uthus2k in # hive-196037 • 6 months ago • 1 min readWhat if you lose your voice?I shot this over about 2 weeks and I may not have tied things together as well as I'd like. FYI, the man in question in this video is my Dad. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio…uthus2k in # hive-196037 • 7 months ago • 1 min readBarbie (broken) dream house and a panel change.Going to do a panel change leads to a sad (at least to me) story. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in # hive-196037 • 8 months ago • 1 min readThe Golden HourRandom sunrises and sunsets in Illinois, Missouri and Texas. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio correction with Audacity v2.3.3. Video effects with kdenlive 21.12.3. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in # hive-196037 • 8 months ago • 1 min readA cicada moltingI found this cicada crawling through my grass. I put it on this lava rock and recorded it molting. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in # hive-196037 • 8 months ago • 1 min readSomething's been stolenSomebody's been hard at work stealing copper out of panels in this tenement building. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio correction with Audacity v2.3.3. Video effects with kdenlive…uthus2k in # sunset • 9 months ago • 1 min readSunset in Illinois2023 Aug 14, 1953 CDT Taken by Ericuthus2k in # hive-196037 • 9 months ago • 1 min readMarilyn in Soulard, MO!There is no telling what you will find in an old house. Video shot on Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Audio correction with Audacity v2.3.3. Video effects with kdenlive 21.12.3. ▶️ DTubeuthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min readNever, never, never give upThe first Thursday in November was a year. I didn't pick that day. It kind of just happened. I had smoked my last cigarette the night before just before I went to bed. It may have been my…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min readChristmas leftoversHam was on the menu at our house Christmas evening among other things. It was an 8 pound ham and there's only Gammy and me. We ate what we wanted yesterday and today then I trimmed up the bone and…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 3 min readThe power is out"I need to trim those wicks," he said as he looked at the candles here and there through the room. "I need to keep them burning as long as I can." How long had it been since they were plunged into…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 2 min readA little food for thought.There are several native seeds that I grow. Some are intentional. Others are not. Passion fruit . Down south, we call these maypops because when the fruit is over ripe and starts to…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min readI'm readyI'm ready. I'm ready to watch the world's economies collapse. I'm ready to watch infrastructure crumble. I'm ready to be plunged into darkness during the height of winter. I'm ready to be…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min readHe couldn't say "No""So you want me to lie about this thing?" he asked. "No, Mr. Armstrong. Call it prevarication if you must, but it's not a lie if you believe it, right?" "That's the thing," said Armstrong. "I…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 2 min readThe Road to PeaceYears ago, I was going through difficulties of my own making. What they were does not matter at this point, only the road I chose to leave them behind does. From the house in which I lived, I…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 2 min readDinner conversation"It's easier than you'd think," he said as he popped a shrimp with lemon sauce in his mouth. "Most people don't think for themselves any more. They take what they hear on TV as gospel." He too\k a…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min read... and a star to steer her by.I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min readIn The BlindIn the pre-dawn hours, I sit huddled in my debris blind overlooking a game trail that white tails frequent. I hear movement in front of me over toward my right. Sticks breaking, leaves…uthus2k in # photography • last year • 1 min readA dozen apples in a jarWe have one of those apple peeler / slicer devices. I put it to good use yesterday. Then I laid all the slices on racks and slid them into our dehydrator at 145℉ for 6 hours. I'm not certain…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 1 min readSunrise, SunsetNear Waterloo, IL, USA, 14 November 2022, 6:11 AM Samsung Galaxy SM-G911U F1.8 1/30 s 5.40 mm ISO 200 Somewhere near Corsicana, TX, USA, 21 October 2022, 7:27 PM…uthus2k in # blurtit • last year • 3 min readDifficult Times AheadI tend to use the YouVersion Bible app on my phone. I either read or listen to Max McClean narrating every evening. I prefer reading the New American Standard version but listen the King…