Conspiracy Theories
Electronic Brain Control
In 1968 I learned that electronic brain control made Lee Harvey Oswald kill JFK. I learned this from a protestor at a Electronics Trade Show.
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Family
The Italian Hour
What are the odds? I posted an Italian song on YouTube and one listener recognized the singer as her grandfather. This is the story of how that happened.
History
Rufus Porter
Cathy & Gary Johnson have a daylily farm at 48 Mason Road, New Ipswich, NH. A circa 1800 farmhouse is located on the property which contains wall murals painted by Rufus Porter. I had the opportunity to take some photos of the murals in July of 2019.
Cape Cod
Cape Escape 2021
We came back for a Cape Escape 2021 after skipping 2020 because of COVID. COVID is still with us in a more virulent form but we are among the vaccinated.
Vermicomposting
Worm Bag Revisited
I've been raising worms in my basement for over twenty years. They consume kitchen waste and produce high quality compost. Finding a suitable container for them has been a work in progress.
Music
Lewis Edwin Wilson (1935 - 2020)
We finally had the opportunity to gather to celebrate the life of Lew Wilson. Lew was a regular at our monthly music jams. He had a deep catalog of songs and stories which he would share when we got together. Sadly after his wife passed, his health failed. Covid kept us from visiting him in a nursin
Landscaping
Benign Neglect Lawn Care
I'm beginning to ask myself why I bother mowing so much of my lawn. Why not let some of it revert to a meadow with flowers and pollinating plants?
Mass Shooting
It Happened Again, Another Mass Shooting
Once again in America, flags are flown at half-staff for victims of a mass shooting.
Texas
Texas Attractions
A whirlwind tour of some of the attractions that my sister and I visited during our time in Texas.
Peterborough
The Drilling Rig Recovery
Heavy tow trucks and cranes arrived on May 17, 2021 to recover a rotary drilling rig that flipped over on a bride project in Peterborough, NH.
Infrastructure
When Things Go Wrong
Accidents happen. During construction of a bridge in Peterborough, a Pile Driver flipped over. Thankfully there were no injuries.
New Ipswich
Made It Monday Scholarship Fund
A pair of mittens, a basket, a tote bag are some of the crafts that Angelika Weber has shared on social media with the caption "Made It Monday". She has decided to sell those items to raise funds for the Mascenic High School Scholarship Fund.