Reznjun

finally finished my arbor in the backyard.  it works great.  i was working on it during a real hot day but  it was cool underneath it. it is a rez pergola cuz  i didnt need all the expensive treated boards. only cost i have in it is my labor. i will enjoy it as long as it lasts, then i will build a new one. my trees provide pretty of shade in the yard. i needed some shade next to my sweat. now i have it.

the other week they had a list of new words they put in the dictionary. i take note of them. a new one that caught my eye was ‘frenemy’. i didnt read the whole definition cuz i was kinda laughing. i guess it means someone that is your ‘friend’ but acts like an enemy. i thought nothing of the word til i went to the general council. we got people working on our behalf as friends but act counter productively. they insist our tribe move forward but do everything they can to hold things up.

i have been half listening to the debate about health care. that is the governments next fight. like democrats and republicans need a reason to jack this country around. i agree something ought to be done. and i can kinda agree with making insurance more affordable to the ones that cant afford it. i see a different problem. i think what the people in the medical profession charge is part of the problem. my wife had a simple gall bladder procedure done awhile back. everything turned out alright. later they sent the bills. a interesting cost was the 10 thou for the room a night. it was a nice room no doubt but i dont know bout no 10 thousand dollars worth of room. it looked no different than a motel room. granted medical care was available if necessary but this was a routine matter. doctors take some kinda oath bout providing care but what they charge is outrageous. sometimes they even give care that isnt really necessary but charge for it anyway. they do this because the insurance companies will pay for it.  then the costs of insurance goes up. the ones that dont have insurance arent given the same care. gotta wonder bout all that.

i wrote about putting some njun style decals on my riding mower. i bought some with eagle feather designs at the last pow wow i went to in south dakota. i put them on my mower. they look pretty good. i have to mow the yard again. now my mower will be slightly pimped out. i will have to pass on puttng some hydraulics on it.

maybe i notice billboards too much. i seen one of our casinos billboards on the way to town last night. it is the first one that is seen going past our casino. i guess for our patrons that are kind enough to boost our per caps. it says something like ”many happy returns”. i thought wtf  is that suppose to mean? i thought it was a gene autry or roy rogers song. to be fair some ad exec spent some effort on coming up with that one. we spent most of our time on two inconsequential issues at the last general council. maybe we can discuss getting rid of this lame billboard next time.

the gathering is getting closer. got things to do before then. and even during it. it will come and go quick. it should be entertaining.