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COVID-19

Posted on March 4, 2021 in health by KG2V

So, back on Feb 22nd. I tested positive for COVID-19. The first symptoms were before that. Got out of isolation yesterday, and it is back to work. Woot.I got lucky, I had a mild case that was basically a bit of a cough, a slightly runny nose, and a couple of days of on and […]

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IGaging EZ-cal Calipers

Posted on February 19, 2021 in Uncategorized by KG2V
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So, today I happened to have to bring my gauge blocks to work – an old George Scherr “5 millions Accuracy” set (if that is true, today they would be called class 0) and I decided to check the calipers against the blocks. (Disclaimer, I can’t tell you the last time this set was calibrated, […]

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Nation Celebrates two weeks to flatten the curve

Posted on February 9, 2021 in Uncategorized by KG2V

https://babylonbee.com/news/nation-prepares-to-celebrate-1st-annual-anniversary-of-two-weeks-to-flatten-the-curve

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A Human should

Posted on February 4, 2021 in life,Opinion by KG2V
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I saw a post over on FB today RE teaching your daughter to XX and your son to YY. My thought was:“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort […]

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Snow

Posted on February 4, 2021 in Weather by KG2V
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So, Sunday we got about 15-16 inches of snow. What fun. Ended up with a snow day from work, but ended up twisting my knee. Now they are saying there is a good chance we will have snow again this weekend. Booo

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Proud Boys, FBI, Contelpro

Posted on January 27, 2021 in Politics by KG2V
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So, it seems that the head of the “Proud Boys”, Enrique Tarrio has been an FBI Informant since 2012. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/27/proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-fbi-informant Very much shades of the old FBI “GIP” (Ghetto Informant Program) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Informant_Program and even more so “CONTELPRO” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO programs of the FBI back in the 1960s-1970s, where the FBI would get people on the inside, […]

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And so it begins…

Posted on January 21, 2021 in Politics by KG2V

Two ISIS Suicide bombings in Baghdad today, at leas 32 dead, 100 injured.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/world/middleeast/baghdad-market-bombing.html

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Totally agree with this

Posted on January 19, 2021 in Uncategorized by KG2V

https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/17/russell-crowe-is-right-if-you-think-master-and-commander-is-boring-you-need-to-grow-up/

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Now THIS is interesting

Posted on January 19, 2021 in Politics by KG2V
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According to RealClearPolitics’ aggregate of polls, Trump is moving out of the White House with a nearly 40 percent approval rating overall. Bush enjoyed just under 30 percent of Americans on his side at this same point in his presidency. In addition, Biden’s approval rating is only 1 point higher than Trump’s

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Can Trump be impeached after his term?

Posted on January 19, 2021 in Opinion,Politics by KG2V
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I see people saying yes, based upon arguments based on the debated before signing the Constitution, but Article 4 reads: Section. 4. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. Basically, the […]

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