Category Archives: Special Update
Joan Hansen, 1934 – 2020
Grandma Joan passed away around 1PM today apparently due to her body rejecting her insulin. I know old people sometimes get to be a real pain in the ass, and grandma, with her high expectations and constant sense of disappointment, … Continue reading
2019 In Review–The Cheery Version
2019 has been a pretty good year over-all. Where required, I have been trying to keep sane, and where not required, I have tried to let the craziness go on its way. We have got quite a few tools that … Continue reading
All Hallow’s Eve
You should know it’s the time of year, when witches and ghosts appear. If you look very carefully, there’s a goblin behind that tree. Well I must say, don’t you run away, because it might be me. It might be … Continue reading
Scam E-mails
“Hello! I have very bad news for you. 21/10/2018 – on this day I hacked your OS and got full access to your account me@kelseybacon.com So, you can change the password, yes… But my malware intercepts it every time. How … Continue reading
Mom’s Diagnosis
Today I got word of mom’s diagnosis. It’s not a good one. Of her generation, her siblings and her, that will be fully 50% who have had cancer. The other two are both dead. Three remain, although one is severely … Continue reading
11-11-2015 in Either Country
There are lots of important things on my mind today, ranging from politics to religion to the differences between Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, and Remembrance Day. But there is one thing that is by far more personal and important to … Continue reading
We Need a Wood Stove
http://www.gofundme.com/jb2s5xc8 <<<< Link to our GoFundMe site! I have set up a GoFundMe for our wood stove. Financially, we are not in the shape to go get one ourselves, but given the way our heating bills have tended to run … Continue reading
Kiry’s Front Page Photo!
Today the paper included an article with a photo of my Kirynie on the front cover. Okay, so it is a small town paper. Does it count that it is the town of the one and only Napoleon Dynamite? There … Continue reading
Robin Williams 1951-2014
I don’t know squat about Robin Williams, apart from what I have seen of his work onscreen, his standup routines, and interviews with the likes of Johnny Carson, as well as hearsay passed from those who knew him. His personal … Continue reading
Redecorating the Dining Room
This morning I got out of bed, shut off the irrigation at 6:00AM, and came back and started taking the drop ceiling out of the dining room. That made the room feel so much bigger than before! Then after missus … Continue reading