Playing with the blog theme
I wanted something that looked a little more like it belonged in 2019. Still working on the details, but at least the site is usable…
Sorry, more on the California blackouts
(Via Instapundit) This just in from Vodkapundit. A couple of really juicy tidbits. I’m sure more and more will come creeping out as time passes.
And this, children, is why Red Flag laws are bad
84 year old Massachusetts man is relieved of his firearms license (Do. Not. Get. Me. Started.) and his firearms after criticizing a school resource officer…
Shooting fish in a barrel
OK, I’m going to allow myself one last post on the California blackouts. I’ve been out of town and off the news for a few…
Cali-freakin’-fornia staggers on
(Via The Ultimate Answer to Kings) This was supposed to be published Friday 10/11, but I forgot to hit the button on my way out…
That didn’t take long
California power outage frustrations boil over as PG&E office vandalized, truck shot at on Interstate 5 Predictable, if wrong-headed and foolish. If Californians want someone…
Where was California when the lights went out?
(Via the Drudge Report) As the old joke goes, for 800,000 California residents, “In the dark.” I’ve heard a lot of explanations for why this…
This makes me smile
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/state/south-carolina/article235903077.html
Win some, lose some
The GP doc has been on me for a while to lose weight, and he’s right. I’m packing 40-50 extra pounds that need to go.…
This cheeses me off
Long story short, I’m unloading my truck in the dark just now and I amazingly remember to avoid the hitch insert. So I look down…
>kenau> Woah >/kenau>
(I know the fake html above is wrong, but it’s the only way it’s going to get past security.) When someone who as liberal as…
‘merica indeed
It’s an open secret that “gun buy backs” are nothing more than theater for the unthinking masses. For those that think, they’re an opportunity.
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.…
Found this amusing tidbit
(Via the Drudge Report) The other day I was addressing the constant delay of the long-awaited apocalypse. Today I find this on all the times…
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,…
Will there be blood in 2020?
I and others have discussed the possibility (or perhaps the reality) of a Civil War 2. Is it happening/will it happen? No one knows for…
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…
Comments-a solution, but I’m not sure what it was
OK, so I’ve upgraded the hard drive in my primary laptop and rebuilt it from scratch. It’s running *much* better now. Software that has more…
A new holiday
Not exactly new, but new to me. Paratus. I’m down with this.
Comments, redux
Eaton Rapids Joe notes that he’s heard about my commenting problem and that he’s heard of other cases. At least I think he’s talking about…
OW! My feet!
This wonderful Labor Day weekend was the 30th anniversary of my marriage to Mrs. Freeholder. We decided to join a few friends, haul the RV…
A Friday Funny
The ungodly low pressure known as Hurricane Dorian has finally managed to set of a migraine (low pressure systems do that to me). As chance…
Sucking up to the millenials
I’m getting more than a little peeved at these large companies who are, in essence, trying to have it both ways. What really ticks me…
Et tu, Walmart?
Fox News is reporting that Walmart is going to cease celling handguns in Alaska and handgun and some mythical category called “short-barrel rifle ammunition” across…
Paying attention out there?
I hope everyone along the southeastern US coast is paying an appropriate amount of attention to Hurricane Dorian. This one is big and nasty. If…
Sthil 2-in-1 Chain Saw Sharpener
I had been wondering how one of these performed. I know pros don’t need such things, but us amateurs will take all the help we…
Nailed it
I don’t talk about work (like paid work) and management much. I never really did on this blog. But here’s something I’d like everyone to…
Living (and dead) proof
Watch. Ignore the news tools and the blathering bystanders and just watch the parts from the surveillance camera. The good stuff starts about 1 minute…
What’s up with commenting?
Comments have stopped working on a number of blogs such as Eaton Rapids Joe. The only commonality (other than I read them) is that they’re…