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ret5hd

ret5hd's Journal
ret5hd's Journal
June 7, 2026

Utahan MAGAs Still Hunting For Utah Beach

To Hold Massive Tail-Gate Party.

(sorry. sorry everyone. i’ll go home now)

June 6, 2026

I need to buy some paper...

i need to print a document approx 50
pages. It has a single photo on the front page, and several photos on the back few pages.

when someone picks it up and “feels” the pages, i want it to seem more than that cheap paper feel.

what kind of paper do i need? thnx.

on edit: i have to order online because there are no paper-vendors in our tiny burg.

June 5, 2026

Parts seem so familiar...parts seem planned to be...

inevitable…parts seem that only names and decades have been changed.

I hope our outcome is as successful as theirs.

May 27, 2026

Class Warfare (and how cameras help)



Harlan County USA full documentary:

May 17, 2026

what's the best e-reader to get?

i have to finally admit, my eyes aren’t what they used to be and i need the ability to enlarge print.

hopefully one for a laptop rather than a stand-alone device.

and i love books so much more than screens.

May 15, 2026

Electricity - Data - Lake Tahoe

i think maybe i just figured something out:

The goal of these data centers ISN’T “control of data”…it IS “control of the power” (electric)

When a single company can shut off a city, selling instead to a single “data-center”/“actually now a power control center”…that’s scary.

on edit:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/energy-supplier-abandons-lake-tahoe-residents-to-serve-data-centers/

May 9, 2026

Looking for a GOOD read...

for slight context, my two favorite books were:

Pillars Of The Earth
and
A Gentleman In Moscow

both (it seemed to me) were relatively historically accurate as far as culture, setting, circumstance. both were very enjoyable.

make a suggestion here. thnx in advance. the winner will be gifted with glowing thoughts.

May 9, 2026

serious question...when one travels for medical stuff...

is the expense of lodging deductible?

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