Posts from — July 2018

Lost half a day with police reports, another day shopping for replacement tools, and then two days removing what the ‘prime suspect’ had done, in order to do it right. This has not been the most fun-filled rehab I have ever done.

Of course it is better than Trump’s week. If you don’t pay your attorneys, you end up with Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani. It is unclear which of the two is doing the most harm. 😈

It is being reported that Jim Jordan, the Republican Congresscreep from Ohio who doesn’t, apparently, own a sport coat or suit jacket wants to run for Speaker of the House. We have had our fill of Congresscreeps from the Midwest who were school wrestling coaches. One Dennis Hastert is more than sufficient for a lifetime.

FYI, Jim, impeachment requires “high crimes or misdemeanors”, not whatever you don’t like. Wait until after the midterms and the new Congress may show you how it’s done.

My days are filled with wandering the aisles of “home improvement” stores, hardware stores, and used appliance stores. Because of the condo rentals, you can locate good deals on ‘used’ three to five-year-old appliances from condos. The management companies want the owners to buy new at least every five years and the cleaning crews take good care of them.

I’m hoping that we can finish before the first and no one dies in the process [… or is arrested … or is arrested for murder, a twofer disaster].

My new kinetic bullet puller arrived, but I’m putting off dealing with that problem until after the apartment is done.

The Entree contains:

From the left: .357 Magnum, 9 mm, .380, .410, .30-06, .300 Winchester Magnum, 7.62X39, .223

Apollo 11

Commander:

Neil A. Armstrong

Pilot: Columbia Command Module

Michael Collins, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF

Pilot: Eagle Lunar Module

Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., Colonel, USAF

Launched: 16 July 1969 UT 13:32:00 (08:32:00 CDT)

Landed on Moon: 20 July 1969 UT 20:17:40 (15:17:40 CDT)

Landing Site: Mare Tranquillitatis – Sea of Tranquility (0.67 N, 23.47 E)

Returned to Earth: 24 July 1969 UT 16:50:35 (11:50:35 CDT)

It has been 49 years since a human first set foot on another natural body in the solar system and we have digressed to the point that we can’t duplicate that feat.

This is personal opinion based on experience in the intelligence community, law enforcement, and business.

Trump has had a half dozen bankruptcies and regular banks and financial institutions won’t go near him, much less loan him money. Putin holds all of Trump’s paper [IOUs, notes, mortgages, etc.] and can foreclose on him at any time. Trump won’t show his tax returns because he doesn’t want people to know he’s broke.

Trump hasn’t been a real “player” for years. He has been making his money leasing his brand, not creating or building anything. He is a loser and doesn’t want people to figure that out.

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Theme Music

The little bag was the quick collection of rounds, including a .410 shot shell (the red tube). In the gap between tiles on the lower left you can see embedded .223 (AR-15/M-16) rounds.

Fortunately there were no loud noises other than a litany of rude names for the individuals who though this would be a good idea.

The gold color is visible in the lower right. The threads are eight times stronger than steel, and some cultures actually use the webs to make fabrics.

I just started working on an apartment that has a new wrinkle in interior decoration: embedding live rounds in the grout between floor tiles. .25, .223, 9mm, etc. I’m working alone to reduce the possibility of an accident. I’ll try to remember to take some pictures.

Oh, I got pictures of my newest mosquito trap that I’ll post.

Update: I dug out enough rounds to fill a half gallon milk bottle.

Position: 38.6N 62.4W [ 4PM CDT 2100 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [065°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1011 mb ↑.

Currently about 420 miles [ 675 km] South of Halifax, Nova Scotia..

The Beryl has degenerated to a remnant low. This is the final NHC advisory.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Position: 38.1N 65.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [025°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1010 mb.

Currently about 460 miles [ 740 km] South-Southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The remnants of Beryl have reformed over the Gulf Stream as a subtropical cyclone at Noon CDT.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

La Fête Nationale
Bastille Day

Thank you for the help with the Revolution.

Some background.

Yes, it’s Friday the 13^th again. The 13^th falls on a Friday more than any other day of the week, so get over it. It’s only valid in in English and Portuguese speaking countries, so go visit a Spanish-speaking neighborhood for the day.

If you want to blame someone, it’s the calendar of Pope Gregory XIII that created this imbalance. [He obviously didn’t have a problem with the number on any day.]