Report from the OP, November 22, 2022
It’s quite likely that there will be no substantive posting until after the holiday, so I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving from…
Vocations for a New America: Appliance Repair Dude/Dudette
I’ve just repaired the second major appliance in a year at the Freehold and feel pretty smug about it. Then it occurred to me–remember just…
Dad’s knife
It’s odd the things you treasure after someone important to you is gone. Like this knife, for example. This knife is a Böker Tree brand;…
Well, look who’s back!
(Via The Racontuer Report) BigCountryExpat has resurfaced. And on Blogspot, no less.
Looking at the mid-term election
I should have written this yesterday, but I was beat. A 16-hour day and several short nights’ sleep plus a looming tropical storm/hurricane combined to…
Intellectual Froglegs: Save America/Save the World Election Special
One of the two best renditions of the Star Spangled Banner contained within. Plus the usual Joe Dan skewering of Democrats. And some good tunes.…
Equity, coming soon to a country near you?
The communist Castro regime in Cuba aired a new set of propaganda pieces through its media apparatus this week claiming Cuban citizens are “content” with…
Report from the OP, November 3, 2022
The busier I get, the less I feel I’ve accomplished. It’s been that kind of week. First of all, Daughter and Grandkids continue to do…
Am I the only one enjoying this story?
I’ve followed the “Elon Buys Twitter” saga since the beginning. But the memes are by far the best part.
Report from the OP, October 25, 2022
We’re going in reverse, from close-in to the big, wide world. For the now obligatory grandkid sub-report, things are going well. Gastric distress issues seem…
This is why people don’t trust scientists as much any longer
It’s because they do stupid stuff like taking a strain of the Wuflu that kills almost no one and turning it into one that could…
Found him
I’ve seen a lot of folks asking where is/what happened to Big Country Expat. I forgot he was on Gab, but ran into a post…
Report from the OP, October 17, 2022
With due respect to the Duke, I have to apologize for the delay in getting this or anything else blog-related out. Some unseasonably cold weather…
Not a Report From the OP
I’ll milk the last week for that in another post. 
Instead of concerning myself with inflation and the possibility of nuclear war, I want…
Alinsky’s Rules work both ways
An enterprising fellow shows up at a gun “buyback” with 110 3D printed guns and receivers and gets $21,000 for his troubles. Of course, his…
It was a dark and stormy night
Boy howdy. Once-Hurricane-and-now-Tropical Depressing Ian has given us a dark and stormy morning, afternoon and evening.According to the weather station in the backyard, it’s rained…
Our story so far
The “concern over her blood pressure” wound up being preeclampsia. That kicked her from the regular OB team back to the high-risk side of the…
It’s happening!
At Daughter’s OB appointment yesterday, concerns arose about her blood pressure. After a trip to the high-risk side of the practice and hours of monitoring,…
Sunday Reading
One nice thing about an audiobook is that you can listen to it while working on other things, like mowing the yard. That allowed me…
Uh-huh
While Mrs. Freeholder and I were out and about today, we watched the price of gas go up 18¢/gal while we ate lunch. I have…
Report from the OP, September 19, 2022
Geeze, it’s been a week since I posted? Time flies when the weather is beautiful and you’re working what’s left of your butt off. A…
Report from the OP, September 12, 2022
It’s been a busy few days around here. In macro news, I’ve noted these data points from the ongoing process of collapse: Polio declared a…
Questions and Answers
In answer to Fido’s implied question… One could argue with the above graphic. For example, Item 2, “Symbolization: People are forced to identify themselves” hasn’t…
OK, how about we all stop hyperventilating?
Everybody’s seen the photo–*President Joe Biden on a luridly red backlit stage with two Marines in the background. Everyone’s listened to the highlights of his…
Report from the OP, September 1, 2022
Apologies for the lack of substantial posting, but I’ve been busting it in the real world, or busting it as much as this tired body…
You can’t make this stuff up
A lot of smart people have pointed out that California’s EV obsession is going to run into problems with objective reality. Obsession, meet Objective Reality.…
A Sunday Thought
No, I’m not jumping into the Sunday tunes thing. But this song has been an earworm for a couple of days, so I figured I…