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6 months ago

While Mrs. Freeholder and I were out and about today, we watched the price of…

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Report from the OP, September 19, 2022

6 months ago

Geeze, it’s been a week since I posted? Time flies when the weather is beautiful…

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Report from the OP, September 12, 2022

6 months ago

It’s been a busy few days around here. In macro news, I’ve noted these data…

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Questions and Answers

7 months ago

In answer to Fido’s implied question… One could argue with the above graphic. For example,…

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OK, how about we all stop hyperventilating?

7 months ago

Everybody’s seen the photo–*President Joe Biden on a luridly red backlit stage with two Marines…

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Report from the OP, September 1, 2022

7 months ago

Apologies for the lack of substantial posting, but I’ve been busting it in the real…

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You can’t make this stuff up

7 months ago

A lot of smart people have pointed out that California’s EV obsession is going to…

  • Earworms
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A Sunday Thought

7 months ago

No, I’m not jumping into the Sunday tunes thing. But this song has been an…

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What’s your lifeboat plan?

7 months ago

Watch this YouTube video. It’s a bit less than 5 minutes, and I’ll wait right…

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Bleg time

7 months ago

Not for me, but for Big Country Expat. He could use some funding for the…

  • Reports from the OP

Report from the OP, August 17, 2022

7 months ago

In macro news, I’m seeing items that seem to point toward food and energy conditions…

  • I need some new conspiracy theories because all of my old ones are coming true
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A little something for my friends

7 months ago

So, how many terms and symbols in the images below describes you, a family member,…

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Where was Jack when the lights went out?

7 months ago

Stumbling around in the dark, cursing himself because he hadn’t bought a decent flashlight, and…

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First Thoughts: DEWALT DCST972X1 String Trimmer

8 months ago

You know, they say bad things come in threes. They don’t, but we humans seek…

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Report from the OP, August 6, 2022

8 months ago

Show of hands-who is tired of the Dog Days of summer yet? I know that…

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Report from the OP, July 31, 2022

8 months ago

Think of this as something of a “special edition”. I hadn’t expected to write another…

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Report from the OP, July 27, 2020

8 months ago

Up first are several macro items I’ve noticed since the last report. Among those who…

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Sunday Reading

8 months ago

This one is something of a throwback, Mel Tappan’s Tappen on Survival. This book was…

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Report from the OP, July 23, 2022

8 months ago

Once again, it’s been a while since I posted anything, violating Rule #1 of Blogging,…

  • Things That Put A Smile On Your Face

Top Gun: Maverick

8 months ago

I finally got to see Top Gun: Maverick this afternoon. Mrs. Freeholder and I had…

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Report from the OP, July 15, 2022

8 months ago

Let’s do this by going from micro to macro. I’ve seen the orthopedist and the…

  • Checking In

Still limping along

9 months ago

Looking at the date, I see it’s a bit over a week since I posted…

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Report from the OP, July 2, 2022

9 months ago

Here we are, celebrating (well, most of us are) the 246th birthday of our country….

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Clearing some tabs

9 months ago

It’s been a busy few days, and tomorrow is an early and busy day. I…

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Report from the OP, June 27, 2022

9 months ago

It’s been a week of dragging around the injured ankle/leg, which really crimps your style….

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And then this happened

9 months ago

I finally, 13 days after I tried to break my ankle and only succeeded in…

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  • Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits

Grandma knew things

9 months ago

Your parents, grandparents or maybe great-grandparents probably lived a lot closer to the land than…

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Reports from the OP, June 18, 2022

9 months ago

(I’ve been trying since Wednesday afternoon to get this post up. It goes up today,…

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It’s just our economy-no biggie

9 months ago

I’m catching up on some reading this afternoon. This excellent piece on how our economy…

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This is the last time I’m giving the Guardian Angel an evening off

9 months ago

The subdivision I live in was once part of a farm that dates back into…

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