Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

Twenty years ago today my first redhead was taken from this world by cervical cancer.* I didn't deserve her for the short time I had...

Home again, home again, after our little trip. Almost 3700 miles, average 24MPG with the top down on the highway in most cases, two graduati...

some people consider this to be humorous. I think they're just mocking me. Because they're jealous.

Strawberry cream pie for Niece and a plain cheesecake for another niece's boyfriend (it's his birthday). For the strawberry cream...

I like open carry. I'm an open carry advocate, although I'm not rabid about it. I belong to a group here in the greater Raleigh area...

Two graduations and two graduation receptions, followed by a night out with Brother. I think I'm going to do nothing today. I expect i...

My mother makes this and it's great, so I really have to try making this for myself. 1 can cream style corn 1 cup dry macaroni 1 sti...

We arrived safe and sound in Iowa yesterday morning, tired but otherwise unharmed. It rained on us halfway through the night when we left Ro...

And once again I have folded, mutilated and spindled Blogging Rule Number One, which is post something every day. Not like I've ever bee...

to all the mothers who read my pathetic attempts at scribbling..and to at least one who doesn't. Happy Mothers Day Mom. You're the...

It's May, and I have yet to post the ROTM! So, without further ado, I give you... Spring. I don't have a name to go with ...

My sheds are empty and so is my driveway. My living room is clear of the moving boxes that have been piling up for the past month. The spare...

Bachmann and Model Power . Two companies offering products for model railroading. One has consistently and steadily improved both its lin...

When I went looking for deer rifles the one I really really wanted was the Remington 700 CDL . I didn't have the extra cash to spend ...

Laura was an only child who always wanted brothers and sisters, so she collected people. One of the people she collected was Youngest Son...

Looks like I'll be driving the 'stang in to work tonight...

Your Sith overlords command it...

Happy Easter everyone! The first rule of blogging is to post every day, and this month I have shattered that rule into so many fragments t...

Sure, them furrin cars are pretty and all, but pound for pound us Yanks have, in my opinion, produced the best and most beautiful cars on th...