Feb 20, 2006

What a weekend!!

Sunday I helped Bob, an Aussie handler,
Build a hay shed at Diane and Jeff’s.

We got started at 8:30am and it was 16deg.

The crew was Bob and his friend Dan, myself, Getty
Diane’s brother and his friend, Audrey and her husband
And Amy showed up.

The first thing we had to do was dig 6 postholes
That were 18” dia. And 36” deep. As I said it was
16deg, and the ground was frozen and the gravel we
Were digging through was like concrete. This took the
Most time. The whole experience gives me a new
Respect for people who do this for a living!!!

My body gave out on me @ 2:30pm after Jeff’s
Authentic New Orleans Gumbo for lunch. I went home
And crashed hard!!

Tuesday, Feb 14th.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Yesterday I missed most of the day at work
due to a flare-up of the dreaded diverticulitis.
If anybody knows anything about this, you know how
painful this can be. I came home and took to aspirin
and took a long nap. Woke up an got my ass to the doctor
and the doc gave me some antibiotics and I hope they work.
It sucks going to the hospital and laying there hooked up to an
I.V.

Today I went to work and it was much better.
Although in the morning it still hurts.

Today I got a hold of Al at Plywood Tacoma http://www.plytac.com/
And Set up a delivery of 11 sheets of ½” O.S.B. for the hay shed that
we are going to build this weekend. Big Al gave me a
screaming deal on it!! Diane let me use her truck, so I can take it
to work and load it up after I get off. WHAT A BRUTE OF A TRUCK!!
A big diesel 4X4!! I’ll drop it off once I get it unloaded and be forced
to take my girly-man truck home =)

The boyz and I (Buck and Ray) had an intense game of fetch
In the house tonight!! Buck, who is afraid of my woodstove,
Would go and retreat to the bedroom as soon as I lit the stove.
So today I got the idea to light the stove and get a game of fetch in
The house going, so he would get the idea that while the stove is going,
Being in the same room as the stove can be fun.
And I think it started to work!!! (Although it will take some more time)

Monday Feb 13

Hello all.

Sunday I went to Fido's Charity Dog trial
to benefit
the Diane Pagel/Jeff Freeman barn fire.

What a great time! I rode down there with
Diane, Amy and Erin and of course, Scotty.

There was a pretty good turn out and it was
great putting faces to all of the e-mails
that Amy and myself have been receiving.
I have put pictures up of the event:
http://www.jeffboone.com/jeffs_website_008.htm

Fido's http://www.fidosfarm.com/
donated 30 bails of field grass and we managed to get

it all on the truck. Special thanks to Fido's for that!

Saturday, I am going to help a friend of Diane/Getty
to build a temporary hay shed for the hay.
It has been a long time since I have ran a skill-saw
so lets hope I come back Monday with all ten fingers.

So, how about that Melanie Troxel in Top-Fuel huh?
I knew she was going to be off to a great start.
With Don Schumacher and his dough behind her,
She should be a real contender. I'm glad that there
were no team rules so far.

I loved the thrash in the John Force camp, especially
having to use the AAA show car's body for the semi's
I met Robert Hight a few years ago and he was
(and probably is still) a real nice guy. He deserves it.

Jeff Boone
http://www.jeffboone.com/

I love Fridays!!!

I love Fridays!!

My panel dividing saw at work went down Wednesday after a power
surge, and I spent most of the day Thursday on and off of the phone
with a technician in Charlotte, NC, trying to track down the source of the problem.
Since I am what I call "schematically challenged", this can be a difficult
task. Finally we determined if that it was a faulty auxiliary contactor
that is part of the safety control voltage system. Without control voltage,
no saw, no cut wood, no make furniture. I just ordered the part by the 5pm EST
cut off, and got it on the UPS truck. I called a very talented local technician
Dave Gullet, and today he came out to install the contactor. He determined
that it wasn't a auxiliary contactor, but a faulty emergency push button switch.
He temporality bypassed it and it worked!! The saw was making furniture again!!

It was such a beautiful day today, that after work I took the dogs up
to the park and decided to have an impromptu "That'l do" (come here) and
"Lie Down" (self explanatory) session. All I needed was a Chuckit Launcher,
a tennis ball, and the boys (my Buck and Diane's Ray). They had a blast running
and barking at one another. They also did really good at listening to me and my
commands, I was a proud Dad!!!

I don't have children (at least that I know of) but I tell you what, I get and idea
what joy parents must have when their children take a nap and experience
the quiet, because tonight as I type this, both dogs are sound asleep at my feet
as I clack away at the keyboard! OH WHAT JOY!!!!

I love Fridays!!

Jeff

Feb 7th

The last couple of weeks have been crazy!!

My friend and herding instructor Diane Pagel barn burnt
down on Jan 19th due to an electrical short.
She lost 7 sheep and 3 lambs, 4 cats and chickens.
Not to mention all of the necessary paraphernalia needed to have
Farm animals (tack, feed, medical supplies, ect.)
Her husband Jeff, a musician, lost his rehearsal space along with
4 irreplaceable guitars (one of them being a 1957 Telecaster), and
a lifetime collection of books and photos.

It was so devastating for the both of them and loosing so much
But, slowly with the help of the community, it will be re-built.

If you would like to read Diane and Jeff’s first hand account of the fire
Go to: http://www.jeffboone.com/january_19.doc
Or: http://www.jeffboone.com/jeffs_website_007.htm

This weekend marks the return of the 2006 NHRA Drag racing Series!!!
and I am so exited!! It has been a long dry period with no Drag Racing but it’s
back for the season. I think we need to look out for John Force in funny car,
Tony Schumacher or Melanie Troxel in top Fuel. In the Pro Stock field, look
out for Dave Connolly. Pro stock bike, I’m gong to have to go with
Andrew Hines. I’m hoping to make it to the races this year at Pacific Raceways.

Welcome to my Blog

Well hello there!!

My name is Jeff Boone and I put up this blog so anybody
can post comments about my site, share opinions,
or just say hello!

As you can see I'm a big NHRA Drag Racing fan and I love photography.

Also, I am a herding enthusiast. Herding.....What's that????

Herding is a wonderful activity that involves me and my
Border Collie/Aussie mix, Buck and of course, sheep
(hopefully this will one day include ducks and cattle)

Buck is a 4 year old that I got from a great place
Ravensgate Border Collie Rescue (http://www.ravensgate.net/)

We train with a wonderful instructor, Diane Pagel
at DeltaBluez Farm (http://www.deltabluez.net/ )
Buck and I have had only a 7 lessons so far. He has progressed pretty far
but you would have to ask Buck how I'm doing :)
I hope that we can start competing in a year or so.

Here is a few link to give you skinny on herding:

http://www.osds.org/
http://www.usbcha.com/

I hope to update the blog every few days or so, thanks for stopping by

Jeff Boone