Not a Report From the OP
I’ll milk the last week for that in another post. 
Instead of concerning myself with inflation and the possibility of nuclear war, I want…
Year: 2022
Alinsky’s Rules work both ways
An enterprising fellow shows up at a gun “buyback” with 110 3D printed guns and receivers and gets $21,000 for his troubles. Of course, his…
It was a dark and stormy night
Boy howdy. Once-Hurricane-and-now-Tropical Depressing Ian has given us a dark and stormy morning, afternoon and evening.According to the weather station in the backyard, it’s rained…
Our story so far
The “concern over her blood pressure” wound up being preeclampsia. That kicked her from the regular OB team back to the high-risk side of the…
It’s happening!
At Daughter’s OB appointment yesterday, concerns arose about her blood pressure. After a trip to the high-risk side of the practice and hours of monitoring,…
Sunday Reading
One nice thing about an audiobook is that you can listen to it while working on other things, like mowing the yard. That allowed me…
Uh-huh
While Mrs. Freeholder and I were out and about today, we watched the price of gas go up 18¢/gal while we ate lunch. I have…
Report from the OP, September 19, 2022
Geeze, it’s been a week since I posted? Time flies when the weather is beautiful and you’re working what’s left of your butt off. A…
Report from the OP, September 12, 2022
It’s been a busy few days around here. In macro news, I’ve noted these data points from the ongoing process of collapse: Polio declared a…
Questions and Answers
In answer to Fido’s implied question… One could argue with the above graphic. For example, Item 2, “Symbolization: People are forced to identify themselves” hasn’t…
OK, how about we all stop hyperventilating?
Everybody’s seen the photo–*President Joe Biden on a luridly red backlit stage with two Marines in the background. Everyone’s listened to the highlights of his…
Report from the OP, September 1, 2022
Apologies for the lack of substantial posting, but I’ve been busting it in the real world, or busting it as much as this tired body…
You can’t make this stuff up
A lot of smart people have pointed out that California’s EV obsession is going to run into problems with objective reality. Obsession, meet Objective Reality.…
A Sunday Thought
No, I’m not jumping into the Sunday tunes thing. But this song has been an earworm for a couple of days, so I figured I…
What’s your lifeboat plan?
Watch this YouTube video. It’s a bit less than 5 minutes, and I’ll wait right here. Well, I’ll be down below the video. Financial forecasters…
Bleg time
Not for me, but for Big Country Expat. He could use some funding for the battle to save his grandkid from her less than optimal…
Report from the OP, August 17, 2022
In macro news, I’m seeing items that seem to point toward food and energy conditions getting worse. Many of those items are from subscription sources,…
I need some new conspiracy theories because all of my old ones are coming true Public Service Announcements Whistling Past The Graveyard
A little something for my friends
So, how many terms and symbols in the images below describes you, a family member, or your friends? I had a discussion with someone in…
Where was Jack when the lights went out?
Stumbling around in the dark, cursing himself because he hadn’t bought a decent flashlight, and hoping that sound he heard wasn’t an intruder. A few…
First Thoughts: DEWALT DCST972X1 String Trimmer
You know, they say bad things come in threes. They don’t, but we humans seek patterns in everything because we’re wired that way. Over the…
Report from the OP, August 6, 2022
Show of hands-who is tired of the Dog Days of summer yet? I know that everyone I’ve talked to recently is totally over this hot…
Report from the OP, July 31, 2022
Think of this as something of a “special edition”. I hadn’t expected to write another of these until later in the week, but one particular…
Report from the OP, July 27, 2020
Up first are several macro items I’ve noticed since the last report. Among those who are not fans of the Wuflu jabs, much has been…
Sunday Reading
This one is something of a throwback, Mel Tappan’s Tappen on Survival. This book was put together, after his untimely death in 1980, from his…
Report from the OP, July 23, 2022
Once again, it’s been a while since I posted anything, violating Rule #1 of Blogging, which is “Post something every day.” Somehow, I doubt that…
Top Gun: Maverick
I finally got to see Top Gun: Maverick this afternoon. Mrs. Freeholder and I had been trying to see it with another couple, but the…
Report from the OP, July 15, 2022
Let’s do this by going from micro to macro. I’ve seen the orthopedist and the news is mostly good. I’m to continue doing my exercises…
Still limping along
Looking at the date, I see it’s a bit over a week since I posted something. Somehow, I haven’t had anything that struck me as…
Report from the OP, July 2, 2022
Here we are, celebrating (well, most of us are) the 246th birthday of our country. You can be forgiven for wondering how many more Independence…