Ted’s essays

Darby Blizzard of ’21

Epic snowfall for the Darby area with 15 inches on Sunday followed by 6 inches on Monday. A bit much for the equipment we have here to deal with normal snowfalls. In the video at the bottom I show how to read the weather satellite clips and what they tell us. […]

over stove rack

One attribute of mine appreciated greatly by my spousal unit she nicknamed “The Shelf Meister”. I never build any two alike. Everything is a prototype, custom for the situation, location and application. It is a constant game for me to move things off the flat working surfaces and her to bring more gadgets and gizmos out that then occupy the space thus cleared. Rinse. Repeat. My newest creation is from flat-bar steel and rods cut and heat-bent. The copper paint amuses me and fits the decor. I get a kick out of people puzzling over why magnets stick to my copper. […]

The media/political theater has bogged down

It is not like they aren’t hell-bent, pell-mell destroying the world, but they are playing this ridiculous dementia president scene overly long. Drop the curtain, please. I suppose this is a good time to hit the concession stand. The really ugly part are the sheep flocking to kill themselves with masks, social distancing and toxic vaccines. Information against all of those things is readily available and overwhelmingly against participation … The eyes are useless when the mind is closed. I am particularly weary of this scene, this act in the big play. The messiah is due in from Stage Right on his white charger to set all wrongs right. Meanwhile, people are running full-speed to have the scam-demic destroy […]