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Here is the camp goat and the fire ring. Later.

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First is some of the days kill, second is to show how thick the hide is, and the third is my hog being weighed. 125 lbs. Later.

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The first is the skinning station, second is my bunk house, and the third is the bunk house/kitchen. Later.

Some pictures of the wildlife and cactus

Later.

Testing and relaxing

Last week I tested for NETA IV and I am happy to say that I passed. NETA stands for (Inter)National Electrical Testing Association. There are four levels for technicians. In order for a company to be part of NETA, X amount of technicians must be level III or higher. I was already level III from the last company and thankfully it carried over. I did everything I could think of to pass this test. For the last couple of weeks after school I would go to the library till closing to study, took the day before the test off from work to study, and the morning of the test I recorded thirty minutes of me reading my notes on my iphone and played it back on the truck stereo twice on the way to Lafayette. I figured that was a wasted hour that I couldn't read then in hit me to record myself on the iphone. Worked great.

Last year around summer time, I entered a "free hog hunt" drawing and I won. At the end of last year, I scheduled the hunt for April 26, 2010. It just happened that I took the exam last week and then took vacation this week but it sure has worked out nice. Couldn't have planned it any better. So, here I am in Waelder, Texas just outside of Gonzales getting ready to eat some breakfast and go hunting again. I will be posting pictures later on of the "wild animals". Later.

New moon

This one goes out to all the nutty women that think New Moon is the best thing ever and of course to my dad. He was way ahead of his time. "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground...." Later.

Hand warmers

This is one way to keep your hands warm when looking through the cold section at the grocery store. The thing is, they probably pick up way more items than they put in the basket. Think about that the next time you are shopping. It is possible that the last person to touch that pack of ham you want to purchase was using their naked, hot, belly roll to keep their hands warm right before they put it back on the rack. Hand sanitizer anyone? Later.

349

What a beautiful day to be outside enjoying a motorcycle ride. I started out in Moss Bluff with the intention of eating at Hooters in Beaumont but when I got there decided to keep on riding and I stopped in Winnie. After a quick bite at Taco Bell, I headed to Port Aurthur, through Bridge City, and headed north in Sulphur to Leesville. After stopping at Walgreen's for some suntan lotion (which was a little to late) I headed to Ragley then to Kinder on to Iowa then back home. All said and done, 349 miles on the old motorcycle today. That is by far the furthest I have ever ridden in one day. I couldn't have done it without the Mustang Vintage Solo seat with backrest. I couldn't imagine riding a motorcycle any great distance without one.

Just got back from church where we had our Easter Vigil. I guess I have never been to one before because it was all new to me. I reckon I just always go on Easter Sunday. Wonderful service by Father Miller. Hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Easter. Later.

Way to go Doc

Here is a link to a doctor who put a sign in his window stating "If you voted for Obama seek urological care elsewhere. Change to your health care begins right now, not in four years." If only every doctor would do this, wouldn't that make a hell of a statement? Later.

Good idea

Go and check this link out. It is about a guy that answers ads on the internet just to mess with people. The last two on the page were the best. Apparently he wrote a book about it too. Sounds like a really good idea; messing with folks on the internet. I did something similar the other day for a pistol I was looking at buying. Once I realized he was not going to come down on the price I decided to have some fun with him and see if I could rattle his cage. I may have to set up a another e-mail account just for this and start messing with people in my free time. Later.