Author: voteCrosby

  • Creative Dent Strategy

    This is the best idea for dealing with a dent I’ve seen in a while aside from repairing it.

  • Flinging Satellites into Space

    So this is kind of awesome. This company is trying a new approach to putting satellites into orbit. Instead of burning hundreds of thousands of gallons of rocket fuel (the video claims it’s fifteen-thousand gallons per second, which adds up quickly) for a rocket launch, they’re accelerating the launch vehicle at high speeds on the…

  • The History of Daylight Savings Time

    For those who, like myself, are interested in the minutiae of the history of things, this is a deep dive Glenn Beck did into the origins of Daylight Savings time. It spans all the way back to Ben Franklin, up through Woodrow Wilson, through the need to preserve coal for use with munitions during World…

  • Christmas Decorations 2024

    This year I put up 7 Christmas Trees as well as other decorations. They don’t look as good in photo as they do in real life, but I thought I’d share anyway. There are three trees in the kitchen, garlands and lights over the windows. Bows, a stocking, a couple of Santas, a snowman, snowflakes…

  • Tom Waits’ Favorite Songs

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/a-selection-of-tom-waits-favourite-songs

  • FHL (Farm House Live) Weekend Update

    I had a reasonably productive weekend around the house. There are two things I remember from my youth about the yard here that are no longer true. Somewhere around 1/3 of the trees are gone, so instead of the yard being a nice shady place to hang out in the summer time, there are large…

  • June 01, 2024

    Click on the date (either one) to see the entire post. Everything about this website has been completely wiped out and I’m starting from scratch. I kind of did this recently, but it was a little half-assed. I saved some old posts to put back up and I used my old logo image, re-created the…