Another save your bacon technology works in the real world
When aircraft “emergency autoland” technology came out a short time back, I was skeptical. I am no longer skeptical. Good on all involved.
Your own personal Jesus
Just before Christmas we ventured forth with the Grandthings for a trip to the chiropractor. Mrs. Freeholder and I get cricked on a regular basis.…
Merry Christmas!
A Merry Christmas to you all! We did half of the traditional Christmas family get-together last night, as is Mrs. Freeholder’s family’s tradition. Half will…
Contact front! Contact front! Contact front!
Santa’s rolling hot this year. Can’t blame him. Enjoy your Christmas Eve. See you tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving
I fondly remember one Thanksgiving, heading home to see my parents, one of the local radio stations doing a marathon of Alice’s Restaurant, and me…
Are you OK? Are you alright? Help Medic! She blinded me with Science! Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m
Chiropractic treatment of neck pain
Long-time readers know I fight with migraines and have for years. Right now, I’m doing pretty good, with 1-2 per month on average. My neurologist…
Look who came slinking out of the basement
As usual, probably paying more attention to the world than the average citizen.
Eat more salt, die later
(Via Greg Elifritz) Yeah, that headline would send my primary care provider into an apoplectic fit. But it’s being used to point out something that’s…
Report from the OP, October 31, 2025
It’s been a hot minute since I did one of these, so this one is going to be different. I’m not really going to comment…
A little birdie whispered in my ear
Well, it was actually a reader, but I was told I needed to get a post up before the Interwebz forgets my IP address. 🙂…
Tab Clearing
It’s been a long while since I’ve poked my head up around here. I’m fighting with this weird sort of “lack of motivation” thing. I’m…
Civil War, anyone?
Looks like time to update those disaster bingo cards. It’s nothing new. People have been predicting the outbreak of civil wars in the West for…
You can find inspiration
In the oddest places on occasion.
D-Day + 81 Years
These men and the many others who made the trip were sons, brothers, cousins and sometimes fathers. They fought and many died to free strangers…
Happy Killdozer Day
While the story of Marvin Heemeyer may not seem quite as important now that a version of government that is less inimical to the citizenry’s…
There’s one in every crowd
Always thinking about food. You’d swear this thing was a teenager.
An update on Mrs. Freeholder
We’re seeing some improvement. Most of the week she was so-so. Friday was the first day that she claimed to feel good, but she tired…
Free? Free is good!
Free is especially good when it’s a free video course (from Mountain Man Medical) that will enhance your lifesaving skills in an emergency. Don’t forget…
It sucks
Really, it does. It sucks when someone you love, in this case Mrs. Freeholder, is sick and all you can do is massage her belly…
A little something to look forward to
William R Forstchen’s One Second After is coming to a movie theater. One Second After is the story of what happens in a small town…
Cogitate on this
A thought-provoking piece from Open Source Defense. In these times, it’s well worth reading and thinking about.
Misidentified any birds lately?
Among Greg Ellifritz’s most recent Weekly Knowledge Dump (You’re not subscribed? WFT not? Use the little blue box at the link.) items was this little…
Road to Hell, good intentions, etc.
I’ll spare you the details. It’s just been half crazy around here, but in a good way. Everyone is fine, everything is fine, but busy.…
Report from the OP, February 19, 2025
As I type, it’s snowing here in Piedmont North Carolina. It’s not a lot of snow, maybe 1-1 1/2 inches of a wet heavy snow…
The bad thing about feeling better
Is all those things that you haven’t done are still there, waiting for you. By a series of accidents that can only be the hand…
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wish all of your a Happy Thanksgiving. We’re doing the very traditional Thanksgiving supper this evening, and are keeping the grandkids so that Mom…
Aggression at the ready
(Via Greg Ellifritz) If you’ve done any formal self defense training, you’ve probably gotten some variation on the advice that you have to use force,…
Be rationally optimistic
If we can avoid blowing ourselves up or killing ourselves with some loathsome new vaccine disease, it’s possible we may just get those flying automobiles…