Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 11: In which I increase my skills
I’m not sure why this was the first thing that popped into my head as an image for the post. Life continues at its slow,…
Year: 2020
In which liberals run into the consequences of their actions
(Via the Bongino Report) It seems that folks in California who thought gun law after gun law was a great thing aren’t so happy when…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 10
Apologies for the lack of posting, but everything is “All Wuflu, all the time” and I’m simply not going to get on that bandwagon any…
NYFC
(Via Gab Trends) New York City is going “temporarily” bury victims of Wuflu in public parks, in mass graves. I suspect there will be nothing…
Cool story, bro
Yes, it’s a CJ-5. Sue me. For some reason, I’ve got this stupid yen to have a Jeep CJ-7. I couldn’t afford one when I…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 9
Shamelessly stolen from the Intertubz today. Today was my first trip out since last Saturday. I had a chiropractor appointment in a nearby town. While…
An apple a day
“Tom Brown of Clemmons, NC, became interested in finding and saving these (heritage) apples in 1999.” He seems to be doing a fine job of…
Somehow, this seems appropriate
I remember the Pickup Man quite fondly from a time when country music was a lot more fun. RIP, Joe.
One for the bugout crowd
In the prepper community, there’s been a long running discussion of staying put (also known as “bugging in”) versus leaving for the hinterboonies (“bugging out”)…
It may not be real, but it should be
A letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald during the Spanish Flu epidemic.
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 8
I may as well laugh, because it’s getting more serious around here. Allow me to go over the last 48 hours of news and “stuff…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 7 (and a pre-Wuflu bonus)
(This is an extension of a comment on a post at the Raconteur Report.) There are two confirmed cases of Wuflu in my county. That…
Trolling about the Intertubz
It’s a migraine day, so given the lack of brain power, I’m just trolling about the Intertubz, reading and watching. Here are a few links…
Mrs. Freeholder was afraid I was going to give myself a stroke
Wait for it… Sh*ts Getting Real People… pic.twitter.com/tmVSdOQ5uI — Matt Couch ? (@RealMattCouch) March 21, 2020
Out and about again (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 6)
So, I considered just how much and how often I should venture out. Today is the last day for an indeterminate time. Mrs. Freeholder is…
Wuflu arrives (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 5)
We have a “presumptive positive” case of Wuflu in my back yard. Not happy about it, but it was inevitable, so we’re going to go…
Chill, people
This may sound odd, but now is not the time to panic. Really, there is never a time to panic. Panic kills. Panic also leads…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 4
OK, it’s not that bad…. Yesterday Son and I went to the local big-box home improvement store. As we drove, we passed a local grocery…
Not taking my own advice (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 3)
Local grocery store with 3 lonely packages of toilet paper still on the shelf. Got to be honest, I haven’t taken my own advice today.…
Bet on this escalating quickly
One of Seattle’s homeless may have Wuflu. Given the proclivities of this group, I’m not betting on this being a positive. If you haven’t finished…
Old? Infected with coronavirus?
(Via the Bongino Report) Italy has a lesson for you. It’s hard math, but in a pandemic it’s nearly unavoidable. If you’re old, you need…
Eating on the cheap
Or, if you prefer, eating on what you can find in the grocery stores when a lot of people don’t have a clue how to…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 2
(Today is unfortunately a migraine day, so apologies if this is a bit incoherent.) A report from an area that isn’t the frontlines yet, but…
Our “Oh, shit” moment may be about to arrive
This is floating around the Intertubz today. I first picked it up at the Raconteur Report. Paragraphs may be a bit off from the original.…
Two things to read, one to watch
Sorry, back to Wuflu. Starting to appear more and more important from my perspective. First, two things at the Raconteur Report: Common Core Math Problems…
Are Amazon reviews trustworthy?
Finally, something that’s not related to Wuflu. Google the phrase “are amazon reviews trustworthy” and stand back. Seriously, you’re going to get an avalanche, and…
A visit with my mechanic, a report from Walmart, an interesting tidbit on Son and today’s bags
I stopped by my mechanic to set a time next week to get a couple of things they had found with my truck finished out.…
Treating pneumonia in an emergency
This is presented for information only. You’d really be better off in a hospital, but what if that isn’t possible? Postural drainage Basics of Postural…
Miss out on hand sanitizer?
Around my AO, hand sanitizer is right up there with wooly mammoths in terms of availability. All is not lost, however. Homemade hand sanitizer recipe.…