Report from the OP, August 29, 2021
I’ve said before that our situation, which you may or may not choose to think of as a collapse, is a process, not an event.…
Has the “S” Hit The “F”?
Michael Bane has been talking about this subject or quite a while. How do you know when the SHTF arrives? In this podcast, he condenses…
In which we get the message
I knew that something like this would happen. I may not be a gardener (yet), but I know what things I can easily buy when,…
Fine Art Tuesday
Working is a musical, based on the 1974 Studs Terkel book of the same name. It’s a story about several different, mostly blue collar, workers…
In which I learn that dirt isn’t cheap
In response to this post on Wednesday, a couple of folks urged me to go ahead and start a garden, even if it’s late in…
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…
Didn’t we used to talk about guns here?
Blue Collar Prepping has a nice article on chamber casting. It’s a pleasant read after all the Afghanistan stuff today.
Fine Art Tuesday
Clogging is the national dance of Appalachia, and has its roots in England and Wales sometime before the 15th Century. It’s an enthusiastic form of…
Report from the OP, August 16, 2021
It’s amazing how 2 days can change so much. We went on a long-scheduled group RVing trip (you can’t call it camping when it has…
Bailing out for the weekend
We’re off to somewhere more elevated in search of a couple of days respite from the heat and humidity. Report to follow.
A warning from Victor Davis Hanson
Via Rantingly. Another voice crying into the whirlwind for it to stop. Maybe it will work. Maybe. I wouldn’t stop preparing for it, though.
Fine Art Tuesday
Should a literature entry for Fine Art Tuesday be what is considered “great” literature? If so, what are the criteria and who gets to make…
I think this is important
The migraines have been co-operating lately, so I’ve been much more physically active. And then yesterday I wrenched my back vacuuming the house. So today…
Report from the OP, August 7, 2021
As I’ve said before, collapse is a process, not an event. We’ve went for weeks and nothing much has changed, and then we have a…
Everyone keeps doing what I’m trying to do, but better
And honestly, we’re all better off for it. John Wilder has a remarkable piece on The Jab and all the possible negative outcomes we know…
Creeping Big Brotherism
I hate pedos and their porn. In my “official capacity” at one employer I had to assist an agent of the NC State Bureau of…
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…
Fine Art Tuesday
Satire has a long history, probably first in the spoken word. Can you imagine Og satirizing one of his neighbors? OK, so that attempted joke…
You asked, I’ll answer
Apparently my previous post has more than a few folks head-scratching. I don’t blame them. I had a hard time writing that one, and I’m…
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).…
On the utility of small motorcycles
Eric Peters clues you in, just in case your young adulthood didn’t include the best method of transport other than horses and aircraft. And no,…
Fine Art Tuesday
I’ve always been attracted to sunsets. Many years ago, when I first started playing with photography, I was almost a fixture at a certain local…
This is irritating
I’ve been trying for 3 days to get something down in a readable format and I simply can’t do it. It’s not a disaster; it…
Fine Art Tuesday
In deference to the many and varied goings on in our world, I present you “Atlas Holding the World”. This Art Deco statue can be…
Sunday Reading
One thing about a vacation-if you do it right, you have time to read. I had time to read The Little Dog in the Big…
Going, going…
…and it’s outta here! Another home run for Intellectual Froglegs!
Fine Art Tuesday
I believe it’s time for architecture to be our topic. If it isn’t, we’ll, it is now. Himeji Castle is the finest existing example of…
Vacating
I am off vacating with family and friends in the Deplorable Davos, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. I’m hoping to post this week, but all I have…
Report from the OP, the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, July 1-5, 2021
I both visited and worked at the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion in Denton, NC. On Day 1 I visited with friends and neighbors, prowled the…