Pro tip: Do not try to tow a salvage shuttle bus through a tight spot on your property when you're tired and it's getting dark. After getting it stuck under a branch (of a tree I don't like anyway) letting air out of the tires wasn't enough to get clearance. A chainsaw was. Tired Hartree.

Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

Feh. My oxygen regulator doesn't. No brazing today. (Yes, I keep a fire extinguisher at the ready.)

Sorry for the short notice, but I just received this: The online memorial service for Karl Meyer (Crim Mip) on Second Life will be livestreamed at: www.youtube.com/live/aTMyOYw... I believe this is California time so this will be 4 PM Central today.

What do you bet a bunch of largely anonymous investors took out heavily leveraged put options on Kenvue on Friday. (Kenvue owns the Tylenol brand.)

Many of the people on my friends list know Karl Meyer (Crim). I just received word that he had passed away. I don't know much as yet save that it was apparently natural causes. I wanted to make sure that his family knew before I made a public post about it. I'll post more info as I find out.

I'm not a Charlie Kirk fan, but to hell with political murderers and attempted murderers.

DOW Chemical just got a major branding boost.

My spirit animal:

Ghislaine Maxwell's testimony that was released today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8jm...

It doesn't "Feels So Good" anymore. RIP Chuck Mangione: variety.com/2025/music/o...

OK. I admit I'm sometimes slow on the uptake, but when I see clouds of steam coming from the front of the tractor I'm mowing with after a loud "bang" I get the message. Especially when it's within 10 feet of the spot I misjudged a turn two years ago and took out the radiator of this same tractor.

This is where I post from:

I vaguely remember news coverage of the Watts riots.

Thank heavens that we now have been told the truth on the Epstein case and there will no longer be any controversy about it.

Pinky: "I think so Brain, but what if calling out the National Guard doesn't take the press focus off Elon?"

Oh my.

A fight! A fight! Lucy and Snoopy are having a fight!

When a "simple" changing of a wheel speed sensor ends up involving a propane torch, a sledge, penetrating oil, brake cleaner spray, and an angle grinder, it makes for a long day.

So, the administration is pulling Jared Isaacman's appointment to be head of NASA in order to appoint someone more in line with Trump's America First policies. Given the budget cuts to space science the admin wants, I suspect the main beneficiary of this move will be the Chinese space program.

Slightly Ruin a Song Title: "Dancing on the False Ceiling"

Short Round as a long snake. Who'da thunk it?

King Canute has signed an executive order to turn back the tide.

When people try to tell you that suspending habeus corpus will only be used for illegal immigrants, remember that when the RICO statutes were proposed in the 1970s we were told that they only would be used for mobsters like John Gotti.

The home mechanic's lament: "Well, that was supposed to be a lot easier than that".

JD Vance visited the pope. Then he visited India. Can we get him to visit Moscow?

Regardless of your beliefs, Easter and other spring festivals are symbolic of rebirth, renewal and new hope. And we certainly can use that right now.

This is not governance. This is vengeance. Trump feels the entire nation did him dirty by not reelecting him in 2020 and then not supporting him in rejecting the outcome of that election. His vengeance on the whole country is economic. That includes nearly all who voted for him.

Elon should personally explore the amazing opportunities available in subsistence farming. It's truly the wave of the future for his America.

Repost with your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only)

According to his physical, Trump is 6 foot 3 inches and 225 pounds with essentially perfect cholesterol, glucose and BP. He also apparently takes regular swims in the Yangtze River.

A song by one of my favorite guitarists and his daughter. David and Romany Gilmour. Wonderful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9qd...

I've been asking where we would get the machinists, welders and other skilled workers to rebuild our shipyards. The answer is obvious now. Send the economy into a depression and then you'll have lots of unemployed skilled workers. Now, I wonder what revenue you'll pay them with.

Summary of investor sentiment on Asian stock exchanges right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6WD...

Justice incoming:

Great journalism by Yahoo: "L3Harris Supplies First Skyraider II Military Jet to U.S. Air Force" Clueless editor writes headline for the reporter: The Skyraider II:

Antarctic Islands Announce Response to Tariffs:

This is not governance. This is vengeance. Trump feels the entire nation did him dirty by not reelecting him in 2020 and then not supporting him in rejecting the outcome of that election. His vengeance on the whole country is economic. That includes nearly all who voted for him.

The one who steals the look is the one who got punked:

This is hysterical. German TV reports that US personnel went door to door in Nuuk, Greenland and found no one who would agree to let the US Second Lady, Usha Vance, visit. nyheder.tv2.dk/live/2025-01...

Due to the apparent insecurity of signal chat rooms, all administration planning discussions will be moving to WordPress sites as soon as posible.

Hegseth and Waltz their chatroom open wide. Shaka when the walls fell.

A message to Nasa employees in the path of the reduction in force were advised "Embrace the challenge". This is essentially the same as in Outlaw Josey Wales where Chief Dan George's character, Lone Watie is advised "Endeavor to persevere".

Let's hear it for putting in extra hours on a Sunday. Over on Twitter: @elonmusk and @marcorubio are doing the best marketing job @EutelsatGroup could ever imagine.

Most amazing self-own I've seen lately. Terry Virts was a space shuttle pilot.

If you see this post a knight. I'm giving a volume discount:

Post a robot that's not from Star Wars or Transformers.

A Very Stable Genius:

Trump says he has left orders that Iran is to be obliterated if he is assassinated by them. Are you sure saying that when meeting with Bibi Netanyaho, who has the Mossad ready at hand, is a good idea? Give them their due. They're awfully good at doing that sort of thing and misdirecting the blame.