Archiving a couple leftover September 2025 family photos
RichC | September 30, 2025
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Music Monday: Todd Rundgren and “Can We Still Be Friends”
RichC | September 29, 2025
Here’s a song from The Bridge on SiriusXM that I held onto from this summer; I was trying to decide if I really liked it or not and so decided to save it for a slow Music Monday (that would be today). 😉 That said, I do remember listening to Todd Rundgren from the late […]
Inflation is stubborn and most grocery prices are still too high
RichC | September 28, 2025
Even though I follow the business news closer than most, it is tough to predict exactly why prices continue to put financial stress on most families. Brenda and I are likely not going to starve, but our grocery bill is now higher then when we had more mouths to feed. I’ve bellyached about inflation since […]
The week, or should I say month, for “dealing” with cars
RichC | September 27, 2025
Besides the frustration over getting our aging 2002 Honda Odyssey ready for a trip to Atlanta … and then hopefully to Florida … we’ve been moving forward on the selling of the 2010 Acura RDX and eventually taking possession of a 2019 Tesla Model 3. What makes the Acura exchange nearly perfect is that the […]
My 2010 BMW X5 35d is still a great looking and driving SUV
RichC | September 26, 2025
We’ve been talking about new cars or NEW USED cars lately while Brenda’s 2010 Acura RDX sat with a FOR SALE sign out by the rear fence. It was a great car for her and she loved the sporty performance and smaller size (like her RAV4). Currently she is driving the 2010 BMW X5 35d […]
Just a leftover photo from Katelyn to her Mom #TBT
RichC | September 25, 2025
The year escapes me at the moment … although with a little searching on the blog I found it: October 2008 at Letchworth State Park, NY. This photo has been in my miscellaneous folder since August and while clearing it out wanted to archive a photo that made me smile for a ThrowBack Thursday #TBT. […]
Will this be the final credit card charge for the Honda Odyssey?
RichC | September 24, 2025
Hopefully you didn’t read yesterday’s stressful day of dealing with the ongoing “repairs” for our 2002 Honda Odyssey? I now know why some people prefer to take their used cars into the dealership and trade them away for a new car. BUT .. another few hundred dollars later and I think the tire/strut/alignment problems are […]
Stressful couple of days in dealing with our 2002 Honda Odyssey
RichC | September 23, 2025
Don’t get me wrong, I love having an older Honda Odyssey as our Florida car. We leave it outside in the condo parking lot most of the time and the hot sun, tree sap and “sitting” do take their toll on cars (photo below from a couple years ago). So last year we decided to […]
Music Monday: Some thoughts and the song “Like Charlie”
RichC | September 22, 2025
Even those who didn’t know Charlie Kirk, now know who he was and the impact he had particularly on young college age students through his Turning Point USA organization. As an outspoken Christian, he has inspired young people to challenge the secular direction of our society and his assassination illustrates how deep the political and […]
Humor: A doggie-dog good joke and some AI artwork
RichC | September 21, 2025
What do you call a dog that is part Labrador Retriever, part Collie and part Dalmatian? A Colaberation. 😊 (photo assistance by Grok)
Mike’s Pretty Good Campers and a human-interest “work” story
RichC | September 20, 2025
I saw a story being passed around on social media and because I enjoy Mike Rowe’s story telling AND tear drop campers short post made me smile (I could build one on my trailer someday?). Besides, it is a way to add some Markdown text to my hugo.brenich.com practice website and a link Mike’s Pretty Good […]
Tech Friday: Continuing long AI threads vs starting new ones
RichC | September 19, 2025
Artificial intelligence with Grok, Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc has been a real help for rookie computer and server problem-solvers like me. It may be one of the best ways to learn if you’re not in a classroom, have an experienced teacher or coworkers handy? Occasionally I run into questions in “how to best use” AI. […]
I am Charlie Kirk: A Call for Responsible Political Discourse
RichC | September 18, 2025
Since TheHustings editor often asks me to weigh in on current topics of the political nature, it seemed appropriate to submit a few words on my political thoughts after the September 10th assassination of Charlie Kirk. = = = I am Charlie Kirk: A Call for Responsible Political Discourse The tragic death of Charlie Kirk […]
It is starting to look a little like autumn #testing
RichC | September 17, 2025
This is a test post for an image uploading issue, but figured that I would include some leaves already coming down – it has been a dry few weeks!
Old Farmer’s Almanac Winter 2025-2026 Forecast
RichC | September 17, 2025
Trying something new in posting something directly from the Hugo.Brenich.com Raspberry Pi’s Markdown post. Curious as to how WordPress does or doesn’t handle the image and text. If the Raspberry Pi goes down, the “map” image likely will be missing below. It is interesting to at least check out the map published by The Old […]
Our Lanai Condominium repairs in Florida are looking better
RichC | September 16, 2025
I really thought that I posted a photo last month on the Lanai construction happening at our Delray Beach condo? Nope, can’t find it (photo right). But thanks to our super nice neighbor, she took a couple updated photos below for us in between the heavy rains they have been getting in south Florida (we […]
Music Monday: 1978, Dire Straits and “Sultans Of Swing”
RichC | September 15, 2025
Dire Straits was a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, his brother David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers, known for their unique blend of rock, folk, and blues driven by Mark Knopfler’s signature guitar style. Their breakthrough hit, “Sultans of Swing,” was released in 1978 and remains their one […]
SOLD: Our 2010 Acura RDX would make a great first car
RichC | September 14, 2025
Posting the update: SOLD this past weekend 9/20/2025 to a local family with a new driver … who is a local high school band drummer and needed a first car that could haul his drums! Well the road behind our house is open again and before we start getting too busy this fall, it seemed […]
Tax Credits on Used EVs end this month, but read the fine print
RichC | September 13, 2025
You would think that I would be acutely on top of things when it comes to finance, and things such as buying and selling used cars and electric vehicles (Ok, not so much EVs). That is not the case as I found out this week when communicating with my son-in-law who is in the process […]
Tech Friday temp post, a backup and changes to WordPress
RichC | September 12, 2025
This is a test post after some website changes (nothing major) and a backup on Tech Friday afternoon/evening … and another Hummingbird video. 😉
Words cannot express my sorrow, anger and our divisive politics
RichC | September 12, 2025
Let’s never forget, 9/11 is a reminder to keep America strong
RichC | September 11, 2025
Each September 11th, we pause to remember. We remember the lives lost, the families changed forever, and a nation that was shaken to its core. For me, the memories are still vivid. That morning I was glued to CNBC while getting my son ready for the bus and off to Independence Elementary School. We both […]
Repairs and updates: New Gutter Shutters on the Poolhouse
RichC | September 10, 2025
In September 2025 we finally decided to update the gutter on the detached garage (we call it the poolhouse) to match our house from 2019. Unfortunately it was a semi-forced issue as there was some poor workmanship on one of the downspouts on the house that needed repaired. We thought our Gutter Shutters had a […]
Interesting: What do you know about ‘dark tourism?’
RichC | September 9, 2025
Read an article on the NPR blog about “Dark Tourism.” Dark Tourism has been defined as tourism involving travel to places historically associated with death and tragedy. (link) It was a new term to me (but shouldn’t be) … and as someone who reads a significant number of books on World War II, should […]
Music Monday: Jackson Browne performing “Boulevard”
RichC | September 8, 2025
Jackson Browne has always been on my go-to list when it comes to picking songs and listening to music. He was one of the first names added to my Pandora list back when it was just starting — Wow … that was 2006. For Music Monday this week, here’s “Boulevard,” released on his album “Hold […]
Long read, but a little foot injury and medical billing follow-up
RichC | September 7, 2025
There’s nothing like the frustration of going to the doctor and thinking they are being paid for what they are worth … but then getting a follow up “Explanation of Benefits” (EOB) from your insurance company letting you know how much they were billed and how much YOU now owe. ☹️ Last month I finally […]
Gold and just how much is the US dollar worth these days?
RichC | September 6, 2025
It is not as if I haven’t been watching … and whining about … inflation and what the US dollar buys these days, but until seeing comparisons that pit the US dollar against the average American’s family budget … it is harder to comprehend. Still we all know what we buy and how much everything […]
Tech Friday: Still combatting the Bots and Log Bloat on Server
RichC | September 5, 2025
This is not really new, but my ongoing battle with bots and blog bloat … especially the logs. Some of it is due to my aging WordPress theme … but most of it is due to the constant hammering of the server by bots from around the world. One option that I’ve been experimenting with […]
Filler: A couple beautiful Volkswagen Beetle photos #TBT
RichC | September 4, 2025
For today’s Throwback Thursday #TBT post, I’m adding a couple saved photos for a filler since I used a couple of these on social media thread (credits unknown). ☹️ The two “beautiful” photos appeal to me and work well this shortened holiday week AND keeps the Volkswagen category alive. I do miss the original VW […]
Archive: Labor Day photos with Megan, Taylor and Gigi
RichC | September 3, 2025
It has become an enjoyable habit – posting family photos from the previous weekend. This past Labor Day, Megan, Taylor and their dog Gigi were over for the afternoon … and perhaps the last of the pool days (it has been cool for August and early September). We did the quintessential American hot dogs and […]
Emulating my grandmother’s oil painting artwork with Sora AI
RichC | September 2, 2025
Last month the artistic skills of ChatGPT’s “Sora” artificial intelligence was experimented with in an attempt to emulate a favorite oil painting by my grandmother, Ruth Bluhm. It was “ok” but nothing to really get too excited about … after all, I have the original. 😉 But … after looking at the 2024 post “May […]
Music Monday: Kansas and “Dust In The Wind” (1977)
RichC | September 1, 2025
In keeping with the current summer of 1970’s music, I’ll add another one for this week’s Music Monday … as the summer semi-officially ends (Labor Day, right)??? This one definitely returns me to the ONU dorms and listening to music while studying in college (cough). I suspect most from my generation experience the same flashback […]
Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.