Steve

And then there was Halloween

It is mid October and we are heading into colder weather. My new job is going well.

Little Bitty Tear

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CHORUS:

(But, Then) A little bitty tear let me down,
spoiled my act as a clown.
I had it made up not to make a frown,
oh, but a little bitty tear let me down.
 
#1.

When you said you were leaving tomorrow,
that today was our last day,
I said there'd be no sorrow,
that I'd  laugh when you walked away.
 
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#2.

I said I'd laugh when you left me,
pull a funny as you went out the door..
that I'd have another one waitin',
I'd wave good..bye as you go..But..
 
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#3.

Everything went like I planned it,
and I really put on quite a show.
In my heart I felt I could stand it,
Til you walked with your grip through the door.
 
 
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OUTRO:
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A little bitty tear let me down.(x2.)

Pay me my Money Down

Switch Notes whenever you say "Money".  In the future, when I get better, play around with changing the Key note mid-song.

[Verse 1]

Well, I thought I heard the captain say, "Pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is my sailing day, pay me my money down."
 
[Chorus]
 
Oh, pay me. Pay me. Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail. Pay me my money down.

[Verse 2]

Soon as that boat was clear of the bar, pay me my money down,
The Captain knocked me with a spar, Pay me my money down.
 
[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

I wish I was a rich mans son, Pay me my money down.
I'd sit in the river and drink some rum, Pay me my money down.
 
[Chorus]

[Verse 4]

Well, wish I was Mr. Gates, pay me my money down.
They’d haul my cash around in crates. Pay me my money down.

[Chorus]

[Verse 5]

Well, 40 days and,nights at sea, pay me my money down.
They worked dollar out of me. Pay me my money down.
 
[Chorus]

Sixteen Tons

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[Verse 1]

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
 
[Chorus]

You load sixteen tons an' what do ya get?
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
 
[Verse 2]

I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
 
[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

I was born one morning it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Raised in a cave by an old mama lion
Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line
 
[Chorus]
 
[Verse 4]

If ya see me coming ya better step aside
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died
With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
If the right one don't get ya then the left one will
 
[Chorus]

March the Fourth ’24

I’m leaving My housekeeping position for a new opportunity at Medical device Reprocessing.

It’s a little confusing. The position I accepted is full time evenings, but for the first while I will be training on days. And, the new job won’t start for at least a couple of weeks. It all feels like a big rush to sit and wait.

February Sixteenth ’24

I’m rereading “Atomic Habits” again. I always seem to get something new every time I read it. This time it was the part about what kind of person I want to be.

Good question…..

Test

This is a test to make sure everything in g is still working.

What’s your all-time favourite album.

This is a difficult question. I’m not including any compilation albums or movie soundtracks. I’m going to show you the album covers that got a lot of play from me as I was growing up. I only really bought albums in the nineties. It was a very confusing time for me. I didn’t have direction, I didn’t have purpose, and I didn’t have a goal…. Maybe I still don’t. But, back then, it BOTHERED me. I think I was angry, or at least… I wanted to be angry, because I thought I was supposed to be angry.

I guess I would have to pick The Rage Against The Machine album as my all-time favourite. I almost never listen to it nowa days, but it really impacted me as a kid, and it still resonates deep down in my soul.

Fun fact. My oldest son is named after the lead singer of Rage Against The Machine.

Lots of love

-Steve

Create an emergency preparedness plan.

Ummm…. Well, what exactly am I preparing for…?

*No answer*

Okay so food, water, shelter, heat…. Maybe mobility, at least initially.

The idea is to make a sustainable environment, preferably within a community. Generally speaking life is easier with other people around. A huge factor is knowing how long you are going to be in a state of emergency. For short term emergences, you could just pack a “go bag”. It would look like a camping backpack. And you would pack it similarly.

For long term emergencies, you need to think about a destination. Some place with a somewhat steady source of food, water, shelter, and heat. As previously stated. Luckily, North America has tons of that. Clothing is tricky, but you don’t need much.

Remember the rule of three. You can go without air for 3 minutes. You can go without water for 3 days. You can go with out food for 30 days. These are general guidelines, your mileage may vary. Being uncomfortable can’t kill you, so focus on the important things.

Other people, are important. Sharing is caring.

-Steve