The Uncertainty Principle: Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the War Room!

That sleep thing still eludes me--

As I write this it is 0248 hrs.

It is not anxiety, or the uncontrollable manic side of manic-depression

creating this insomnia.

Life is good, better than it has ever been.

No worries, you know?

I work hard each day on necessary, valuable goals

I enjoy the work---

I have yet to find the why behind not sleeping...

Strangely---

This seemingly on-going bout of insomnia over multiple days

has not affected my retirement project work performance or capabilities..?

Nor having i been acting weird or irresponsible due to lack of sleep---

Whining about my insomnia will do nothing---

I need to simply stagger through this time

till I fall asleep---

Other than the glitch in sleeping recently

retirement continues to be overwhelmingly enjoyable.

VOTE

'Merica already is gearing up for the next Presidential election.

Nothing for me here--I'll pass this all by.

I got screwed the last time.

I've only voted in two Presidential elections.

Once for Ross Perot and once for Obama.

The last time---

I voted for change, hope and democratic social principles

but

what I got was the first Black Republican President!

The biggest bait and switch that the world has ever seen.

What a surprise

another Bush and another Clinton

will probably wind up running for President---

Corporate interests and

the wants and desires of the 1% are

the only thing either party or candidate cares about.

We the voter are simply little people.

Expendable--disposable---easily fooled.

No voting for me never, never again---

unless--

Comacho runs---

only that would bring me out of voter retirement.

Idiocracy

FLY COMMERICAL

Earlier in my weird life, I literally flew around the world.

I am PD109, 9 cell, Parachute qualified.

i am not afraid of flying---

but---

I have not for years and will NEVER again fly commercial aviation.

There are three reasons:

Reason #1

By panhandling at the entrance to any Wal-Mart

our lovely 'Merican public can attain the price of an

coach airline ticket to anywhere in the county.

new normal American passenger---

Reason #2

American passenger airlines

Reason #3

American Airports

There's just nowhere i want to be--

Nobody i want to be with--

No reason that could make me--

Put up with the pure shit required to

Fly again.

Spring has arrived.
I think everyone across the country is happy to see
this year's winter go away!

Time to shift to exterior projects.

Yard work, cleaning up the outside areas,

planting flowers.

I've already started on the spring to do yard list
I'll be raking, weed whacking and mowing for at least a couple of weeks.
Rain this week has slowed down starting a bit....
Yard work is my least effective area of operation.
I'm not as good at yard, outdoor projects, as i am at very small detail things.

This week I finished the last of the interior, winter based projects
for this year.
Stripping and staining the door to our bedroom.
The completed door, displayed below re-finished and re-hung:

I studied how to measure a
cassette recorder drive belt.

It was actually somewhat complex and luckily
I had on hand several precision measuring tools i use for watchmaking
slide calipers, precision rulers etc. that i put to use.
Having the correct tools on hand really helped...
Broken, or just plain gnarly drive belts are the #1 reason for
failure of an old cassette player/recorder.

Having obtained a how to handle on measuring drive belts.

I ordered replacements that i required and an assortment to

have in stock for possible future repair requirements.

Now all i have to do is work out how to install them.

A Sony Zx-7
A very rare, mini-boombox complete with Sony's science fiction-like,
APM digital speakers and five total watts of power.
The Zx-7 was one of Sony's top of the line units
for the Japanese home market when released in 1984.

14 inches long, 4 inches high and deep with a weight of 6 pounds sans batteries,
the Zx-7 features Dolby B, accessory line in and aux speaker lines out.
The Zx-7 has all the features of a home stereo system.
Huge, excellent sound from a very, tiny machine---
the Zx-7 produces the perfect sound to play my
analog Jazz mix tapes.
This was a real find.

After working my way through 5000 Q-tips dipped in alcohol to de-grime it--
I present my bargain Panasonic RX-5050

Everything works--a couple of problems as
with all of these 30-40 year old electronics.
Eventually i am going to have to open this rascal up
and clean and maintain several problem parts.
but---even as it stands right now----
a great sounding box and it's turning out
to be quite the acquisition.

I have in my now elderly years, begun to develop a taste for Jazz.
Something i never cared for previously in life.
The TV show Bosch started me on appreciating 60's west coast Jazz.
The main character in the show is a Jazz and stereo hobbyist.
I appear to be drawn to that sort of classic, mid-century modern, jazz.
I've been listening to random cuts by Art Pepper.
Dead by the mid-1980's.
Excellent musician, very dark, moody styling Saxophone.
Heroin addict of course, a union requirement for
Jazz Saxophone players i guess.