RichC | December 31, 2025
I saw this on social media and thought it was worthy of archiving as we close out 2025 … and is a bit political … so beware. 😉 Larry Page: “Elon is one of the people who genuinely understands physics and applies it.” Sergey Brin: “Elon is someone who thinks extremely deeply about hard technical […]
RichC | December 30, 2025
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RichC | December 29, 2025
The 1971 recording of the song “One Tin Soldier” sung by Jinx Dawson, lead vocalist of Coven, is my pick for today’s Music Monday. It triggered some of last year’s book reading on “Kent State: An American Tragedy” and my post in TheHustings. For those living through the Vietnam and military draft era, music was […]
RichC | December 28, 2025
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RichC | December 27, 2025
Really just cleaning out my folder of “things I’ve saved” because at the time I thought they were interesting. First up, a newspaper clipping point to “Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on Immigrants being American” from 1907. His point that “any man who says he is an American, but something else, isn’t an American at all.” I […]
RichC | December 26, 2025
One of the highlights of 2025 on the automotive front, and as a car enthusiast, was making a solid financial move in selling Brenda’s 2010 Acura RDX and buying a very clean 2019 Tesla Model 3. The “key” was to purchase it from a known seller and before the end of September using KeySavvy. This […]
RichC | December 25, 2025
Merry Christmas! Our Christmas Eve was quiet as Brenda and I are waiting to celebrate with our family this weekend — family rotations and all (but those are good memories in thinking about our 43 years of ‘back and forth’ with our parents and extended family). Picking up from yesterday’s thought on the journey: That […]
RichC | December 24, 2025
With Christmas Eve upon us, we are still gathering bits and pieces for the holidays; Brenda is still pulling out some old decorations and I’m hobbling around on my lingering foot issue that’s made 2025 a bit more “bah humbug” than usual. But … at least I’ve been thinking a little historicity and the “real […]
RichC | December 23, 2025
A regular social media Ohio guy that I follow on X.com always posts and asks interesting things dealing with people who still clearly remember the 1970 and 80s. A question and photo asked: “Are you this old? Hmm 😒 🤔?¿” (followed by a can of “3-in-One” oil”) Fortunately or unfortunately … I am not only that […]
RichC | December 22, 2025
Last week I asked Alexa+ to play some Christmas music in our house while decorating the tree. If not for that, I may not be in the Christmas spirit even yet. I’ve been rather bah humbug and whiny about my nagging foot injury the later have of this year. So it is time to at […]
RichC | December 21, 2025
Every so often I run across another article reminding us that Social Security may not look the same in the future as it does today (one was in TheStreet.com highlighting Dave Ramsey). That should surprise exactly no one. Yet many Americans still talk about Social Security as though it were a full retirement plan rather […]
RichC | December 20, 2025
Democrats are suddenly discovering “affordability” as their new talking point now that Republicans control the White House and Congress. It’s a remarkable pivot—after four years of presiding over the worst inflation in four decades, they’re lecturing Americans about the cost of living. The record is unambiguous: consumer prices rose cumulatively by more than 21% during […]
RichC | December 19, 2025
Here’s a Tech Friday item: The lidar maker Luminar for self-driving cars has filed for bankruptcy according to The Verge. Unfortunately for them, technology changes fast even when you have a great product and are innovative; in the real world, companies are still required to have a profitable business plan that keeps the lights on. ☹️ […]
RichC | December 18, 2025
It is interesting how when you are older, and as years pass, that items we have don’t age the same as they did when we were younger? Take for example clothes, I can put on a 10+ year old piece of clothing nowadays and still think that it is relatively new. Kitchen appliances are that […]
RichC | December 17, 2025
Do you have some spare change? How about a couple of 2025 pennies? You might want to hang on to them. 😉 The auction house sold 232 sets of three coins each featuring a 2025 penny from the Philadelphia Mint, a 24-karat gold penny from the Philadelphia Mint and a 2025-D penny from the Denver […]
RichC | December 17, 2025
Brilliantmaps is a social media account on X.com that I follow for year … and have posted from before. This past week, one of the posts on their website was on a set of retired NationalAtlas.gov maps of Ohio. Since I’ve been a life long “Ohioian,” it seems fitting to include a link to their […]
RichC | December 16, 2025
It is the time of year that I do my best to reach out to my existing Consolidated Printing and Publishing Co. customers that I’m still serving. The gradual slowing down of my nearly 40 year old business continues and I’m still doing my best to keep loyal and long time customers satisfied. Is maintaining […]
RichC | December 15, 2025
The 34th Annual Reindog Parade was held in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mt.Adams (Cincinnati) and guess who was there? Gigi, Taylor and Megan (well done)! Canines and fellow owners participated in a unique procession that puts spectators of all ages in the holiday spirit. They walked through the historical streets of Mt. Adams with this […]
RichC | December 15, 2025
Every once in a while I come across some music that catches my ear (and eyes). It is not necessarily that it is my taste in music, but a recognition that talented musicians come from unlikely places. I haven’t done any research on the Finnish country rock band Steve’n’Seagulls, but thought I’d include their version […]
RichC | December 14, 2025
Have you ever tried to read (or listen to) the Bible in one year? Last year, Brenda and I started the process of “listening to” the Bible being spoken to us every night. We have been surprisingly consistent and good about it and are nearly finished … although I haven’t counted down the days yet […]
RichC | December 13, 2025
AFTER a photo from my daughter, who was very proud of her husband, and his “Teaching Excellence” award a few days ago (we are very proud of you too, Drew) … I’m going to comment on happiness in America (see previous personal post). First, and for the record, my family makes me happy, very happy. Perhaps […]
RichC | December 13, 2025
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RichC | December 12, 2025
What is Vibe-coding … and an interesting CNBC segment on Google partnering with Replit. Vibe-coding is an informal term for a newer style of software development in which the intent, flow, and natural language “vibe” of what a developer wants matters more than writing detailed, line-by-line code. Leading companies and platforms
RichC | December 11, 2025
Have you ever wondered about those oddities on clothes and why they continue to be added even though “most” people don’t use them? I suspect most people have heard that the little pocket on jeans was put their by Levi Strauss for the pocket watch, but it is still interesting. Coins? Matches? Lipstick? Flash drives? […]
RichC | December 10, 2025
A couple of automotive “oldies” crossed my interests this week. One of them was of course on my automotive social media feed, but another pulled from an old magazine in my workshop. First, the Earl Scheib sign and left me remembering the annoying voice and advertising from the 1970s and 80s: “Hi, I’m Earl Scheib, […]
RichC | December 9, 2025
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RichC | December 8, 2025
Today’s “Freebird” for Music Monday by Lynyrd Skynyrd is a 1973 classic, but I also recently heard “Freebird!” being exclaimed as a joke Fox Business as a way to “break the monotony” of a conversation and humorously “make fun of” each other on the 12-2pm slotted “The Big Money Show.” So for today … here’s […]
RichC | December 7, 2025
I’ve been on the waiting list to download the ebook “Taking Midway” by Martin Dugard from my local library for months, but my hold recently came up and so I checked it out two days before National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (today). The timing is excellent for “remembering” the 2403 fallen Americans back in 1941. Martin […]
RichC | December 6, 2025
On Thanksgiving weekend, our family walked around the shops in Liberty Center before going to the movie Zootopia 2 as a family; it was very nice. Besides the granddaughters enjoying the candy store, I particularly enjoyed a shop with an old Volkswagen Microbus. Of course I couldn’t help but reminisce about my old friend Charlie […]
RichC | December 5, 2025
If you’re like me, having an online calendar that automatically keeps things up-to-date has been super convenient. I’m referring to things like airlines and hotel reservations showing up when emails arrive after purchasing tickets or making reservations. It has also been helpful with personal events like invitations from my daughter for the events in their […]
RichC | December 4, 2025
After reading an opinion from several years ago, but also after recent events, rising tensions and political divide in the U.S. … the same article is being passed around social media again. The writings seemed almost too spot on so I was interested in knowing how much truth there was to it — so I’m […]
RichC | December 3, 2025
The “over-forecasted” first winter snowstorm for 2025-26 was spot on. By morning we had at least 6 inches of heavy snow. About the only thing that would have made it look a little prettier would have been some sunshine … but it was still beautiful (took the photos too early in the morning though). I’m […]
RichC | December 2, 2025
From regular reading of rumors, the Apple M5 MacBook Air is likely a spring of 2026 event … but besides a faster chip, CPU speeds and GPU, the display will likely stay the same until 2027. Who knows though, if the price and specs are right, it could be an upgrade option for me? BUT […]
RichC | December 1, 2025
A month or so ago, David Bowie and the song “Changes” was highlighted on Music Monday. It started me thinking about other hits, and I realized that “Rebel Rebel” was another one of the timeless classics that should be included. It was a 1974 UK release and big hit. It is likely known worldwide by […]