Skip to content
Observations…
…from somewhere in Kansas City
  • Home
  • About me…
  • Donate to us
  • Phishing
  • Unexpected lesson on the I-35

Author: Kenneth Ballard

Fifth Amendment/Free speech/Rights/Second Amendment

It isn’t a right if it’s compulsory

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

In the United States there are several rights codified in our Constitution. And one concept about rights many seem to forget is they are entirely voluntary. You...

Scams

Blackmail variant – 2022-01-16

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Like I said before, we need to start naming these variants like we name COVID-19 or influenza strains. Same scam as before, and again claiming they have access ...

DIY

Simple wiring for a 3-way switch

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

As mentioned in a previous product review, the current ongoing project is attic insulation. Part of this project – and a significant source of delays R...

Scams

Blackmail variant – 2022-01-03

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’m starting to think we need to start naming variants of this scam email the same way we name variants of COVID-19. Hi! Unfortunately, I have some bad ne...

Scams

Blackmail variant – 2021-12-25 – Merry Christmas, I suppose?

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Yes, I received this on Christmas Day from “Heather”. Imagine that! Hello, Hopefully you actually do not mind my language sentence structure, since ...

Product and service reviews

Zenith Self-Prying Pro-Bar

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Buy it now at Home Depot or Amazon.com. This year’s major house project has been attic insulation. And getting all of the old out to put down the new has ...

Economics/Health care

Bernie doesn’t understand the drug market

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ll say this up front: if you’re complaining about the cost of something today compared to several decades ago, and your explanation doesn’t ...

Solicitations

Yeah I get snarky at times

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

This was an email I recently received: Hi, My name is [REDACTED] and I’m an account manager at [REDACTED]. One of our clients has shown interest in being ...

10Gb network upgrade

Quieting the MikroTik CRS317

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I actually never thought I’d be writing this article. Almost three years ago when I wrote my review of the MikroTik CRS317, I said it’s “quiet...

Ethics/Law/Photography

Deleting their wedding

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

We all love a little petty or nuclear revenge. But what happens when that nuclear revenge comes in the form of formatting memory card(s) in front of a groom? Yo...

Posts navigation

« Previous 1 2 3 … 79 Next »

Affiliations

To offset the hosting and operating costs of this site, this site's owner is a member of the Amazon Associates program and eBay Partner Network. Links directing you to Amazon or eBay product or search result pages may be affiliate links for which I may earn a commission when a purchase is made.

On Solicitations and Inquiries

Since I keep getting inquiries for some reason... Note: this does not apply to inquiries about reviewing a product. If you insist in inquiring with me about incorporating your content, or a link thereto, onto my site, include your proposal as the message for a non-refundable payment to my PayPal. I reserve the right to decline your request for any reason or none, with or without any response. I also reserve the right to publicly post any solicitations I receive regarding this blog or any article therein.

Disney Movie Club

I've been a member of the Disney Movie Club for years. They have a wide selection of Blu-Ray and 4K titles, including titles exclusive to the Club. And discounts when you order several items at a time. Right now you get 5 Disney movies for only $1 plus FREE shipping when you join. Click here for details or to sign up.

Blogroll

  • Colony West Software Company
  • Donate to this blog!
  • My BOINC stats
  • My Folding@Home

Charities

  • First Hand Foundation

Law resources

  • Legal Information Institute
  • United States Supreme Court

Search

Archives

Categories

  • Abortion
  • Accounting
  • Amazon.com
  • Animals and pets
  • Background checks
  • Bullying
  • Capital punishment
  • Capitalism
  • Cartoons
  • Casey Anthony
  • Censorship
  • Charity
  • Children
  • Concealed carry
  • Constitution
  • Crime
  • Debt
  • Democrat platform
  • DIY
  • Double jeopardy
  • Dress codes
  • Driving
  • Dual-sovereignty doctrine
  • Due process
  • Economics
  • Electoral College
  • Energy
  • Espresso
  • Ethics
  • Federal Reserve
  • FedEx
  • Feminism
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Firearms and Ammunition
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fractional-reserve banking
  • Free speech
  • Gaming
  • George Zimmerman
  • Health
  • Health care
  • Immigration
  • Impeachment
  • Journalism
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement/Police
  • Letters to politicians
  • Libertarianism
  • Life
  • Marketing
  • Marriage
  • Minimum wage
  • Mortgage
  • Movies
  • Music
  • National Rifle Association
  • Net neutrality
  • Nudity
  • PayPal
  • Photography
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Politics
  • Product and service reviews
  • Projects
    • 10Gb network upgrade
    • Absinthe
    • Amethyst
    • Beta Orionis
    • Colony West
    • Desert Sapphire
    • Electrical and electronics
    • First water cooled build
    • Lighting
    • Mining
    • Mira
    • Nasira
    • Rack mount HDD enclosure
    • Rack mount server
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Server projects
    • Silent DIY rack cabinet
    • White Lightning
  • Religion
  • Republican platform
  • Rights
  • Scams
  • Science
  • Second Amendment
  • Sex
  • Socialism
  • Solicitations
  • Supreme Court
  • Taxes
  • Technology
  • Term limits
  • Trial by jury
  • Uncategorized
  • Vaccines
  • Working

Blogroll

  • Colony West Software Company
  • Donate to this blog!
  • My BOINC stats
  • My Folding@Home

Charities

  • First Hand Foundation

Law resources

  • Legal Information Institute
  • United States Supreme Court

Pages

  • About me…
  • Donate to us
  • Phishing
  • Unexpected lesson on the I-35
© 2022 Observations…
Powered by WordPress | Theme: Graphy by Themegraphy