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Vocations for a New America: Small Scale Movie Theater Owner
Vocations for a New America

Vocations for a New America: Small Scale Movie Theater Owner

Got a backyard? A garage? Got a movie collection, especially a physical one that contains Unapproved Films? You, my friend, can be a movie theater…

February 5, 2021February 15, 2021
Coronal Mass Ejection
Prepping

Coronal Mass Ejection

I will be the first to admit that Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) are a prime subject of too much bad doomer porn. That doesn’t mean…

February 4, 2021March 1, 2021
Wednesday Weirdness
Wednesday Weirdness

Wednesday Weirdness

Yes indeed, it’s time for another episode of irregular “Wednesday Weirdness”. Going for non-political this week if no one minds. Item 1: This one comes…

February 3, 2021February 15, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

Autumn’s Glory, Kyle Buckland It’s said that art is supposed to evoke an emotion, a feeling, a time in your life. To me, this just…

February 2, 2021February 15, 2021
They want you dead
Rants

They want you dead

Actually, I don’t think they’ll settle for your submission I don’t know if any of you who drop by here follow me on Gab. Gab…

January 31, 2021February 15, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

Night, Arkhip Kuindhzi, c 1905-1908 Arkhip Kuindhzi was a Russian landscape painter connected with the Realism Movement. Born in 1842, his parents died when he…

January 26, 2021February 15, 2021
Vocations for a New America: Radio Station Owner
Vocations for a New America

Vocations for a New America: Radio Station Owner

No, it won’t be this much fun. But you might be able to make an income out of it. (Yes, another series. This one will…

January 24, 2021February 15, 2021
“We are all East Germans now.”
Modern Life Skills

“We are all East Germans now.”

(Via Western Rifle Shooters) Never miss an opportunity to shut up. I’m guilty of this myself, but it’s time to learn. Hat tip to NightBreaker…

January 23, 2021February 15, 2021
This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits

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…

January 21, 2021February 15, 2021
The last morning
Uncomfortable Thoughts

The last morning

Debbie Downer time again. I fear this is the last morning of the United States I grew up in. By the time most of you…

January 20, 2021February 15, 2021
Wednesday Weirdness
Wednesday Weirdness

Wednesday Weirdness

And I thought last week was just too weird to pick out only a few weird stories. As 2021 said to 2020, this week has…

January 20, 2021February 15, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

Italian Landscape, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, c 1840 Johann Wilhelm Schirmer was a Prussian artist and was a leading Romantic landscape artists of his day. He is also…

January 19, 2021February 15, 2021
Sunday Reading
Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

(Housekeeping note: Sunday Reading is going to become an “if and when” post, like Wednesday Weirdness. I’m spending a lot of time doing, not so…

January 17, 2021February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 36: Observations
Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 36: Observations

I had hoped to allow the “Life in the time of Wuflu” series to die a natural death, but it seems events have me outmaneuvered.…

January 15, 2021April 12, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

Liberty Leading the People, Eugéne Delacroix, 1830 Eugéne Delacroix was a French Romantic artist and is regarded as the leader of the Romantic movement in France.…

January 12, 2021February 15, 2021
Sunday Reading
Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

  Another week of no reading of consequence. Maybe later.

January 10, 2021February 15, 2021
Running out of options
Tech Teh Stupids

Running out of options

Yet another Big Tech company that would rather virtue signal than make money. I’m ditching Mozilla products. Pretty soon I’m going to have to figure…

January 10, 2021February 15, 2021
More thoughts
Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits

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,…

January 8, 2021February 15, 2021
Looking into the abyss
Whistling Past The Graveyard

Looking into the abyss

It’s started. I’ve been watching TheSaltyCracker most of the afternoon. It appears that the anger has finally boiled over. The mainstream media is blaming Trump…

January 6, 2021February 15, 2021
Wednesday Weirdness
Wednesday Weirdness

Wednesday Weirdness

  (This post was accidentally published early. I’ve deleted that and this one ought to publish at the correct time with all the content I…

January 6, 2021February 15, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse, 1915 I can hear you now-“Here he goes again with the ethereal…

January 5, 2021February 15, 2021
36 minutes of humor and truth
Public Service Announcements

36 minutes of humor and truth

I’ve been enjoying Joe Dan Gorman’s work for a while, but he’s really hit the nail on the head and driven it all the way…

January 4, 2021February 15, 2021
Sunday Reading
Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

This has been a week of work, work and a couple of migraines. I have read very little, and none of it qualifies for the…

January 3, 2021February 15, 2021
Happy New Year? in the time of Wuflu
Life in the time of Wuflu Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m Whistling Past The Graveyard Wuflu

Happy New Year? in the time of Wuflu

Last night, I gave up looking for some sort of New Year’s festivities on a live stream and went to bed. One of the neighbors…

January 2, 2021April 12, 2021
Wednesday Weirdness
Wednesday Weirdness

Wednesday Weirdness

Welcome to Wednesday Weirdness. This may or may not be an every Wednesday post, depending on how much weirdness I run into while cruising the…

December 30, 2020February 15, 2021
Fine Art Tuesday
Fine Art Tuesday

Fine Art Tuesday

  The Shire Horse Elephant in an Extensive Landscape, James Ward Reader Jed is bailing me out again, this time on a day where my…

December 29, 2020February 15, 2021
What I’m thinking about
Modern Life Skills Situational Awareness

What I’m thinking about

Warning: Debbie Downer time to a great extent. One thing I’ve done for many years is thinking while I’m work on/at something. Whether it’s yard…

December 28, 2020February 15, 2021
Sunday Reading
Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

You would think that, with Christmas and all the goings on that surround the holiday, that there would be no time for reading. Wrong-a-rini. Orders…

December 27, 2020February 15, 2021
Christmas in the time of Wuflu: An AAR
It's The Holidays! Things That Put A Smile On Your Face

Christmas in the time of Wuflu: An AAR

Due to some Covid Cowards in the family, we reorganized Christmas a bit this year. To save Daughter & SIL one stop on Christmas Day,…

December 26, 2020November 29, 2021
Merry Christmas
It's The Holidays!

Merry Christmas

From our home to yours, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. By the time this posts we’ve already celebrated with our kids and…

December 25, 2020November 29, 2021

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