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Year: 2021

Predictions for 2022
Crystal Ball Gazing

Predictions for 2022

I’m sure your remember this gem. I fully expect it to be recycled for 2022. Except 2022 may just throw the beer in 2021’s face…

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Ugh
Housekeeping You just have to put your head down and plow

Ugh

Sorry the free beer has been turned of the last couple of days. I’m fighting with one whale of a migraine outbreak, driving by a…

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
Joe Dan, knockin’ it out of the park
Teh Awesome

Joe Dan, knockin’ it out of the park

As usual.

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021
Merry Christmas, Part II
It's The Holidays!

Merry Christmas, Part II

We had the kids over for a meal, a lot of conversation and presents! I got a Quadhand, a set of left-hand drill bits, a…

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021
Merry Christmas, Part I
It's The Holidays!

Merry Christmas, Part I

The house is clean, a BBQ shoulder and the fixins is here and we’re waiting on the kids to show up. Brother-In-Law and his wife…

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021
35 of 36 will just have to do
Ham Radio

35 of 36 will just have to do

I have finished installing the radial field for my new ham radio antenna (a Hustler 6BTV). Finally. I had planned on 36 radials, each 32′…

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

Today I’m going off the rotating script again, and heading off to the intersection of art and craft (and history). At 230′ long and 20″…

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Report from the OP, December 19, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, December 19, 2021

(I’m in the second day of a migraine, so if this gets a little “off”, there’s your explanation. As Mrs. Freeholder put it this morning,…

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021
I have to say that I didn’t think of this problem
I'm stupid like that sometimes Prepping

I have to say that I didn’t think of this problem

I own a fair bit of older, well-seasoned equipment. I’ve even had it break and parts not be available. But for some reason, it never…

December 18, 2021December 19, 2021
Basic Training
Prepping

Basic Training

If you’ve been in the military, even the Air Force, basic training is indelibly etched into your memory, and with good reason-it’s supposed to work…

December 15, 2021December 14, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

Today, we’re looking at architecture, and I want to talk about the humble ranch house. The ranch architectural style is like jazz and great cheeseburgers…

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
OK, that went well
Public Service Announcements

OK, that went well

First, thanks to everyone who has commented or emailed their prayers and good wishes for Daughter. It was kind of a rough weekend. Second, she…

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021
Bleeding control when you can’t use a tourniquet
Are you OK? Are you alright? Help Medic! Prepping

Bleeding control when you can’t use a tourniquet

A new device, approved by the TCCC, is available for bleeding control in places where a tourniquet won’t work. The iTClamp works by securing the…

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021
Unhappy news
You can't always get what you want

Unhappy news

The unbridled joy of Daughter’s pregnancy has turned into sadness. On a visit for her first ultrasound, everyone was shocked when the sonogram tech couldn’t…

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
WordPress security issue
Computers Housekeeping

WordPress security issue

If you have a WordPress blog, then you need to check this article on a security issue currently being exploited. WordPress security company Wordfence, which disclosed details…

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
Report from the OP, December 8, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, December 8, 2021

Well, this can’t mean anything good. This is one of the two cat food aisles at our local big box pet store. The missing brands…

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

In the spirit of stretching the rules, I’m skipping the categories of dance and theater and going straight to cinema. I’ve viewing this cinema post…

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021
Reports from the OP, December 2, 2021
Reports from the OP

Reports from the OP, December 2, 2021

We’ve had another outbreak of unseasonably warm and dry weather, and as a result if I haven’t had to run errands, I’m working. It seems…

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

You would think that, for someone who has always loved to read, that literature wouldn’t be a hard task. Au contraire. This is because my…

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021
And here we go, on another of life’s little adventures
It's The Holidays! Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Things That Put A Smile On Your Face

And here we go, on another of life’s little adventures

Sunday night was a delayed Thanksgiving at Daughter’s home. We are all grateful that we’ve come through another year, safe and sound and in mostly…

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
Sunday Reading
Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

Suburban Defense by Don Shift. If you go into Suburban Defense expecting a detailed blueprint on how to defend your home in the burbs, you’re…

November 28, 2021November 27, 2021
So…how does one spend Thanksgiving in Wuflu quarantine?
It's The Holidays! Modern Life Skills

So…how does one spend Thanksgiving in Wuflu quarantine?

Why, by having one’s Son, who got his Wuflu immunity the old-fashioned way, come over and work with you on a few tasks. For some…

November 26, 2021November 29, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving
It's The Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving

November 25, 2021November 29, 2021
Reports of blog repair were premature
Housekeeping

Reports of blog repair were premature

It seems the pat on the back to the hosting service was also premature, but this time they really believe they’ve solved the issue. We’ll…

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

If you’ve been reading my missives on fine art, you know I really like music from the Baroque Period. One of my favorite composers from…

November 23, 2021November 24, 2021
Report from the OP, November 22, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, November 22, 2021

In the midst of a Wuflu quarantine, you can’t go out in person and see what’s going on. But the Internet provides. Mrs. Freeholder is…

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Sometimes you read something, and it’s just perfect
Zen-ish Stuff

Sometimes you read something, and it’s just perfect

Tonight, this is it. The trouble with a long life is memory. Not necessarily of past loves, although they ache at times, but of places…

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021
Back into the light
Housekeeping

Back into the light

If you’ve tried to visit since, maybe yesterday sometime, and the blog hasn’t loaded, my hosting service had some capacity issues on the server this…

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021
So much for the damn jab
I hate it when that happens

So much for the damn jab

While I was in the midst of the epic pressure washing of the house, Mrs. Freeholder started feeling a bit under the weather. It sounded…

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Still here, still at it
Housekeeping

Still here, still at it

Slowly wearing down, though. I figure I have one good day left in me and them I’ll need a break or a miracle. Of course,…

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

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