Category: Skills
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Project Management
Love it or hate it, project management is a thing. It has to be there. If you don’t think it is there, you are just doing it badly. Project Managers are a different kettle of fish. Some need to be boiled alive. Others can just dance on hot rocks. And a very few can sit…
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The Weekly Feast – Chicken Ramen Stir Fry
Everyone in my house loves stir fry. I do all kinds of stir fry dishes, too. I make a great coconut Thai curry, and my ginger soy poke bowls aren’t bad either. Recently, I was in a mood for noodles instead of rice, though, and I went looking and found a recipe for using ramen…
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I can do that
Good points on flintlocks. Then again, making your own primers is definitely possible, including the charge inside. I ran into a reference (online) about making primer charges. You do need some chemical skills, though not a whole lot more than what it takes to make powder for some of the options. I once made mercury…
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Preppers and The Zombie Apocalypse
I grew up a prepper. Most of the people I knew were preppers. The difference was that it was normal. My parents were born at the tail of the great depression. They lived through WWII as children and suffered the rationing that took place in the US. My grandparents planted and tended a garden every…
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On the wall…
There are five rifles on the wall. Four lever action and “Mrs. Pink”, an AR-15 platform with pink furniture. Don’t ask. They are known as “Bear”, “Deer”, “Raccoon”, “Squirrel”, and “Mrs. Pink.” Bear is a Henry Big Boy in 45-70. Deer is a Winchester model 94 in 30-30. Squirrel is a Henry Golden Boy in…
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Prepping – Leggy Seedlings
See those seedlings hardening off in the header image? Those are from a garden I was growing about a decade ago. They’re strong, healthy seedlings. They’re ready to be set into the ground to thrive and grow and make veggies for us. And then there’s this specimen: See how it’s falling over, and it only…
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How Many Languages Do You Speak?
In computer languages, there are very few that are structurally different. FORTRAN is like COBOL, which is like Pascal, which is like BASIC, which is like ADA, which is like … Forth is not like those above. Nor is APL or Lisp. Assembly languages can be used in structured ways, just like FORTRAN, COBOL, Pascal,…
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The Weekly Feast – American Goulash
Sometimes known as American Chop Suey (no idea why), this dish has been served in American homes since the mid 1800s. It’s usually a macaroni based ground beef dish. This week, I made Orecchiette pasta with Chris last night, and we enjoyed it in my American Goulash. This is my own recipe, and I recommend…
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Prepping – Keeping out the Neighbors
You can take that title however you like. When I first wrote it, I was thinking of the four legged kind of beastie that sneaks in and eats your broccoli while you’re sleeping. However, if we’re talking prepping, there’s a legitimate chance that the critter in your garden is two legged and armed. So let’s…
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The Weekly Feast – A Springtime Feast in 1750
I’m at the Fort this weekend (if you’re in the area, come on over and visit!), presenting life in the early spring in a cold environment. I’ll be staying all weekend, with no running water (it’s turned off until all danger of frost is gone) and little electricity (the gift shop has some). I decided…