AkaRichard
@akarichard.bsky.social
I’m just a really old ex-coder who can’t play the harmonica either. Yolo county CA. PL fan (COYS)
#Charlie_Kirk is Trump’s #Horst_Wessel. Can WW 3 be far behind?
September 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#Charlie_Kirk is Trump’s #Horst_Wessel. Can WW 3 be far behind?
I took a walk at dawn. There were no bugs and no birds. The world seemed dead. Where have they gone?
September 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I took a walk at dawn. There were no bugs and no birds. The world seemed dead. Where have they gone?
As a 'scientist' I prefer the use of SI/metric for the usual reasons. I propose that we rename US Customary system ( ya know: feet, miles, pounds...) and call it the USArchaic system.
"I'd like set of wrenches"
"metric or USArchaic, sir?"
It's a tool industry conspiracy
"I'd like set of wrenches"
"metric or USArchaic, sir?"
It's a tool industry conspiracy
August 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As a 'scientist' I prefer the use of SI/metric for the usual reasons. I propose that we rename US Customary system ( ya know: feet, miles, pounds...) and call it the USArchaic system.
"I'd like set of wrenches"
"metric or USArchaic, sir?"
It's a tool industry conspiracy
"I'd like set of wrenches"
"metric or USArchaic, sir?"
It's a tool industry conspiracy
A Scottish Welcome Trump's Theatrical Homecoming
YouTube video by political primate
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July 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hey! What if this chaotic period of US history follows the same trajectory as the Cultural Revolution in China. That could leave us a wiser and stronger country, wouldn’t it? Just trying to find a silver lining.
July 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey! What if this chaotic period of US history follows the same trajectory as the Cultural Revolution in China. That could leave us a wiser and stronger country, wouldn’t it? Just trying to find a silver lining.
Went to the full service car wash. Usually takes 20 minutes tops. Today After an hour still not wiped down so I asked for the key and left. They were woefully shorthanded. The manager told me he can't get his usual people to come to work because, even tho they're legal, they're afraid of ICE !
June 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Went to the full service car wash. Usually takes 20 minutes tops. Today After an hour still not wiped down so I asked for the key and left. They were woefully shorthanded. The manager told me he can't get his usual people to come to work because, even tho they're legal, they're afraid of ICE !
I woke up smiling from a happy dream,
A fully formed poem was in my mind,
It was a poem about you.
It was a poem of praise,
It was cleverly insightful and insight-fully clever,
A poem of strength and joy.
A fully formed poem was in my mind,
It was a poem about you.
It was a poem of praise,
It was cleverly insightful and insight-fully clever,
A poem of strength and joy.
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I woke up smiling from a happy dream,
A fully formed poem was in my mind,
It was a poem about you.
It was a poem of praise,
It was cleverly insightful and insight-fully clever,
A poem of strength and joy.
A fully formed poem was in my mind,
It was a poem about you.
It was a poem of praise,
It was cleverly insightful and insight-fully clever,
A poem of strength and joy.
Spurs win a trophy for Ange! There will be some hangovers in London tomorrow
May 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Spurs win a trophy for Ange! There will be some hangovers in London tomorrow
I just donated $50 to Harvard. They don't need my money yet but their courageous and principled example should be recognized in a concrete form.
April 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I just donated $50 to Harvard. They don't need my money yet but their courageous and principled example should be recognized in a concrete form.
Brenda: I love you.
Me: I love you more!
Brenda: And with good reason.
Me: 🤪
Me: I love you more!
Brenda: And with good reason.
Me: 🤪
March 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Brenda: I love you.
Me: I love you more!
Brenda: And with good reason.
Me: 🤪
Me: I love you more!
Brenda: And with good reason.
Me: 🤪
Why isn't is generally understood that Trump and the Project 2025 gang conned millions into voting for a convicted criminal because they wanted to destroy the Federal Government and replace it with a kleptocracy/autocracy/oligarchy. What they are doing now is not surprising at all.
March 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why isn't is generally understood that Trump and the Project 2025 gang conned millions into voting for a convicted criminal because they wanted to destroy the Federal Government and replace it with a kleptocracy/autocracy/oligarchy. What they are doing now is not surprising at all.
The announcers for the #Liverpool game on #Peacock right now (Saturday 1500) are the absolute best in the business. They describe the game as it is being played. No off topic chatter, no stories about personal lives (who cares). When there's nothing going on they STFU!
March 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The announcers for the #Liverpool game on #Peacock right now (Saturday 1500) are the absolute best in the business. They describe the game as it is being played. No off topic chatter, no stories about personal lives (who cares). When there's nothing going on they STFU!
Watching #liverpool v #mancity on #peacock and the crowd noise is 20db louder than the announcers 😕.
Audio engineer is asleep at the switch.
Audio engineer is asleep at the switch.
February 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Watching #liverpool v #mancity on #peacock and the crowd noise is 20db louder than the announcers 😕.
Audio engineer is asleep at the switch.
Audio engineer is asleep at the switch.
When Canadians responded to the moron's tariffs by taking red state liquor off the shelf I did the same. No more Kentucky or Texas bourbon for me. I bought a bottle of Canadian whiskey. It's OK, but not the flavor I like. Then I discovered Lost Republic, a California bourbon. YES! No red state stuff
February 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
When Canadians responded to the moron's tariffs by taking red state liquor off the shelf I did the same. No more Kentucky or Texas bourbon for me. I bought a bottle of Canadian whiskey. It's OK, but not the flavor I like. Then I discovered Lost Republic, a California bourbon. YES! No red state stuff
Let's try this: Liberals should join the republican/maga party in large numbers and then parasitize it.
February 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Let's try this: Liberals should join the republican/maga party in large numbers and then parasitize it.
Today, in solidarity with my Canadian friends and with enmity toward our "red' states, I have switched to Crown Royal Canadian whiskey for my evening dram. My weed is already a "blue" state product.
February 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Today, in solidarity with my Canadian friends and with enmity toward our "red' states, I have switched to Crown Royal Canadian whiskey for my evening dram. My weed is already a "blue" state product.
Shit! I guess I picked the wrong month to quit drinking. Back off the wagon.
February 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Shit! I guess I picked the wrong month to quit drinking. Back off the wagon.
So the tariffs are a way to get the bottom 90% of American wage earners to pay for the govt rather than ask congress to raise taxes on the rich, right? Or am i confused?
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
So the tariffs are a way to get the bottom 90% of American wage earners to pay for the govt rather than ask congress to raise taxes on the rich, right? Or am i confused?
January 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Why colonize Mars to save humanity. Can't we simply reduce human population size over the next century so the planet can support us without being degraded? If the human population was a half billion instead of 9 billion we would still be human and the planet could heal.
January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why colonize Mars to save humanity. Can't we simply reduce human population size over the next century so the planet can support us without being degraded? If the human population was a half billion instead of 9 billion we would still be human and the planet could heal.
I bought an inexpensive #EastTop NV chromatic 12. Works better than anything I found at 4 times the price!! But the real secret is in one's skill, which finally became clear as I worked thru #Yvonnick_Prene's site, #NYHarmonicaSchool. The real secret is learning to play the same tune in all keys.
December 2, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I bought an inexpensive #EastTop NV chromatic 12. Works better than anything I found at 4 times the price!! But the real secret is in one's skill, which finally became clear as I worked thru #Yvonnick_Prene's site, #NYHarmonicaSchool. The real secret is learning to play the same tune in all keys.
My #Suzuki #chromatic was a bust, so I ended up with a #Harmo #Angel16, but before I did I also tried an #EastTop NV in G. That works fine, but I really like playing a C harp. So I got a #Seydel in C orchestra. That works OK but it was pricey, and takes a lot of technique on the low notes.
December 2, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I wanted to play Stardust so I got an Easttop Forerunner and worked it out in C, only to find I needed a low B. So I followed the advice of an online chromatic guru and bought a Suzuki 16 hole on eBay. Big mistake! It's unresponsive on low B and D draw, can't return it, can't fix it. Darn.
December 2, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I wanted to play Stardust so I got an Easttop Forerunner and worked it out in C, only to find I needed a low B. So I followed the advice of an online chromatic guru and bought a Suzuki 16 hole on eBay. Big mistake! It's unresponsive on low B and D draw, can't return it, can't fix it. Darn.
@harmonica.bsky.social #harmonica #chromatic #scales
So, at 84 years old I have decided to learn to play the harmonica. For our 40th anniversary I wanted to play "Stardust", so I worked it out in C only to find that I needed a B below low C. Thus began an expensive odyssey looking for the right harp
So, at 84 years old I have decided to learn to play the harmonica. For our 40th anniversary I wanted to play "Stardust", so I worked it out in C only to find that I needed a B below low C. Thus began an expensive odyssey looking for the right harp
December 2, 2024 at 5:23 PM
@harmonica.bsky.social #harmonica #chromatic #scales
So, at 84 years old I have decided to learn to play the harmonica. For our 40th anniversary I wanted to play "Stardust", so I worked it out in C only to find that I needed a B below low C. Thus began an expensive odyssey looking for the right harp
So, at 84 years old I have decided to learn to play the harmonica. For our 40th anniversary I wanted to play "Stardust", so I worked it out in C only to find that I needed a B below low C. Thus began an expensive odyssey looking for the right harp