Filler: A little humor for today … “very little” :)
Posted By RichC on October 13, 2022
"Five ants rented an apartment with five other ants. Now they are tenants together."
A beautiful pile of lumber is air drying and beach pop
Posted By RichC on October 12, 2022
The sawmill has returned Katelyn and Drew’s lumber and it’s a BIG pile (very exciting!)
What Is Air-Drying?
Air-drying lumber simple means to stack lumber and expose it to the outdoors. Depending on the species of wood and desired moisture content the air-drying process could take several months to almost a year. Make sure to properly stack the wood for sufficient air circulation.
While clearing the lot before breaking ground for their new house, quite a few mature trees needed to be cut and some could be timbered. They hope to use some of the wood from their lot in their new home. The big positive for me is that there looks to be enough that I can haul some home and hopefully season to use for woodworking.
I’m not too familiar with seasoning green lumber since most everything I’ve used previously has been kiln dried. I’ve tried a couple times in the past to season without kiln drying, but it hasn’t been very successful. Perhaps a little more reading.
A leftover from our beach trip was that we finally figured out the best way to carry and keep cold a couple bottles of pop/soda to the beach … it only took us a half dozen coolers and 40 years.
Red Baron Brick Oven Pizza and beach pigeons …
Posted By RichC on October 11, 2022
With a lot of football watching in the evening last week while on vacation in Delray Beach, our appetite was for pizza. Normally we might have ordered it from a pizza shop,
but since Target had Red Baron pizzas on sale for $3.99, we opted for their Brick Oven medium pizza. Shockingly, neither Brenda or I had ever had this brand of frozen pizza, but it quickly has become a favorite (I think we fixed 3 of them last week — one Classic crust and then our favorite the Brick Oven Pepperoni).
Another leftover photo was of the "beach pigeons" who seemed to have taken over the normal seagull nuisance … although there really were not a bother, but just hanging out pretty close to our beach drop cloth (yes, we use a lightweight paint drop cloth with our Beachbub umbrella).
Music Monday: A recovery message from Jimmy Buffett
What would October be without our fall trip to Florida?
Posted By RichC on October 9, 2022
Brenda and I have been fortunate to almost always taken an autumn trip to Florida.
Years ago it was often to visit my parents who would go to Panama City Beach or take a trip with the kids. After Katelyn and Taylor were in college, it was often to visit Brenda’s parents and then to the boat. Lately it has been to our condo in Delray Beach with Katelyn, Drew, Annalyn and Ellerie … but this year it is just the two of us as in May.
For the first time in a long time, I didn’t have any condo improvement projects on the schedule. It was nice to not have any plans besides cleaning (amazing how much is needed each time down) and going to the beach. We were fortunate to be on the east coast and not the Hurricane Ian impacted west … and to be here after the wind and rain (and tornado in Delray Beach – below) and besides a little more wind on the beach, had great weather.
Filler Friday: Do you enjoy photos of our moon? #space
Posted By RichC on 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).
Archiving a photo of our 1998 Toyota Rav4 for #TBT
Posted By RichC on October 6, 2022
The old Chrysler Town and Country Throwback Thursday #TBT post triggered my archiving of another old automotive photo of Brenda’s beloved 1998 Toyota Rav4. Having own that small ute with a surprisingly large interior for so many miles (265K) and so many years (18), it may be one of the best vehicles we have ever owned.
I’m not positive as to the year of the photo, but our now 33 year-old Taylor looks pretty young in the backseat … AND the Hollywood Video store from the West Chester, Ohio Meijer grocery store parking lot still looked operational.
Five healthier habits for Age-related Macular Degeneration
Posted By RichC on October 5, 2022
Occasionally an article triggers me enough to save a PDF version, even though I rarely go to the folder on the computer where I’ve saved them. I’m not sure why I bother? Anyway, here’s a medical oriented article offering up 5 habits for healthier eyes.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of vision loss. As the name implies, it is associated with aging …
There are two types of late-stage AMD, wet and dry. With wet AMD, abnormal blood vessels develop beneath the retina and leak blood and fluid into the eye. About 10 to 20 percent of people with AMD have this type. The majority have dry AMD, where there is no leakage, but substantial vision loss can occur.
Imagine learning to operate the Lockheed F-117 #aviation
Posted By RichC on October 4, 2022
The Lockheed F-117 was one of the most specialized and sophisticated aircraft to
ever enter USAF service. Purpose built to defeat radars, it was all square and
flat, a fact, reflected in the aircraft’s boxy cockpit. (@realairpower1)
Music Monday: “I Don’t Want To Know” – Fleetwood Mac
Posted By RichC on October 3, 2022
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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.