NQ99HQ

The longhorns are still free to graze around the house, that is, unless I run them off, and of course we are still moooooving. (takeoff on the longhorns comment about all this activity at nq99hq) Yesterday the concrete guys poured the sidewalk to the front door, now they are working on the driveway to the garage. Most of the driveway is gravel, but the 75 feet or so in front of the garage is concrete. Still cleaning furniture and moving into the house, still unpacking boxes and asking ourselves "why did we save this thing?" Also, trying to get rid of a few big things, like a double bed, like a kingsized bed, etc, but have found no takers, so the next step is to look for a resale shop. Doubt that Goodwill wants anything as big as a bed or two. Where are all our friends when we need their help by saying "yes, we'll take the bed". ummmm, back to the Congress. It seems part of our problem with the pols is that they have these lobbyists and staff who wri...

This site is just for the benefit of those invited to read it. It may prove to be a good way to let others know whats going on at NQ99HQ. And, it may not, but since it is free, no harm in trying. Beautiful day here today in central Texas, and full of work to clean all the furniture that has been stored in the dusty garage at 1050, then move it into the house. Moving furniture sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but actually the cleaning job is the bigger of the two. We have to make sure that all the spider nests we brought over from the gulf coast don't make it into the new house. The 22000 gallon water tank is now full. Collecting your own water makes this common commodity a whole lot more valuable, so it seems. When the tank finally filled and all the subsequent rain flowed through the water tank and out the overflow, it seemed like it was too valuable to just "throw away", but that's what happens when the tank is full. Maybe we need a second tank, a...