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TheHustings: Young Conservative Leadership is Promising

RichC — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:33:51 +0000

Who hasn’t noticed that a number of Democratic Socialist candidates elected or on the ballots in several American blue cities and states? It seemed like a good topic for the three column points-of-view on the TheHustings political discussion site, so I sent in an editorial (commentary) last month and sort of forgot about it. The […]

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Tech Friday: Closing out the week with an update to WordPress

RichC — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:18:04 +0000

Front lawn cut before the rain starts. MyDesultoryBlog backed up. Linux server updated and installed WordPress 7.0.1 … and all is still working! 😉

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A couple Tesla updates: Charging EVs and Future Model Ys

RichC — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:30:41 +0000

Besides admiring the new 2027 Tesla Model Y L with truly functional 3-row … and space behind it … this past week, I began contemplating what might be an eventual replacement for our 2019 Tesla Model 3. Currently it’s a bit pricey in my opinion, but might trigger better selling prices on lightly used 2023-25 […]

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For Sale and glow plugs in the MB 300D Turbodiesel #TBT

RichC — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:08:27 +0000

It is not a “for sure” For Sale, but I did clean up the 1982 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel last weekend and added a sign to the window. Now I’m not going out of my way to sell it, but we do need to thin down the automotive stable. We’ll see … I’m not truly […]

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Powertrain Projections Show EVs Stalling Through 2031

RichC — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:23:14 +0000

While EV sales have cooled considerably, hybrid powertrains are seeing strong growth and are projected to capture a significantly larger share of the market in the coming years. “Hybrids are the breakout star of the U.S. car market as EV demand fades” Marketwatch – July 2, 2026 A chart from Murphy Automotive Partners (shared via […]

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Archive: Leftover family US 250th Anniversary 4th of July photos

RichC — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:33:15 +0000

I wish I could say that Brenda and I did more than hang out around home and watch fireworks for the 4th of July (the lawn is cut), but at least our family was doing the right thing in marking memories for our nation’s Semiquincentenial. Besides the Oostra family checking out the fireworks and in-town […]

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Music Monday: Pink Floyd and “Obscured by Clouds” from 1972

RichC — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:08:14 +0000

Besides being a Music Monday (Pink Floyd and “Obscured by Clouds” from 1972 below), it was time to get an early handle on my cloud storage and backup accounts. I was planning on holding off in making the “cloud storage” switch until my Microsoft OneDrive was up for a yearly renewal in August, but the […]

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Pilot maps the 48 contiguous US and USA 250th in an Ohio flight

RichC — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:24:35 +0000

With our nation’s 250th birthday plus one, here’s an Ohio oriented aviation story that was pretty cool. I’m not sure what kind of planning it took for the pilot to take his Cessna Skyline 182 RG to fly this kind of six hour “map drawing flight,” but it did take a few gallons of fuel […]

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Patriots’ Promise: Why America’s Best Days Are Ahead

RichC — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:40:32 +0000

As we celebrate another Independence Day, America stands at a pivotal moment. Our nation, forged by the courage and sacrifice of patriots who risked everything for liberty, continues to shine as a beacon of freedom and opportunity. As a conservative who deeply loves this country, I remain profoundly optimistic about our future. Recent polls underscore […]

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Tech Friday: Changing the screenshot saved location on a Mac

RichC — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:10:56 +0000

How many years have I been using a Mac and saving Shift-Cmd+4 screenshots to the desktop (although MacOS has changed over the years)? That said, there’a simple solution for those running newer Apple Macintosh operating systems. Personally I’ve never really given it much thought until consolidating my cloud storage this summer … although more on […]

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July is usually HOT in Cincinnati with an average high of 86°

RichC — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:33:32 +0000

Since I follow our local Cincinnati WKRC-TV weather guru John Gumm on X.com, I’ll share his post on what to expect this July in Cincinnati based on our weather history: Welcome to July in #Cincinnati! Our average high is 86 and stays there all month long. We average just under 4 inches of rain and […]

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Books: New for me, but from 2011. “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” by Daniel Yergin

RichC — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:33:19 +0000

Some time ago, I check out too many ebooks from the library and as hopeful as I was at the time, never got around to reading “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” by Daniel Yergin. Newer books by Yergin have been published, but this one from 2011 still triggered an […]

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NASCAR Racing Experience “extended” 40th Birthday for Katelyn

RichC — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:33:30 +0000

What an “intense” racing experience! I used the word “intense” purposely, since the three of us who were privileged to actually drive NASCAR race cars on Michigan International Speedway used that exact word after our laps (the birthday girl Katelyn had a few extra). It was all thanks to husband Drew for planning this surprise […]

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We have decided to give up on planting flowers in the half-moon

RichC — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:46:20 +0000

For years we have had on and off success in planting flowers in our “difficult” half-moon planting area … with more failures than success in recent years. We are still unsure of what might be the problem? I’ve worked the soil numerous times. I’ve composted, added fresh soil, till it regularly, fertilized and used bags […]

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