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;…
Category: Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits
Grandma knew things
Your parents, grandparents or maybe great-grandparents probably lived a lot closer to the land than most of us do. My great-grandparents on both sides were…
Reports from other OPs
While I haven’t felt like doing anything myself, I’ve been watching those who do. The most interesting one I’ve seen in the prepping space is…
Even peppers get old
First, go read this piece by Wayne Bosak at SurvivalBlog. I’ll wait here. When you’re a young man (or woman) in your 20s or 30s,…
Hold your horses, cowboys
I’m as jazzed as anyone about the Republican victories on Nov. 2, especially in Virginia. But before the talk of a “Red Wave” gets totally…
Deep breathing
Yeah, I was pretty pissed yesterday. Thanks to those of you who reached out. It’s hard to watch your country flushing itself down the toilet,…
2 Minute Warning
This past weekend, we got our 2 minute warning in relationship to the change of seasons. While it wasn’t that cold (lows in the mid-40s,…
A dark prediction
Hurricane Ida and the leftovers have done a number on my migraines yesterday and so far today, so I’m about worthless for anything around the…
Situational Awareness Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Whistling Past The Graveyard
We’re standing on the precipice
To some extent, I’m going to echo other bloggers, such as Bayou Renaissance Man, who is echoing yet other bloggers. Things are bad. *President Joe…
Modern Life Skills Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Tryin' to reason with hurricane season
Putting the pieces together
Despite it being something of a fool’s errand, I am continuing my efforts to put together and maintain my version of the Grand Unified Field…
The End is Near. Ish.
As you know from previous posts, we sojourned in the mountains of Tennessee a couple of weeks ago. It was fun (mostly) and relaxing (mostly).…
Something to consider
“The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed — where the government refuses…
This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
They aren’t all in this picture, but I counted 17 turkeys. For those that don’t recognize it, that’s Psalm 118:24. For me, on the first…
More thoughts
It may be an understatement, but it’s been a hell of a week, hasn’t it? I’ve been trying to organize my thoughts on the week,…
Someone else’s dreams
Many of the things I own have been owned by someone before me. It seems to be how my life works now. At one time,…
I guess summer is officially over
I’ve been feeding birds for many years. I get pleasure from watching them, infrequently though I get to do it. But I never fed…
The Old Folks
I don’t know if it’s a uniquely Southern thing, or maybe a rural thing, but there has always been the concept of “the Old Folks”…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 20: Intermission
I haven’t been posting much that is directly about the Wuflu follies, because it has pretty much been more of the same things I’ve published.…
Why am I in this handbasket? Why is the wind in my face getting faster?
I’m on a self-imposed news diet-I’m deliberately not reading the news, outside of the weather and a very basic, quick scan of certain aggregator sites.…
I’ve got something…maybe?
I and others have commented on the near impossibility of commenting on current events. There are two reasons for this: Things move so fast that…
Breakfast
As far back as I can remember, this was in my Mother’s kitchen. It has always been used to hold bacon grease. My Father believed…
The real heroes of the day
Heroes is an over-used word lately, in my opinion. However, in this case it’s an accurate description.
Cool story, bro
Yes, it’s a CJ-5. Sue me. For some reason, I’ve got this stupid yen to have a Jeep CJ-7. I couldn’t afford one when I…
Trolling about the Intertubz
It’s a migraine day, so given the lack of brain power, I’m just trolling about the Intertubz, reading and watching. Here are a few links…
Out and about again (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 6)
So, I considered just how much and how often I should venture out. Today is the last day for an indeterminate time. Mrs. Freeholder is…
It’s an amazing world we live in
When you get past all the human drama, we live in a truly amazing world. The hand of God is anywhere you want to look.…
Why the Left can’t win
Not that they’ll lose, just why they can’t win–without our help. Sarah Hoyt is correct, we of the opposite sides have, to some large extent,…
Apocalypse Delayed
One thing I rarely worry about are the breathless predictions of some event that’s going to collapse civilization. Whut? Seriously, I don’t. I remember back…
Notes from around the blogosphere
Taking it somewhat easy today and doing a little blog reading. Here are some gems. Commander Zero asks “What flavor is your Kool-Aid?“ Eric Pteres…
Going to Hell in the handbasket of one’s choosing
Kevin at The Smallest Minority had a link to Sarah Hoyt’s piece “The Right To Go To Hell”. It’s interesting and insightful, and I suggest…