March 24, 2024
Today, Sunday March 24, 2024 is Palm Sunday … the Sunday before Easter. For Christians around the world, it commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. On this day, a cheering crowd greeted Jesus along the road, spreading their garments and palm branches before Him. For us today, it is time to get our […]
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Tags: catawba, christianity, groupbiblestudy, island, lake erie, lighthouse, marblehead, ohio, palm, sunday, taxes
February 25, 2024
Just a filler photo of a Lucid Air from Massachusetts that I was admiring while driving in Delray Beach, Florida last week.
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Tags: automotive, delray beach, ev, filler, florida, lucid
February 23, 2024
Love to read a positive story or tidbit on social media … and this one about Kenton Lee and “The Shoe That Grows” caught my eye. In 2007, our founder Kenton Lee traveled to Nairobi, Kenya after graduating college. He lived and worked at a small orphanage with some incredible kids. One day, he was […]
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Tags: africa, because international, children, kenton lee, kenya, shoes
October 11, 2023
This optical illusion “welding” project hurts my eyes and brain.
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Tags: filler, illusion, optical, welding
July 8, 2023
Once you learn something and then hear it used incorrectly, it makes me cringe. I wanted to correct someone on the news last week using the phrase “handle with kid gloves” … knowing the original was to “handle with kit gloves.” Oh well … Origin The origin of the term ‘kit gloves’ can be tracked […]
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Tags: etymology, fox, idiom, idioms, kid gloves, kit gloves, phrase
June 2, 2023
It seems like a shorter than usual week (it was with Memorial Day), so I’m tossing in a Friday Filler video and a #DDJ below the break that is sure to make most of us smile.
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Tags: animation, cute, ddj, father-son, filler friday, friday filler, mp4, social media
May 19, 2023
As a long time fan of the long running television series “M*A*S*H,” I could help but be impressed by a photo making its way around social media (probably something to do with my age). This is an impressive group of young look-alikes posing for an eerily similar photo (I’m keeping my eyes open for the […]
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Tags: friday filler, look-alike, mash, series, social media, television, tv
April 20, 2023
When it comes to fast aircraft, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the one most of us know about. In a social media Twitter mention last week, Massimo posted this photo and link. The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that, if attacked by surface-to-air missiles, it simply flew higher, faster, and in a slightly different direction […]
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Tags: aircraft, lockheed, massimo, sr-71 blackbird, TBT, twitter
March 24, 2023
Who among us wouldn’t smile back at this unique plant? Very unusual looking to say the least? Although Friday Filler — or is it Filler Friday(?) — isn’t really a thing on MyDesultoryBlog, it does tend to be a way for to fill space on Friday with a Filler Foto when there’s no time to write or post. […]
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Tags: filler friday, friday filler, garden, photo, smile
March 3, 2023
Snipped a couple of social media shared images this past week that may not be completely truthful … but they do trigger thinking about one’s “personal growth” and how easily we are manipulated by “fear.” So .. open your mind, be thoughtful and willing to entertain different views with polite debate and discussion. Most of […]
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Tags: fear, personal growth, sharks, social media
January 27, 2023
As a boy growing up enamored with the NASA Apollo program and going to the moon in the 1960s, I’m still a little peeved at Pluto’s demotion from planet status. Nevertheless, I’m amazed at the New Horizon spaceship’s video flying over the mountains of Pluto. Amazing and a worthwhile Friday Filler.
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Tags: apollo, friday filler, mp4, nasa, new horizons, pluto, probe, spaceship, video
January 13, 2023
Although I’m not sure what kind of art this is … it will be included as a Filler Friday video. It does appeal to me since it the artist or craftsman uses tools and nails to create a pixel or stippling. This is some pretty impressive work below.
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Tags: Art, artist, craftsman, filler friday, mp4, nails, pixel, stippling
October 13, 2022
"Five ants rented an apartment with five other ants. Now they are tenants together."
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Tags: ants, filler post, Humor, joke, math, tenants
October 7, 2022
Not that I’m trying to promote astrophotographers (although have mentioned this photographer before) or the selling of things on my blog, but since I enjoy maps and space photography … check out this from Andrew McCarthy (see Sunrise on the Highlands).
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Tags: andrew mccarthy, astronomy, filler friday, highlands, maps, moon, photo, space, sunrise
September 9, 2022
Who likes getting sand blown in their eyes at the beach … not even crabs.
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Tags: beach, crab, friday filler, mp4, sand
September 7, 2022
Be sure to click on the photo or download to see the larger version
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Tags: astronomy, astrophotography, filler, mars, nasa, space
August 26, 2022
Another “too lazy to blog” Filler Friday post. Instead I will fill this space with a photo that brings me peace and tranquility. Who wouldn’t mind hanging a hammock in the shade and pretending there wasn’t a care in the world (where is this?)?
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Tags: beauty, colors, friday filler, ocean, peace, Photos, tranquility
July 8, 2022
If you are on social media, you likely have already watched this shared video of a couple of ambitious and obviously hardworking guys using their skills to build a below ground level sanctuary.
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Tags: ambition, friday filler, mp4, no limits, talent, work
May 27, 2022
Although I appreciate the talent of artists in all mediums and have plenty of artwork in our home, I’m not sure where this Vincent van Gogh “virtual world” art fits in??? Maybe it is just fitting for the blog?
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Tags: Art, artwork, friday filler, mp4, van Gogh, virtual
April 1, 2022
These illustrations make the rounds by email and social networking every so often and do so because they are interesting to naturally inquisitive humans … and in my case make for a blogworthy Friday Filler and “fool your mind” on April Fools’ Day post. This is one that cognitive psychology refers to as the Negative […]
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Tags: afterimage, april fools day, cognitive, friday filler, negative, photography, psychology, vision
January 15, 2022
The post this morning was of the “friends and family” variety … and is not viewable unless you’re logged in. So for those visiting My Desultory Blog this Saturday afternoon, here’s a François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, politically oriented quote as an afternoon blog filler and to encourage registering. “To learn who rules over […]
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Tags: criticize, french, friends and family, government, login, Politics, privacy, quote, register, ronald reagan, sign-in, voltaire
December 31, 2021
As we wind down 2021 and close the book on a stressful COVID19 filled year … here’s hoping next year will bring an end to the pandemic. If that is not going to be the case, then let’s hope the Omicron Variant isn’t as deadly as the Delta Variant … and that we will keep […]
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Tags: bad day, bird, cliche, corronavirus, covid19, feather, friday filler, idiom, idioms, New Years eve, pandemic
November 23, 2021
Sort of planned to save this embedded Massimo tweet for a “Filler Friday” post or something … but needed something to plug a daily hole this week while getting ready for Thanksgiving. 😉 This has been called 'the most annoying gif on the Internet' [https://t.co/F0nU9wWnGf] but it has some interesting references, because it's a kind […]
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Tags: anigif, annoying, filler friday, massimo, tweet, twitter
November 12, 2021
A few times before, I’ve highlighted unlikely … or maybe just surprising piano playing talent on My Desultory Blog … and this Friday Filler video is no different. The first was Jacob Toliver in an Ohio hardware store and that post still makes me smile.
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Tags: friday filler, mp4, piano, talent, tiktok, video
October 22, 2021
Just a very short 10-second video slow-motion snippet as a Friday Filler post and to say “good morning.” /p>
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Tags: dog, friday filler, mp4, splash, sunshine
October 15, 2021
Who doesn’t enjoy a funny military rivalry video clip. HA!
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Tags: air force, army, friday filler, Humor, marines, mp4, navy, video
September 24, 2021
Saved an interesting graphic posted on social media this past week. It is interesting to look at and contemplate how we use our smartphones and tablets … it also works as a Tech Friday filler.
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Tags: friday filler, graphic, internet, mobile, smartphones, tech friday, techfriday, traffic, worldwide
September 17, 2021
Saw a bit of impressive wind sculpture art; it makes for an excellent Friday Filler post.
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Tags: ani gif, Art, friday filler, kinetic, sculpture
July 30, 2021
Professional surfer Billy Kemper — and his son Lion — surfing together. Surfer Billy Kemper says he glimpsed at death after a wave broke his pelvis in half (CNN) – It was a tiny error in judgement, but within seconds he realized that the consequences could be potentially life threatening. “That wave sucked me up […]
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Tags: cnn, friday filler, kids, mp4, ocean, sports, surfing, video
March 7, 2021
As someone who enjoys using tools and building things, the reference to pendulums and plumb lines in a Stand to Reason post speaks to me. It is also a good reminder to stick to the “plumb line of Scripture” rather than the prevailing … and often skewed … Christian and non-Christian worldviews. "Align your views […]
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Tags: alan shlemon, christian, church, Faith, pendulum, plumb line, scripture, str.org, teaching
January 24, 2021
"if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." — 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Tags: america, bible, chronicles, country, Faith, filler, heal, healing, peace, pray, prayer, united states, usa, verse
January 3, 2021
Looking at the tool for tools sake, but also the technique is nice!
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Tags: hedge, mp4, trimmer, trimming, video, yardwork
November 4, 2020
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Tags: annalyn, archive, back porch, drew, ellerie, family, fireplace, hair, katelyn, megan, osu, Photos, taylor, weekend
October 22, 2020
… and just so the humor category can be checked, here’s an Open vs Concealed Carry photo.
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Tags: ani gif, anigif, busy, filler, living the dream, turtle
October 16, 2020
Watch what happens when this “magic hat” is put on a baby duckling …
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Tags: cute, duckling, filler, flower, hat, magic, mp4, video
September 16, 2020
While brushing a few leaves off the new shade sails, this little guy caught my eye. It is amazing how different Stick Insects can change colors to fit their surroundings. Actually this blog post is just a mid-week filler post and a collection of a few photos that I thought were interesting or at least […]
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Tags: ani gif, awning, bugs, classroom, diffuser, fence, filler, ideas, post pulling, power strip, reality check, shade sail, stick insect
August 2, 2020
This is when you are glad that you at least out on the water with a long board. #surfing And if that is not your cup of tea … maybe strolling down the beach and poking a crab is more your speed?
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Tags: ani gif, anigif, beach, crab, filler, hammerhead, mp4, shark, surfing, video shell
July 29, 2020
If you spend much time on social networks, this is the kind of stuff you start to collect. So before tossing it … why not force it on someone else? 😊
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Tags: ani gif, anigif, dogs, filler, Humor, jumping, knots, ostrich, pig, tree, wood, yoda
December 13, 2019
When you see something like this, you realize how suddenly life can end. Thankfully, in this situation, all survived … but it is a good reminder to thank God for each day and be sure to tell those in your life how much you love them. Yet you do not know what tomorrow will […]
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Tags: bible, Faith, friday filler, mp4, verse, video
December 1, 2019
Likely too busy to post something … but this is mesmerizing (I wish I had this kind of TIG welding skill!)
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Tags: ani, filler, gif, tig, welding
November 30, 2019
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Tags: annalyn, buckeyes, drew, family, football, katelyn, megan, ohio state, osu, Photos, rankings, taylor
October 25, 2019
Out of time and energy for a “vacation part two” post today so a National Geographic photo of the year will have to do. Perhaps I’ll recover from vacation this weekend? 🙂
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Tags: dance, insect, national geographic, photo, photography
August 16, 2019
Hope you are enjoying the rest of the summer at the beach, perhaps at Cape Cod?
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Tags: filler, great white shark, sharks, video
June 25, 2019
A dumb dad joke #DDJ “sometimes” can be a great filler post … and as a told my friend Jeff, “if you smile and laugh, it is good for your health.” Q: What did the father buffalo say to his son when he left for greener pastures? A: Bi-son.
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Tags: bison, buffalo, ddj, filler, Humor, joke
April 5, 2019
The answer is … “no, I did not take or Photoshop this photo, it was on Twitter.”
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Tags: clouds, photo, photography, photoshopped, shark, sharks, sky, twitter
February 28, 2019
I enjoyed this photo enough to use it as my “too lazy to blog” filler photo for the day … and just to make it a ThrowBack Thursday #TBT … how about a photo with my buddy Mark Jones from 2014 looking down from up on Encore’s mast? 🙂
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Tags: beach, encore, filler, mark jones, mast, ocean, photography, richc, sky, sunset, surfing
February 20, 2019
Just an ominous filler photo that you probably don’t want to be looking at before going for a swim in the ocean. The Great White Shark can definitely give you nightmares. EDIT 2/22/2019 with an image from a Twitter friend: Let’s just hope sharks don’t like the crunchy texture of surfboards?
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Tags: filler, great white, ocean, photo, shark, sharks, sharkshares
February 9, 2019
Although I’m not fond of birds that mess up the topsides of our boat, this Osprey made for a great photo from Aruba. Above is an Osprey is catching a blue reef fish.
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Tags: aruba, encore, filler, mirror, osprey, photo, photography, reef fish, uk
October 21, 2018
Since I’m pre-occupied, a beautiful “daily post” filler photo that brings back memories of hiking in the Canadian Rockies or Glacier National Park in Montana works. Enjoy!
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Tags: beauty, filler, hiking, lake, mountain, photo, photography, rockies
August 19, 2018
I thought these bear photos and stories were interesting … but probably duped by the shocking images (the below is fake for the storyline). While looking for information on the photo below, I also came across the one above of a bicyclist trying to stay ahead of a bear in Alaska (probably fake too). Often […]
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Tags: bear, biker, chased, filler, mauled, michio hoshino, photographer, photography
July 11, 2017
Question: Why do Swedish warships have bar codes on their sides? Answer: So when the ships return to port, they can Scan-di-navi-an. (Merriam-Webster: Scan·di·na·vian \ˌskan-də-ˈnā-vē-ən, -vyən\ )
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Tags: bar codes, ddj, filler, funny, Humor, joke, photoshop, scandinavian, ship, sweden, swedish
July 31, 2016
While Katelyn and Drew were vacationing in Michigan, they included this very cool photo! It is a perfect filler for a missing Sunday afternoon blog post.
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Tags: drew, family, filler, photography, quadrotor, sunset, Travel, vacation
March 13, 2013
The Volkswagen XL1 sure would be a different kind of car to own and would make stopping for fuel every 700 miles almost a pleasurable even. You could even spurge for “full service” and walk away with change from your ten dollar bill! (click for Autoblog “First Drive story) “The liquid fuel tank of the […]
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Tags: concept, diesel, hybrid, volkswagen, vw
September 16, 2012
The 50/50 political split in America between Democrats vs. Republicans leave our people split in what they want from their government. A reminder from writing of our founders has me reflecting on what they thought made for good governing and “limits to power.” It is worth thinking about … do we want bigger government an […]
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Tags: constitution, democracy, federalist papers, filler, founders
February 13, 2024
As a long time Volkswagen guy … I enjoyed the “An American Love Story” commercial (YouTube) in Super Bowl LVIII. Of course there were a lot of creative advertisements, but the VW one tugged at my heart-strings. Those who know me, know that I’ve had a memorable history with VW vehicles, from my high […]
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Tags: commercial, mp4, super bowl, volkswagen, vw, youtube
November 30, 2023
An automotive filler for this afternoon: Pretty impressive. #automotive #Cybertruck $TSLA https://t.co/0agJNMn2Or — Rich Corbett (@RichC) November 30, 2023
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Tags: $TSLA, cybertruck, tesla, twitter, x.com
November 29, 2023
Since this week’s weeks MyDesultoryBlog.com posts include a couple end of the month personal and private family posts, it seemed like a good time add test post filler … especially after backing up and updating the Linux server Wednesday evening. Here’s a photo from the condo kitchen update that I sent to Taylor in a […]
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Tags: backup, condo1718, filler post, kitchen, linux, microwave, snapshot, test, update
September 23, 2023
I had to laugh at myself the while reading one of the World War II Pacific Island campaign history books then looking up at my cork wall and trying to “pinch-to-zoom” the paper map for more details. Oh, the tech habits we adopt! And since this is a random kind of filler humor post, below […]
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Tags: autumn, autumnal equinox, florida, History, Humor, license plates, maps, pacific, pinch-to-zoom, ww2
June 16, 2023
Technology advancements and AI photo and video editing has been around a few years (FaceApp photos) … but some of the newer fakes or clones are a bit “too” convincing (link to a “human generated” one, but not necessarily convincing). 😉 As a society, there’s no turning back once artificial intelligence abilities are here, but […]
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Tags: ai, all in the family, blackmail, mash, mp4, tech friday, techfriday, television, tiktok, youtube
April 12, 2023
Just a short video filler test from Twitter after receiving a message that MyDesultoryBlog was inaccessible (suspect it is because previous post was personal and only for registered readers?)
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Tags: beautiful, birds, eagles, mp4, testing
January 3, 2023
The Lake Superior State University list of banished words from 2022 for 2023 is out! It has been fun to regularly include their words and a link on MyDesultoryBlog … it has become a January tradition! Check out their full archive by year from when it started in 1976. This year, nominations came from […]
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Tags: annual, banished, lssu, words
December 25, 2022
Merry Christmas to all … and may your next year be a healthy and happy one. Here’s a little (very little) cowboy humor as a filler post for the day. 😀
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Tags: christmas, greeting, Humor, Navigation, saddle, satellite
December 23, 2022
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Tags: annalyn, boring, construction, drew, ellerie, family, homebuilding, katelyn, ohio, oostra, polishing, shoe, waxing
October 19, 2022
There was a leftover beach flyover video on my phone from our late September – early October Florida vacation so with a private family post creating registered only viewing and the first real cold weather of the season, this makes for an envious filler. I’m looking forward to warm weather and the beach again. Why […]
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Tags: beach, cold weather, delray beach, filler, florida, flyover, project, vacation
August 28, 2022
Neither Brenda or I have fully retired yet (although I loaf more than I should), but there is no reason THIS couldn’t be every day during retirement IF the weather was perfect all year around. I probably take more time off during the summer than I should and having the girls for a week in […]
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Tags: 2022, barrons, dreamer, dreaming, peace, pool, reading, relaxing, retirement, summer, tranquility
July 22, 2022
Just a Friday filler post for today since I’m too “tired” to blog. 😊
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Tags: artwork, friday filler, sculpture, tire
May 19, 2022
Posting a couple of memory photos as a Throwback Thursday #TBT filler post after a conversation with friends last week. One had to do with text messaging, “distracted driving” and remembering my road warrior days of driving back and forth from Cincinnati and NE Ohio while trying to remain connected and productive. Thankfully all ended […]
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Tags: cigarettes, distracted, driving, filler, honda pilot, ipad, jetta, laptop, mount, palm pre, palm treo, road warrior, TBT, tdi, throwback, vending machines, vw
May 6, 2022
This is what you get when you continue to use leftover chargers from old phones (my Palm Pre) and continue to rely on sailing knot tying skills. Really just a filler post for a Tech Friday after noticing just how unique the old Palm USB plug was in design and how I ended up fidgeting […]
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Tags: ani gif, anigif techfriday, charger, knot, palm, palmpre, pre, sailing, tech friday, tying, usb
January 11, 2022
The past weekend projects consisted mostly of trim painting and then roller painting the long and drawn out office update project. Part of it is due to other things getting prioritized … like Christmas and family … and some of it out of my dislike for painting. BUT, I finally “cut” or trim painted all […]
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Tags: brackets, office, painting, project, qled, samsung, soundbar, television, update, worklight, yamaha
January 4, 2022
It is difficult to NOT post the Lake Superior State University Banished Words list for 2022 since it has been a regular January blog inclusion for years. This year includes a few political overused terms/phrases such as “circle back” and “supply chain” … and a few long running over used ones: “At the end of […]
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Tags: annual, banished, lssu, words