a little clarification
In my postdark thinks and clocks ticking, I mentioned the Brinksmanship of Trumped having severely negative effects on my psyche.
I was reminded of growing up under the Cold War state,,, Never knowing if/when, though the how was quite well-spread and Illustrated
Trumped may have been confident in his Posturing: me, seeing a different picture, the one from old boots on the ground, looking at current alliances, and general ill-will that we are experiancing as a nation across the globe: self induced ill-will, mind you. At no other time in history has a sitting President (no matter if he was duly elected or shammed in: thats a different point entirely) was kidnapped from his home in the dead of night to stand trial in a foriegn country. With many charges against him being strictly laws of the kidnapping country,,, That action is going to have long reaching consequences, and not all of them will be to our benefit. (I can garantee you, every sitting pres, or PM or whatever UPPED the security around them within hours of that report coming out…)
I’m no fan of the FUSA being “World Cop”. and the current trend has taken the old trend to a whole new level.
BUT
I am starting to get the impression that Trumped is starting to realize he was the “Mark” in the MiddleEast game of Three Card Monte.
And I lay equal blame on his staff of yes-people that don’t want to show him the reality of the situation for fear of his reactions…. Thats the problem with “zero tolerance’ administrations. People need the freedom to tell the boss “You’re Fucked in the head sir, if you go this route”. The Boss may not like it, but too damned bad: that freedom of expression is the colbalt rod in the nuclear reactor of world politics.
Now, last night I posted that Trumped has thrown his people under the bus. I’m talking all the MAGA people, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson,,,

All of the people in that ‘Truth’ social post he mentioned. I see the vitriol spreading to others out here in the Main Street USA as well, and I wanna ask, “Are you no longer in agreement with thier ideas, or are you just sucking the teat of propaganda so hard you can’t hear yourself think?”
No need to answer that,,,, I have my opinion thats buried in how I phrased that.

Heres the clarification. I have never made any statement saying I “like” Trump. I have always felt he is an arrogant obnoxious narccisist, but out of the other side of my mouth, I have stated he IS a successful businessman and that what this country needed was a CEO, not some politico career oriented stool pigeon.
The problem as I now see it, is one of INSULATION and COMPROMISE. He is far too insulated from us “Boots on the Ground” types, is potentially compromised by those that are in esscense providing that insulation. He may even be further compromised by a certian YOUNG STATE from the ME that has tons of dirt on him, as was, quite breifly, aired then deleted, with the initial release of the Epstien Files. (and oh boy, the stuff leaking out from what was captured,,,,)
That combination has, is having, serious flashback. IT could even flashback harder than what we have seen. I as I stated to one of the guys I was discussing this with IRL, “The problem with bluffing like that? Eventually someone is gonna call your bluff.”
And then there is a thing that Sarah Hoyt has pointed out on occasion, among a few others. Nuclear weapons have a half life, everything radioactive has a half life: degradation is literally built in. And what I am gonna say next applies to ALL Nuclear powers, not just us. The Cold War was technically over in 92. That was over 30 years ago: Does anyone even know if our 30+ year old weapons are still viable,,, Or Russias, or Chinas,,, I know the Ballistic missiles we designed back in the day are so antiqueated that we don’t even know how to make the propellant anymore. Whats the status of Russias’? Though we do know they didn’t stop making missiles, and have even exceeded our tech on that note: the question being, are their Nukes any good?
How much of this posturing is completely Empty threats that ALL of the Superpowers KNOW is empty threats because the toys are now ‘hot lead’, but tossed out there to keep US, the boots on the ground, the populace that keeps the machine moving with tax revenue, on the edge of our seats and scared silly?

We may never know, and honestly, I hope we never find out,,,,
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SO,,, now that I have done a little clarification, let me address the way I see me moving forward here at the shop. THIS post is the last of the political sprectrum, though I may occasionally toss out an Anti-Government MEME or three.
INSTEAD, I am going to post topics about Living off-grid, how to’s, alternate things that are options for all of the above, and maybe a thing or three on how to avoid the middleman of G00bermint in permission slips. Keep in mind, your state is going to have different laws and opinions of ‘acceptable’ behaviour: I am no lawyer, nor do play as one on TV, Take my words as entertainment only and NO CONSEQUENCES ACCEPTED BY SELF if you choose to make the attempts on your behalf.
One of the biggest things I want to talk about is “Building materials” and Building codes that are not designed to make your home ‘more livable’, but to line someones or some industries pockets. There is a dead simple way to keep homes cool in the summer without HVAC units that measure in tonnage of air movement. A simple Black pipe (4-8″ dia) on the south-west corner of the house, external, but plumbed back through the wall to some ceiling vent. Floor vents that access the crawl space or basement area. The sun hits the pipe, creates a pressure difference, that pulls hot air out of the house, replacing it with cooler air from beneath the house. The whole thing can be shut off in the winter months. Total cost $100-$1000 depending on if you do the work or hire out. If built while building,,,,
Theres more,,,
Some of the subjects may be things I have done, am doing, wish to do, and I will let you know the difference as I post them.
Self sufficiency is my Center,,, DOING THINGS is my ground, and as long as I can keep the “News of the day” not get embedded in my skin, I can keep those two points just fine.
Hope all of that unfiltered mind-dump explains the past few days.
LIVE, REALLY LIve!!!
LOVE, like you never hated
LAUGH like you were 5 again.
LEARN like Socrates
LOAD, because real insurance isn’t free.





You’ve sparked my interest with that “cooling system”, do be sure you drop the knowledge….
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April 11, 2026 at 5:51 pm
yes please do! My ac bills are jacked.
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April 11, 2026 at 6:33 pm
Give me a rough description of your house structure: Ie Slab foundation, crawlspace, basement. Upper structure of wood, brick,????
I just talked to Brudda B and think I am gonna need to work up a BIG post with diagrams and all
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April 11, 2026 at 6:40 pm
”I am going to post topics about Living off-grid, how to’s, alternate things that are options for all of the above”
that’s a killer plan, Dio. I think I originally found you from a post of that sort. I’ve been lurking around since. I’ll welcome all your off grid ideas. I’m tied in to the grid but always looking to cut a couple links out of the chain. Lord knows I think we’re all gonna need to do a lot of that soon.
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April 11, 2026 at 6:36 pm
to be honest, I thought that point was gonna happen more around 2020 or so,,, this seems like a reprieve to me: more time to get more equipment on line, like the LiFePo battery bank built up more. (those lifepo batts are just rockin’ my little system since install,,)
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April 11, 2026 at 6:38 pm
Here we go again. Nuttin the last 2 nights. Gotta do some checkin.
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April 11, 2026 at 6:53 pm
I saw where you re-upped your email subscription. FYI, WP did an update last week, so it may not be on your end, but mine. I’ll do some digging here too.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:02 pm
OK. Noticed that I can’t save to the dictionary, either. Just signed in again with WP a couple minutes ago. Wasn’t a problem on the desktop, just the new laptop. Headed back there to it in a few.
L’s!
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:09 pm
Heres what I am seeing. WP shows your email addy, but says that you are NOT subscribed for posts, only for log-in. SO,,, you’ll need to see what on your end you need to do to get those emails again. Some unchecked box on your end. I can’t do it from here.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:27 pm
OK – on the desktop now. No notifications here, either. At least here, the info box with “Log in or provide your name and email to leave a comment” is visible. Not on the laptop. WP sub info is the same on both. Top right of the site window shows a greeting on both ‘puters. No probs with the dictionary here.
L’s!
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:26 pm
WP alters views by protocol of the browser settings. On the laptop, click for “desktop view” and see if that changes your login prompts
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April 11, 2026 at 7:35 pm
Will do! Thanks!! Fergot aboot that one, I did.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:50 pm
Just went back to my inbox, and several notifications are there from the last hour or so.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:28 pm
Went diggin around my notifications in WR, and found the Notifications settings. It was off, indeed. On, now. Maybe that’ll do it. We shall see! Got the 2 notifications at 8:33 & 8:35. 🫰🫰
L’s!
Y’all take care,
Mike in FLA.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:38 pm
First time here, liking what I see. Self employed arky.
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April 15, 2026 at 11:46 am
Welcome to the shop. Its messy, like my mind, but the regulars seem to like it.
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April 15, 2026 at 8:12 pm