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Friday, July 31, 2026

Installed

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 Done and done. The new AC unit is in the wall.  I used a long sawsall blade to get between the chassis and cabinet. When the crew arrived (...
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Friday Update

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 I have a very good friend, a buddy, a pard, who is a retired Master Electrician. He came over yesterday to help me with the new shop air co...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Fauci Clams Up

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 Tony Fauci, a guy who five years ago was a demigod, the toast of society, the unfettered expert of medical science and immunology, has deci...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Tuesday Morning

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 My daily check with the National Hurricane Center shows no cyclone activity is forecast for the next seven days.  I also check with Mr. Wea...
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Monday, July 27, 2026

AC Update

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 I built my shop during the winter of 2017-18.  Before I even poured the slab, I found two air conditioners on sale at Lowe's.  Big, 18,...
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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Bertha Comes Ashore

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 It looks like Bertha will soon limp into Texas, dragging a leg and will soon reach remnant status.  She has suffered with wind shear since ...
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Bear

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 A screen grab from a YouTube short, it seems that this bear has climbed a utility pole and is resting on the cross bar. LINKY HERE :  I hop...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Wednesday

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 Plaquemine Parish is bracing.... well, acknowledging that TS Bertha is about to come ashore. It ain't much as tropical storms go, but i...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Horse Soldier

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 If you know, you know.
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Watching Bertha

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 Tropical Depression Two got its act together for a few minutes last night and became Tropical Storm Bertha.  She ain't much as tropical...
Monday, July 20, 2026

Monday update

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 Checking with NOAA this morning, it appears that TD2, the storm brewing in the Gulf.  It is not meeting expectations and as of right now, i...
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Sunday, July 19, 2026

TD Two

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 Tropical Depression Two is a weird little storm that is brewing in the northeast Gulf.  It is expected to head westerly.  Strangest warning...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Court Day

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 Back in May, I got into a little fender-bender.  Got a ticket.  I called the Sheriff's office to see whart I owed them. "Oh, no, P...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Water

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 Life as we know it is impossible without water.  It's a daily necessity.  Twenty years ago I was both baffled and amused by the idea of...
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Monday, July 13, 2026

Monday Morning

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 I hear that Lindsey Graham of Soth Carolina died recently.  Damned shame.  He was a great Senator for South Carolina.  A great conservative...
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Thursday, July 09, 2026

Brake Job, Fini

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 If O'Reilley's had the parts yesterday, we would have been done yesterday.  We got the parts this morning and started the job, only...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Brakes

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 We got up this morning and Belle'scar was missing.  Grandson Zach lives with us and normally goes to work during the dark-thirty hours....
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Tuesday, July 07, 2026

Her Too

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I don't know if you have been watching this train wreck of a Senate rave in Maine, but it got more interesting today when some woman acc...
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Saturday, July 04, 2026

July 4th

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 This We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienab...
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Friday, July 03, 2026

Belts, Revisited

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 Back in February, I complained that I could not find a bel t I liked in the local stores.  You readers made some recommendations, and I too...
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I'm a grandpaw who has lived a life of adventure, and resent having to slow down. I've been a Tank Commander, a Company Commander, an MP. My main career has been law enforcement, with 30 years and counting. At this stage of my life, the most important people in my life call me PawPaw. You've come to PawPaw's House. Sit back and enjoy. Email me at ddezendorf at yahoo dot com (all spambots must die)
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