing. They have someone to come in and cut their grass in...
8 Nov 2020 3 minute read 11 comments uthus2000
It is time to start archiving. Actually, It's well past time to do that, but you can still start. With the MSM denying or down playing riots, arson, thievery, etc., we may at some point have to pull out videos or pdfs that we've saved over time...
6 Nov 2020 1 minute read 2 comments uthus2000
I have recently taken up painting - and by recently, I mean yesterday. My granddaughters probably would have done better. They're 7 and 5 and are quite artistic. I can draw but am terribly of practice. Drawing was something I struggled with in the b...
5 Nov 2020 1 minute read 7 comments uthus2000
It's getting late - and I ain't talking about the clock on the wall. I have to wonder how much time we actually have left before the other shoe drops. Many - I wouldn't say most - among our population think that theft and deception are acceptab...
29 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
Until recently he'd never taken the time to watch it snow. There was always something to be done. There were always fires to be put out. Then the EMP happened. Now there was time for whatever he wanted to do. There was nothing but time. Power ha...
28 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
After a week off, I was obliged to return to work today. Gammy and I went on a vacation to see our older daughter in Texas. The drive was long and tedious - especially the drive trough Texas. Why is there always construction going on between Waco and...
22 Oct 2020 2 minute read 12 comments uthus2000
Gammy and I have a daughter in central Texas and we've been coming out to see her the last few years in October. I'm not quite sure what we were expecting to find when we got here. Part of us knew that people here would be wearing masks everywhe...
19 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
I can see the young girls sharpening their knives. This was a skill that they had acquired in the last few days. It would be hard for them to survive in the wilderness without a sharp knife. Some were working on the filet knives they would use t...
18 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
"I figure that belongs to old man Sams. You know anybody else that uses a McCulloch chainsaw?" The deputy shook his head and said, "Nobody I can think of right off hand." Sams was a crotchety old bastard that lived way back in the holler. He ran...
18 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
"Whatever it was, it run off behind the bush over yonder." People in these parts were not very particular with their grammar. They didn't much take to "schoolin'." "Like I done told that newspaper feller that was snoopin' 'round here before, I a...
