{inserts key into door lock}
Turns key, opens door. Gropes for the light switch. Trips over an unidentified something. Manages not to fall by grabbing something that turns out to…
Author: The Freeholder
Report from the OP, January 24, 2023
Whew. It’s been how long since I last reported? Two weeks? And this is the fourth day I’ve worked on this, trying to get it…
Armageddon Refrigerator Says
The thing seems to be fixated on bunkers lately. I have to wonder why. A housekeeping note: It’s been sort of stupid busy here all…
Do I have a win this quickly?
In my January 1 predictions for the coming year, I had the following Don’t be surprised to see some damn Leftist propose a “BTU Tax”…
Report from the OP, Jan. 7, 2023
There are days when I simply look out a window at whatever part of my yard I can see and wonder “How long until it’s…
There will be a test–soon
I’m finding the Neo-Ciceronian Times to be a veritable font of clear thinking and good writing. This piece is from 2021, and is a worthwhile…
The only constant is change
Daughter has lifted her embargo on pictures of the kids on the Intertubz. So here you have Thing 1 on the left and Thing 2…
In which the actions of one man act to precipitate a war
Yes, one man can start a war. A lesson from history that we need to remember.
Predictions for 2023
If 2022 was a dumpster fire, 2023 is setting up to be a real shit show, but for now, the process of collapse is still…
Closing the circle for 2022
One of the things about making very non-specific predictions is that you can declare yourself right and get away with it. 🙂 This day in…
A blast from the past
I’ve mentioned here or there that I’m not quite desperately trying to clean out the basement from years worth of this and that that’s been…
Armageddon Refrigerator Says
Spend it while it’s still worth something, I guess.
The wonder of Christmas Eve
If we take Christmas 2019 as The Last Normal Christmas then I’m nominating Christmas 2022 as The Year We Took Christmas Back. Despite mutterings from…
Who ordered this?
I want to know what idiot in Weather Control ordered this weather–and I’d better get an answer! Actually, I’m not ticked by the cold weather.…
Report from the OP, December 19, 2022
Yep, I’m still here. Sometimes I wonder if I should even keep the doors open, given the number of posts I’ve done lately. I’m guilty…
Report from the OP, December 6, 2022
I started this post off Sunday as a Sunday Reading entry, and then life decided to get in the way again. So here we are…
Report from the OP, December 2, 2022
Where the bloody hell is all my time going? It seems that the older I get, the faster it disappears and the less I have…
Magnetic Poetry
You’ve probably seen magnetic poetry on someone’s refrigerator. Maybe it was done with a kid’s magnetic ABCs, or perhaps someone did it with a kit…
Report from the OP, November 22, 2022
It’s quite likely that there will be no substantive posting until after the holiday, so I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving from…
Vocations for a New America: Appliance Repair Dude/Dudette
I’ve just repaired the second major appliance in a year at the Freehold and feel pretty smug about it. Then it occurred to me–remember just…
Dad’s knife
It’s odd the things you treasure after someone important to you is gone. Like this knife, for example. This knife is a Böker Tree brand;…
Well, look who’s back!
(Via The Racontuer Report) BigCountryExpat has resurfaced. And on Blogspot, no less.
Looking at the mid-term election
I should have written this yesterday, but I was beat. A 16-hour day and several short nights’ sleep plus a looming tropical storm/hurricane combined to…