Tales from FAR Manor

Last exhortation to vote in my poll… closing time is 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. Thanks to all who have voted so far. Friday, December 21, 2035 Lett...

When you’re running down the street, and your hair is on fire… people get out of your WAY!” — Richard Pryor As I was shoveling down a bowl o...

If you haven't voted in the poll, it's open through Tuesday! Got no money and only a little time? Weekend Cinema thinks about you! Y...

If you hadn’t noticed yet, I’ve put a poll in the sidebar (just below my picture)… just curious to see what comes back. Lurkers, regulars, d...

Please take the poll (on the right). Wednesday, November 28, 2035 School’s In OK, Serena thinks I really am old and decrepit. She might be...

We made it!

While I was working at home today, Mrs. Fetched had a client in for some video work. Ironically enough, this client makes (wait for it) poul...

Yes, I’ve gotten older. But I have no intention of growing up… Thursday, October 18, 2035 Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee Holá — Serena he...

When you’re too drunk to drive to the theater, Weekend Cinema keeps you safe at home! I was going to write up a detailed analysis of the Ste...

From the Sunday photowalk. Everything blooming that day was yellow. Today, the Bradford Pear trees are blooming, and those are more white.

After buzzing up to the gas station on the motorcycle, to fill a couple of 1-gallon cans for the Civic (which I let nearly run out), I found...

Maybe we jump the gun, but things could get bad enough this century . And a hat tip to Odin’s Raven for guessing right… Monday, September 10...

This is what things looked like Monday morning: Just for grins, I tried the PhotoStitch software that came with my camera and it did a fairl...

I suffered mightily from indigestion Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. I thought I was having a blood pressure spike, as the symptoms were abo...

In one brief episode, I cover nearly as much time as did the previous 74 episodes. To do it effectively, I had to step back from the first-p...

OK, so most of the country tuned into Obama’s “not-State of the Union” address Tuesday night, and some of us stuck around for LA Gov. Bobby ...

The forecast low was 32 last night, but I don’t think it ever got down that far. It’s 39 now, according to two nearby weather stations — Wea...

This one’s a little long, but next week’s is a little short. It evens out. Tuesday, July 4, 2023 The Opt-Outs July 4 really meant something ...

Yesterday morning, Mrs. Fetched asks me oh-so-innocently: “Would you like to come with me? I just have to give the cows one bale of hay and ...

Working at home is always useful. About 4:30, I grabbed the w0rNg battery and took it back to the motorcycle shop, and got a new one. Ironic...