As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m in the process of setting up an alternate blog site, thanks to the growing threat of censorship and/or deletion on Big Tech blogging sites and facilities. To that end, the contents of this blog (including all the archives) are scheduled to be backed up and copied over… Continue reading No blog updates until Thursday
Tag: Idle chatter
No Snippet this morning
I had a very late night, sorting through various bits and pieces at home and reorganizing storage. I’ve only just woken up (with catly assistance – she hadn’t had her usual morning milk, and was highly indignant at this untoward turn of events!). Therefore, I’ve had no time to prepare the usual Saturday Snippet. … Continue reading No Snippet this morning
Observations from Fredericksburg, TX
Book research done, Miss D. and I will be moving on today, heading for San Angelo, where Fort Concho was one of a chain of military installations that protected the West from Indian predations. The fort is well preserved, with many exhibits from the frontier era that provide fruitful material for writers. Here in… Continue reading Observations from Fredericksburg, TX
On the ground in Fredericksburg
Miss D. and I arrived safely in Fredericksburg, TX late yesterday afternoon, after a trip down the back roads of Texas, avoiding interstate highways. It was enjoyable to catch scenery one often bypasses on the main arteries, and also to see historically important sites of the German settlements in Texas and the wars with the… Continue reading On the ground in Fredericksburg
A short road trip
Miss D. and I will be on the road for a few days, doing research for a forthcoming book. As a result, blogging will be sparse; if I can fit in an article now and again, I will, but I don’t expect to do much of that. We’ll have a friend house-sit our cats,… Continue reading A short road trip
An amazingly effective, yet simple, home improvement project
As part of our recent home upgrades, we decided to invest in an insulated garage door, properly fitted and snugged up to the walls, with side and top sealing strips mounted externally to minimize air exchange between outside and inside. We considered insulating our existing double garage door, a metal economy unit, but it… Continue reading An amazingly effective, yet simple, home improvement project
Why are so many vegetarians/vegans so militant?
I was driven to ask this question by an article in the Telegraph in London. An award-winning cafe has at hit out at “holier-than-thou” vegan customers saying they shouldn’t have to adapt their menu to “suit” customers who don’t eat animal products. The Kitchen at London House on the Isle of Wight went online… Continue reading Why are so many vegetarians/vegans so militant?
Exercise with less than half a back
As most readers are aware, back in 2004 I was seriously injured in a work-related accident. After two surgeries, culminating in a spinal fusion, I ended up with a damaged left sciatic nerve, and in pain 24/7/365. I can keep the latter under control if I work at it, and use pain-killers when needed,… Continue reading Exercise with less than half a back
Trying to gauge reader support
Friends, it’s becoming more and more clear that Big Tech is censoring as many “free speech” outlets as it can. In response, several bloggers have already moved their blogs to Web sites and servers they own or control, or to service providers who are more independent. David Codrea did so with his “The War… Continue reading Trying to gauge reader support
Safely home, earlier than expected
Yesterday we headed southwest from Little Rock, stopping at the Crater of Diamonds State Park to let Miss D. indulge her geological habits. It was an interesting visit for me, too, given that I was born and raised in South Africa, where the Kimberley diamond discoveries in the 19th century gave rise to the… Continue reading Safely home, earlier than expected