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…
Fine Art Tuesday
“A new AA cruiser out to join Halsey.” “A fast ship going in harm’s way. A lousy situation, Commander Eddington.” I may not have the…
Disappearing Act
I’m going to disappear on you again. I have four 6 hour shifts to work on the boiler in the picture above. I hadn’t heard…
Field Day, 2021
For the uninitiated, ARRL Field Day is an annual operating event where we hams are supposed to go out somewhere, set up our gear, and…
Heh
I’m off to have a nuclear stress test. Watch this while I get put through the wringer. Report follows if I survive. 🙂 Edit, 6/30/2021:…
Make way! Busy guy here!
There may or may not be much posting the rest of the week. I’ve got several things that have jumped up and want attention, plus…
Fine Art Tuesday
I’m in trouble again. It’s dance’s turn in the spotlight. I was born in the 60s, grew up in the 70s and matured in the…
Happy Father’s Day, Pop.
Your grandson, several years later. We carry on. It’s what men do.
Report from the OP, June 19, 2021
We’re battening down the hatches prior to the coming of Tropical Storm Claudette, which will be a tropical depression by the time it fights its…
New sites
There is a small group of sites, on the right, wa-a-y down, known as “Other Important Sites”. In a way, it’s really the “Miscellaneous” list,…
Fine Art Tuesday
We are back to take a swing at literature. I have to admit that, as much as I have read in my life, most of…
LAPG Twist Angle Flashlight
Yes, another flashlight review. It’s an illness, but at least it’s a useful illness. And sorry about the image size. Anyone know how to make…
Sunday Reading
So, are audiobooks reading? I’m going to say “Yes”. My blog, I get to do things like that. 🙂 I discovered that YouTube has rather…
Damn, but I loved the 80s
Seriously, I loved the 80s. As far as I’m concerned, they were the greatest decade in history. Sure, I grew up in the 60s and…
Fine Art Tuesday
(I’ve got to start doing these ahead of time again. Time, time, time.) American composer Aaron Copeland was the son of Russian immigrants. Born in…
Something fun
It’s been very serious around here lately. Time for something fun to read.
Killdozer Day
Today is the day to remember a man who decided that government had went too far and chose to exact a price for that, even…
How long can we play nice?
Most of us were taught as kids to “play nice with others”. As a kindergarten rule, it makes sense. In the modern world, it makes…
Fine Art Tuesday (on Wednesday)
(I’m still learning the fine art of scheduling a post on WordPress by trial and error. This should have appeared yesterday.) (Apologies for the poor…
Dried beef
Another prepping item from Frugal Squirrels is this method for drying beef. This could be really handy in an emergency, as long as one has…
Do not thank me
Not today, unless you want a lecture. I’m in no mood for it. You want to thank me for my short, uneventful, undistinguished service, wait…
Report From the OP, 5/30/2021
I’ve accumulated enough data points that it’s time for another SITREP. Listening to the scanner, I’ve noted that all the law enforcement in the area,…
Speaking your piece
Folks, it’s time to chime in on the proposed rulemaking by the BATFE that is meant to make firearms ownership such a burden that people…