4.5 lbs from disaster
The first thing that popped into my head when I heard about this a couple of days ago was “We dodged a bullet,” and I’m…
Fine Art Tuesday
According to the list, this week’s subject shall be theater. At least I know a little more about this one, thanks to another old girlfried.…
Going to be a slow week posting
I love my kitties-right up until I want to strangle one. Saturday night, Mrs. Freeholder was off watching something or other on her iDevice, and…
Not Made in China
I just wanted to direct you to China Never, a website documenting products not made in China. Useful if you’re one of those old-fashioned folks…
Anker Rechargeable Bolder LC90 LED Flashlight
This light was on sale at Amazon for $23 and I’m a sucker for flashlights. It’s not for sale now and is $30. And for…
The Winston Salem Gun Show
At long last, there was a gun show this past weekend in Winston Salem, NC. Saturday was rainy and not suited for outdoor activity, so…
Report from the OP, 4/28/2021
It’s a beautiful, sunny and unseasonably warm day. I should be outside working. Instead, I have a migraine, and that bright sunlight feels like a…
Fine Art Tuesday
This week, Fine Art Tuesday’s topic is dance. OMG, am I in trouble. Honestly, I know very little about dance as an art form. I…
When they came for the 80% receivers…
Silicon Graybeard’s already done a great job on the “leak” of ATF’s proposed rule-making on 80% receivers. All I can add is that, as so…
Fine Art Tuesday
Sorry, but we’re a day late and a dollar short lately at the Freehold. Too much work and not enough me. This week’s fine art…
Sunday Reading
Yes, I’ve taken some time out for reading. This time it’s “Absolved” by Mike Vanderboegh. I’m still early on, but I think this may be…
Not feeling it today
Or one could say that I am feeling it, with “it” being a migraine. Since I can’t really concentrate enough to write something that makes…
Report from the OP, 4/14/2021
(Housekeeping note: I’ve been doing something like this sort of post in the “Life in the time of Wuflu” series, but I’ve decided that, at…
Fine Art Tuesday
This week, it’s music’s turn in the spotlight. And what music I have for you: Antonio Vivaldi was born in 1678 in Venice. Most likely…
The International Sign for “Help Me”
(Found on Gab, that notorious den of racists, misogynists and haters) I had never heard about this, but apparently it’s a thing. If it isn’t,…
Fine Art Tuesday
This week, we’re looking at the fine art of painting. Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836. Raised in the-rural Cambridge, his artistic…
Dress-up
Mrs. Freeholder and I are working in the yard today, and it’s lunch time. As I was eating, I was trolling down the stream at…
Hiccups
I’ve noted that the images associated with a couple of recent posts have magically disappeared. They have been replaced. It appears that WordPress has as…
It’s going to be a beautiful week
Temperatures are forecast to be in the 70s and it’s supposed to be sunny most of the time. Mrs. Freeholder is taking a week off,…
Wired Communication
(Inspired by this post at SurvivalBlog) As preppers, we’re all aware of the need to communicate when things suddenly go sideways. The need is one…
Who do we boycott?
Building on yesterday’s post on the CCRKBA list (and thank you to the flood of folks who have read it), let’s consider the selection of…
CCRKBA Gun Banner List
The most recent version of the CCRKBA‘s “Don’t Feed The Gun Prohibitionists!” is now available. I’ll be honest-while I appreciate their point, it’s not realistic.…
Moscow Rules
From Ol’ Remus. These were on his site for a long time, and they’re becoming more and more applicable as we move forward. Moscow Rules(via…
Fine Art Tuesday
(Sorry for being late, but it was also Fine Weather Tuesday before Crappy Rainy Wednesday. First things first.) Gloria Victus, also known as Fame, is…
Vocations for a New America: The Fix-It Guy
The other day, I was working on a repair project. At one time, over the years as a homeowner, you’d wind up doing hundreds of…
Withering
But, Orange Man Bad! You decided to go with a doddering old perv because Trump said mean things. And to do so, you tossed everything…
Just when I thought I had nothing to write about
My blogroll comes to my rescue! Seriously, I haven’t really had anything move me. Sure, there’s all sorts of things going on, like mass shootings,…
Fine Art Tuesday
We’re going to try something new. In looking for inspiration for this post, I stumbled across this definition of fine art. According to this definition,…
Monkeywrenching
(Via Gab) Monkeywrenching is the act of nonviolent disobedience and sabotage carried out by environmental activists against those whom they perceive to be ecological exploiters.…