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by Margarita
Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:45 pm
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: I don't think I can resist much longer
Replies: 1
Views: 13

Re: I don't think I can resist much longer

Resistence is futile. Come to the Dark Bike Side.
by Margarita
Tue Feb 03, 2026 10:51 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday February 3rd
Replies: 2
Views: 15

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.
by Margarita
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....
:lol: I missed this, but it was worth waiting for.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.)
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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?
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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,
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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...
by Margarita
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?
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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

:lol: Nothing like an expensive toy you can't play with.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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,
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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 ...
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.
by Margarita
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.