Well, it did get into the mid 80sF yesterday and was still 70F in the middle of the night. Humidity was high too. Nice enough for sitting out for my nightly ritual though. I am hoping for a bit cooler, or drier, or both today.
Did auction stuff yesterday morning, and then later in the day I finally got out and did more body work on the cart. Since the piece of plastic I chose (from what was in my stacks) wasn’t actually PVC (sintra brand, like I thought) but some sort of thermoplastic, it did form well with heat, but didn’t bond with solvent based PVC glue. I’ve been shaping it to reinforce and fill the side of the cart body that burned away. I had one more piece to fit yesterday and then I could glue it all in place. I’ll add a 2mm piece of plastic to fill the part that was missing and level the patch to the rest of the body. I’ve got some white PVC ceiling tiles I’ll try, or I’ll go to a commercial plastic supplier nearby and see what ‘drops’ they have for sale. Used to be able to get all kinds of good stuff from them.
Anyway, I did some final tweaks to the very complex shape that replaced the rounded corner and I glued everything in place. I used screws as an alternative to clamping as I can fill the holes later. I really hope the new sticks to the old. I’m using Sika 252 which is a moisture cure, sandable, paintable body panel adhesive used in transportation (meaning they use it to glue truck bodies and boxes together, among other things. I used it on a scenic project like body filler or caulk, so I know how it sets up, and how it performs. I think. In any case, I’ll find out soon enough.
Then I did some auction stuff, read, and spent far too much time on youtube. The time change messed up my sense of how late it was.
Anyway, keep working, keep stacking.
nick
Something which hadn’t occurred to me, though it should have because I’ve gone through it three times already, is that the return to Normal Time means that my morning alarm goes off before 0500 again. Not that it matters much, since I’m almost always awake anyway.
I’m going to have the chickens spend at least a few hours in their Winter digs, where I can watch from the window by my desk. More to the point, I can see if they find a way to escape. The run should be nicely closed up but the bothersome punks keep finding a way out. They need their freeeeeeeeeeeedommmmmmmmmmm! Almost as much as they need raisins and other treats.
The races for Senate and Governor in Texas would have been over at that point, and the video would have gone viral nation-wide.
They’ve wanted a pretty white martyr for at least a decade, preferably killed by law enforcement but they will accept a “MAGA hat” assailant.
As is, the agent exhibits “Show Ya” swagger which isn’t a good look.
Monday. Good morning!
Not a work day for me, so the search for the BOL garage floor continues. I think progress is being made. At least, many items that had just been parked on the first available surface, including the floor, have found their way to where they ought to be, or where they are kind of, sort of, put away.
In other news, I can (should) now stop buying rope and other cordage when I see it cheap. After consolidating two or three smaller containers, I now have a big bin full of stringy stuff. Perhaps I need to take up decorative knotting.
I have also lined up near the door lots of items that can go to the recycling park tomorrow. It is not open on Mondays.
It’s a great life, if one doesn’t weaken.
Weak!
Up and moving, for the moment. Snack made, kids roused.
As soon as I can, I’m headed back to bed. Up super late. Sore back. Tired.
n
A clear cold 33F this morning. About what I expected, though the NWS and WU were predicting 40F.
Time to start winterizing.
Much of this depends on getting a go-ahead from the ophthalmologist, there’s a current ban on lifting more that 10# after the cataract surgery a couple of weeks ago.
It is a great life if you don’t weaken.
Huh?
Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed sparks backlash with shocking comments on transgender locker rooms in 60 Minutes interview
I guess 60 Minutes hates El-Sayed since they didn’t edit this comment out. “They’ll find out on the internet…”. A true lying, commie, Mooslim, retard.
I just got back from VA audiology and got my new hearing aids. Phonak Audéo™ EON Sphere model, the latest and greatest. There is some improvement in the hearing. I was pouring a sugar free Dr. Pepper into the glass filled with ice and I could hear the fizzing sound, something I have not heard in years. The sounds seem crisper than the sounds did before. And some of the changes are hard to describe, just a presence type of “thing”. Yeh, and farts now seem to sound better.
The audiologist did some adjusting on the devices based on my last hearing test. Then I asked for some slight changes in the program as the right ear was louder than the left ear. The same adjustments were made to the old hearing aids, which will now become backup devices.
The trail period on the new devices runs until April 4, 2027. I have until that date to decide if I want to keep the devices or get something else. Based on the few hours with the devices, I see no reason to change what I have. Three-year warranty against not working, damage, and surprisingly loss of the devices. The devices now have the ability to “findMy” using the app but not Apple FindMy natively.
The new devices are about 25% larger than the old devices. I don’t care. Vanity is for wimps. People accept me with hearing aids or they can get lost. The charging case is now using USB-C and has a battery so the case can recharge three times without being connected to wall power.
The devices are now supposed to last 36 hours on a charge. The old devices got about 18 hours. Doubling battery life, with an additional CPU involved is impressive. There are two CPUs in the device where the old devices had one. Impressive technology in a small package.
Trial, trial, say it again, slowly, move your lips if necessary.
Stained mustache:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-us-national-security-advisor-john-r-bolton-ii-pleads-guilty-violating-espionage-act
AoSHQ reports an allegation that Pence was also implicated in the probe. The same crowd that poo-poohed the Bolton indictment are leaping to his defense,
“Warren Buffett hasn’t had water in 48 years, says Ackman. His $1.3B bet on his favorite drink now pays $848M a year”
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/warren-buffett-hasn-t-had-173500893.html
“On an episode of the Equity Mates Investing podcast (2) released Oct. 28, the billionaire founder and CEO of Pershing Square recalled hosting Buffett for dinner at his home “years ago.” Knowing his guest’s favorite drink, Ackman said he’d stocked up on Cherry Coke (NYSE:KO) — but he still offered Buffett still or sparkling water. Buffett declined and asked for a Coke.”
“But I said, you know, ‘Don’t you drink water?'” Ackman recalled. “And he said, ‘Bill, I haven’t had water in 48 years.'””
“Is the 48-year claim literally true? Hard to say. Ackman didn’t say when the dinner took place, and Buffett, 96, hasn’t commented publicly. His soda habit, at least, is well documented: Buffett told CNBC in 2019 that he drinks “probably five 12-ounce Cokes a day.” As it happens, 48 years is the same number Buffett used in his 1985 shareholder letter (4), when he converted to the new Cherry Coke after “48 years of allegiance to another soft drink.””
That is wild.
Much of this depends on getting a go-ahead from the ophthalmologist, there’s a current ban on lifting more that 10# after the cataract surgery a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah, I have two more weeks to go on my 10 lb limit after my gaul bladder removal surgery at the end of September. I was mentioning this to my wife yesterday as she was making me carry the dirty laundry to the ultra noisy Speed Queen in the utility room. She said something and tried to grab the basket from me but I demurred.
I am fairly sure that I have violated that 10# limit several times. Especially in carrying 24 bottle half liter cases of water around.
“Canada Expands LNG Footprint”
https://gascompressionmagazine.com/2026/10/20/canada-expands-lng-footprint/
“Shell Canada Energy, an affiliate of Shell plc, has reached a final investment decision on LNG Canada Phase 2, a major expansion project that will double the facility’s production capacity in Kitimat, British Columbia.”
“Phase 2 will add two liquefaction trains, increasing LNG Canada’s production capacity from 14 MTPA to 28 MTPA. The expansion also includes construction of an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank, condensate tank, marine loading berth, and associated utility, and process infrastructure. To support the increased gas supply, Coastal GasLink plans to expand the capacity of its existing 416-mile (670-km) pipeline through the addition of five new compressor stations.”
Well look what the climate do gooders in the Great White North are doing. They are really cranking their carbon footprint for more of that filthy lucre.
Yes, our healthcare systems need more money according to the dumbrocrats so their friends can steal it.
https://townhall.com/political-cartoons/margoliscox/2026/11/02/215125
PR. I believe The Gecko’s diet is very carefully controlled.
Buffett’s father died young from cancer.
“First Day After the Revolution”
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kIQYgjJU9ofLCeUBjP9s8VOOevy7KUAu0cWGVb52sGJ-uY8u08Y-aDVK-7AXhYw-wodpNddvWAbqFpoMPd6Mu93iwmzlL1IHtrL4dQhYF3Hj_xLxC05RtvBZSyqn0koVO3chDkHaSpmAitPy7CGnBF9ijjOFS4sV0EoZsqcxwHiy2qetV4KKwszcVsI/s550/Meme%20-%20after%20the%20revolution.png
Quoted for the truth. And they not giving the gullible idiot a hard hat or a helmet light.
Hat tip to:
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/11/memes-that-made-me-laugh-334.html
The Orange Pimpernel will save him!
I saw something somewhat unusual today. At Tractor Supply a guy was riding one of these stand on riding mowers. Just one white guy, not a crew of Mexicans with the usual Riding Guy, another with a weed whacker, and of course the ever popular back-pack leaf blower guy.. Further into town was another guy on a stand up mower. Just one guy. Another white guy. With blond hair.
The HEB this fine Monday morning had a vibe. Almost no carts by the front door. And it looked like the local nursing home had evicted everyone. But folks seemed happy. Not many south of the border types either.
I don’t know why I even noticed. I just went for beer and chips and dog cookies.
I have a HEB credit card. 5% back on store brands and 1.5% on everything everywhere else.
Now I just got this new phone and I set up Wallet. I used it last week at the HEB to see if it actually worked. Yesterday I looked in the card’s app and they have a promo that if I make three purchases by November 15 I get an extra $10 cash back.
I already had one. Today was Tractor Supply and HEB again. Gonna give me money? I’m cool. I’m going to use the card anyway.
Did my pickups. Stopped by the shop to unload and did a small bit of sorting.
Home.
Think I’ll put some decor away.
And look at the PVC ceiling tile material to see if it would work on the cart. I brought a piece home from the shop.
n
We stopped changing this year, after the ‘Spring ahead’ and are now on Mountain Daylight Time all year. Unfortunately, the Microsoft time server is not aware of that so I had to make some adjustments to correct the clock. I find it ironic that I’ve had issues with the time shift throughout my various jobs, and the time change literally stopped immediately after I retired.
Today was another computer day. I wanted to sort some motherboards into the good/bad piles, and had some frustrating moments trying to boot them bare bones (no harddrive or memory). It’s good to know that even if a board has VGA video on it, it’s probably not the BIOS default, and you should have a DVI cable and monitor handy. So far, I’ve got 2 useable boards with CPUs, and potentially a 3rd good board with a bad CPU on it. We’ll see when I swap a couple more cables and cards.
Bank of America gave me an offer on a credit card. Spend $500.00 in 90 days and get $150.00 credit. I spent $504.00 at Home Depot and never used the card again. I did get the $150.00 credit. I paid the card off immediately, so BofA got no interest money. In July, after five years of no use, they closed the card. Almost a 30% return on their money.
Are there any other kinds? (Spoken as a one-time VMS expert).
Or maybe I won’t do any of the outdoor things, since it’ FREAKING DARK.
I am a fan of DST. But then I used to travel for a living, and was constantly in different time zones anyway. It does mess up my sleep, and the animals want to eat, but I prefer light in the sky during “daytime”.
n
Quarter after six and pitch black dark outside. My problem with the change is I look at the clock. And wonder why Buddy is so antsy.
Oh sorry dude. Supper is an hour late.
Don’t really care what the clock says but suddenly the daylight time is real short. I go through this every year.
They learned about your behavior and have the data of what you purchased using the card.
In your case, they lost money, but you are what they would call an “outlier”.
Sunset is 4:54 PM here in Montgomery AL. It is dark by 5:20 PM.
Sunrise is t 6:03 AM.
I agree that DST should be year around.
Board #3 works, with the potentially bad CPU just being misunderstood. It really really likes having a CPU cooler on it, and having the RAM counted correctly by the BIOS.
So now I have 3 useable motherboard / CPU combinations, but not enough RAM to go around. First world problems.
Get on the dating apps, pretending to be a girl who likes gamers. Get invited to some gamer’s apartment, smack him upside the head, and steal the ram from his computer. Modern problems require modern solutions.
Treasury Direct changed their log in process to something called ID.me. PAIN in the ass.
I’ve been trying for over a week to log in. Oh. Need Google Meet. Installed that. No joy. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW PHONE. No joy…. the promised e-mail to continue never arrive.
I looked at an older e-mail. Clicky do dah to :Join the video call”. Never did work on the old phone.
Some chick with weird colored hair, black with blue and green sections and an oh so attractive nose ring finally answered. Kinda pretty actually. And yeah, I had to enable the microphone and the video in Meet. That’s all turned off by default. I asked, she’s in Texas. I’mma gonna guess Austin and that she smokes weed.
But I am, for the moment anyway, logged into my TreasuryDirect account.
I had no problem with the old log in process. Oh, get off of my lawn. Grin.
More clicking to log in. I get a txt message with the once time code and not an e-mail. Might be a problem if my phone is lost…
I haven’t tried accessing our Treasury Direct account lately. Sounds fun.
I was getting paper bonds with the tax refund, but Trump ended those last year with an EO.
The Feds are required to redeem the paper bonds even if the banks shutter.
The ID.me thing was a mess of “take a picture of your d/l”. SS or Medicare, I forget, did the same with their system. login.gov. Treasury added the requirement for a video call.
Once I finally connected, she’s looking at a screen to her right that shows my d/l. Yeah, they just wanted a visual.
And yeah, I bought a new phone to get it done. I’m cool. It’s a nice phone.
Paper Savings Bonds? I think those have been “not paper” you can stuff in a safe deposit box for a few years now. Not sure.
I’m no genius. I just do t-bills. I let Savings grow and then I have ten grand to toss…. what is paying the most? 26 weeks, most of the time.
Anything t-bill is better than the bank’s point25% on Savings.
“Report: Nearly 2,500 Registrants Listed as At Least 110-Years-Old on Michigan Voter Rolls”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/11/02/report-nearly-2500-registrants-listed-as-at-least-110-years-old-on-michigan-voter-rolls/
The fix is in in Michigan.
And people should not be allowed to vote in burkhas without positive picture id comparison to their actual face.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
Anything t-bill is better than the bank’s point25% on Savings.
Fidelity Brokerage accounts are paying around 3.5% on brokerage accounts above a certain amount right now, probably around $20,000.
Up until last year, part of your tax refund could go towards buying paper savings bonds.
Hah, what is this “refund” of which you speak?
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It’s so damp that 75F feels chilly. And there is a breeze from the south.
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I sat out early, but now I’m waiting for D1 to come home. The kids don’t have school tomorrow, so no one needs to get up early. D2 is taking the extra sleep, D1 decided to hang out at a friend’s house. I was prepping to go to bed early, but now I’m waiting up. I guess I can just keep reading.
n
Got another order from amazon today. I had two items I wanted, and they encouraged me to spend a couple of dollars more to get the “free overnight” shipping. So I added some zippo flints. They arrived separately, in another package. Once again the algorithm cost Amazon money by adding a small additional item to my cart. The additional separate deliver had to have cost them more than they made off the additional $4 purchase I wouldn’t have made.
If they were clever, they’d compare the profit from that additional item to the cost to deliver it, if it comes separately, and just offer to deliver overnight anyway and drop the item. I don’t think they are that clever. And there is no way that extra item didn’t cost them money.
n
I get a newsletter from a creative company headed by a guy who got internet famous by drawing cartoons on the back of business cards. The company sells themselves as being able to ask interesting and business changing social/cultural questions and bringing a unique viewpoint to problems.
It’s not usually as interesting as some of his cartoons were, but sometimes it is.
This week they ask ‘why don’t companies hire the kinds of people who became obsessed with something and became a sort of lay expert in some niche interest, because those sorts of people have skills that would be valuable to a company.’
I’m not sure I believe that. But the last line caught my attention.
“Because giving-a-shit isn’t a teachable skill. ”
https://www.gapingvoid.com/the-lost-art-of-nerding-out/
Worth a couple of minutes.
n
Because the company eventually reaches the point where the management doesn’t want to pay the people with the ability to “nerd out” once they’ve developed an expertise of use to the organization and then proceed to dismiss the personality type as being “on the spectrum”.
The Tragedy of Illegal Immigration
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/11/the-tragedy-of-illegal-immigration.php
Sanctuary state releases thousands of criminals
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/11/sanctuary-state-releases-thousands-of-criminals.php
Strict liability for the judges.
The first case is easy: Strap the offender to his bench and attach one of those deep-thrust trainers that they use for pron stars. 24 hours should do it.
The second report does not tally the criminal offenses subsequent to release of the criminal illegal aliens, but with more than 3 charges on average in each case, it is vanishingly unlikely that the 3 represents all the crimes they committed, or that they suddenly stopped after being released.
In the case of state malfeasance, it would be only fair that the judges and everyone up the line get the same treatment.