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- Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:45 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: I don't think I can resist much longer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12
Re: I don't think I can resist much longer
Resistence is futile. Come to the Dark Bike Side.
- Tue Feb 03, 2026 10:51 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday February 3rd
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14
Re: Tuesday February 3rd
Morning. Overcast, 36 degrees, and if the air is moving, I can't see it.
Tonya is selling her bike? Sigh. That in its way makes me even sadder than when I sold mine. Anyone know is Dinero is still hanging in there? I haven't heard from him in a very long time.
Tonya is selling her bike? Sigh. That in its way makes me even sadder than when I sold mine. Anyone know is Dinero is still hanging in there? I haven't heard from him in a very long time.
- Mon Feb 02, 2026 10:33 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday February 1st
- Replies: 4
- Views: 31
Re: Sunday February 1st
I guess it's too late to search the nursing homes for very old drunks....
- Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Monday February 2nd
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13
Re: Monday February 2nd
Morning, though just barely. 47 freaking degrees on Groundhog Day and no moisture in sight. My son was here earlier; he says he's going to be screwed out on the ranch if this keeps up because there won't be anything for his eqines to eat this summer. Most of the state is in great shape for moisture ...
- Sun Feb 01, 2026 10:41 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday February 1st
- Replies: 4
- Views: 31
Re: Sunday February 1st
Morning. Wind moving but not bugging anyone. Overcast. 47 degrees with a predicted high of 54. Fifty. Four. On the first day of February. Much more of this, and we're going to start getting an influx of snowbirds every winter.
Read over Draft II Part A yesterday. With a little bit of effort, I ...
Read over Draft II Part A yesterday. With a little bit of effort, I ...
- Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:09 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Saturday January 31st
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22
Re: Saturday January 31st
Morning. It's a sunny 44 degrees and about 15 mph wind.
The campground at the first tunnel is where I've seen big horn sheep, but no mountain goats yet. I was waiting to pick p my grandson one time when three sheep came wandering down to the river. One sheep posed on the mountain side like every ...
The campground at the first tunnel is where I've seen big horn sheep, but no mountain goats yet. I was waiting to pick p my grandson one time when three sheep came wandering down to the river. One sheep posed on the mountain side like every ...
- Fri Jan 30, 2026 11:57 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Friday January 30th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 33
Re: Friday January 30th
Morning, but just barely. 41 degrees and so far, the wind is behaving.
The love of my life heads off by 9:30 or 10 and is up around 6 or 6:30. I'm not sure what time it was when I got to bed this morning, but I didn't wake up until 9:45. I haven't slept that late in years. Apparently the old gal ...
The love of my life heads off by 9:30 or 10 and is up around 6 or 6:30. I'm not sure what time it was when I got to bed this morning, but I didn't wake up until 9:45. I haven't slept that late in years. Apparently the old gal ...
- Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:12 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Thursday January 29th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 28
Re: Thursday January 29th
Morning. 34 degrees. Mostly overcast but the sun is peaking through here and there. Air moveing but not excessively.
We have a couple of different kinds of wild plums and a couple of apple trees in the yard. Roy enjoys the plums,.They're about the size of cherries and mostly skin and pit, so they ...
We have a couple of different kinds of wild plums and a couple of apple trees in the yard. Roy enjoys the plums,.They're about the size of cherries and mostly skin and pit, so they ...
- Wed Jan 28, 2026 10:28 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Wednesday January 28th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 36
Re: Wednesday January 28th
Morning. Forty degrees and a bit of wind stirring the branches. Overcast.
Two of the only things I miss about central California and south Texas is fresh fruit and the smell of orange blossoms. As we moved around with my dad's job, we lived in lived in an orange grove, a walnut grove, and a fig ...
Two of the only things I miss about central California and south Texas is fresh fruit and the smell of orange blossoms. As we moved around with my dad's job, we lived in lived in an orange grove, a walnut grove, and a fig ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2026 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday January 27th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 39
Re: Tuesday January 27th
Afternoon, just short of evening. Long day of talking to people. 42 degrees. Air is moving.
A happy occasion: finding a favorite knife.
Your neighbor told you to drain and flush the sediment DAILY? Maybe a second opinion would be germane.
A happy occasion: finding a favorite knife.
Your neighbor told you to drain and flush the sediment DAILY? Maybe a second opinion would be germane.
- Mon Jan 26, 2026 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Monday January 26th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 45
Re: Monday January 26th
Morning, though just barely. 31 degrees, sunny, 25 mph wind.
We get the fire in the pipes effect. It's pretty neat.
We get the fire in the pipes effect. It's pretty neat.
- Sun Jan 25, 2026 10:28 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday January 25th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 45
Re: Sunday January 25th
Morning. Six degrees, light snow, no air movement to speak of. We have a fireplace downstairs that we ever use and a stove insert in the upstairs fireplace which has been in use the last several days. The stove was a bit of an investment, but we've enjoyed it and have probably broken even on it by ...
- Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:03 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Saturday January 24th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 51
Re: Saturday January 24th
Morning. Negative 6, crisp and sunny, the W Word is behaving itself. Roy said it was -9 when he got up.
Thanks, Mike. I need another session in the library, but I'm awfully happy sitting next to the fire this morning.
Thanks, Mike. I need another session in the library, but I'm awfully happy sitting next to the fire this morning.
- Fri Jan 23, 2026 9:37 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Friday January 23rd
- Replies: 2
- Views: 56
Re: Friday January 23rd
Morning. 3 degrees, gray, a skiff of snow on the ground with more predicted. Wind is coming in from the north at about 15 mph. Now it looks like January instead of October.
Yep. Went to the library, reserved one of the private rooms, and spent a solid 2.5 hours putting notes, narrative, and dialog ...
Yep. Went to the library, reserved one of the private rooms, and spent a solid 2.5 hours putting notes, narrative, and dialog ...
- Thu Jan 22, 2026 9:56 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Thursday January 22nd
- Replies: 2
- Views: 59
Re: Thursday January 22nd
Morning from Wyoming. 14 degrees and a bare breath of wind movement. Sunny. I have got to go to the library today to work because I keep getting sidetracked around here. A couple of good, long days ought to get everything in order for the next step. (Famous last words.)
- Wed Jan 21, 2026 10:05 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Wednesday January 21st
- Replies: 2
- Views: 63
Re: Wednesday January 21st
Morning. 25 degrees. 20 mph wind. Sunny. Had just enough snow yesterday evening to convince me to stay home from a meeting I didn't want to go to anyway. Why, there was almost enough to cover the driveway. An old lady like me can't be expected to drive in conditions like that.
- Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:34 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday January 20th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 70
Re: Tuesday January 20th
Morning. 25 degrees and 22 mph wind, higher gusts. Sunny.
Penguins are going to be very unhappy in this part of the world. Maybe they plan on taking out disgruntled feelings on us?
Penguins are going to be very unhappy in this part of the world. Maybe they plan on taking out disgruntled feelings on us?
- Mon Jan 19, 2026 8:53 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Monday January 19th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 90
Re: Monday January 19th
Morning. A perfectly balanced day with 24 degrees, 24 mph wind, and- looky there!- sunshine.
- Sun Jan 18, 2026 10:10 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday January 18th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 86
Re: Sunday January 18th
Morning, y'all. 34 degrees, 20 mph breeze.
https://gunshowtrader.com/gun-shows/casper-arms-show/ I don't know anything about this show other than it exists. There used to be a big shooting event out in Bates Creek every year around Memorial Day, but I don't think it's held any more. They fired off ...
https://gunshowtrader.com/gun-shows/casper-arms-show/ I don't know anything about this show other than it exists. There used to be a big shooting event out in Bates Creek every year around Memorial Day, but I don't think it's held any more. They fired off ...
- Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:14 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Saturday January 17th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 78
Re: Saturday January 17th
Morning. 18 degrees and just the bare amount of air movement.
I'd have been way more interested in the dumped hay than the carpet. A semi-load of hay may be worth its weight in gold next summer if the snow doesn't pick up on the eastern side of the state,
I'd have been way more interested in the dumped hay than the carpet. A semi-load of hay may be worth its weight in gold next summer if the snow doesn't pick up on the eastern side of the state,
- Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:04 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Friday January 16th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 84
Re: Friday January 16th
Morning. 22 degrees. 22 mph wind. How nicely balanced.
Yesterday at 4:00 p.m., we had a record high of 56 degrees. Four hours later, it was 25 degrees and we had two inches of snow on the ground. Not quite as dramatic a temperture change as Tucson, but I think we still deserve yesterday's Whiplash ...
Yesterday at 4:00 p.m., we had a record high of 56 degrees. Four hours later, it was 25 degrees and we had two inches of snow on the ground. Not quite as dramatic a temperture change as Tucson, but I think we still deserve yesterday's Whiplash ...
- Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:59 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Thursday January 15th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 81
Re: Thursday January 15th
Afternoon. 55 degrees, 20+mph wind. We usually get a January thaw about this time, but there's nothing to thaw this year.
Tom, my friend, you and I have different ideas of fun. I get seasick just thinking about it.
Tom, my friend, you and I have different ideas of fun. I get seasick just thinking about it.
- Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:40 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Wednesday January 14th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 88
Re: Wednesday January 14th
Morning. 40 degrees. Not much air movement.
I saw Grand Canyon for the first and last time when I was eleven. Oddly enough, I don't remember much about it. What I do remember from that trip was the canyon at Blue Water Lake State Park in New Mexico, maybe because it was the first canyon I'd ever ...
I saw Grand Canyon for the first and last time when I was eleven. Oddly enough, I don't remember much about it. What I do remember from that trip was the canyon at Blue Water Lake State Park in New Mexico, maybe because it was the first canyon I'd ever ...
- Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:56 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday January 13th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 80
Re: Tuesday January 13th
Morning. Around 40 degrees and gentle 20 mph puffs of air.
Happy anniversary, Tom. This is my 48th winter in Wyoming. Those first winter road conditions in Laramie filled me with trepidation. Now they just sorta vaguely irritate me. The nerve of winter...
Happy anniversary, Tom. This is my 48th winter in Wyoming. Those first winter road conditions in Laramie filled me with trepidation. Now they just sorta vaguely irritate me. The nerve of winter...
- Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:48 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Nightmare trucker?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 93
Re: Nightmare trucker?
I suspect AI, but I'm a cynical writer.
Still... do you suppose they sell kits for Toyota Camrys?
Still... do you suppose they sell kits for Toyota Camrys?
- Mon Jan 12, 2026 11:55 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Monday January 12th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 86
Re: Monday January 12th
Another dry day in the neighborhood. 40 degrees, 35 mph wind. It probably won't turn snowy until I have to drive to Washington in March. Yeah, it's a stupid time to cross Montana and Idaho, but babies don't generally take road conditions into account when they schedule their due dates. tsk. People ...
- Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday January 11th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 82
Re: Sunday January 11th
Morning. Forty degrees and twenty-five mile per hour wind. Sunny.
Thank you, Mike. I feel well this morning and am hoping to make up some literary ground I lost over the last week. Everyone in the family had the same crud at some point except Roy, and I'm hoping it will pass him by. When he gets ...
Thank you, Mike. I feel well this morning and am hoping to make up some literary ground I lost over the last week. Everyone in the family had the same crud at some point except Roy, and I'm hoping it will pass him by. When he gets ...
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:55 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Saturday January 10th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 86
Re: Saturday January 10th
Morning. Still cold this morning at 34 degrees and 20 mph wind. No sign of melting snow or ice yet. Our prevailing wind is out of the southwest. When the wind swings around to the northeast, we know we're in for a humdinger of a storm.
I feel almost human this morning, but decided to skip the ...
I feel almost human this morning, but decided to skip the ...
- Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:40 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: too pretty to ride
- Replies: 2
- Views: 87
Re: too pretty to ride
- Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:36 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Friday January 9th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 83
Re: Friday January 9th
Morning. 25 degrees, air moving a little, a nice layer of snow on the ground- at least enough for Roy to be headed out to move it off the walkways. I'm sitting around in my jammies, thinking about taking a nap though I've only been up for about an hour. I feel much better than yesterday, but I'm not ...
- Thu Jan 08, 2026 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Thursday January 8th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 86
Re: Thursday January 8th
Afternoon. In the upper forties, overcast, and air movement at about 5 mph- not even worth mentioning. I'm just beginning to move around myself after a bad night followed by sleeping all morning. I can handle the fatigue, but I'd sure like to get rid of the headache.
- Wed Jan 07, 2026 9:28 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Wednesday January 7th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 90
Re: Wednesday January 7th
Morning. 34 degrees, 40 mph wind, with gusts of 65+ rattling the eaves. I will not be driving down Outer Drive today.
Poor Brodie. We managed to loosen his collar under the cone and he has learned to maneuver better, but he hates it. Even with it on, he managed to tear the bandage off one hind ...
Poor Brodie. We managed to loosen his collar under the cone and he has learned to maneuver better, but he hates it. Even with it on, he managed to tear the bandage off one hind ...
- Tue Jan 06, 2026 9:22 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday January 6th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 85
Re: Tuesday January 6th
Morning. 35 degress, 35 mph wind. Nothing like having balance in one's life.
Took the six month old puppy down yesterday to get him neutered, chipped, and dew claws removed. Poor guy is in a cone of shame now, but he's getting used to maneuvering in it. He's the runt of the litter, half Bernese ...
Took the six month old puppy down yesterday to get him neutered, chipped, and dew claws removed. Poor guy is in a cone of shame now, but he's getting used to maneuvering in it. He's the runt of the litter, half Bernese ...
- Mon Jan 05, 2026 11:02 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Monday January 5th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 100
Re: Monday January 5th
Morning. 50 degrees, 23 mph wind, mostly sunny.
Oddly enough, Roy's madebiscuits and gravy last night for dinner, and I had just put down my breakfast bowl of leftovers for McDuff to finish off. Earlier this morning, I dropped Brodie off at the vet ('tis the seson to be neutered) so McD got the ...
Oddly enough, Roy's madebiscuits and gravy last night for dinner, and I had just put down my breakfast bowl of leftovers for McDuff to finish off. Earlier this morning, I dropped Brodie off at the vet ('tis the seson to be neutered) so McD got the ...
- Sun Jan 04, 2026 9:28 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday January 4th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 100
Re: Sunday January 4th
Greetings, earthlings. 40 degrees and 30+mph wind. Clear and sunny. Looks like no chance of snow until after midweek.
- Sat Jan 03, 2026 3:19 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Saturday January 3rd
- Replies: 2
- Views: 101
Re: Saturday January 3rd
Afternoon. Just a skosh under 50 degrees with steady 40 mph wind and higher gusts. Spent the morning at a meeting, came home, took a nap, and am not budging again today without a compelling reason.
- Fri Jan 02, 2026 11:38 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Cataract surgery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 219
Re: Cataract surgery
Hang on a minute. Gotta go get my barn boots before anything else is added to this thread.
- Fri Jan 02, 2026 10:25 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Friday January 2nd
- Replies: 3
- Views: 144
Re: Friday January 2nd
Morning. Looks damp. 45 degrees and not enough wind to mention. I don't even bother to braid my hair for anything under 15 mph.
It's my brother's 67th birthday. He hasn't been doing well (heart) but as far as I know, he's still around and is just ignoring the phone. He's not a big phone fan,
It's my brother's 67th birthday. He hasn't been doing well (heart) but as far as I know, he's still around and is just ignoring the phone. He's not a big phone fan,
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 11:15 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Cataract surgery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 219
Re: Cataract surgery
Men are so gross. Funny, but totally gross.
Hope it does well for you.
Hope it does well for you.
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 10:34 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Happy New Year 2026!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 114
Re: Happy New Year 2026!
Happy New Year, gentlemen. Forty degrees here at the foot of the mountain wth winds whipping along at just under 30 mph. My daughter-in-law gave me bulbs for Christmas. First time I've planted bulbs in December.
Being a night person, staying up at least until midnight is what I do almost every ...
Being a night person, staying up at least until midnight is what I do almost every ...
- Wed Dec 31, 2025 9:33 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Wednesday December 31st
- Replies: 3
- Views: 166
Re: Wednesday December 31st
Happy New Year's Eve. Thirty degrees, sunny, wind barely worth mentioning at 15 mph.
Barring all unforeseen events, at midnight Roy and I will be standing on the front porch, facing east, watching the new year roll in as I've done almost every year since I was first allowed to stay up until ...
Barring all unforeseen events, at midnight Roy and I will be standing on the front porch, facing east, watching the new year roll in as I've done almost every year since I was first allowed to stay up until ...
- Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:48 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday December 30th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 129
Re: Tuesday December 30th
Morning. 25 degrees and maybe 15 mph wind. Air is warming up, though, so probably most of the white stuff will melt today.
We are on a major north-south interstate highway and things are still stupid expensive here, with the exception of gas which is about as reasonable as it has been in years ...
We are on a major north-south interstate highway and things are still stupid expensive here, with the exception of gas which is about as reasonable as it has been in years ...
- Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:06 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Monday December 29th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 117
Re: Monday December 29th
Morning. 25 degrees and around 15 mph wind. WYDOT 511 reports ice on Outer Drive, which is, of course, the only direct route to where I want to go this afternoon. Sigh. In this town, you can't get anywhere without going somewhere else first.
I will not be wearing shorts today or any other day.
I will not be wearing shorts today or any other day.
- Sun Dec 28, 2025 9:31 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Sunday December 28th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 130
Re: Sunday December 28th
Morning. 9 degrees with 20 mph wind and an inch or more of white stuff on the ground. I think I'lll stay inside again today.
- Sat Dec 27, 2025 10:48 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Saturday December 27th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 133
Re: Saturday December 27th
Good morning, y'all. 40 degrees, 25 mph wind, and some leftover white stuff. I started hearing strange tapping noises about 10:00 last night. Turned out to be a steady fall of something between popcorn snow and hail. Still on the ground this morning, but melting.
- Fri Dec 26, 2025 9:19 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Friday December 26th
- Replies: 3
- Views: 174
Re: Friday December 26th
Morning. 40 degrees and 15 mph wind. All over town, people are falling toward the southwest.
Headed out to the ranch in a couple of hours for family Christmas. Firefighter son worked a three-day shift over the regular holiday.
Headed out to the ranch in a couple of hours for family Christmas. Firefighter son worked a three-day shift over the regular holiday.
- Fri Dec 26, 2025 9:16 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Merry Christmas!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 110
Re: Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas back atcha. We're having our family celebration today.
- Thu Dec 25, 2025 10:17 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Christmas Morning (Thursday)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 150
Re: Christmas Morning (Thursday)
Morning. 50 degrees and steady 45 mph wind. Santa must've bucked a heckuva headwind coming into Wyoming last night.
Neil Diamond was the first concert I ever went to back in the seventies. Bom, bom, bom.
Neil Diamond was the first concert I ever went to back in the seventies. Bom, bom, bom.
- Wed Dec 24, 2025 10:46 am
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Wednesday December 24th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 157
Re: Wednesday December 24th
Morning. 54 degrees, 30 mph wind, and dry as a bone.
I love the idea of Maine Street.
I love the idea of Maine Street.
- Tue Dec 23, 2025 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Hog Pen
- Topic: Tuesday December 23rd
- Replies: 2
- Views: 158
Re: Tuesday December 23rd
Afternoon. 54 degrees and 24 mph wind. Another perfect October day.
Mike, I have not forgotten you rising to my defense many years ago and I will cheerfully defend your right to be as mushy as you like.
My grandson turned 16 today. Seems like it was only a few days ago that his father was 16.
Mike, I have not forgotten you rising to my defense many years ago and I will cheerfully defend your right to be as mushy as you like.
My grandson turned 16 today. Seems like it was only a few days ago that his father was 16.