You can find inspiration
In the oddest places on occasion.
Year: 2025
D-Day + 81 Years
These men and the many others who made the trip were sons, brothers, cousins and sometimes fathers. They fought and many died to free strangers…
Happy Killdozer Day
While the story of Marvin Heemeyer may not seem quite as important now that a version of government that is less inimical to the citizenry’s…
There’s one in every crowd
Always thinking about food. You’d swear this thing was a teenager.
An update on Mrs. Freeholder
We’re seeing some improvement. Most of the week she was so-so. Friday was the first day that she claimed to feel good, but she tired…
Free? Free is good!
Free is especially good when it’s a free video course (from Mountain Man Medical) that will enhance your lifesaving skills in an emergency. Don’t forget…
It sucks
Really, it does. It sucks when someone you love, in this case Mrs. Freeholder, is sick and all you can do is massage her belly…
A little something to look forward to
William R Forstchen’s One Second After is coming to a movie theater. One Second After is the story of what happens in a small town…
Cogitate on this
A thought-provoking piece from Open Source Defense. In these times, it’s well worth reading and thinking about.
Misidentified any birds lately?
Among Greg Ellifritz’s most recent Weekly Knowledge Dump (You’re not subscribed? WFT not? Use the little blue box at the link.) items was this little…
Road to Hell, good intentions, etc.
I’ll spare you the details. It’s just been half crazy around here, but in a good way. Everyone is fine, everything is fine, but busy.…
Report from the OP, February 19, 2025
As I type, it’s snowing here in Piedmont North Carolina. It’s not a lot of snow, maybe 1-1 1/2 inches of a wet heavy snow…
The bad thing about feeling better
Is all those things that you haven’t done are still there, waiting for you. By a series of accidents that can only be the hand…