Music Monday: Really enjoyed Super Bowl LX last night

| February 9, 2026

The best part Super Bowl LX, that saw the Seattle Seahawks top the New England Patriots 29-13, was the “non-official” halftime show over on YouTube. Turning Point USA did an outstanding job with a variety of musical artists from a strings duet to country to rock … Kid Rock to be precise. It was very […]

Olympic Gold for Ilia Malinin — Men’s Figure Skating

| February 8, 2026

Although the Winter Olympics has taken a back seat to Super Bowl LX and kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie this week, I’ve still been semi-paying attention to the U.S. Figure Skating due to both Katelyn and Megan. I passed along a WSJ article last week highlighting the “Quad-god” Ilia Malinin and have been hoping for a […]

Woodworking idea: A simple jig for my router table

| February 8, 2026

Spotted this simple jig for my router table that might be useful in the woodworking workshop … or at least looks simple enough to make – besides, I already have a couple bearing.

If you enjoy watching the night sky, this is a great chart

| February 7, 2026

Just a bit more on the 19M Florida beach restoration project

| February 6, 2026

Who as a little kid playing with Tonka toy trucks and tractors didn’t pretend they were pushing sand around like the above … or previous? Some of us would likely pay to drive those big Caterpillar dozers … including my late father-in-law!  😊 As mentioned previously, we have had some very cold weather in Florida […]

Once upon a time, I really wanted Datsun Lil’ Huster Pickup #TBT

| February 5, 2026

When I was 16 years old, I ogled the Datsun Lil’ Hustler pickup truck and would dream of traveling around the country camping and sleeping on a mattress in the back. Oh … to be young and dreaming again. 😊 Social media automotive friends has me remembering growing up in the 1970s when they posted […]

A NOAA image of the Arctic Blast that chilled most of Florida

| February 4, 2026

If you live anywhere from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern seaboard this month, you know it has been cold and wintery. If you’re in Florida (often immune to winter) … you’re freezing too. Here’s a NOAA X.com post with a satellite view of the “Arctic Blast.” The #ArcticBlast that put much of Florida into […]

Taylor’s Volkswagen Alltrack should be in a VW commercial

| February 3, 2026

Taylor’s 2019 VW Alltrack next to Katelyn’s 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan We had over 12 inches of snow after the January 2025 winter storm came through … and we didn’t have the driveway cleared when Taylor stopped by driving his 2019 Volkswagen Altrack. Brenda and I were both amazed as the little VW came through the […]

Music Monday: Thomas Rhett and “Die a Happy Man” (2015)

| February 2, 2026

This week’s Music Monday song comes from my country music side of music listening. The song is “Die a Happy Man” and was country pop song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett.  It was released on September 28, 2015, it served as the second single from his second studio album, Tangled Up. The […]

Maps always catch my eye: What about “Life after Death?”

| February 1, 2026

The social media feed and blog BrilliantMaps.com has appeared a few times on MDB. I’m always drawn to maps as a way to visualize topics and information. Here’s one that surveys both the World and Europe and if they Believe in Life after Death.   (beside to click on each map for a larger view […]

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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