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[I’d planned to write about boats and camping today. Alas, the Epstein arrest intruded on my thoughts. Please forgive the digression.] Nobody is shocked to discover billionaires sometimes use their immense power to indulge in socially unacceptable activities. Nor is … Continue reading →

[A collection of random thoughts gathered during my Independence Day weekend.] First of all: AMERICA ROCKS! I fuckin’ love Independence Day! I didn’t do anything particularly exiting. I mostly hung around the homestead drinking beer, doing routine maintenance, and being … Continue reading →

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and … Continue reading →

Earlier, I said the Warren G. Harding administration was corrupt. It happened 98 years ago so nobody called me a Nazi or banned me from Facebook. Most Americans think history started about the time they were eight (which is true … Continue reading →

Dan Carlin (who is awesome) went into detail describing how we, the people from the future, cannot properly evaluate the actions of people in the past because we’re not in the same mental state. Often, the folks back then were … Continue reading →

[Forgive the long post, the soap opera-like mess of American history is a story that draws me in.] Last week, my truck’s audio hosted Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History #40: Radical Thoughts. (Dan Carlin is a colorful story teller and I … Continue reading →

[Before I begin, please understand I’m not a historian and the specific historic details aren’t important.  I’m not trying to talk about the events in history so much as to explain how they make me think differently about the events … Continue reading →

[I’ve been trying to focus on happy fun time topics. I hope you’ve been enjoying it. For the greater good of American society, I’ve deliberately ignored politics (with exceptions and caveats) for a few years now. That said, in 2019 … Continue reading →

Frank is back!!!!! I was idly sifting through Craigslist when I bumped into the same ad I’d seen in 2014. It’s “Frank” selling bridge mats as firewood! After a few year’s absence (at least on Craigslist) the ads re-appeared. Frank … Continue reading →

“Sadly, I ran out of steam for stacking. Muscles don’t come back in a day (or a weekend). I estimate I’ve got 2/3 cord sitting on the utility trailer I’ve been using to haul my little sailboat. I guess I’ll … Continue reading →