Precognition Purchase
Finding that past me had bought an item and squirreled it away, that is now hard to find and triple the price is pretty much my win of the summer. Go, me!
Finding that past me had bought an item and squirreled it away, that is now hard to find and triple the price is pretty much my win of the summer. Go, me!
Lots of good discussion taking place on both sides of the aisle about the (ab)use of the growing number of Flock camera systems nationwide, their implications for privacy, and significant legal concerns. Saw this last night and smiled - it
Just a few ramblings from a confused guy. Former military, former cop. Husband. Father. Student. Role playing gamer, on intermittent weeks. Avid reader. Internet addict. Small "l" libertarian. Too many others to mention. The views and opini…
Just a few ramblings from a confused guy. Former military, former cop. Husband. Father. Student. Role playing gamer, on intermittent weeks. Avid reader. Internet addict. Small "l" libertarian. Too many others to mention. The views and opini…
Just a few ramblings from a confused guy. Former military, former cop. Husband. Father. Student. Role playing gamer, on intermittent weeks. Avid reader. Internet addict. Small "l" libertarian. Too many others to mention. The views and opini…
For most of my life I've carried a pocket knife in those spots legally permitted (and, more than once, those not...). It's a tool. Opening boxes and packages, cutting food, slicing a line, trimming a hangnail, or in extremis self-defense, k…
I had a rather epic rant begun about the law enforcement (lack of) response to the Texas shooting last week. Too many people are talking, and the obvious is plain to see. It feels as if the past 25 years of lessons we've learned, taught, an…
First bout was early 20, so no testing was available, but that round was pretty straightforward. This one is positive, and still mostly "flu-like symptoms" - achy, no energy, mild congestion. Difference is that this go around my sense of sm…
Back in a place this week I literally haven't been in almost 3 decades, but that seemed to form a transition in my life for a few years. I didn't grow up here. I never claimed it as "home". But, it was where I went from a boy (who thought o…
Been doing more than a little travel this past bit as part of work. Unfortunately, none of it has been to places I particularly *want* to visit - but, such is the paycheck. Still, here and there, I have had some wonderful moments. Such as t…
Bob, or FarmDad as he blogged, was a distant friend. I don't mean distant, like "oh yeah, we know each other." More that we lived across the country. Having similar interests and some common background elements, we met online through the va…
The day when *every* company you've ever done business with online floods your e-mail with their latest offers... Thank goodness for junk accounts. Apparently "political ads/suggestions/reach-outs" and assorted what-have-you are immune to t…