The electrification of yard implements
The usefulness of battery-powered yard tools has surprised me. A year ago, when my gas string trimmer crapped out after just two years, I decided…
Year: 2023
Try not to be shocked
This just in via the UK Daily Mail–there’s no correlation between the strictness and severity of gun control laws and the incidence of mass shootings.…
Where was Jack when the lights went out?
Well, he wasn’t in the dark, because this blackout started at 9 AM. Somebody hit a pole near us. The power went off, came back…
Report from the OP, July 24, 2023
It’s been an interesting month since the last report, mostly in a Chinese interesting sort of way. Plus it’s been an expensive month around here.…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
As I mentioned a (long) while back, I was going to be at the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, an annual event held in the thriving…
Distilling it down
I spend an inordinate amount of time listening to podcasts. It’s a great way to multi-task. Mowing the yard? Listen to a podcast. Driving to…
Report from the OP, June 16, 2023
Three months since I did a report? And it’s taken me a week to write this one. Bad Freeholder! Grandthings go first. At a little…
Remembering D-Day
On this day in 1944, The US, Great Britain, Canada, Poland and others landed troops on the shores of Normandy, France. Like the one pictured…
@%!$ technology
Saturday night, the thunderstorms started moving through. They weren’t bad here, but there was this one lightning strike somewhere close by… And our Intertubz connection…
Killdozer Day
Once again it’s Killdozer Day, a day when many of us pause to remember Marvin Heemeyer and his final stand as a free man in…
I’m losing to the one-armed paper hanger
Yep, I’ve been AWOL. A lot of stuff has been going on. This will almost be a Report from the OP, but it’s going to…
Something wicked this way comes. And darn soon.
(I’ve been trying and failing to complete this post for nearly three weeks. While it’s no closer to “finished” than it was on Day One,…
Still not done
I feel like the poor old soul in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, except I’m saying “I’m not done yet!” I have devoted considerable…
Not dead. Absolutely not dead.
But I didn’t realize I’d been silent for two weeks. Time flies when you’re busy. I have been working on what I hope you’ll find…
Mea culpa
It’s been stupidly busy. We’ve had a week of “Chamber of Commerce weather”, and I’ve been doing my best to take advantage of it. Throw…
Destination: Where?
Thursday, I had to head over to the Nearby Small City for a chiropractor appointment and a Walmart run. The drive over for the most…
Report from the OP, April 3, 2023
Time flies when you’re busier than a… I’ve spent a lot of time with the grandkids. Thing 1 has been cutting teeth (she’s now up…
This might come in handy
I don’t think there’s a particular reason to run out and finish off your prep list, but I needed some quick content. Grandkids have been…
A random find in the basement
I think I’ve mentioned somewhere that I’m trying to clear off my workbenches and finally, 16+ years after moving in, have the basement organized. I…
Some non-Artificial and possibly Intelligent thoughts on Artificial Intelligence
I’ve been looking into the Microsoft et al implementations of AI tech in consumer products. With more information, I’ve got more thoughts. On the Windows…
Things to teach your son
I was going through some things on my ever-filling hard drive. I’m not sure where I picked this up, but I’m pleased to find that…
Pretty soon your toilet will have AI technology
At least at the rate we’re going. Check out these headlines: Microsoft Adds Bing AI to Windows 11, Expanding Access Further Microsoft is adding more…
Report from the OP, March 15, 2023
I’ve been trying to write this post for so long (started in on March 8) that I’ve forgotten half of what I wanted to include…
Vocations for a New America: Small Engine Repair
I can hear people now–“If it’s a collapse we’re all going to be walking or riding a bicycle/horse/insert preferred beast of burden! There’ll be no…
It’s another Intellectual Froglegs!
Sorry about the page formatting. Enjoy it anyway.