Merry Christmas to all who check in on My Desultory Blog
RichC | December 25, 2020
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Our granddaughters are coming and new Great Room windows
RichC | December 23, 2020
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The Great Conjunction: Saturn and Jupiter align on Dec 21st
RichC | December 20, 2020
For those who enjoy astronomy, space exploration or just looking at the night sky, an event know as Saturn and Jupiter’s Great Conjunction is happening on December 21st (although look in the southern sky shortly after sunset any night this month). A “conjunction” is an event that happens every 20 years for these two planets […]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Slick roads and an accident.
RichC | December 19, 2020
Although this is the second snow of the season, the weather has turned colder and we ended up with a touch more of the white stuff this week … and with it, yet another accident on Bethany Road to our rear. I saw the flashing sheriff’s car lights and since I’m working from home, I […]
Promotional Products from an exciting Dot-Com start-up #TBT
RichC | December 17, 2020
For Throwback Thursday #TBT this week I’ll include a couple photos from 1998 or 1999. These Soma.com photos are items from my friend Jeff sent to me when cleaning out his apartment. He (and my wife Brenda) were hired to build out the first Dot-Com era online Pharmacy … or at least the fulfillment facility. […]
Merry Christmas 2020 and wishing you a “Hopeful” New Year
RichC | December 15, 2020
It has been a challenging year to say the least with the Coronavirus still raging in the US and around the world. So many lives, businesses and plans have been forever changed. Brenda and I just feel blessed to be surviving the pandemic and able to function in a day to day matter. We hear […]
Santa Mouse slippers, Christmas stories and Echo messages
RichC | December 12, 2020
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Repairing the aging Caldera Hot Tub … AGAIN #TBT
RichC | December 10, 2020
Well, it happened again. The stainless steel heater element pipe in our Caldera Hot Tub has failed again (last time was 2013). There must be some electrolysis accelerating the corrosion unless the stainless steel tubing is just that poor of quality? On the other hand, like the repair guy commented, your hot tub is far […]
Missing sailing but appreciating a Cape Horn installation video
RichC | December 6, 2020
Sometime the best part of keeping a daily blog is that provides a place to archive tidbits for future reference. The Sailing Uma “gear review” tagged YouTube clip on their channel has a fantastic installation video for the Cape Horn Wind Vane self-steering gear that I might need when taking apart ours for repair. Currently […]
Archiving pre-sale Zillow photos of Mom and DadC’s house #TBT
RichC | December 3, 2020
As a ‘still listed’ page owner according to my Zillow update emails of my parents house listing in Sidney, Ohio, I realized that it will not be long before those pages and photos disappear. I likely still have the original photos on a compact flash drive card (who can still read those), but probably won’t […]
Our family is getting into the 2020 Christmas decorating spirit
RichC | December 1, 2020
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Memories of Grandmothers and Aprons plus photos #TBT
RichC | November 26, 2020
Since I’m pre-writing this by a few days for Throwback Thursday #TBT, I realized just before post it that it will also be Thanksgiving on Thursday. Our family won’t be getting together as usual (same for a lot of families for a COVID19 resurgence), but ours was planned that way since we rotate holidays; Katelyn, […]
Ellerie’s Christmas project and decorating before Thanksgiving
RichC | November 25, 2020
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Apple Mac announcement event this past week along with some fun babysitting Annalyn and Ellerie in Perrysburg, Ohio
RichC | November 14, 2020
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Archive: 1958 Packard Hawk electrical issues, schematics and an Indian Summer bike ride for Annalyn and Ellerie
RichC | November 12, 2020
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Family Filler: A couple of great leftover weekend photos
RichC | November 4, 2020
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Waiting for a Halloween updates from my granddaughters
RichC | November 1, 2020
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Ellerie was dedicated at Waterville Community Church
RichC | October 27, 2020
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Archive: A couple family photos from this past week
RichC | October 17, 2020
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Most parents and grandparents have room for improvement
RichC | October 11, 2020
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My son Taylor has been busy professionally and personally
RichC | October 10, 2020
As a dad who has always kept up and archived the “goings-on” with Taylor and Katelyn on MyDesultoryBlog, I realized that grandchildren steal the limelight most of the time … that is just the way it is. But … that doesn’t mean life doesn’t keep moving along for adult children in the work-a-day world either. […]
The Old Wooden Ladder: Shag carpet and “The Pig” #TBT
RichC | October 8, 2020
While doing some the pool house garage cleaning and reorganizing over the past couple of weeks, a piece of the old shag carpeting I duct taped onto the old wooden ladder I acquired in the 1980s fell off. As usual, it triggered memories. First, the good times Brenda and I had with our sailboat Brenich, […]
An inexpensive Sailrite LSZ-1 sewing machine cart is finished
RichC | October 7, 2020
The Sailrite LSZ-1 sewing machine cart is complete and turned out great. Everything worked as planned (a rarity for me) and didn’t have to purchase anything new. The wider oak material was sitting in my stock shelf, the edge banding for the fold out table stripped from the glass top of my recently disassembled printing […]
Archive: Some books to bookshelves and granddaughter photos
RichC | October 6, 2020
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Cleaning, reorganizing, some sanding and new ZipGuard finsih
RichC | October 4, 2020
In my goal to gain space in the poolhouse garage (a failure) and clearing out and cleaning the east-side wall, I shifted my attention to the beat-up bench top. Part of this was just clearing the workbench of junk, then reorganizing and cleaning each shelf. The boxes have been sort-of shuffled (drawers ignored), but I […]
What to do with my antique letterpress type galley trays #TBT
RichC | October 1, 2020
While clearing out a little more garage clutter this past weekend in order to gain some space as the weather changes (things are getting too crowded), I finally ripped apart an old type galley cabinets that I hauled from my building in Cuyahoga Falls years ago. Consolidated Printing and Publishing Co. wasn’t really an old […]
Remembering my mom’s birthday with an Oldsmobile photo
RichC | September 29, 2020
My mother’s birthday isn’t one that I mark with a blog post every year, but since I ran across this old photo of my mom in East Tawas Michigan, I set it aside (along with one from me in my new suede coat back in high school). I spotted the Kodachrome slide of Mom next […]
A semi-portable thickness planer for my woodworking shop
RichC | September 27, 2020
When bragging that my latest sewing cart project had zero cost in it, I held off until the end of the post to mention that I was spending money and would post about that on Sunday. Well here it is: I bought my first planer; it’s a semi-portable DeWalt DW735, with the “X” option (extra […]
A sign of Autumn and our 1987 Mercedes Benz 560SEL #TBT
RichC | September 24, 2020
We had our first taste of cooler fall weather for 2020 last week as the hot 80+ degree days of August and early September gave way to pleasant mid-to-high 70s and cooler evenings dipping into the 40s. Brr, my body has not adjusted yet. As autumn approaches and the temperatures are more tolerable in the […]
A couple granddaughter photos from Brenda’s babysitting
RichC | September 22, 2020
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I’m missing sailing, but here are a few new knot tying ideas
RichC | September 20, 2020
Most people who enjoy sailing and undertake the sport/activity as a hobby, also enjoy learning how to handle the many sheets and lines (ropes) that are used aboard a sailboat. I’ve been sailing off and on my entire life and find myself relying on a few knots that I’m confident about. Oh, I also enjoy […]
Paintied the hinges and door hardware for the pool changing room
RichC | September 19, 2020
It has taken me most of the second half of the summer, but I’m finally finishing the poolhouse changing room … more work than I thought. The damage done by Katelyn’s “late” pet rabbit Pumpy Umpy was significant enough to require lower drywall (greenboard) and all new casing and baseboard trim. Part of my slowdown […]
Our granddaughter Ellerie has her first tooth … and big eyes!
RichC | September 17, 2020
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Photos of a few new hardwood trees from my brother’s nursery
RichC | September 15, 2020
It has been eleven years since we last purchased a few trees from my brother Ron’s retirement avocation – a nursery dedicated to NativeOhioPlants. He started planting trees years before so after he retired from the Air Force in 2018, it was a natural to make it a part time business. It’s not too big […]
Another Jimmy Buffett 2020 stay-at-home video memory
RichC | September 14, 2020
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Archive: Brenda’s flowers, busy working bees and babysitting
RichC | September 9, 2020
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Assembling a simple (cough, cough) swing set for grandkids
RichC | September 6, 2020
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An updated shade sail photo and a granddaughter photo too
RichC | August 28, 2020
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A memory from 2010! What happened to my children? #TBT
RichC | August 27, 2020
Love this photo, although Katelyn and Taylor do look the same to me … well, add 10 years. I saw this photo from our Bermuda cruise in 2010 and thought, “I’m so glad we took as many trips as we did each year as a family!” The early years of traveling may have been on […]
Reminiscing and thinking about our Hudson Ohio house #TBT
RichC | August 20, 2020
Let me get this out before someone tells me I’ve lost my mind: I love our current house and property in SW Ohio … as well as the community we live in just north of Cincinnati. Brenda and I could not be more blessed with our lives, our family and all that we have worked […]
A weekend Brenda birthday photo and Jimmy Buffett video
RichC | August 18, 2020
We are really enjoying the time we have to stay around home this summer amidst Coronavirus concerns … although Brenda has never stopped going to work … she works in an “essential business” – pharmacy. We certainly enjoyed having Katelyn, Drew, Annalyn and Ellerie to our house for a mini-vacation for several days earlier this […]
Saving a custom Mercedes Benz W123 “LaPickup” photo
RichC | August 15, 2020
Since I’ve highlighted a couple other “functional” versions of the Mercedes Benz W123, here’s another owner conversion. (see ONE, TWO … and THREE just for the humor). I do find myself constantly needing (well “wanting” really) a pickup truck, but can usually put things in my Honda Odyssey “work vehicle” or hitch up the utility […]
Happy Birthday to my wonderful wife and a few leftover photos
RichC | August 12, 2020
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Archive: Stay around home 2020 mini-vacation family photos
RichC | August 11, 2020
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Archive: Damaged drywall and moldings in the changing room
RichC | July 28, 2020
I started long overdue “Pumpy Umpy” damage repair of the changing room in the pool house. Hopefully I’ll stay focused and get it finished up before the end of the summer? Instead of using drywall, I’ve opted to use Greenboard even though it isn’t a wet room or floor. The area needed new drywall isn’t […]
Archive: Ellerie our 2nd granddaughter is 5 months old!
RichC | July 26, 2020
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Social networking with like-minded friends about cars and remembering camping with my family when growing up #TBT
RichC | July 23, 2020
Having the comradery of social media friends who enjoy similar interests doesn’t necessarily replace face to face friendships, but at least during the Coronavirus pandemic it is a way to stay connected. There are a few of us like-minded car guys who sort of have an appreciation for the mundane cars and share stories, photos and […]
Planning ahead for a stay-at-home visit with our granddaughter
RichC | July 22, 2020
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Wouldn’t it be nice to cool off in the pool on hot summer days?
RichC | July 10, 2020
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Archive: Just a couple family photos from the 4th of July
RichC | July 7, 2020
Archiving a few leftover 4th of July weekend family photos, but really, my phone/camera was not all that handy since I spent most of the weekend in swim trunks. Still we had a great couple of days relaxing with Taylor and Megan … and Brenda did not have to work! Katelyn, Drew, Annalyn and Ellerie […]
Idea: Using eggshells as planters to grow seedlings
RichC | July 2, 2020
Every once in a while an idea triggers me into thinking … “I’m going to try this!” Last week I stumbled across a Lifehacker post that was worth archiving. Using biodegradable eggshells to start seedlings … and after losing half the $60 in flower flats we purchased this year, I may give this one a […]
Winding down June 2020 with a couple granddaughter photos
RichC | June 30, 2020
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Archive: Flying down and driving back from hurricane prep
RichC | June 28, 2020
Flew on the airlines for the first time since COVID19 to Florida via Baltimore (photo BWI terminal above) last week and thankfully the flights and negotiating the airport was uneventful. Besides a computer glitch which backed up lines on check in, everything else went smoothly. It is yet to be seen if the rise in […]
Woodworking idea to better clamp a table saw featherboard
RichC | June 27, 2020
I’ve used the same combination of featherboards on my table saw for years (photo left). I also have a Shopsmith commercial featherboard which fits the smaller table perfectly, but it only works to hold larger sized pieces against the fence on my cabinet saw. Then there is the temporary one that I made 40 years […]
Forgot to archive my 2020 Father’s Day conversation #TBT
RichC | June 25, 2020
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A new Weber grill, some assembly and Father’s Day grill brush
RichC | June 23, 2020
We replaced our rusting “hand-me-down” rebuilt grill from 2016 (thanks Jeff) this year with a new natural gas Weber Spirit S-315 stainless steel grill set up. So far it is a great grill and perfectly sized for our family. For those looking at it, be sure you know that there is some assembly involved if […]
Music Monday: An hour with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
RichC | June 22, 2020
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A long winded reader answer with a bit of my Internet history
RichC | June 20, 2020
A couple weeks ago I shared an old automotive link from MyDesultoryBlog.com on Twitter and one of my automotive buddies sent me a private message asking about the name of my blog (now nearly 7000 posts). The conversation had me contemplate the early decisions and thoughts .. or lack of thought .. when all of […]
Archive: Last weekend chores, yardwork photos and memories
RichC | June 18, 2020
Last weekend was great weather for working in the yard … something both Brenda and I do enjoy when it doesn’t become a rush to finish chore. I’ve been steadily working on the area under the “now” larger pines that we planted to help shade the west side of our back porch. Unfortunately one of […]
We had a great time with the family last weekend
RichC | June 9, 2020
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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.