I thinks, if memory serves me correctly(and lately, thats questionable with all the gaslighting crap and Mandela effect taking place) there was only ONE show (besides most of Mike Rowe's stuff) worth me watching in the last 20 years. Junkyard wars. Loved that show. Took a TON of inspiration from it. That show reinforced sumpin … Continue reading Junk
Category: tips for the kids
History lessons
Sarah has many good points about how truthful things are in a communist country. How officials lie to their higher ups to keep looking good, how communities will obfuscate and dodge ‘official” census and collections to keep a little more of their own in their hands. All of this can be investigated with very little … Continue reading History lessons
Philly Jan28th 2021
January in Philly, the city of Brotherly Love.At least the fires are plentiful to keep a guy warm.I haven't seen a police officer in a week, and he seemed to be on extra duty providing security for some out of towners. Not one cruiser is running in the city, and I heard that just after … Continue reading Philly Jan28th 2021
Aftermath (speculative short story)
“Stumbled my way on the darkest afternoon, doo, doo-dee-doo Got a beer in my hand and I'm draggin' a stogie too bud-budda-bud-bud. The back of my brain is tickin' like a clock, boo-da-dee-doo-doo I simmer down gently but boil on 'what the fuck?: “1 Never said I was the greatest singer, but in this sun, … Continue reading Aftermath (speculative short story)
Change is never permanent
He knows that changes are not permanent, but change is. Tom Sawyer by Rush. The only true prediction is that shits gonna change. How is where things get murky. The book I was reading (The Rational Optimist) was published in 2010. The author kept bringing up climatechangeglobalwarmingnexticeage hoopla throughout it, but towards the end showed … Continue reading Change is never permanent
Tips n tricks
If you really want to learn something, the best way to do it is total immersion. Ya gotta get wet, and not just your toes. Language? Surround yourself in it. Foreign radio links, flesh and blood speakers that use it as their primary language. You'll be thinking in it within weeks. You want to know … Continue reading Tips n tricks
A lil sumpin for my granbehbies
(And for everybody else interested) Of all my most successful endeavors, and I'm not trying to claim omnipotent knowledge here, they all had one common trait: enthusiasm not overshadowed by pessimism. There was energy to spare, because it wasn't being drained off to hold the pessimist at bay. And they were mostly based in reality: … Continue reading A lil sumpin for my granbehbies
Dio's Workshop 