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 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 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 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 […]
RichC | November 28, 2025
Since I’m still “admiring Brenda’s 2019 Tesla Model 3,” but I’ve also been intrigued by some of the impressive navigation and realtime data. The other day on a trip to our local Costco, the Sentry Mode security recorded all the carts and people who were around the car while parked. I now know why so […]
RichC | November 22, 2025
Once again this year, we’re having problem with young buck deer damaging our young trees and breaking branches on decorative plantings. I should have shrouded them with corrugated pipes as in the past, but didn’t get a jump on it until it was too late. ☹️ Here’s some AI-powered assisted information I worked up for […]
RichC | November 19, 2025
In keeping with last week’s smart home fixes, the Wyze Palm Lock was one of those spontaneous purchases (a discount offered) that I really should have added to my Christmas list, but with a recent theft event in our neighborhood, it seemed “wyze”to add it sooner rather than later (it’s ok if you rolled your […]
RichC | November 18, 2025
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RichC | November 10, 2025
My daughter mentioned that the band Journey announced their farewell “Final Frontier” tour this month and wondered just how closely we followed them, knowing the band heyday was in the 1970-80s — our music listening years. We of course listened to them, but couldn’t say that Journey was at the top of our “loved their […]
RichC | November 9, 2025
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RichC | November 4, 2025
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RichC | October 27, 2025
It was too late to search and realize that I’ve already posted “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone several years ago for Music Monday. Oh well, Let’s do it again with a little “pre-song dance” after hearing it as bumper music on Fox Business. 😉 This time it is a 1974 Bert Sugarman’s Midnight […]
RichC | October 22, 2025
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RichC | October 18, 2025
Brenda and I are beach walkers and when in Delray Beach … or any beach for that matter … we walk in all kinds of weather. A week or so ago we were surprised at the heavy erosion along Florida’s Atlantic beaches, which can be somewhat normal with storm surf, higher winds and tides. This […]
RichC | October 17, 2025
Not that this Tech Friday update is at all important … because it is not … but I’m thinking about changing the encoding of clunky video on MyDesultoryBlog.com … and perhaps elsewhere? The time it takes to re-encode, upload and save video to archive has improved as computers and internet connections are now faster, but […]
RichC | October 16, 2025
Eventually I’ll get around to updating a back and forth trip to Florida to check on the Delray Beach condo’s lanai repairs (and the missing beach – erosion video above) … maybe more over the weekend (???) … but for now a little updating on our lack of excitement with MLB post-season baseball. Brenda and […]
RichC | October 10, 2025
After posting our “trip to Utah” photos yesterday, Brenda commented that I left out her favorite from the top of Angels Landing in Zion National Park. Obviously navigating the chains was truly an accomplishment for “senior citizens” … so a few more photos and video seems justified. 😉
RichC | October 9, 2025
It is probably going to take me a couple of weeks to get my blogging bearings back, but let it be known, we enjoyed our week in Solitude, Utah with my sister-in-law Ann and her husband Gary. Thank you so much for inviting us to your condo and treating us to the great hikes, trip […]
RichC | September 29, 2025
Here’s a song from The Bridge on SiriusXM that I held onto from this summer; I was trying to decide if I really liked it or not and so decided to save it for a slow Music Monday (that would be today). 😉 That said, I do remember listening to Todd Rundgren from the late […]
RichC | September 26, 2025
We’ve been talking about new cars or NEW USED cars lately while Brenda’s 2010 Acura RDX sat with a FOR SALE sign out by the rear fence. It was a great car for her and she loved the sporty performance and smaller size (like her RAV4). Currently she is driving the 2010 BMW X5 35d […]
RichC | September 22, 2025
Even those who didn’t know Charlie Kirk, now know who he was and the impact he had particularly on young college age students through his Turning Point USA organization. As an outspoken Christian, he has inspired young people to challenge the secular direction of our society and his assassination illustrates how deep the political and […]
RichC | September 15, 2025
Dire Straits was a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, his brother David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers, known for their unique blend of rock, folk, and blues driven by Mark Knopfler’s signature guitar style. Their breakthrough hit, “Sultans of Swing,” was released in 1978 and remains their one […]
RichC | September 14, 2025
Posting the update: SOLD this past weekend 9/20/2025 to a local family with a new driver … who is a local high school band drummer and needed a first car that could haul his drums! Well the road behind our house is open again and before we start getting too busy this fall, it seemed […]
RichC | September 12, 2025
This is a test post after some website changes (nothing major) and a backup on Tech Friday afternoon/evening … and another Hummingbird video. 😉
RichC | September 8, 2025
Jackson Browne has always been on my go-to list when it comes to picking songs and listening to music. He was one of the first names added to my Pandora list back when it was just starting — Wow … that was 2006. For Music Monday this week, here’s “Boulevard,” released on his album “Hold […]
RichC | September 3, 2025
It has become an enjoyable habit – posting family photos from the previous weekend. This past Labor Day, Megan, Taylor and their dog Gigi were over for the afternoon … and perhaps the last of the pool days (it has been cool for August and early September). We did the quintessential American hot dogs and […]
RichC | September 1, 2025
In keeping with the current summer of 1970’s music, I’ll add another one for this week’s Music Monday … as the summer semi-officially ends (Labor Day, right)??? This one definitely returns me to the ONU dorms and listening to music while studying in college (cough). I suspect most from my generation experience the same flashback […]
RichC | August 30, 2025
This may not be all that interesting at the moment, but back in the day I was all about these unique money (and water) saving hacks. From prepping, to Boy Scouting or college, early married and family years camping … or to sailing frugally for that matter … I always enjoyed and appreciated these kinds […]
RichC | August 22, 2025
Although this may be late to the game (YouTube video is 1 year old) this was impressive. I guess there is more to an expensive Apple USB-C Thunderbolt 4 cable than meets the eye?
RichC | August 17, 2025
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RichC | August 13, 2025
Initially I blamed a “failing to charge“ problem on a recent iOS update from Apple (updated the previous night), but after a little trial and error testing, have concluded something isn’t working with my relatively new Peak Design wireless charging stand. Up to this point, it has been just fine and sits next to my […]
RichC | August 9, 2025
Since someone commented to me online, knowing that I’ve been tinkering with AI chatbots, “How much should everyday non-business users be paying for artificial intelligence?” I thought to myself and then decided to test the new ChatGPT4o … better known as ChatGPT5 … what “it” thought we should be paying (BTW, ChatGPT5 “really likes designing […]
RichC | August 7, 2025
It is crazy to realize we are now in August already and soon kids across America will be going back to school (some actually start in July)! Anyway, for a #TBT triggering post, I spotted this video on social media that reminded me of the Ironing Board reenactment post of Brian Regan‘s comedy. Whoa … […]
RichC | August 4, 2025
Who growing up in the 1970s or 1980s didn’t enjoy watching Saturday Night Live, or the program that just goes by SNL these days, once in a while? It is hard not run out of space to list the many talented comedians and actors that rose to fame while appearing on NBC’s unique weekly late […]
RichC | July 30, 2025
During the early years of World War II, few aircraft turned as many heads—or changed the tide of air power—like the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. With its distinctive twin-boom design and central nacelle cockpit, the P-38 didn’t just look different; it was different. This radical design, the brainchild of Lockheed’s legendary engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson and […]
RichC | July 28, 2025
Due to my college roommate Jerry Moody’s love for bands and brass instruments (he played the tuba and sousaphone in ONU’s marching band), we listened to plenty of Chuck Mangione on our stereo. During the 4 years we roomed together (three years in Founders Hall and then one in an off-campus apartment where we both […]
RichC | July 26, 2025
Brenda and I enjoyed a little babysitting visit to Whitehouse, Ohio this past week and decided the ridiculously HOT weather would be great to visit my brother Ron and his wife Claire’s retirement property on Lake Erie … “where there would be a breeze” … NOT! The breeze if any was from the south and […]
RichC | July 25, 2025
Really … there’s no comment or commentary needed. Just watching this baby (and mom) laugh is enough to brighten even the dreariest day. Have a great weekend!
RichC | July 15, 2025
Let’s start the archive of weekend photos with our immediate family selfies. Taylor, Megan and Gigi were over to cool off in the pool (before the strong storms hit on Saturday afternoon) while KDAE were up in Michigan for a extended weekend having summer vacation-ish fun. It would be difficult to find a much more […]
RichC | July 6, 2025
If you want to know what Brenda and I did to celebrate the 249th birthday of our country, my answer would be … not all that much. I ended up spraying our lawn for those sod webworms that has become a recent problem (the last 5 years) and then relaxed in the pool with my […]
RichC | July 1, 2025
When you’ve been in a house for 30 years (how is it possible that we built in 1995?), eventually you end up remodeling, replacing and repairing nearly everything. Although I “thought” our house was well-built compared to most, eventually things wear out (replacing plumbing fixtures and valves last month with my granddaughter’s’ help – below) […]
RichC | June 29, 2025
Here a few natural tips to try if you want to keep pests away — it is worth trying!
RichC | June 25, 2025
As a Father’s Day present, I received a very nice coffee table book about Gas Stations. Since I worked at a Sidney, Ohio I-75 gas station as a “pump jockey” when I turned 16 years old, it brought back some great memories of wearing the Shell uniform. I’ve commented a couple times before and still […]
RichC | June 23, 2025
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RichC | June 22, 2025
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RichC | June 18, 2025
Pulled this off of social media earlier this month and it made me smile. What a great way for a mom to introduce her daughter to a love of the ocean and surfing.
RichC | June 17, 2025
In the past, dealing with a older dehumidifier seemed as if replacing it was better than repairing it … or dealing with a warranty issue. But this time I’ve opted to fight for a replacement with the manufacturer — ANDTE (in China of course). 😉 That snidely comment aside, they were responsive and polite by […]
RichC | June 9, 2025
A server test over the lunch hour to see if the Linux server is a bit more stable? Yes … it may have been mentioned for Music Monday in the Luke Combs song … “When It Rains, It Pours.” 😉
RichC | June 9, 2025
Let’s go in the country music direction for this week’s Music Monday. I heard a song by Luke Combs called “When It Rains, It Pours” about a month ago and sent myself an email since it immediately appealed to me. There’s not much in the song about Morton Salt, but it did trigger the memory. […]
RichC | June 2, 2025
Although I mentioned the song “When Will I Be Loved” before on Music Monday … with the Linda Ronstadt version and her 1976 live performance in Germany … but didn’t realize that Vince Gill recorded the Everly Brothers song about 20 years later in 1994. Gill’s version was used in the the movie “8 seconds” which […]
RichC | May 29, 2025
This is a blogging test of a MarsEdit feature to include content that is on a different server — a Memorial Day 8-plane backyard formation flyover (it didn’t work). ☹️ Also, an interesting bit of Area-51 “Skunk Works” Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk development trivia: The stealth bomber prototype secretly developed at Area 51 in the […]
RichC | May 27, 2025
FYI, I have zero understanding of climate science beyond knowing that it is a politically loaded topic. I’ve tried to remain balanced on pollution vs economic issues my entire life — advocating for saving the whales, birds and manatees and for clean water and air in the 1960-70s when human offensives were clearly noticeable … […]
RichC | May 26, 2025
Although Memorial Day posts have generally been focused on honoring and remembering on MDB, I’m breaking the tradition and will include a Music Monday song titled “18 Summers” from the Christian artist Matthew West. It so happened that my daughter sent his YouTube video and a comment regarding college and her girls (still a decade […]
RichC | May 15, 2025
Although I recall posting a “winter slumber” video of my 1982 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel a decade ago, it has been a while — don’t look at the dust! So … after noticing the battery had lost some of its charge while “sleeping,” I decided to put the solar charger to work my W123 after […]
RichC | May 7, 2025
Hm, remind me not to complain about driving a few miles in a heated or air conditioned car … on paved American roads that might have a couple rough patches. 😉
RichC | May 5, 2025
I downloaded a memory song social media from 1988 that brought back fond memories and calming thoughts. Jimmy Buffett was my “go-to” music back in the late 1970s and 1980s while daydreaming of sailing the islands and clear waters of the Caribbean — yes, a fantasy or a dream. 😉 “That’s What Living Is to […]
RichC | May 3, 2025
Just a helpful filler tidbit that might be helpful someday. I spotted this one on social media and am adding it to my blog.
RichC | April 30, 2025
While walking the Atlantic shoreline, Brenda and I often watched ships and tugs towing barges offshore pass by. We took note of the unique ones like the SS United States and more recently a specialized Express Marine hybrid barge with its companion tug. It was interesting enough to dig a little deeper. Express Marine, Inc., […]
RichC | April 22, 2025
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RichC | April 21, 2025
My daughter recommended the Christian band CAIN to me last month. She thought that I would enjoy their music … and remembered that I used the lyrics from “Landslide” in our Christmas 2011 Letter; also she knew Brenda and I both enjoyed Rumours of Fleetwood Mac in 2018 (music from our era). 😉 […]