Screenshots from my Bluesky acct (replies), & recent sketches:
Artist in various media (mostly traditional), craftsman & general DIYer. I make no guarantee of regular posting--work will go up as circumstances permit.
Volkswagen Beetle
DIYer
various/school of hard knocks
right behind you
Joined on 2/20/23
Posted by ShadenLines - 6 days ago
A new sketch-painting will post in a week from now...& a two-color one before that. Stay tuned, folks!
In other news, I am staying on the antibiotic prescribed after my last emergency room visit. My phone screen keeps going dark & staying that way for too long...brought it to one place to have it fixed but there wasn't much he could do. Finally I brought it back to my service provider's store & told 'em what's happening. Turns out I purchased insurance on the thing a while back...who knew it would actually be useful? The replacement phone should arrive in three days from now.
Posted by ShadenLines - 11 days ago
Moses on a mustang, I hope it's not a fucking tumor... Even a microstroke would be better news than that.
Posted by ShadenLines - 11 days ago
...& one post on an article from Yahoo,
for your perusal:
Other than that, nothing exciting. Was out working on the land Saturday...thinning out small trees on one end & cut up an oak I felled in the central area two months back. The next day I burned some charcoal in my grill (so I could season the outside with grape seed oil). My stuff in the storage unit is mostly organized now. Life goes on as usual. If I can, I will post some sketchy stuff later this week.
Posted by ShadenLines - 2 weeks ago
sewing a patch on an old pair of jeans
at a local gas station, last week ("wash me, daddy")
from the Let's Make It Obvious Dept.
Posted by ShadenLines - 3 weeks ago
Yesterday I had a medical appointment that I drove up into town for. After it was done, the afternoon was half over & rush-hour traffic was in full swing. So I found a place to hang out...not one I wanted to be in, but there weren't many other options in that neighborhood. Did the following:
Haven't done much today because I need to catch up on my sleep.
Posted by ShadenLines - 1 month ago
snapshot of a part of my land. Taken on the 10th.
Much work ahead.
Weathering a storm while inside my truck, for the very first time. This was taken two days ago (by the time you see this, gentle reader)
Posted by ShadenLines - 1 month ago
It is the evening of the first day in my new place.
(Yesterday didn't qualify because I did not make it out of the worthless old apartment until around 0300 hrs. Stopped at a rest stop on the way here because I absolutely had to sleep)
All I'm gonna tell you at this point is if I want to go to the bathroom after sundown, it involves shoes & a flashlight... Extra points if you get the reference.
Was at a neat thrift shop earlier when I caught a couple snapshots of found humor:
1990's right-wing shit is always funny.
Tomorrow, the real work begins.
Posted by ShadenLines - 1 month ago
...of my life, that is.
Tomorrow is the last day in this old cracker box. Then I'm heading to my land...right into the bush.
Will post photos if anyone is interested. (Let me know if you are)
Posted by ShadenLines - March 28th, 2025
Two days ago I made the mistake of buying a few things to read. In my defense I had a reason (need info about truck mods)...but still.
Picked up the reading habit when I was little, so you know I'm incorrigible at this point. I'll try not to make the textwall too high...
Got a most interesting article in American Affairs...morbidly interesting, to a confirmed declinist like myself. It is about the US military, specifically the ingrained problems that plague it. I already knew a few things about the situation, i.e. the consistent failure to meet recruiting goals & the inability to procure major equipment (ships, fighter planes, etc.) while staying under budget. But the article goes into some depth, & I gotta be honest: I knew things were bad, but I had no idea they were this bad.
A few quotes (edited for brevity):
I could've included quite a bit more, but you get the idea. I knew our armed forces were SNAFU...I did not know they were at TARFU level. They may not have gone FUBAR but if the article is legit--I'm pretty sure it is--then they will degrade to that level, soon enough.
Now here's the problem: I've learned all of the above (&, previously, a few related factoids) while being in intermittent contact with a friend of mine. He's in the service, is a mechanic of some sort, & will be sent to a region that isn't hot but probably will get hot within the next two years. That much I can reveal here. My friend is not stupid; he knows any weaknesses within his department (for lack of a better word). However with all due respect to him, I don't think he is aware of most of the above info. Until I started with my move, I had time to research these things here & there. He doesn't have that luxury; in the military you usually have a job to do. My first instinct was to xerox the article & send the copy to him, but then I had second thoughts. This intel may affect his chances of survival if war should break out...but if I give it to him it could increase his stress, which could impact his ability to function while in an already stressful situation. So:
Should I give my friend the info, or should I keep silent?
I welcome any & all constructive replies. Please explain the reasoning behind your answer, & thank you for reading.