Otto's Random Thoughts

Finally, after three attempts I have a mouse that works now. It was more difficult to install than I anticipated, but I it is now done and I...

Today there were a multitude of events in Arivaca. Most notably the annual House Tour. But, there were about a half dozen other things going...

Since the start of the year I have been walking around the perimeter of my uncle's property on a daily basis. It is marked by a barbed w...

It has slowly dawned upon me that my world has been reduced to a 20 acre parcel inhabited by one other human being. More significantly it ap...

Between Serenity Ranch and the nearest paved road is about four miles of very rocky and hilly dirt pretending to be a road. In the middle of...

It has now been nearly six months since I moved to Arivaca. For most of that time I have been confined to the 20 square acres of Serenity Ra...

Well my technical problems still persist, but it appears I can blog now. I tried plugging in an external mouse. Its left click does not work...

I seem to have another strange computer problem. I can not log into Windows. I think my touch pad is broken. I am going to try replacing it ...

Starting in November 1929 the Soviet government began the forced collectivization of agriculture in Kazakhstan. At this time some two thirds...

Recently a number of bloggers have been listing and debating what are the ten most important events in the history of modern France. I perso...

Sorry about the repeat post the other day. My internet connection has been giving me a hard time and I could not get back on to rectify the ...

This is the first post in what I hope to be another series. It is a highly experimental post so bear with me. It has come to my attention th...

This blog will continue to cover items of interest to me, my family, friends and hopefully even one or two strangers in the next year. I don...

The cowboy boots my uncle got me for Christmas arrived in the mail today. It was difficult to find a place that made boots my size. These bo...

Today I met the woman who made my tie-dye shirts. Here in Arivaca the tie-dye shirt is one of the most common elements of local fashion. My ...

During the years 1937-1938, the Soviet government engaged in a series of campaigns against perceived enemies of the state that resulted in h...

Not much is happening in these few days between Christmas and New Years. For the most part things are going really well. The weather is fant...

Today in 1943, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet issued a decree with the title "On Liquidating the Kalmyk ASSR and Founding the Astr...

This does not refer to blood relatives I have that work in academia. Although I did have one second cousin who taught at Oxford and my fathe...

This is my 300th post just in time for Boxing Day. Feel free to print it out and box it up for your servants. I have a feeling my half dozen...