Joe’s O’s

Joe’s O’s

I’m trying to get a handle on my Scruffy project. The rear deck I’m recaulking, etc., etc…I mean, I gotta tell you, it’s a tough job and I really should hire Edwardo to handle it since he’s the dock expert. He makes his living down here working on boats. He’s only thirty five bucks an hour. (He kind of charges less because he’s undocumented, okay?) The real dude (documented) charges 125 bucks an hour. That makes Edwardo the real dude….

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Homeless Boomers

Homeless Boomers

People are living in tents, cars, RVs, and boats. People crash on BART. They get on and ride back and forth all night long…until dawn breaks and they get off somewhere.
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The Old Wino

The Old Wino

People drink more during Hard Times. Especially older people. Baby Boomers. Life sucks. So you drink. That’s why I drink. Or maybe not. I drink because I’m a Wino.
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A boat repair project

A boat repair project

Scruffy’s a fiberglass boat. The hull is real thick fiberglass. That’s good news. That means unless a thru hull fails, Scruffy will still be floating when Zombies roam a radiated world. The bad news: all the decks are teak wood screwed into a layer of fiberglass. The glue and caulk gets old and cracked and before you know it, the damned boat leaks like a sieve. This deck above my bed leaks. All the decks leak. Winter is right around…

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Blast Shadows

Blast Shadows

Them good old Armageddon Blues are back! Thanks to Putin (and a little help from poor Joe) the mutual annihilation lifestyle is back. Soon concerned Punks will be installing bomb shelters in their back yards. Kids will be drilled at school (ducking under your desk, etc.), radiation pills will be available at Walgreens. What else? I frankly don’t remember all the doomsday buy-it-before-it’s-too-late shit. Except the movies were pretty good…”Fail Safe” “On The Beach” “The Bedford Incident” and especially “Doctor…

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