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Day Three: Lots of Yard Work

Today (Thursday) was perfect for yard work. The temperature in the morning was in the mid 70s, and it was overcast. So the sun was prevented from beating down on me as I worked.

I went immediately to work on the front flower bed. Since I hadn’t worked on it since last year, it was a mess. The joy, was ripping out weeds that I had been fighting for while. The work: there were a lot of weeds. But that was done, after about four hours of work. Why so long? Most of the soil was in its “mud form.” It kept caking up my tools and my boots, and I had to stop and break it free for my tools to function properly.

ADDED Bonus: as I was working on the flower bed, I found a Southern Oak sapling behind the biggest bush. I pulled it up, and decided to plant it in the lower 40 just to see if I could get it to grow. I haven’t had much luck transporting trees from one part of the yard to the other. I think this is because the two times I’ve tried, I didn’t take the soil with it. Hopefully, with enough TLC, this one will take root. See the picture below.

Relief came when Heidi called me to lunch. We had a Sloppy Joe salad. Yes, delicious. It hit the spot.

Who would have ever dreamed Sloppy Joes could have been added to a salad? Heidi. And she did it.

The movie of the night: Shawshank Redemption.

The quote of the day: J.C. Ryle.

“I hold salvation by grace as strongly as any one. I would gladly offer a free and full pardon to the greatest sinner that ever lived. I would not hesitate to stand by his dying bed, and say, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ even now, and you shall be saved.” But that a man can have salvation without asking for it, I cannot see in the Bible. That a man will receive pardon of his sins, who will not so much as lift up his heart inwardly, and say, “Lord Jesus, give it to me,” this I cannot find. I can find that nobody will be saved by his prayers, but I cannot find that without prayer anybody will be saved.”

That is part of my sermon preparation on prayer. See Matthew 6.

All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons, 2025. 

Dumping Dave’s Insanity Sauce

As we approached our 5th Wedding Anniversary, while going through the refrigerator, I finally decided to throw away our bottle of Dave’s Insanity Sauce. We only used it once, shortly after we got married. The reason for this is that Heidi is such a good cook, we didn’t need Dave’s.

The Insanity Sauce is perfect for a bachelor who cannot cook. Something tastes bad? Add some Dave’s. Eggs lack pizzaz, a tad (and I mean a tad in the literal sense) will do you. Stuck with Raman noodles again? Turn that bowl of preservatives into a gourmet meal.

Yup, Dave’s could save most anything just as long as you didn’t use too much, for the sauce itself is really, really hot. It was the heat that was the key. You never tasted the dull food, just the heat. And for those who cannot cook, the heat is a delight. It is perfect for single guys. And I no longer need it. It’s currently in a landfill somewhere, waiting to be discovered by archaeologists who will open it, and add it to their Ramen noodles. I’m sure it will still be good.

(WARNING: If I were a Surgeon General, I would let you know that women who are pregnant, those with heart conditions, and GI tract issues, should not use Dave’s Insanity Sauce.)