There’s a difference between prognostication and fortune-telling. You can use computer models and science to predict the weather; but Mother Nature will still mess with your plans. There’s a difference between using past results to handicap your horse racing bets, only to discover that the $100 you put on Horse #6 had him finishing eighth…
Read MoreAfter I repair this speaker … I ain’t selling it!!
I recently acquired a vintage drive-in speaker that once called the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas its home. Of course I did. And I know this because … Well … The chassis casting SAYS it came from the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas. See? Thankfully … the speaker’s internals were actually in very good condition.…
Read MoreYour model railroad can now be red or blue.
Last month, I blogged about how a company called Pat’s Trains had produced a limited-edition line of Donald Trump for President O-gauge locomotive rolling stock. You know, the perfect gift for your MAGA recreation of Gilead from The Handmaid’s Tale. Now the original run of Donald Trump for President locomotives sold out (figuratively and literally),…
Read MoreSpeling iz harrd.
We all get these targeted advertisements on our social media feeds. It’s a royal pain in the ass. But sometimes the ads are intriguing. And the ads make me want to find out more about the product. Take, for example, this little blurbie that popped up on my Facebook page. I mean … that would…
Read MoreSo God protects a felon and allows a firefighter to die, Tomi?
Let’s get a few things straight before I dive into the meat of this blog post. Political violence of ANY sort against ANY elected official is not acceptable for any reason. I don’t care if you like Trump or hate him, I don’t care if you like Biden or despise him – no one has…
Read MoreThe Drive-In Speaker Project: The Malta Drive-In Speaker (with YouTube video!)
Okay, it’s official. I’m doing this, and I don’t feel like stopping. In fact, I really want to make more of these, and I’ve got at least four drive-in speakers – in various stages of restoration – going forward. Yes, I do. And as I restore them, this time I’m putting the drive-in speaker restoration…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, July 13 2024
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. It’s Saturday, and you know what that means. I take a step away from my daily observations, and instead share the observations of those on my personal blogroll. Now I’ve added a new blogger to the list, and taken out a few that either haven’t posted in a long…
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(Best of) The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for July 12, 2024
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode, originally broadcast on July 22, 2022, is a special challenge episode. Every song on this hour’s broadcast either got its…
Read MoreMariah May went from All About Eve to Sunset Boulevard in nothing flat.
One of the most captivating plotlines in All Elite Wrestling is the storyline involving wrestler “Timeless” Toni Storm (who currently uses a gimmick of a 1950’s-era movie star diva) and her protege, new signee Mariah May. From the start ,this plotline is everything you want in a wrestling storyline – great wrestling action, compelling story,…
Read MoreFor the first time in six months … the shoes match.
Last Friday, I visited my podiatrist for a regular checkup. He was involved in the team that saved my life – between podiatry, vascular and all the other medical professionals last February, they fought back a diabetic abscess and bloodflow issue in my left foot that nearly cost me my life. But on the road…
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