I’m here
Somewhat barely, anyway. Eight migraines in the last 10 days. One right now. I am…
The Freeholder
Fine Art Tuesday
Southern rock, popular music style combining blues jams and boogie licks with lyrics declaring fierce…
Pickin’ and grinnin’
Sorry for disappearing, but I’ve been at the Carolina Pickers at the Denton (NC) Farmpark….
Fine Art Tuesday
“…Steely Dan drew from the gamut of American musical styles to create some of the most intelligent…
Report from the OP, March 18, 2022
This report has both good, meh and bad news. Bad news first, meh second and…
Fine Art Tuesday
In the late 1800s, Neo-Impressionism used the new sciences of optics and color to create…
Sunday Reading
I will admit that I’ve been cheating. Rather reading the actual paper books, I’ve been…
Report From the OP, March 12, 2022
I’m still “out and abouting”, so you get another report. Of course, if gas prices…
Report from the OP, March 9, 2022
It seems that this is a week of medical tests and errand running. However, it…
Fine Art Tuesday
(I’m sneaking this one in under the wire. Today was MRI Day. Preliminary results aren’t…
Sarah Hoyt has words about our current “situation”
Given the lady grew up under Communist (lite-ish) rule, I tend to listen to her…
Back to “busy”
While I’m not having migraines and the weather is warm (my weather station claims 81o…
The sorry, miserable, addled State of the Union
We “all” knew it this happen. We knew that the selection of ol’ Joey B…
Hanging in there
The last dose of steroids is in, and I’m happy to report that so far,…
Report from the OP, February 23, 2022
Let’s see if this head full of mush will function for a few minutes. From…
Fine Art Tuesday
(I’m doing this one through the/a migraine, now at day 8, I think. Yes, I’ve…
This is getting old
While I could be talking about authoritarian governments in training, I’m actually talking about migraines….
Funny…Not Funny
While the Freedom Convoy and its supporters seem to be having considerable fun in Ottawa…
Fine Art Tuesday
I probably missed out on something as a kid by not reading JRR Tolkien’s Rings…
Report from the OP, February 12, 2022
(Behind in my reading? I’m behind in everything at this point. I started this on…
I’m behind in my reading
So I just now found this jewel. It takes real talent to write something so…
Everyone needs at least one good knife
Like the post title says, “Everyone needs a good knife.” In actuality, you need several….
Fine Art Tuesday
Those of us of a certain age usually have fond memories of drive in movies….
The migraine thing
I’d like to thank those who commented and emailed me about this latest brush with…
Apologies for my absence
But it’s going to continue until our weather stabilizes and my head quits rebelling. Migraines…
Fine Art Tuesday
We, as people who grew up in the 20th or 21st centuries, are accustomed to…
Oh, my aching inflation
I was poking around the economics sites on my list after this article on Zero…
Report from the OP, January 27, 2022
(Two housekeeping notes: One, while I’m not ready to show my real face, I think…
Solar Panel Testing Update
I’ve retested panel #2, tested panels 3 & 4 and updated the results.
The struggle is real
We’ve all heard the saying “The struggle is real” until it’s become a joke. I’m…