My Desultory Blog

RichC | September 6, 2024

Europe and their big government overreaches in restricting personal liberty by American standards, but that same heavy handedness often does more that the U.S. to protect an individual’s privacy from Big Tech and their sweeping data collection machines.  Ever since social media and cloud-oriented companies desired to take ownership of their users data, it has […]

Category: Business, Idioms, Politics, Social Media, Video | No Comments »
Tags: big govt, bigtech, cloud, collection, data, google, government, idiom, idioms, irs, lois lerner, phrase, power, tea party, tech friday, techfriday, tulsi gabbard, Washington DC, x.com

RichC | July 30, 2023

Brenda’s birthday is in August and after remembering her riding the small kids bike (a joke) and seeing that our granddaughters are both growing into bicycles, it seemed like a good idea to find something reasonably priced for her to ride with them (and me) — and kill two birds with one stone considering it […]

Category: Bikes, Idioms, Personal, Photos, Shopping | No Comments »
Tags: bicycle, bike, birthday, brenda, gift, idiom, idioms, northwoods

RichC | July 21, 2023

For those keeping score as to just how frugal Rich can descend when chasing after a wireless plan … “better” (cheaper) than Mint Mobile … “he” may have gone “a bridge too far” in the latest USMobile wireless plan decision (I know, another idiom and a 3rd person reference, but don’t get me started on the whole […]

Category: Cellphone, Idioms, Technology | No Comments »
Tags: cell phone, cheapness, idiom, idioms, iphone, mint mobile, tech friday, techfriday, usmobile, wireless

RichC | 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 […]

Category: Idioms, Tidbits | No Comments »
Tags: etymology, fox, idiom, idioms, kid gloves, kit gloves, phrase

RichC | June 22, 2023

Using the pronoun “one” seems out of place and too casual when using the common phrase … “Have a good one.” It is heard all the time in day to day conversation (even on television business news shows — you know who you are Lauren Simonetti — HA!) and at least for me, the phrase […]

Category: Human Interest, Idioms, Misc | No Comments »
Tags: gom, have a good day, have a good one, idiom, idioms, overthinking, phrase

RichC | February 3, 2023

A fix or an update came out for MarEdit this week … and because I am really hoping to get comfortable posting to MyDesultoryBlog using this app the Mac rather than PC. There have been a few nagging issues so far in preventing my switching from Open Live Writer (Microsoft Windows world) … besides it is […]

Category: Blogs, Idioms, Photos, Software | No Comments »
Tags: blogging, idiom, idioms, mac, marsedit, polarbear, tech friday, techfriday, testing

RichC | January 7, 2023

The saying that “if something sounds to good to be true, it probably is” came to mind as I re-subscribed to a WSJ.com and Barronsonline.com for a FIVE-year subscription? Part of me wants to believe magazine resellers are legitimately selling the digital versions for less than going directly to Dow Jones, but the other part […]

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Tags: barrons, dow jones, idiom, idioms, newspaper, resellers, subscription, wsj

RichC | December 8, 2022

The Throwback Thursday #TBT tag was just an excuse to ask the question: “How many flat tires does a person need to have repaired in their lifetime?” I don’t know the answer, but I do know that I’ve repaired A LOT. It seems I’m forever needing to add air (change in temperatures), have a slow […]

Category: Acura, Automotive, Idioms, Misc, Personal, Photos, TBT | No Comments »
Tags: acura, flat, garage, idiom, idioms, necessity, plug, rdx, repair, sensor, taylor, TBT, tires, urban living

RichC | November 24, 2022

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Category: Faith, Holiday, Idioms, Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: annalyn, brenda, delray beach, drew, ellerie, family, florida, gumbo, idiom, idioms, katelyn, legoland, limbo, taylor, thankful, thanksgiving

RichC | November 7, 2022

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Category: Idioms, Music | No Comments »
Tags: album, best of, dan seals, idiom, idioms, john coley, mp3, music monday, musicmonday, youtube

RichC | October 30, 2022

Although the meme floating around social networks (the one at the bottom of this post) is probably not correct, I enjoyed it enough to do a little digging. Personally I’ve always thought that “the whole (or full) nine (six) yards” had to do with the innings in a baseball game (old article below), so I […]

Category: Aviation, Idioms, Millitary, Sailing, Social Media, Sports, Tidbits | No Comments »
Tags: ammo, History, idiom, idioms, meme, newspaper, phrases, sewing, the whole nine yards, wikipedia

RichC | September 27, 2022

After fixing “Arthur Avenue Pork Sausage and Pepper Heroes with Melty Mozzarella Cheese and Garlic Potato Wedges” … as the recipe card states on Sunday night, which was the last of our subscription meal for a while … my son Taylor called at 8PM after getting himself “in a pickle” (a perfect place for a Shakespearian […]

Category: Archive, Food, Humor, Idioms, Personal, Photos, Space, Volkswagen | No Comments »
Tags: apartment, asteroid, condominium, dart, family, hellofresh, Humor, idiom, idioms, mattress, moving, nasa, space, taylor, walnut hills

RichC | July 14, 2022

It is probably good to have waited another day before posting in frustration over how our return flight was handled by Air Canada since we were not happy being stuck in Toronto after our final leg was canceled. To add insult to injury we already had a delayed flight on Sunday, then boarded and deplaned […]

Category: Idioms, Personal, Photos, Travel, Video | No Comments »
Tags: 40th anniversary, aircanada, canadian rockies, family, idiom, idioms, mp4, nightmare, trip

RichC | June 28, 2022

Back in the late winter or early spring, the pool supply catalogs began arriving in the mail. Chlorine pucks and shock powder were my primary “look for” items as we were contemplating opening the pool for the season. Unfortunately this year, we were a little slower than usual due to pool repairs, but noticed there […]

Category: Idioms, Misc, Personal, Photos, Shopping | No Comments »
Tags: chemicals, chlorine, idiom, idioms, inflatable, leak, pool, poolmaster, return, toy

RichC | June 11, 2022

CPI up 8.6% driven by a 35% jump in energy prices and 12% increase in groceries This is what a “sea of red” looks like for investors and stock market traders … and I can only imagine the “red” those living on a fixed income or families struggling to make ends meet must be seeing? […]

Category: Business, Energy, Financial, Idioms, News, Politics | No Comments »
Tags: biden, davy crockett, energy, fuel, gasoline, idiom, idioms, inflation, investing, seeing red, stock market

RichC | June 5, 2022

A poor quality scan of our 1982 wedding with DadH, MomH, MomC and DadC Often a 40th Wedding Anniversary triggers a husband or wife to make the comment “thanks for putting up with me” or something to that effect. Although there is truth to it, spending the rest of your life with another person is […]

Category: Archive, Idioms, Memories, Personal, Photos, Raspberry Pi | No Comments »
Tags: 40th anniversary, anniversary, brenda, dadc, dadh, idiom, idioms, milestone, momc, momh, richc, wedding

RichC | May 7, 2022

It is definitely spring and as with many growing families working hard and fortunate enough to be living in the United States, ours are pursuing the American dream of building or owning a home. Katelyn and Drew sent perhaps a final undeveloped photo of their beautiful NW Ohio property on a wooded cul-de-sac. I say […]

Category: Archive, Automotive, Memories, Mercedes, Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: 300d, building, construction, drew, family, garage, idiom, idioms, k4rdc, katelyn, property, tesla, turbodiesel

RichC | April 11, 2022

This week almost didn’t have a Music Monday song, but after hearing “Afternoon Delight” over the weekend, I thought that since this was the only song I could remember from the group called Starland Vocal Band, that it would be worth adding? “Lo and behold,” I’m not alone in remembering it, as my wife started […]

Category: Idioms, Music, Video | No Comments »
Tags: afternoon delight, danoff, idiom, idioms, john denver, mp4, music monday, musicmonday, Nivert, starland, youtube

RichC | April 8, 2022

After updating my iOS devices to 15.4 last week, I noticed a few annoying changes (normal when an operating system changes), and a few improvements. I suspected that older devices such as my iPhone 7 and older iPad would start to show signs of reduced battery life and sluggishness, yet how long nowadays do we […]

Category: Business, Computer, Entertainment, Financial, Software, Technology, Tidbits | No Comments »
Tags: cable, cincinnatibell, fioptics, idiom, idioms, ios, ios15.4, tech friday, techfriday, update

RichC | April 6, 2022

Our concrete driveway is not small … and if you add to our front drive to the rear paved driveway, it is fair to say that we have a lot of money invested in concrete and asphalt. So … when last year’s front driveway replacement didn’t go well, we ended up in a dispute (friendly) […]

Category: Archive, Financial, Idioms, Misc, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: asphalt, driveway, idiom, idioms, long story short, resolution, settlement

RichC | April 5, 2022

When it comes to FRESH meals in a box, we’re relative newcomers to any of the meal plans … including the one we’re trying from HelloFresh. We have been pretty happy with ordering from Omaha Steaks over the years, but that’s not a “fresh” meal … just thaw and toss on the grill (my wheelhouse). […]

Category: Advice, Food, Idioms, Personal, Photos, Shopping | No Comments »
Tags: cooking, dinner, hellofresh.com, idiom, idioms, meal plan, meals, subscription

RichC | March 22, 2022

“A place for everything and everything in its place,” is probably not the most fitting idiom for my cluttered workshop, since the debatable originate has to do with “neatness” according to an Ohio Repository (Canton, Ohio) article by Charles A. Goodrich in 1827. Although with a little sleuthing, it has also been credited to Benjamin […]

Category: Advice, Gadget, Hobby, Idioms, Misc, Personal, Photos, Quotes, Tidbits, Tools, Woodworking | No Comments »
Tags: benjamin franklin, charles goodrich, hook, idiom, idioms, led, light, oak, ohio repository, opinion, panel, ridgid, storage, workshop

RichC | March 19, 2022

Sometimes people are too politically invested in climate change and environmental policies that they “can’t see the forest through the trees,” as John Heywood’s 1546 proverb propends (an idiom). This is not to say we can’t improve … or that we should be resist/thwart the shift towards renewables and improve our environmental footprint, BUT we ALL […]

Category: Automotive, Blogs, Energy, Environment, Idioms, Innovation, Productivity | No Comments »
Tags: climate, cobalt, energy, Environment, ev, fossil fuel, idiom, idioms, john heywood, lithium, mining, panel, proverb, solar, windmill

RichC | March 16, 2022

First the good: The rocking chair that I made for my granddaughter’s birthday worked out great. I’m happy with all the sizing and joinery … including the oak dowel peg construction. Now the bad: If I were to redo attaching the shutters to the Christmas dollhouse, I would not have used hotmelt glue to attach […]

Category: Idioms, Tidbits, Woodworking | No Comments »
Tags: dollhouse, dowel, epoxy, glue, hotmelt, idiom, idioms, mistake, repair, woodworking

RichC | February 15, 2022

This post is going to be “a day late (or so) and a dollar short” post … just as the Cincinnati Bengals were in Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVI. Our young Bengals put up a valiant fight, but came away with a disappointing loss: Rams 23, Bengals 20. As so many have said, 2022 for […]

Category: Archive, Idioms, Personal, Photos, Sports | No Comments »
Tags: bengals, cincinnati, grammarist, granddaughters, idiom, idioms, joe burrow, katelyn, LA Rams, matthew stafford, nfl, super bowl, superbowl, twitter

RichC | February 14, 2022

Considering I grew up listening to Carly Simon and James Taylor, it is surprising not to have included “You’re So Vain” from 1972 Music Monday before now … but as is say since 1386 (Chaucer) … “better late than never” (previous post: “Anticipation”). In hearing the studio version played on SiriusXM’s “The Bridge” channel the […]

Category: Music, Tidbits | No Comments »
Tags: better late than never, carly simon, geoffrey chaucer, idiom, idioms, james taylor, marthas vineyard, music monday, musicmonday, siriusxm, the bridge, you're so vain, youtube

RichC | January 25, 2022

So … how’s the economy doing in 2022? Well, if you measure it based on the stock market or maybe finding a job (if you want to work) … then the façade looks ok. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find out that your paycheck doesn’t go that far … IF you can find what […]

Category: Energy, Financial, Human Interest, Politics, Quotes | No Comments »
Tags: biden, big govt, covid tests, economy, facade, fossil fuel, government, idiom, idioms, inflation, milton friedman, money printing, oxymoron, propaganda, quotes, socialism

RichC | January 22, 2022

Archiving a couple office update photos after completing the crown molding, painting and “test” fitting of my new Samsung TV that Brenda bought me for Christmas. I also mounted the Yamaha soundbar on a couple special brackets so that the wires, etc remain behind the “skinny” television. As for the crown molding after making the […]

Category: Idioms, Misc, Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: flag, foolish, half-staff, idiom, idioms, molding, office, pennywise, pound, project, update, wayfair

RichC | 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 […]

Category: Advice, Financial, Health, Holiday, Idioms, Nature, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: bad day, bird, cliche, corronavirus, covid19, feather, friday filler, idiom, idioms, New Years eve, pandemic

RichC | December 23, 2021

While posting to the blog yesterday, I noticed a “Year(s) Ago On This Day” post archiving the stamped concrete was being pour/stamped for our backporch – 14 years ago). And even more shocking is that we were building our house back in the winter and spring of 1996! (click on house photo below of Katelyn, […]

Category: Idioms, Memories, Personal, Photos, TBT | No Comments »
Tags: backporch, brenda, construction, home, house, idiom, idioms, katelyn, memories, project, taylor, TBT, throwback, thursday, time flies

RichC | December 13, 2021

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Category: Idioms, Music | No Comments »
Tags: 1970s, chairmen of the board, idiom, idioms, mp3, Music, music monday, musicmonday, siriiusxm, soul

RichC | November 8, 2021

Although I usually don’t purposely listen to jazz, I do appreciate hearing it when it is played and discussed. Last week when Fox Business host Charles Payne mentioned “We’re having a Miles Davis rally” in reference to the stock market – and the “be there or be square” 1950’s slogan. I tweeted about it and […]

Category: Financial, Music, Social Media, Video | No Comments »
Tags: charles payne, foxbusiness, idiom, idioms, jazz, miles davis, music monday, musicmonday, stock market, tweet, twitter, youtube

RichC | November 4, 2021

Not to many years ago, the United States was on its way to becoming energy independent … until the American fossil fuel industry came under attack from within our own country. This time the reason is not due to our country’s inability to produce enough oil and natural gas for our needs, but an ideology […]

Category: Energy, Financial, Politics, TBT | No Comments »
Tags: biden, energy, fuel, gas, idiom, idioms, natural gas, policy, Politics, price, TBT

RichC | November 2, 2021

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Category: Archive, Blogs, Holiday, Idioms, Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: 2021, annalyn, costume, drew, ellerie, family, halloween, idiom, idioms, katelyn, megan, taylor

RichC | October 13, 2021

When it comes to  tools in the workshop, there are a few of them that I keep at arm’s length or in a small toolbox. The same goes for kitchen utensils and products. One of my favorites, if not thee favorite, is GLAD Press’n Seal® wrap (mentioned year’s ago when I still had a Keurig). […]

Category: Advice, Blogs, Gadget, Idioms, Innovation, Personal, Photos, Tidbits, Tools | No Comments »
Tags: favorite, glad, idiom, idioms, kitchen, must-have, press'n seal, tools, workshop

RichC | September 25, 2021

I’m going write this Samsung Refrigerator failed icemaker blog post up with the idiom that “they don’t make them like they used to.” I’m not exactly sure what electrical part has failed, but the electrical circuit or electronic board that controls the thaw/motor swipe to remove the frozen cubes from the small 8-cube ice tray […]

Category: Blogs, Financial, How-To, Idioms, Misc, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: electronic, fridge, icemaker, idiom, idioms, parts, partssimple.com, refrigerator, repair, samsung

RichC | September 11, 2021

The news media has been doing their part this week to remember the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and memorializing the 2977 people killed by 19 radical Islamist terrorists. Twenty years ago, four commercial airliners loaded with unsuspecting passengers were hijacked and the fuel-ladened planes were used as suicide weapons. To […]

Category: History, Idioms, Millitary, News, Politics | No Comments »
Tags: 9/11, afghanistan, anniversary, idioms, opinion, Politics, reflection, safety, terror, terrorism, war

RichC | August 28, 2021

Friday was Day One, of what is the longest day of the planned two day driveway pour (Day 2 on Monday). The crew was at the house before 5:30AM with spot lights, last minute prep and ready for the first truck of concrete which was scheduled to arrive at 6AM – was here at 6:15. […]

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Tags: big pour, concrete, driveway, home, house, idiom, idioms, pano, Photos, project

RichC | August 11, 2021

Generally we (really just me) eat up the bananas before they go too soft or brown, but when they do, I make banana bread. Slowly but surely I’ve been tweaking my recipe (below) … usually adjusting the amount of bananas (and how soft) and the 1/2 – 3/4 cup of sugar part. This past week, […]

Category: Food, Gadget, Idioms, Misc, Photos, Recipe, Tidbits, Woodworking | No Comments »
Tags: banana, bread, crumbs, dustbuster, hanger, idiom, idioms, kitchen, project, recipe, scrapwood, sweeper, woodworking

RichC | August 1, 2021

Perhaps I’ve been asleep at the wheel, but when looking to buy another pair of Eddie Bauer shorts (liked the lightweight ones I ordered last month – below), I noticed that they are promoting a “Rent Your Adventure” outdoor camping gear program. It caught me off-guard  to see them renting outdoor gear as well as […]

Category: Business, Human Interest, Idioms, Marketing, Shopping, Tidbits | No Comments »
Tags: adventure, camping, clothing, eddie bauer, equipment, hiking, idiom, idioms, outdoor, random, renting, shorts

RichC | July 25, 2021

So what do you know about bats? Personally, I didn’t know very much at all. I see them regularly in the evening sky darting around and have always repeated the mantra that they are good for the environment because they eat mosquitos and pesky insects (article). Beyond that … and the vampire stories … I […]

Category: Environment, Health, Idioms, Nature, Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: animals, backyard, bats, china, coronavirus, covid19, idioms, pandemic, pool, rabies, wet market, wildlife, wuhan

RichC | July 1, 2021

While reading one of my favorite investment strategist, Brett Owens wrote a REIT and CEF-focused Contrarian Outlook newsletter and occasional webinars that I enjoy. He commented tongue-in-cheek … that “we dividend investors really only need three things:” Hm, how hard can that be?   Brett partnered with Tom Jacobs a few years ago to write […]

Category: Books, Financial, Humor, Idioms | No Comments »
Tags: brett owens, cef, dividends, etf, idioms, investing, retirement, stocks

RichC | June 23, 2021

Although I’m likely tainted in having lived through a period where inflation was real and uncontrolled, I do worry that people living today either ignore or downplay the negative impact inflation, stagflation or worse … hyperinflation … can make on our country. For those who know me, I’ve likely been the “boy who calls wolf” […]

Category: Blogs, Financial, History, News, Politics, Social Media | No Comments »
Tags: clough, federal reserve, fomo, fox business, hyperinflation, idioms, inflation, investing, jonathan hoening, phil flynn, twitter

RichC | May 14, 2021

MyDesultoryBlog.com was overdue for a backup and since I stepped away early from my desk on Thursday, I figured the end of the day was a good time to sync online and offline storage (the backups make for a sluggish computer and data connection). Besides backing up data, it also seemed like a good time […]

Category: Blogs, Productivity, Software, Technology | No Comments »
Tags: blog, hugo, idiom, idioms, maintenance, open live writer, tech friday, techfriday, update, wordpress

RichC | April 15, 2021

John Rowe, an automotive friend on Twitter, often shares a “ Today’s Useless Tweet” that I find entertaining. It fit with the idioms tag on MyDesultoryBlog and thought his  “blow your own horn [trumpet]” (see below embedded tweet) would be fitting as a filler for today. Today’s Useless Tweet : 1972. 5th grade. Parents bought […]

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Tags: idiom, idioms, john rowe, tweet, twitter, useless, visual

RichC | April 9, 2021

Sometimes when my mind wanders, I shift from pie-in-the-sky dreaming (flying cars, mind control devices, AI/robotics (mp4), time machines (mp4), “beam me up” transporters, etc) to something that’s a bit more realistic to the world of everyday technology. Let’s get the above “pie-in-the-sky” idiom out of the way first. “Pie In The Sky” Origin This […]

Category: Cellphone, Gadget, Health, Idioms, Medical, Personal, Technology | No Comments »
Tags: aeropex, aftershokz, aid, bluetooth, cochlear, hearing, idiom, idioms, implant, innovation, iphone, machines, mimi, pie, sky, tech friday, techfriday, Technology, transporter, wishlist

RichC | March 25, 2021

For the most part, I’m a conservative investor, although a regular channel trader, and I rarely speculates on risky upstarts, IPOs, zero-profit tech stocks, pharmaceutical long-shots or the latest crazy … cryptocurrency trend. Since most “risk” involves speculation, I see it more akin to gambling than eyes-open informed value or growth investing … both which […]

Category: Advice, Financial, Health, Science | No Comments »
Tags: $PFE, $VRTX, biotech, bitcoin, charts, coronavirus, covid, cowen, cystic-fibrosis, Financial, grain of salt, idiom, idioms, investing, markets, pandemic, pfizer, phrases, stocks, trading, vertex

RichC | January 2, 2021

Adam Savage, from Mythbusters claim-to-fame, has been regularly posting a few of his shop ideas online. A few months ago he triggered me into improving my portable Sailrite Sewing machine set-up (well my wife’s sewing machine that I use .. cough, cough). Anyway, a few weeks after he built his table for his impressive Sailrite […]

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Tags: Adam Savage, box, brenda, cigar, clips, drugstore, feminine, gray drug, History, hudson, idiom, idioms, map, masculine, mp4, Mythbusters, ohio, Rabbit, revco, rite aid, sailrite, sewing, shaker heights, video, walgreens

RichC | December 22, 2020

With only a handful of meals out during this COVID19 year with my buddy Jeff this past year, I’ve learned to appreciate them even more than usual. We’ve been having lunch together each month or so as a way to stay connected for decades and for me adjusting to just emails and text messages is […]

Category: Financial, Friends, Personal, Politics | No Comments »
Tags: brainstorming, coron, covid19, debt, deficit, economics, el rancho, friends, idiom, idioms, investing, jeffp, lunch, mmt, Restaurant

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 […]

Category: Archive, Holiday, Memories, Personal, Photos | No Comments »
Tags: 2020, archive, brenda, christmas, christmas card, Corbett Christmas Letter, coronavirus, covid19, drew, family, idioms, katelyn, megan, postcard, richc, taylor

RichC | July 18, 2020

As politicians and most of us in the United States (and probably world) debate how to live under the shadow of the Coronavirus pandemic, researchers, doctors and academics are flooding the Internet with studies and opinions both for and against opening up the country. Some have our best interest at heart … and likely some […]

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Tags: central, coronavirus, covid19, economic, fee.org, freedom, gcc, graph, idiom, idioms, karl marx, liberty, lock down, ludwig von mises, marxism, masks, new york, planning, Politics, prageru, shutdown, studies, sweden, youtube

RichC | July 15, 2020

The pandemic delayed April 15th Tax Day for Americans’ 2019 taxes is now upon us and for those who have not filed, you have until 11:59 tonight to do it … unless you request an extension until October 15th. We can try to wish it away like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, but as […]

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Tags: ani gif, anigif, delayed, filing, foxnews, idiom, idioms, irs, tax day, taxday, taxes, wizard of oz

RichC | June 19, 2020

Way too often those who maintain their own web servers and computers grit their teeth and cringe when it is time to update and upgrade. A month or so ago I replaced one of my servers (the one this blog is on) and suffered through the anxiety of getting everything working again. I generally follow […]

Category: Blogs, Technology | No Comments »
Tags: apt-get, bionic beaver, blog, idioms, linux, phrase, server, ubuntu, update, upgrade, wordpress

RichC | May 23, 2020

The workshop runs smother when there is “a place for everything and everything is in its place”  … to quote the printer and publisher Benjamin Franklin. On the other hand, perhaps the British are not fond of a “revolutionary” like Ben and prefer to credit Samuel Smiles, Mrs Isabella Beeton or John Hacket, Bishop of […]

Category: Advice, Hobby, Idioms, Personal, Photos, Tidbits, Woodworking | No Comments »
Tags: ben franklin, brush, efficiency, grr-ripper, idiom, idioms, pushstick, sayings, shelf, table saw, woodworking, workshop

RichC | May 15, 2020

We are all likely on information overload when it comes to the Coronavirus and how it has impacted our country and the world. Still, it seemed appropriated to include a reminder as we start to re-open the country that the threat is far from over – we have just “flattened the curve” as it were. […]

Category: Health, Human Interest, News | No Comments »
Tags: cdc, coronavirus, covid19, government, idiom, idioms, psa, symtoms

RichC | May 6, 2020

Today’s post serves as a test … since I’m having a few webserver and database problems. If you are a regular reader, this will also be a notice that this blog will likely be sporadic until it is fixed. Once my business sites are updated, then I’ll address my long-in-the-tooth (see below) Quickdex project site and […]

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Tags: blog, Computer, database, idioms, maintenance, problems, quickdex, server, update

RichC | April 4, 2020

In a business meeting decades ago, Brenda used the term “Catch-22” without giving the etymology much thought. After the meeting, a older senior executive came up to her and commented that he was surprised to hear a 30-year old using the term “Catch-22” … and then asked if she knew it’s history. She did no, […]

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Tags: brantley foster, brenda, catch-22, etymology, film, idiom, idioms, joseph heller, Movies, novel, terms, words, ww2

RichC | March 11, 2020

My friend Jeff gave me a couple “used” books for Christmas this year after we talked last year about our favorite authors and books over the decades. Sloan Wilson, of “Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” fame, also wrote several World War II US Coast Guard and Merchant Marine novels that both of us read […]

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Tags: answers, Books, factual fiction, gray flannel suit, History, ice brothers, idiom, idioms, jeff pitts, military, pacific interlude, questions, quora.com, rabbit hole, reading, sloan wilson, titatic

RichC | March 9, 2020

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Tags: alison krauss, catfish john, idiom, idioms, moon, mp3, Music, music monday, musicmonday, nitty gritty dirt band, Photos, supermoon, worm

RichC | March 7, 2020

I’ve purposely put off posting anything to MyDesultoryBlog as the worldwide spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (#COVID19) began. Partially since it is challenging to separate the unfounded fears and panic from the real threat since the reporting varies based on news sources (Information from China is particularly questionable but western media sources aren’t all […]

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