2020 Second Presidential Debate – Follow us on GAB

As I did with the Vice-Presidential debate, I’m moving from Twitter to Gab – you can follow me and any other Grokster that chimes in – to cover the Third Second Presidential Debate between President Trump and Dementia / Gropey Joe. Starts at 9pm EST (remember, we’ve had a long time Page on Gab but … Read more

Black Bear

Lions and Tigers and…crap, I Got a Bear Around Here

Ah, a function of living in rural NH next to LOTS of conservation land. I guess the little cub we saw a few years ago has grown up. A lot! Really, crap. Bear scat. Didn’t notice it until this morning when I had to go retrieve the bag of trash I spotted in the woods last night.

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Harvey Weinstein in wheelchair

And This is a Problem…..Why?

I did have to chuckle a bit with that old saw “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time”. And given the stories that came out concerning his utter lack for other people, especially the women who live and work in the Hollywood / movie industry, it would be just desserts (reformatted, emphasis mine):

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gavel court trial lawsuit

Jury Duty – determining Innocence/Guilt – or is it about Liberties?

As I was (FINALLY!) selected to be a part of a Jury pool, I’m going through the slow process of going from “selected” to “acceptable”. That entailed, because of COVID-19, an online survey of 50 questions, then a virtual “hearing” in which the prosecutor and then the defending lawyers had the chance to question me … Read more

Coffee Makers hacked with ransomware

So, you REALLY want all your devices on the Internet? Hahahahahahaha!

Back in the day, I wanted a smart home (I’ve said that before somewhere in here). I even bought a number of X-10 modules for alerts and lights along with a module to hook up to my then ancient PC. To control and manage various kinds of stimuli (e.g., door/window opens, day to night, break-ins, date or time-based events) and commands.

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