From The Roundhole

Well, I officially feel more like a real oregon coastian. Is that a word? I spent Sunday learning how to can fresh tuna with the help of someone dear. I had a great time doing this and overall it was a pretty good day. Now I have 16 jars of Tuna sitting in the cupboard jjust wating for me. The taste is so much better than store bought, I was surprised at the differance. I'm now a Tuna snob LOL. The other thing that surprised me is the stench. Now...it has been three days and my house still smells like a fish barge left in the sun. Next time I will learn how to do this outside :-) I don't yet know how to make tuna casserole but I am going to try. I looked up a shrimp recipe not too long ago and tried cooking for the very first time. it was fun and something I think  I would like to learn a little more about. Maybe there is a class in my future....frozen dinners gets a little old after a while anyways. Desserts...thats what I'm looking for LOL.

Work will be shutting down for somewhere in between 2 and 5 weeks friday after next. While the lost income is not good, the time off will be. I can sleep in, go ride my bike, go to the gym in the middle of the day and maybe go for a drive down the coast. It seems odd to me to have no real responsibility to anything for two weeks. I admit the time would be better spent with someone to go somewhere with, but we certainly can't have everything now can we?

I also finally got the old motorcycle running. Next will be tags and insurance and that is something to look forward to in spring as well. It gets pretty wet here during the winter, so unless we get an Indian summer it will have to wait.

Two winters now have had me wanting a boat project to do, and although this would be a good time, the budget calls for a little more responsibility than building a boat this time around. Again, all things to look forward to in the future. Thoughts become things right?

And for those of you who have not yet noticed, I have allowed a friend of mine to post a journal here. Sam is a pretty coool guy and I admire him. He lives a life we should all be so fortunate to have. I hope you enjoy what he pecks out!

More later...me.