RichC | July 13, 2026
Stumbled on a Tonight Show interview in 1989 with Jimmy Buffett. It was by the King of Late-Night Television, Johnny Carson where Buffett and the Coral Reefers also performed a new release, “Take Another Road” from the album Off To See The Lizard. Jimmy Buffett – “Take Another Road” | 1989 After making […]
RichC | July 12, 2026
Senator Lindsey Graham, a steadfast friend to the US military, cherished his family and his beloved state, South Carolina. He dedicated his entire life to serving his country. His career spanned as a JAG officer in the U.S. Air Force, a US Congressman, and a US Senator. Graham’s life exemplifies the exceptional opportunities and values […]
RichC | July 12, 2026
Each year when our granddaughters come to visit for a week, I try to do something in the woodworking workshop that keeps them interested in working with tools (and with their Bompa, although now that they are older, suspect that name will disappear). 😉 Katelyn gave me the idea of a “squirrel picnic table” […]
RichC | July 11, 2026
Who hasn’t noticed that a number of Democratic Socialist candidates elected or on the ballots in several American blue cities and states? It seemed like a good topic for the three column points-of-view on the TheHustings political discussion site, so I sent in an editorial (commentary) last month and sort of forgot about it. The […]
RichC | July 10, 2026
Front lawn cut before the rain starts. MyDesultoryBlog backed up. Linux server updated and installed WordPress 7.0.1 … and all is still working! 😉
RichC | July 10, 2026
Besides admiring the new 2027 Tesla Model Y L with truly functional 3-row … and space behind it … this past week, I began contemplating what might be an eventual replacement for our 2019 Tesla Model 3. Currently it’s a bit pricey in my opinion, but might trigger better selling prices on lightly used 2023-25 […]
RichC | July 9, 2026
It is not a “for sure” For Sale, but I did clean up the 1982 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel last weekend and added a sign to the window. Now I’m not going out of my way to sell it, but we do need to thin down the automotive stable. We’ll see … I’m not truly […]
RichC | July 8, 2026
While EV sales have cooled considerably, hybrid powertrains are seeing strong growth and are projected to capture a significantly larger share of the market in the coming years. “Hybrids are the breakout star of the U.S. car market as EV demand fades” Marketwatch – July 2, 2026 A chart from Murphy Automotive Partners (shared via […]
RichC | July 7, 2026
I wish I could say that Brenda and I did more than hang out around home and watch fireworks for the 4th of July (the lawn is cut), but at least our family was doing the right thing in marking memories for our nation’s Semiquincentenial. Besides the Oostra family checking out the fireworks and in-town […]
RichC | July 6, 2026
Besides being a Music Monday (Pink Floyd and “Obscured by Clouds” from 1972 below), it was time to get an early handle on my cloud storage and backup accounts. I was planning on holding off in making the “cloud storage” switch until my Microsoft OneDrive was up for a yearly renewal in August, but the […]
RichC | July 5, 2026
With our nation’s 250th birthday plus one, here’s an Ohio oriented aviation story that was pretty cool. I’m not sure what kind of planning it took for the pilot to take his Cessna Skyline 182 RG to fly this kind of six hour “map drawing flight,” but it did take a few gallons of fuel […]
RichC | July 4, 2026
As we celebrate another Independence Day, America stands at a pivotal moment. Our nation, forged by the courage and sacrifice of patriots who risked everything for liberty, continues to shine as a beacon of freedom and opportunity. As a conservative who deeply loves this country, I remain profoundly optimistic about our future. Recent polls underscore […]
RichC | July 3, 2026
How many years have I been using a Mac and saving Shift-Cmd+4 screenshots to the desktop (although MacOS has changed over the years)? That said, there’a simple solution for those running newer Apple Macintosh operating systems. Personally I’ve never really given it much thought until consolidating my cloud storage this summer … although more on […]
RichC | July 2, 2026
Since I follow our local Cincinnati WKRC-TV weather guru John Gumm on X.com, I’ll share his post on what to expect this July in Cincinnati based on our weather history: Welcome to July in #Cincinnati! Our average high is 86 and stays there all month long. We average just under 4 inches of rain and […]
RichC | July 1, 2026
Some time ago, I check out too many ebooks from the library and as hopeful as I was at the time, never got around to reading “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” by Daniel Yergin. Newer books by Yergin have been published, but this one from 2011 still triggered an […]