rondeaux
@redchesterfield.bsky.social
Addled by solder fumes and government grass. Good at starting projects, bad at completing them. VY2DIY on the bands.
I tried to take a year off social media and I can't say it made much of a difference in my life. World keeps turning,
Mostly just stopped me from sharing such insights as "my armpit stinks like grapefruit tastes"
Mostly just stopped me from sharing such insights as "my armpit stinks like grapefruit tastes"
September 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I tried to take a year off social media and I can't say it made much of a difference in my life. World keeps turning,
Mostly just stopped me from sharing such insights as "my armpit stinks like grapefruit tastes"
Mostly just stopped me from sharing such insights as "my armpit stinks like grapefruit tastes"
Fixed a stand mixer this afternoon. Time to open my engineering firm.
January 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Fixed a stand mixer this afternoon. Time to open my engineering firm.
In a couple hours we kick off my new favourite year-end tradition - RAC winter contest starts tonight.
Find me on HF spinning the dial and shouting "FIVE-NINE, PAPA ECHO" repeatedly with increasing levels of desperation.
Find me on HF spinning the dial and shouting "FIVE-NINE, PAPA ECHO" repeatedly with increasing levels of desperation.
December 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
In a couple hours we kick off my new favourite year-end tradition - RAC winter contest starts tonight.
Find me on HF spinning the dial and shouting "FIVE-NINE, PAPA ECHO" repeatedly with increasing levels of desperation.
Find me on HF spinning the dial and shouting "FIVE-NINE, PAPA ECHO" repeatedly with increasing levels of desperation.
Another year down - another round of Merry, Fuck, Kill.
December 26, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Another year down - another round of Merry, Fuck, Kill.
Winter storm warning? The chicken soup alarms are sounding.
December 20, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Winter storm warning? The chicken soup alarms are sounding.
So windy out that tthe house sounds like someone stretching the mouth of a balloon taut while letting it deflate.
December 17, 2024 at 6:14 PM
So windy out that tthe house sounds like someone stretching the mouth of a balloon taut while letting it deflate.
>200 Tarts baked, the last of them getting delivered this afternoon. Elf status achieved.
December 15, 2024 at 1:45 PM
>200 Tarts baked, the last of them getting delivered this afternoon. Elf status achieved.
Things are getting so damn jolly. It's too much.
December 12, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Things are getting so damn jolly. It's too much.
Vodka Bottle Rolling Pin.
I'll probably survive the apocalypse.
I'll probably survive the apocalypse.
December 7, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Vodka Bottle Rolling Pin.
I'll probably survive the apocalypse.
I'll probably survive the apocalypse.
Ten little piggies are screaming in protest - "winter boots you cheap fucker!"
December 5, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Ten little piggies are screaming in protest - "winter boots you cheap fucker!"
Asking the current boss how he feels about being listed as a reference for future job applications.
Only feels like a desperate position until I consider just how quickly I could pivot to weaponized incompetence.
Only feels like a desperate position until I consider just how quickly I could pivot to weaponized incompetence.
December 5, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Asking the current boss how he feels about being listed as a reference for future job applications.
Only feels like a desperate position until I consider just how quickly I could pivot to weaponized incompetence.
Only feels like a desperate position until I consider just how quickly I could pivot to weaponized incompetence.
The hardware store has supplied me with the weapons I need to win this war.
November 30, 2024 at 5:18 PM
The hardware store has supplied me with the weapons I need to win this war.
Moderate success playing with antennae in the yard this morning. Trusty old NOAA 19 swung past around 1400 utc.
October 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Moderate success playing with antennae in the yard this morning. Trusty old NOAA 19 swung past around 1400 utc.
One might intuit that a furnace tech muttering "from the 70's? 80's?" is a terrible premonition.
October 15, 2024 at 8:12 PM
One might intuit that a furnace tech muttering "from the 70's? 80's?" is a terrible premonition.
Soldered something that was too small to reasonably expect possible but too expensive to replace.
Winter of flight simmin' is back on track.
Winter of flight simmin' is back on track.
October 10, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Soldered something that was too small to reasonably expect possible but too expensive to replace.
Winter of flight simmin' is back on track.
Winter of flight simmin' is back on track.
The bosses won't say it out loud but this is the real reason they want to end remote work.
October 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM
The bosses won't say it out loud but this is the real reason they want to end remote work.
Fall project of preparing snacks and a natural stain slash weed inhibitor
October 7, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Fall project of preparing snacks and a natural stain slash weed inhibitor
Word on the street is that it's not too early.
October 6, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Word on the street is that it's not too early.
They're telling me the market is actually on Sunday.
What a blunder. A disgrace.
What a blunder. A disgrace.
October 5, 2024 at 1:05 PM
They're telling me the market is actually on Sunday.
What a blunder. A disgrace.
What a blunder. A disgrace.
Getting back on the horse (having a morning beer at the street market)
October 5, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Getting back on the horse (having a morning beer at the street market)
Overrun by spreadsheets, longing for a paint scraper.
October 4, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Overrun by spreadsheets, longing for a paint scraper.
Too busy to cook supper. Negative.
Busy enough to grab some falafel on the run. Fucking rad.
Busy enough to grab some falafel on the run. Fucking rad.
October 1, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Too busy to cook supper. Negative.
Busy enough to grab some falafel on the run. Fucking rad.
Busy enough to grab some falafel on the run. Fucking rad.
7 sheets of 60 grit and two vertebrae. Really going through consumables over here.
September 29, 2024 at 1:11 AM
7 sheets of 60 grit and two vertebrae. Really going through consumables over here.
The only Ecco chamber I care to hear about is the dolphin exhibit at marineland
September 23, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The only Ecco chamber I care to hear about is the dolphin exhibit at marineland
Been too busy to post but sometimes you just find a damn gem
September 22, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Been too busy to post but sometimes you just find a damn gem