Author: Mike

Soapbox Fun – Mike Rants a Bit – MDW356

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I got on my soapbox today about what is going on in the world.

Relying on the Social media and mainstream press is not working for us now. Not sure what to do about it, but I”m done.

You will have to just listen to see what I talked about 😉

*** Trigger warning ***  I got into some politics things.

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Goodbye 2020! – MDW355

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Just a quick update talking about Christmas and traveling.  Possible new car and the fact that 2020 is OVER very soon.  Good deal.

Merry Christmas Week! Tractors and Model A Fords – MDW354

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1931 Model A Tudor Sedan in Black
I goofed, this is MDW 354

Had some tractor stuff I did today.  Got the lights on it and promptly broke a tie rod.  Lucky I have the spare tractors to take parts off.  All is back working as it should.

 

I talk about wanting to get a Model A maybe as a driver car.  OR  a “zipcode” car.

 

Our Governer has extended the restaruant shutdown in Michign 🙁 Boo!

Everyone have a Merry Christmas!

John Deere 112 with Snowblower, new headlights and the left wheel off

Headlights and Taking Podcasting More Seriously – MDW353

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I talk about trying to find headlights for my old tractor and how it’s impossible to find them locally (at the right price or size).

The ham radio stuff I talked about was the SMASH (Sunday Morning Amateur Social Hour) on 3935khz every Sunday at 9am.  (Local to Michigan / Ontario area)
and the IOOK (International Order of Krazies) net on 7185khz at 10:30am (eastern).

I also talk about Podcast Help Desk going 2 times a week (Wednesday and Saturday) and is now a companion show to Podcast Insider. (by Blubrry). It’s my “Help Mike take podcasting more seriously improvement program”.

I’ve been podcasting nearly 16 years and never really took it past a hobby.

This show (although not “scheduled”) is going to be every Sunday if I can (and do have something to say that week).

Not sure what I’m going to do about the weather brief shows.   Something to ponder.

 

New Tractor (to me) and Control Freaks – MDW352

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I got a new (to me) 49 year old tractor!

It’s a 1971 JD112 lawn TRACTOR (not a just a lawn mower). The pic is from the night I got it here. I’ve replaced the tires, put on Wheel weights and tire chains. Installed the snow blower attachment and got it all ready for winter.  I got all my winter stuff done because winter isn’t really here yet. It’s been a mild fall and it gave me time to really get things done outside.

I talk about the elite control freaks running our states and cities and play a clip from a “Funny” but not so funny video on YouTube.

It’s a little too real to be “funny” but maybe if we use funny in it’s other definition as “Strange” or “Weird”, maybe it’s “funny”.

Hope you and yours are doing fine.

Catch me next time…

Quick update – Covid in the house and new podcaster toys – MDW351

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Just a really quick update after nearly 2 months.

We had some Covid in the house. All is well now. The new Studio/Office is 99% finished. New podcasting things going on under the hood.

I will be doing NaPodPoMo again this year on PodcastHelpDesk.com. Check out to see if I can put out 30 good episodes in 30 days.

People need to mind their own business and BE NICE! (Dammit!)


In Michigan, we have a bottle and can deposit law which makes it necessary to make trips to the bottle return at stores like Meijer and Walmart. Today, I was cleaning the garage and had a load of cans and bottles to go back to the store. Stores that sell beverages that have deposits are required to take back the cans and bottles and pay you back for your deposit.

2 things happened to today that makes me wonder WTF?

First, I was parked at Meijer in Acme and I was a ways away from the cart return. I had enough cans that I needed to get an empty cart to take them all in. I’m walking to the cart return and some woman comes running up to me (less than 2 feet away) and starts giving me crap about not wearing my mask. I said, “you are standing 2 feet away from me. We are outside and masks are NOT required. Please back off.” (Yes I do wear a mask where required.) She started going off on me more as I walked a way and told her to STFU and stay away from me.

Then, I return my cans and had a $15 return slip which you are supposed to turn in for cash in the store. I go in the store and got a few things. In the checkout, It worked out to be $9 and something so I would get $5 something back. The cashier started freaking out on me telling me that I can’t return cans for more money that what I was going to spend. She was EXTREMELY rude to me. I just said, I didn’t see anything about that on any signs and besides that, the law says I can get cash for the cans. She grumbled something and went off and came back with my $5.

People… PLEASE, Mind your own business and just be nice. That was way uglier then it had to be. The cashier was wrong. I’m going to guess she’s having a bad day. But, really?? #fail #meijer #mask #BS

The NEW Mike Dell’s World Studio – MDW350

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In this episode I talk about the new studio, spotify and a few other things.

Below is pictures of the contraction of the new “tiny” office and pictures of the Finished Studio (or almost finished)

I have window and door trim and shingles on the roof to finish.  Also some more sound panels for the ceiling. But, mostly, it’s done.  I’ve been working in here for my day-job for a week now.  Loving it!

Leaving Spotify – Please resubscribe at MikeDell dot com

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Just a quick note to let you know I will no longer be on Spotify with this show. IF you are listening there, please go to mikedell.com and resubscribe using another platform by September 7th, 2020.

Thank You!

Episode 350 will be next week.

Tired of Facebook and others censoring you?

My friend Suzie Had this warning on her Facebook Profile.  Facebook, Which owns THEIR SYSTEM decided that whatever article she clicked like on was false, based on what the government (or World Health Organization in this case) said.   It’s their right to censor what is on THEIR platform.

Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TickTock (sp?) and Google (YouTube) have that right. Their platforms are owned privately by those companies.  That gives them the right.   BUT, you do not have to live by the rules!  Take back the web from these “Social (engineering) media companies”.

 

 

Free speech is something we enjoy in the US and a lot of other places around the world.  It’s a god-given right of all humans.  BUT you don’t have the right to be heard on someone else’s platform. Just like you don’t have the RIGHT to be on the NBC evening news.  NBC has that right and they can allow you on there if they deem it important.  Just like these social media platforms. Yes, they make it much easier to get heard (or read) but they don’t guarantee it.  They also control who sees what and when.  They advertise against it (which is their business model).  But, to use them as your “platform” to be heard is not always the best plan.  It’s like building your house on rented land.

I’m not here to say who’s right and who’s wrong.  That is up to you, but the example I use is Alex Jones. Regardless of what you think of his opinions, he is a good example of someone that is being de-platformed by the main stream social media companies.  Apple, Google (YouTube), Facebook and Twitter (and I’m sure many more) have made it so you can’t find his stuff in those places. BUT, he still is out there. He has a podcast (several I think, I don’t listen to him).  He has a website and can say and do what he wants.  You can get his podcast and read his articles if you want.  You know why?   Because he has his OWN platform. Getting the word out is a little harder for him, but he’s still saying what he wants, when he wants.

You can do that as well.

Get your own WordPress BASED website (Not WordPress DOT COM).  Any webhost that can install WordPress works.  I use A2 hosting (see banner on the side bar of this page)   It’s cheap, mostly easy and the great thing is I OWN IT.   I can put what I want on this site and nobody can tell me to take it down. Nobody can just take it down because they don’t like it or it doesn’t comply with some sort of rule.  I can post Pictures, Videos, Audio Podcasts or just type whatever I want here.  IT’s MY WEBSITE.  Does not belong to the Social (engineering) Media companies.

Yes, it’s true that more people “COULD” see a post on social (potentially) than this site.  But if Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube do not want me to say something, they can take it out.   If they don’t like something on this page, they CAN’T take it out.

Freedom of speech is just like all the other rights out there.  Use it or lose it.