I thought retirement was supposed to be relaxing?
It sure hasn’t been for the last two weeks. I’ve got several things I want…
The Freeholder
It’s that time again
It’s time to raise your level of awareness. No, you can’t live in Condition Orange…
Sunday Reading
Published in late 2014, William Forstchen’s novella Dies Irae could easily be read in a…
Report from the OP, Oct. 8, 2023
First a note on the GrandThings. Grandthings celebrated their first birthday last weekend, much to…
Buying them while I still can
It occured to me that while people are willing to give me useful items for…
Did anyone consider this case?
The ZeroHedge headline: “Western US Braces For Loss Of Solar-Powered Generation During Solar Eclipse“. The…
Report from the OP, September 11, 2023
It’s time to get back at it. I’m not 100%, but whatever percent I am…
It’s ba-a-ack
The Wuflu (Election Variant) is in da ho-o-ouse! Daughter got it first, this past Sunday…
Sunday Reading
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman is the first book of a two-book series, the other…
FAFO
In the tradition of the “hot/crazy matrix”, I present the “FAFO spectrum” lesson. YouTube being…
Help, medic!
I ran across something that may prove useful even if things don’t go sideways. While…
We can has the good stuff
(Via The Merge) We’re all familiar with things like Google Earth. How about something done…
Armageddon Refrigerator Says
Wow. That one came zinging in from the outfield. What does this appliance know that…
The electrification of yard implements
The usefulness of battery-powered yard tools has surprised me. A year ago, when my gas…
Try not to be shocked
This just in via the UK Daily Mail–there’s no correlation between the strictness and severity…
Where was Jack when the lights went out?
Well, he wasn’t in the dark, because this blackout started at 9 AM. Somebody hit…
Report from the OP, July 24, 2023
It’s been an interesting month since the last report, mostly in a Chinese interesting sort…
Fine Art Tuesday
I’m sorry, but art has been canceled.
Armageddon Refrigerator Says
How to instructions?
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
As I mentioned a (long) while back, I was going to be at the Southeast…
Distilling it down
I spend an inordinate amount of time listening to podcasts. It’s a great way to…
Armageddon Refrigerator Says
I wonder who it’s talking about.
Report from the OP, June 16, 2023
Three months since I did a report? And it’s taken me a week to write…
Remembering D-Day
On this day in 1944, The US, Great Britain, Canada, Poland and others landed troops…
@%!$ technology
Saturday night, the thunderstorms started moving through. They weren’t bad here, but there was this…
Killdozer Day
Once again it’s Killdozer Day, a day when many of us pause to remember Marvin…
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…
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…