Random Diary Entries Since Relocating to North Carolina

Day 1: Arrived in NC. Tired. It was a long drive hauling my car with my pick up truck from Milwaukee, WI to Townsville, NC. I had the boat repair place pick up my boat (The Hungry Dawg), which has been sitting for about 4 years, and to do what needed to get done so I can finally use it. I need a beer and a nap.

Day 2: Our semi trailer full of stuff won't get here for a few days, so I went fishing. I caught a 12" small mouth and a white perch. I watched a thunderstorm pass over the north end of the lake. It was pretty to watch, almost awe-inspiring. All I was missing was a beer.

Day 3: Woke up to the sound of chickens crowing in the front yard. I drove down to Bojangles and got me a sausage biscuit with egg, some seasoned Cajun fries and a sweet tea. Too bad they don't serve beer. The wife wants to do a cookout next weekend, so I am looking for a good cooker to borrow for the day on Saturday. Had a beer.

Day 4: The semi trailer finally arrived and my son and his girfriend came down from Norfolk, VA to help out. It was sure hot out. We got most of it unloaded including my John Deer lawn tractor and all the accessories. I lost about 10 lbs in the heat, but we made up for it in beer.

Day 5: It was my birthday today. I turned 50. Spent the rest of the day unloading the rest of the trailer and ordered a pig to throw on the cooker. I've never cooked a whole pig before. The butcher said it was fairly easy. Get a cooker and set it to 300 for about 5 hours and keep tossing barbecue sauce on it. Just drink beer until it's done.

Day 6: I woke up hungry so I carried the wife down to Bojangles and we got us some sausage and egg biscuits, Cajun fries and tea. MmmmMmmm, boy was that good. Picked up some beer on the way home for the rest of the day. Spent the rest of the day drinkin' beer and watchin' the woman unpack boxes.

Day 7: Called down to the boat guy to see when The Dawg was going to be out of the shop. Went and got me a brand new trailer to haul it with. The guy down at the boat store hooked me up real good and gave me a real sweet deal. I bragged on him so people knowed he treated me right. I can't wait to drink beer on my boat. I sure missed it a bunch. I looked for a job so I can put gas in my boat (I call it "feedin' The Dawg") and go fishin' off it.

Day 8: The guy came by with the cooker on a trailer and told me how to run it so I wouldn't blow myself up. He never cooked a pig in it before and told me to tell him how it works out. I went up there to the butcher's and picked up the pig. It weighs 50 lbs. That's going to be a whole mess of pork meat. Called my best buddy Ryan and he said he'd come down and eat some with us. I told him to bring some beer. Still ain't found no job.

Day 9: Got up hella early to cook the pig. It takes 5 hours at least. I hoped Ryan would hurry up and get here with the beer or it won't turn out right. Still got no job, but that's OK. I had beer comin'. The pig tasted good. Everyone said it was the best they ever had. Not bad for my first time cooking a whole pig all by myself. I painted it good with barbecue sauce while I drank beer. The butcher was right. That's how ya do it. Me n Ryan talked and talked the whole day long. We're gonna go fishin' as soon as The Dawg come out of the shop and I get her all fixed up to go.

Day 10: They guy came by to pick up the cooker and had me tell him how I done it. I told him to keep it at 300 degrees, paint it good with the sauce and drink beer while yer doin' it. He said OK. Cool. I helped him hook the cooker up to his pick up truck and he carried the cooker back home. I went in the house and watched racin' on the TV and drank a beer. I 'm gonna to look for a job tomorrow.

Day 11: Still ain't got no job, but that's OK. The woman is workin' regular and so is the TV. If I could figure out how to be gainfully unemployed, I'd have it made. I put in some applications in the internet web thingy while I drank beer. We'll see how that pans out.

Day 12: I went down to the boat place today 'cause the guy said The Dawg was all done being fixed up. He said it run real good. It needed the carbs cleaned out, the gas tank cleaned out, a new impeller, some gear oil and the lower unit redone. He give me a fair price for all that and I was glad to get The Dawg back. It's been sittin' a while so it'll need a fair pice of elbow grease to be cleaned up real good. Might take me all of a six pack to get that done. I am looking forward to it. I put in some more applications on the interweb deal there so it looks like I am lookin' for a job.

Day 13: Spent all dang day cleanin' up The Dawg. It was pretty nasty having been sittin' so long. I did get it cleaned up good, so that's a good thing. I gots more stuff to fix on it to make it right, but I got a call from some job place to go up in the city tomorrow for a job interview. I said yes 'cause it's right near the boat parts place. I was gonna be up that-a way anyways. I figure I can stop in for the interview while I was up there gettin' the parts I need. I'll grab some beer on the way home and see if I can't make The Dawg right as rain by the end of the day. The weekend is comin' up and I want to be out on the water where I belong. As soon as I finish this beer, I am headin' to bed.

The Hungry Dawg