What’s your lifeboat plan?
Watch this YouTube video. It’s a bit less than 5 minutes, and I’ll wait right here. Well, I’ll be down below the video. Financial forecasters…
Bleg time
Not for me, but for Big Country Expat. He could use some funding for the battle to save his grandkid from her less than optimal…
Report from the OP, August 17, 2022
In macro news, I’m seeing items that seem to point toward food and energy conditions getting worse. Many of those items are from subscription sources,…
I need some new conspiracy theories because all of my old ones are coming true Public Service Announcements Whistling Past The Graveyard
A little something for my friends
So, how many terms and symbols in the images below describes you, a family member, or your friends? I had a discussion with someone in…
Where was Jack when the lights went out?
Stumbling around in the dark, cursing himself because he hadn’t bought a decent flashlight, and hoping that sound he heard wasn’t an intruder. A few…
First Thoughts: DEWALT DCST972X1 String Trimmer
You know, they say bad things come in threes. They don’t, but we humans seek patterns in everything because we’re wired that way. Over the…
Report from the OP, August 6, 2022
Show of hands-who is tired of the Dog Days of summer yet? I know that everyone I’ve talked to recently is totally over this hot…
Report from the OP, July 31, 2022
Think of this as something of a “special edition”. I hadn’t expected to write another of these until later in the week, but one particular…
Report from the OP, July 27, 2020
Up first are several macro items I’ve noticed since the last report. Among those who are not fans of the Wuflu jabs, much has been…
Sunday Reading
This one is something of a throwback, Mel Tappan’s Tappen on Survival. This book was put together, after his untimely death in 1980, from his…
Report from the OP, July 23, 2022
Once again, it’s been a while since I posted anything, violating Rule #1 of Blogging, which is “Post something every day.” Somehow, I doubt that…
Top Gun: Maverick
I finally got to see Top Gun: Maverick this afternoon. Mrs. Freeholder and I had been trying to see it with another couple, but the…
Report from the OP, July 15, 2022
Let’s do this by going from micro to macro. I’ve seen the orthopedist and the news is mostly good. I’m to continue doing my exercises…
Still limping along
Looking at the date, I see it’s a bit over a week since I posted something. Somehow, I haven’t had anything that struck me as…
Report from the OP, July 2, 2022
Here we are, celebrating (well, most of us are) the 246th birthday of our country. You can be forgiven for wondering how many more Independence…
Clearing some tabs
It’s been a busy few days, and tomorrow is an early and busy day. I have a number of tabs I’ve been holding to write…
Report from the OP, June 27, 2022
It’s been a week of dragging around the injured ankle/leg, which really crimps your style. However, the new brace is far more comfortable, and I…
And then this happened
I finally, 13 days after I tried to break my ankle and only succeeded in spraining it, was able to see the orthopedist. The guy…
Grandma knew things
Your parents, grandparents or maybe great-grandparents probably lived a lot closer to the land than most of us do. My great-grandparents on both sides were…
Reports from the OP, June 18, 2022
(I’ve been trying since Wednesday afternoon to get this post up. It goes up today, complete or not.) I had to go to the chiropractor…
It’s just our economy-no biggie
I’m catching up on some reading this afternoon. This excellent piece on how our economy is being squeezed to death was on John Wilder’s place.…
This is the last time I’m giving the Guardian Angel an evening off
The subdivision I live in was once part of a farm that dates back into the late 1800s-early 1900s. By the time of the Great…
Reports from the OP, June 8, 2022
On the health front, I’m pretty well recovered from the bout of the Wuflu, especially in terms of energy. Unfortunately, the blasted “Covid Cough” is…
It’s the Day of Days once again
This year, as we seem to be sitting on the brink of something dire happening in the world, I have to wonder what those men,…
Report from the OP, June 3, 2022
I felt up to keeping my chiropractor appointment, so I did. That allowed me to see a few things. Chiropractor’s office was almost empty. One…
Reports from other OPs
While I haven’t felt like doing anything myself, I’ve been watching those who do. The most interesting one I’ve seen in the prepping space is…
Craptastic Chinese Virus Continues to be Craptastic
I think the last time I had something that hung on this strongly was…well, I don’t know. Probably it was a girlfriend I was trying…
You know, I keep telling people that “We don’t bounce so good at our age”
But I never remember to apply it to myself. I need to rectify that oversight. It seems that once one is “over” the Wuflu, the…
God is good
Bellatrix has been to the vet and is back home. Seven weeks old, 2 pounds and healthy! Once again, my prayers have been answered positively…