Based on what I’ve read, and seen in the movies, there are those whoe lead exciting lives. In counterpoint, there are those who get to push the lawn mower around the yard.
posted in humour | Comments Off on Planning the push | 261 words
Didn’t go to the hamfest today. Suffice to say, a plan is an invitation for change. By the time lunch ended, the change was engaged. We were off for an afternoon with extended family.
posted in travel | Comments Off on Long and winding roads can disappear | 248 words
The thought came to me, as if in a dream. Perhaps it was in a dream; it matters little. By the time my first coffee was drawn, the thought had grown (like a bad weed). I needed another hard drive.
posted in computing | Comments Off on After dreaming of more space | 254 words
Parent. AKA guidance counselor. You see, even though my kids know I don’t do certain jobs, they also accept that I won’t lie. Instead, I take pleasure in using the Socratic method of giving advice. A little bit of opinion, a smidgen of research; the usual.
posted in education | Comments Off on Cheap, unfounded advice | 255 words
Consider this as an appeal to all those TV cooking hosts, who make things that are delicious, timely and photogenic. Please, could you fail once in a while? Just for the rest of us, who can’t keep up.
posted in food | Comments Off on Onscreen culinary perfectionism | 257 words
In terms of architectural merit, or insulation factors, this little building may not seem like much:
posted in ham radio, Wx | Comments Off on FInding shelter in a glass hutch | 260 words
Happened to come across some photos of lobsters with extra claws. Think of a bug, crossed with a Swiss army knife. I’ll leave you to find your own images; I’m now wondering how to avoid the nightmares. On to other, happier things.
posted in media, music | Comments Off on No bad jobs. Now you know. | 280 words
No need for an ersatz Einstein here. “Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results”.
posted in education | Comments Off on New players in the confrontation | 275 words
In the basement (storage central), I have an old canvas mailbag, used to store odd lengths of wire. Repurposing, in the future sense. Although this photo shows a similar bag before deployment, imagine full to the point where lifting is a challenge.
posted in ham radio | Comments Off on Wiry interweaving | 265 words
Don’t worry. I didn’t get all crazy today, despite the possibilities. No, I was busy building a dream.
posted in ham radio | Comments Off on Random lengths of wire | 267 words
