Three years ago today we lost the founder and driving force behind this site, Robert Bruce Thompson. It’s been my honor and privilege to keep the conversation going since then. Thank you to Barbara for her support and to Rick for keeping the lights on. And thanks to all of you who continue to visit and keep this place alive and growing.
Absent friends.
nick flandrey
Cool and wet. Possibly. Maybe. Could be a bit like yesterday, which was pleasant enough, and even nice in the mid-afternoon.
I ran my errands and spent the rest of the afternoon sorting and going through stuff. Today I need to do some neglected stuff around the house. I’ve been jumping from one thing to another, and now I need to jump back.
Number one prep is keeping my wife happy and on my page. I have been letting that slide and that is a bad thing.
No further news about the possible BOL/Lakehouse cabin. They want to sell to us, we want to buy, but there is a question of flooding, easements, and Army Corps of Engineers interactions…. next step is a survey to locate the potential issues. From where we sit, it looks like there would be significant limits on what we could do in the future with the land abutting the lake shore. Those future possibilities were a large part of the appeal as an investment.
On the broader stage… I don’t know what will happen today. I’m hoping for ‘nothing’. I fear a massive false flag attack. I think it’s bad enough Biden will be President for some period of time, but to start off with a tragedy would be even worse. There is too much that is just too weird in DC for me to feel comfortable.
Hopefully, by now everyone is an old hand at staying safe from the current threats, and is working toward safety from the escalating new threats. Time to think much longer term, 4-10 years. You can’t stack that much so what do you do? What you can.
I’m not taking bets on when the war really gets going. I have already said that I expect to have a Republic of Texas passport within 10 years. I also have said that I don’t think patsy Joe will last through March. I don’t see any reason to change either prediction, but they could easily advance by half.
I sincerely hope this is all hyperventilating and fearmongering. Best case, no new laws or restrictions, stalemate in the Congress, buffoonery from the White House. Worst case? Not gonna even go there today.
I was heartened to hear from everyone who reported on their successes to date. So, what are you seriously lacking? What do you need to keep stacking?*
nick
*moxie and pretzels to be sure….