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Music Monday: Aerosmith and “Sweet Emotion” live from 1978

RichC — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:52:17 +0000

Back in the 1970s, I was never an Aerosmith music fan but their albums and music were big with my peers both in high school and college. These days I’m still not listening to their heavy rock and roll sound, but upon hearing something like “Sweet Emotion” I’m jetted back to my younger days. While […]

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Filler: Just a simple workshop driver bit helper (but new to me)

RichC — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:58:58 +0000

Spotted this on social media and decided that of all the bit tips for my drivers that I have, I’ve never called the “square” driver bit a Robertson (although have heard it before), nor have I known about the Pozidriv (you learn something new everyday)? BTW, the ani-gif above is being used to test a […]

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Video Filler: It is AI-generated, but a pretty good shark story

RichC — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:54:14 +0000

Yes it is AI-generated, but I still can’t help but sharing a heartwarming SHARK story. 😊

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Tech Friday: A post-election wakeup call for tech and all investors

RichC — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:56 +0000

No matter where you were trying to hide as an investor after a devastating midterm election (at least for pro-growth Republicans) … there was an awakening on Thursday in the stock market. So, if you’re counting on investment and retirement savings to continue growing, the path is now slippery and clouded. In other words, this […]

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The election is over. American voters took a politically left turn.

RichC — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:35:33 +0000

One would think that at a time we can move bits and bytes around the world instantly that it would be easier to vote absentee? Obviously our American election and ballot system still has problems. Our story: Knowing Brenda and I would not be able to get to the polls “locally,” I sent our request […]

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Rainy weather and careless driver. What would you do?

RichC — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:17:44 +0000

While in Florida on a rainy afternoon last month, we were “tagged” in the rear bumper of our older Honda Odyssey Minivan by someone trying to squeeze into the left lane in order to turn left at a light. The bump was definitely enough to know it … but the driver continued to drive. I […]

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Archive: Right on the Midterms and the MAGA POV – TheHustings

RichC — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:19:13 +0000

If you are a regular reader, you are probably tired of me re-posting and archiving items for TheHustings? If not … read on. 😉 The editor reached out for a right-leaning MAGA slant for Election Day and what issues were important. It was not to be a full editorial, but just a paragraph from each […]

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Music Monday: Personally speaking, “These are the good old days”

RichC — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:49 +0000

Today’s Music Monday is a little bit more personal reflection and somewhat different because our recent trip to Delray Beach, Florida is fresh on my mind: “These are the good old days…” My personal reflections aside … I do still love the Carly Simon song and album from 1971 “Anticipation” … and who doesn’t? […]

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It is just a bird, but a South Florida Limpkin (Aromas Guarauna)

RichC — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:16:04 +0000

Key identification points Size & shape: Roughly heron-sized (about 25–29 inches long) but slimmer, with long legs and a distinctive bill adapted for extracting snails. Plumage: Uniform rich brown with heavy white spotting/streaking—very distinctive and not shared by most similar Florida waders. Bill: Long, heavy, and slightly curved (often with a slight rightward tip), specialized […]

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Archive: Replaced the AC/HeatPump at the condo this Oct 2026

RichC — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:28:14 +0000

It might be a little late, but I wanted to archive an expense repair this year for our Delray Beach, Florida condo: new HydroTech AC/HeatPump.The old one has always been a little noisy but it has up until this year been relatively sufficient in cooling our smallish two bed/two bath condo. Unfortunately on the last […]

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Tech Friday: Macintosh HD iCloud bloat won’t reclaim space

RichC — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:21:44 +0000

When in comes to computer hard drive housekeeping, we can all use a little help … no matter how long we’ve been using Apple Macintosh computers (me: 1980s). That being said, I’m a fairly recent iCloud user and shifted away from several other cloud providers this past year. Since I’m paying for 2 TB of […]

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What about a “wealth tax” and is it a good idea or constitutional?

RichC — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:33:25 +0000

I’ve tried to read a couple of history-oriented “political” books from Victor Davis Hanson and have found his work exceptionally insightful. His politics align with mine so perhaps I give his interviews a little more attention than others might? In any case, him having a solid history background gives him the street credibility to opine […]

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Video: It looks like we have a hoof-hole in our pool cover?

RichC — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:33:25 +0000

A crazy deer decided to use our pool cover as a trampoline!

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The Brewers look unbeatable after World Series game 3

RichC — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:20:37 +0000

Brenda and I have settled into our late October routine of watching and enjoying World Series baseball. We did our best to cheer on the Cleveland Guardians since we are longtime Indians fans. They were no match for the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS playoffs. That said, the Dodgers were no match for the […]

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