Question: Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine in Ohio yet?

| January 20, 2021

While talking with a customer on the phone today and talking about when I’ll be traveling to NE Ohio again, they asked me when they could get the Covid-19 vaccine? See Covid-19 Vaccination Program – LINK. So I figured it would be appropriate to include a screenshot from an Ohio-based health care provider in our […]

Our family Christmas 2020 and a few too many wrap-up photos

| December 29, 2020

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Merry Christmas 2020 and wishing you a “Hopeful” New Year

| 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 […]

Happy Birthday “daddy” Drew … and very good one he is!

| December 13, 2020

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Our family is getting into the 2020 Christmas decorating spirit

| December 1, 2020

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Archive: 1958 Packard Hawk electrical issues, schematics and an Indian Summer bike ride for Annalyn and Ellerie

| November 12, 2020

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Family Filler: A couple of great leftover weekend photos

| November 4, 2020

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Waiting for a Halloween updates from my granddaughters

| November 1, 2020

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Ellerie was dedicated at Waterville Community Church

| October 27, 2020

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Archive: A couple family photos from this past week

| October 17, 2020

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A couple granddaughter photos from Brenda’s babysitting

| September 22, 2020

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Archive: Stay around home 2020 mini-vacation family photos

| August 11, 2020

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Someone’s Tesla is plugged into my 220VAC welding circuit?

| August 9, 2020

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Archive: Ellerie our 2nd granddaughter is 5 months old!

| July 26, 2020

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Wouldn’t it be nice to cool off in the pool on hot summer days?

| July 10, 2020

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Winding down June 2020 with a couple granddaughter photos

| June 30, 2020

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Forgot to archive my 2020 Father’s Day conversation #TBT

| June 25, 2020

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Happy Father’s Day 2020 to a great dad and son-in-law, Drew

| June 21, 2020

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We had a great time with the family last weekend

| June 9, 2020

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Archive: The birth announcement for Ellerie Frances Oostra

| May 17, 2020

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Happy Birthday to a great mom and best daughter in the world

| May 14, 2020

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A second post today to say Thank You

| May 8, 2020

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Who wants ice cream? The inside scoop on the Zeroll scooper.

| May 3, 2020

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Photos to keep us up-to-date with our growing granddaughters

| April 19, 2020

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Annalyn and Ellerie photos are keeping a smile on my face

| April 8, 2020

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April 1 is no joke this year, yet I am counting our many blessings

| April 1, 2020

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Just home projects while ignoring work and financial markets

| March 17, 2020

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Granddaughter Annalyn celebrated birthday number 3 yesterday

| March 5, 2020

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A great time visiting our NEW and almost 3-year old granddaughter

| March 1, 2020

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As My Desultory Blog grows, it is becoming increasingly difficult to search and find archived information #TBT

| February 27, 2020

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Our second granddaughter was born on February 20 2020

| February 22, 2020

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While waiting for our 2nd granddaughter, here’s #1 for #TBT

| February 20, 2020

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We’re anxiously waiting for BO#2 (Baby Oostra Number 2)

| February 19, 2020

Although I have not sought Katelyn’s approval to include her rounded “personal coffee table” or her pregnancy photo (cough, cough – one in the same) to MyDesultoryBlog, but I’m boldly going out on a limb by posting it. The longer I post daily, the more I find myself wanting to archive family milestones … as […]

Winter weather, driving and fun babysitting Annalyn

| February 8, 2020

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Archive: We had a great family Christmas 2019 on New Years Day

| January 4, 2020

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Merry Christmas 2019 – Wishing you success and courage

| December 17, 2019

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Wishing my son-in-law Drew a Happy Birthday #TBT

| December 12, 2019

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Archive: A couple great Ohio State Buckeye filler photos

| November 30, 2019

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Baby Reveal: GrandDAUGHTER #2 is three months away! [video]

| November 10, 2019

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Archiving a few Halloween photos and Tree-TeaHouse plan

| November 3, 2019

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Vacation Part 2: Beach time with family after Legoland

| October 26, 2019

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Vacation Part 1: Finished upholstery, master bath and cleaning

| October 23, 2019

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Phase of life: Enjoying life and watching family doing the same

| October 14, 2019

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Archive: Photos of Annalyn sure brings a smile to this grandpa

| October 8, 2019

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Quiet no more – Katelyn and Drew are having a second baby

| September 24, 2019

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Archive: Thankful to have my family within driving distance

| September 16, 2019

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Our 2006 Honda Pilot replacement – A 2010 Acura RDX

| August 21, 2019

We have always shuffled our “fleet” (as my son-in-law calls it) and strive to keep the loss through depreciation on vehicles to a tolerable level … while still driving reliable vehicles. Thankfully our current and recent vehicles have served us well and regularly hit the quarter million mile mark before we retire them. In my […]

Archive: Photo wrap-up of our 2019 summer week with Annalyn

| August 20, 2019

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Where have the years gone? 11 years ago and now in 2019. #TBT

| August 8, 2019

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Catch up post after our 2019 Fourth of July Family weekend

| July 9, 2019

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Technology, communication, parenting and The Lord’s Prayer

| July 7, 2019

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A big thanks to Taylor for planning a Reds-Indians family day

| July 6, 2019

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One week late, but finally archiving our Put In Bay family weekend

| June 29, 2019

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Finally joining the smartwatch and Fitbit wearer club

| June 26, 2019

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Catch up photos from Mother’s Day with the kids

| May 18, 2019

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EVs are making inroads – Drew is now a Tesla Model 3 owner

| April 28, 2019

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Look who has been visiting our house for a few days

| April 27, 2019

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Archive: Photos from Katelyn, Drew & Annalyn’s trip to Yosemite

| April 20, 2019

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Archive: Taylor Corbett – Meeting Clermont County’s Planner

| April 9, 2019

There aren’t many things that makes a mom and dad prouder than realizing their parenting efforts have paid off. We are now regularly seeing our children as productive professional adults and realizing that our being positive examples, and prioritizing school and providing a college education, has paid off. Besides Katelyn and husband Drew being accomplished […]

Is an EV is in my future? Gas Fuel taxes are going up in Ohio.

| April 4, 2019

It looks like Drew’s Tesla Model 3 will arrive just in time (he is currently waiting for delivery), in order to avoid Ohio’s additional 10.5 cent/gallon gasoline tax hike? This new increase will boost Ohio’s gasoline tax it to 38.5 cents per gallon; it is expected that Ohio’s governor will sign a bill which just […]

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  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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