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Report from the OP, July 23, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, July 23, 2022

Once again, it’s been a while since I posted anything, violating Rule #1 of Blogging, which is “Post something every day.” Somehow, I doubt that…

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022
Report from the OP, July 15, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, July 15, 2022

Let’s do this by going from micro to macro. I’ve seen the orthopedist and the news is mostly good. I’m to continue doing my exercises…

July 15, 2022July 16, 2022
Report from the OP, July 2, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, July 2, 2022

Here we are, celebrating (well, most of us are) the 246th birthday of our country. You can be forgiven for wondering how many more Independence…

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022
Report from the OP, June 27, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, June 27, 2022

It’s been a week of dragging around the injured ankle/leg, which really crimps your style. However, the new brace is far more comfortable, and I…

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022
Reports from the OP, June 18, 2022
Reports from the OP

Reports from the OP, June 18, 2022

(I’ve been trying since Wednesday afternoon to get this post up. It goes up today, complete or not.) I had to go to the chiropractor…

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022
Reports from the OP, June 8, 2022
Reports from the OP

Reports from the OP, June 8, 2022

On the health front, I’m pretty well recovered from the bout of the Wuflu, especially in terms of energy. Unfortunately, the blasted “Covid Cough” is…

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022
Report from the OP, June 3, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, June 3, 2022

I felt up to keeping my chiropractor appointment, so I did. That allowed me to see a few things. Chiropractor’s office was almost empty. One…

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
Report from the OP, May 13, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, May 13, 2022

It’s been a busy few days. Let’s do a micro to macro thing. Locally, it’s primary election season. I’ve been working the polls, doing retail…

May 13, 2022May 14, 2022
Report from the OP, May 7, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, May 7, 2022

I don’t know what concerns me more-what I see or how people are reacting to it. I took that picture on Wednesday. It’s just one…

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022
Report from the OP, April 30, 2022
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Report from the OP, April 30, 2022

While the news is full of the Russo-Ukrainian War, somewhat less full of China and seasoned with lesser but still important things like inflation and…

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022
Report from the OP, April 12, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, April 12, 2022

Time to get back to abnormal around here. This is Day 9 of “No migraines”, something for which I’m very grateful. I have no idea…

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022
Report from the OP, March 18, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, March 18, 2022

This report has both good, meh and bad news. Bad news first, meh second and good news last to cheer you up. Wednesday I had…

March 18, 2022March 21, 2022
Report From the OP, March 12, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report From the OP, March 12, 2022

I’m still “out and abouting”, so you get another report. Of course, if gas prices continue to rise, I’ll have to rethink things. It’s up…

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022
Report from the OP, March 9, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, March 9, 2022

It seems that this is a week of medical tests and errand running. However, it does give me the opportunity to get out and see…

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
Report from the OP, February 23, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, February 23, 2022

Let’s see if this head full of mush will function for a few minutes. From the Good News Department, I have not had a migraine…

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022
Report from the OP, February 12, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, February 12, 2022

(Behind in my reading? I’m behind in everything at this point. I started this on February 10 and you’re just now seeing it.) I hope…

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022
Report from the OP, January 27, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, January 27, 2022

(Two housekeeping notes: One, while I’m not ready to show my real face, I think I’ve dropped enough information that someone could figure out the…

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022
Report from the OP, 1/24/2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, 1/24/2022

Remember, collapse is a process, and that process can move slowly or swiftly. Right now, it feels like we’re picking up speed. I feel a…

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022
Report from the OP, January 15, 2022
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, January 15, 2022

Today, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, all eyes are on the weather. After two winters of no winter precipitation other than cold rain,…

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022
Report from the OP, December 19, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, December 19, 2021

(I’m in the second day of a migraine, so if this gets a little “off”, there’s your explanation. As Mrs. Freeholder put it this morning,…

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021
Report from the OP, December 8, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, December 8, 2021

Well, this can’t mean anything good. This is one of the two cat food aisles at our local big box pet store. The missing brands…

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021
Reports from the OP, December 2, 2021
Reports from the OP

Reports from the OP, December 2, 2021

We’ve had another outbreak of unseasonably warm and dry weather, and as a result if I haven’t had to run errands, I’m working. It seems…

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021
Report from the OP, November 22, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, November 22, 2021

In the midst of a Wuflu quarantine, you can’t go out in person and see what’s going on. But the Internet provides. Mrs. Freeholder is…

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Reports from the OP, November 2, 2021
Reports from the OP

Reports from the OP, November 2, 2021

Let’s look at the current local observations. Gasoline is having multiple personality issues. Depending on the station and the day, it’s either $3.18 or $3.30/gallon.…

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
Report from the OP, October 21, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, October 21, 2021

It seems that things are deteriorating at an increasingly rapid rate. Of all the, let’s call them “pundits”, that I regularly read, the ones with…

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021
Report from the OP, October 17, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, October 17, 2021

This one is going to be a little different than usual, so bear with me. It’s almost like a mental tab clearing. Mrs. Freeholder, Old…

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021
Report from the OP, October 4, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, October 4, 2021

For those of you following the firewood saga, there is no major news. I carried perhaps 1/2 cord Friday. I had today set aside to…

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
Report from the OP, September 22, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, September 22, 2021

On this day last week, Son and I took the RV and headed up the Hillbilly Highway, also known as I-77, to West Virginia in…

September 22, 2021September 21, 2021
Report from the OP, September 14, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, September 14, 2021

I’m taking something more of a view from 35,000′ this time around. No links because my time to write this is short. I think you…

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021
Report from the OP, September 5, 2021
Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, September 5, 2021

What a week. Seriously. Let’s start off with Hurricane Ida. Here in the Piedmont region of North Carolina (if you look at a map, it’s…

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021

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