{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Brad Enslen ","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/bradenslen","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"8742","username":"bradenslen","bio":"Now: retired, blogger. Past: Started building niche web directories in 1998. Was an Admin or Moderator of several SEO forums. He/Him Midwest, USA. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":208,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/08/8742.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"100787025","content_html":"

Senate Republicans are furious with Trump. Reports are some might be shopping around for a spine although it seems a bit late for that.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/09/senate-republicans-are-furious-with.html","date_published":"2026-11-09T18:58:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-09 18:58","date_timestamp":1794250729,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117588016900156299","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzvmbb2z3z2m"]}},{"id":"100760399","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin Good thought. Maybe Guantanamo for those on a budget. Or are we saving that for Trump?

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100760399","date_published":"2026-11-09T09:00:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-09 09:00","date_timestamp":1794214802,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100712497","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin Hopefully, we can make them move 5 or 6 times.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100712497","date_published":"2026-11-08T08:07:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-08 08:07","date_timestamp":1794125241,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100648709","content_html":"

This cartoon about the GOP made me laugh.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/06/this-cartoon-about-the-gop.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T22:38:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 22:38","date_timestamp":1794004721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117571894032174445","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzoh5fpv642w"]}},{"id":"100648400","content_html":"

Expect changes in the White House as Sauron shuffles/fires Nazgul.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/06/expect-changes-in-the-white.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T22:31:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 22:31","date_timestamp":1794004264,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117571864251768022","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzogpua2nk2s"]}},{"id":"100645250","content_html":"

Seriously, what is the difference between banana cake and banana bread?

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/06/seriously-what-is-the-difference.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T21:22:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 21:22","date_timestamp":1794000127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117571593759865500","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzocuuowg224"]}},{"id":"100606557","content_html":"

@DiplomaticDiva This sounds really good.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100606557","date_published":"2026-11-06T08:00:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 08:00","date_timestamp":1793952045,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100547503","content_html":"

Read: Democrats Are Already Hiring Lawyers to Investigate DHS | Mother Jones

\n\n

Death by lawyer.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/05/read-democrats-are-already-hiring.html","date_published":"2026-11-05T08:48:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 08:48","date_timestamp":1793868485,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117562966311134589","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzkibkltzh2x"]}},{"id":"100547091","content_html":"

@rom I predict a big shakeup in Trump’s cabinet and advisors one way or another, but I wouldn’t want to be Hegseth right now.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100547091","date_published":"2026-11-05T08:35:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 08:35","date_timestamp":1793867754,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100525856","content_html":"

@rom In private he can, but blaming Bibi will not satisfy the American public. Somebody has to pay and Bibi is too far away.

\n

Still Trump might try it even if it blows up in his face, because Trump is dumb, real dumb.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100525856","date_published":"2026-11-04T23:23:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 23:23","date_timestamp":1793834618,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100525205","content_html":"

Expect leadership struggles among the Democrats: Establishment Dems vs. Left Wing Reformer Dems. The Left Wingers want to actually fix problems in America whereas the Establishment types just want to keep kicking the can down the road and doing very little other than getting re-elected.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/04/expect-leadership-struggles-among-the.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T23:15:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 23:15","date_timestamp":1793834105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117560712757398801","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzjiaqqbhv23"]}},{"id":"100524630","content_html":"

Trump is going to look for somebody he can blame for the Iran War. Trump will claim he was mislead. He needs a fall guy because he can’t take the blame himself. Whoever Trump pins the blame on will get fired and thrown under the bus.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/04/trump-is-going-to-look.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T23:05:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 23:05","date_timestamp":1793833548,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117560676343739339","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzjhq6wpam2x"]}},{"id":"100469736","content_html":"

Election results seem far better than I was expecting. So far so good.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/04/election-results-seem-far-better.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T08:28:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 08:28","date_timestamp":1793780912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117557226833175761","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzhwpjubuy2a"]}},{"id":"100369511","content_html":"

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by the polls, please vote.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/02/dont-be-lulled-into-a.html","date_published":"2026-11-02T21:42:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 21:42","date_timestamp":1793655773,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117549025249406010","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzec5vdj3k2z"]}},{"id":"100369284","content_html":"

Rumor: Military surface to air missiles have been deployed around Mar-a-Lago to protect it and Orange Floridaman.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/11/02/rumor-military-surface-to-air.html","date_published":"2026-11-02T21:37:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 21:37","date_timestamp":1793655477,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117549006434896263","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mzebvdjr3c25"]}},{"id":"100235945","content_html":"

The only phone calls I get are spam calls. They are relentless.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/31/the-only-phone-calls-i.html","date_published":"2026-10-31T16:29:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-31 16:29","date_timestamp":1793464192,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117536470975705593","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mz6pqv3dr525"]}},{"id":"100187910","content_html":"

Downloaded Book: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James. Tomorrow I’ll begin rereading it.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/30/downloaded-book-ghost-stories-of.html","date_published":"2026-10-30T20:57:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 20:57","date_timestamp":1793393865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117531861338854003","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mz4oani2aa2k"]}},{"id":"100186590","content_html":"

@fgtech I think you have touched on it: I’ve been buying the cheapest brands of LED bulbs. I’ll try upgrading. Thanks.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100186590","date_published":"2026-10-30T20:41:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 20:41","date_timestamp":1793392865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100171118","content_html":"

It’s quiet, too quiet. looks around

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/30/its-quiet-too-quiet-looks.html","date_published":"2026-10-30T16:33:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 16:33","date_timestamp":1793377989,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117530820804844110","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mz47hhs5lo25"]}},{"id":"100139792","content_html":"

@DiplomaticDiva Great selfie!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/100139792","date_published":"2026-10-30T08:10:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 08:10","date_timestamp":1793347809,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100098586","content_html":"

Read and be Warned: Jon Stewart Predicts How Trump Will React to Massive Defeat | Daily Beast

\n","summary":"","url":"https://linkpunk.micro.blog/2026/10/29/read-and-be-warned-jon.html","date_published":"2026-10-29T17:29:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 17:29","date_timestamp":1793294951,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117525379484388385","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3myzs52cw252k"]}},{"id":"100098374","content_html":"

I’m not finding LED light bulbs to be as good as all the hype was at the beginning. 1. They are dimmer than their incandescent equivalent. 2. They don’t last as long as promised. 3. They often seem to dim half way through their life span. 4. Some have annoying flicker. Anyone else?

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/29/im-not-finding-led-light.html","date_published":"2026-10-29T17:23:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 17:23","date_timestamp":1793294622,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117525356879624635","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3myzrsqvdmu2c"]}},{"id":"100097975","content_html":"

Two years of Trump and still no Epstein Files, but bits are leaking out. My bets are Trump flees to Argentina the minute he’s out of office.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/29/two-years-of-trump-and.html","date_published":"2026-10-29T17:12:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-29 17:12","date_timestamp":1793293979,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117525315076952644","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3myzr7qutgh2r"]}},{"id":"99814727","content_html":"

I think America needs forks (the kind you eat with) that require connection to the Internet and also require an app and a subscription fee. Because nobody ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American consumer.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/24/i-think-america-needs-forks.html","date_published":"2026-10-24T18:08:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 18:08","date_timestamp":1792865324,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117497222511689102","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mynbypye7725"]}},{"id":"99814148","content_html":"

Rumors on Social Media: Members of the Trump Administrtion are lawyering up, getting ready for Congressional investigations after the mid-term elections and a presumed Democratic win. Also, mass pardons by Trump are being discussed. Rats getting ready to leave sinking ship.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/24/rumors-on-social-media-members.html","date_published":"2026-10-24T17:58:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 17:58","date_timestamp":1792864687,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117497181020957066","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mynbfudmix2e"]}},{"id":"99751584","content_html":"

The problem with just-in-time inventory is when you make it too lean. That is, when the store is regularly out of stock on a product you want to buy. You can’t sell what is not in stock and the store has no good way of tracking that lost sale.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/23/the-problem-with-justintime-inventory.html","date_published":"2026-10-23T15:42:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 15:42","date_timestamp":1792770137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117490984686140656","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mykje3qd632w"]}},{"id":"99667282","content_html":"

Brace yourself, if the mid-term elections go against Trump he may try to negate the results by illegal means. It could get ugly.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/22/brace-yourself-if-the-midterm.html","date_published":"2026-10-22T08:55:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-22 08:55","date_timestamp":1792659356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117483724613232546","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3myhc6ls5rp2a"]}},{"id":"99539350","content_html":"

Musk and Trump are trying to bring down Ukraine in favor of Russia. Why? Something smells really bad here. That said, I think they are showiing their hand because Russia is in really bad shape and internal pressures in Russia are building against Putin.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/20/musk-and-trump-are-trying.html","date_published":"2026-10-20T08:42:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 08:42","date_timestamp":1792485741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117472346416439893","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3mycaifuqwa2d"]}},{"id":"99483413","content_html":"

Trump seems to spend way too much time decorating Washington DC, golf courses, color of office buildings, ballrooms, arches, and very little time or effort on important stuff for the US or the world. This is not a serious President, this is a man-child.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/19/trump-seems-to-spend-way.html","date_published":"2026-10-19T08:50:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-19 08:50","date_timestamp":1792399844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117466717255720401","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3my7qikda4526"]}},{"id":"99404893","content_html":"

How to run a fast food chain:

\n\n
    \n

  1. Make your restaurants look drab, boring, souless and indistinguishable from all the other fast food chains.

    2. \n\n

  2. Make your burgers dry, slightly over cooked and mediocre.

    3. \n\n

  3. Shrink your front counter because you really can’t be bothered to have humans take customers orders.

    4. \n\n

  4. Push...

    5. \n
ramblinggit.com","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/17/how-to-run-a-fast.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T17:02:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 17:02","date_timestamp":1792256526,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117457324929885799","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3my3kzg7olt2f"]}},{"id":"99390188","content_html":"

Trump’s shift to actively hampering Ukraine’s ability to defend itself while lifting restrictions against Russia just to get oil is just evil. Putin is evil and Trump is his pawn.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/17/trumps-shift-to-actively-hampering.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T10:51:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 10:51","date_timestamp":1792234286,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117455866802948479","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3my2wcdddwg2q"]}},{"id":"99386048","content_html":"

I don’t know, but if I owned a really expensive truck, tractor or combine, the last thing I would want to burn in it would be shitty diesel fuel refined in Russia. Just saying.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/2026/10/17/i-dont-know-but-if.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T09:17:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 09:17","date_timestamp":1792228634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@bradenslen/117455496807670635","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cisej7mll4x4ff33ip4g7kgo/post/3my2r23i6mf2t"]}},{"id":"99385510","content_html":"

@fgtech Agreed. All the more reason for all of us to get out and vote - now. That means we can’t wait for the “perfect” candidate. Right now, we have to fix the immediate problem, which is Trump. But, long term, the Dem’s can’t just go back to the pre-Trump status quo lest we end up in the same mess again.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/99385510","date_published":"2026-10-17T09:10:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 09:10","date_timestamp":1792228205,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98921521","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin ”…reel to reel is living verity…”

\n

– Blondie

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/98921521","date_published":"2026-10-09T08:06:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 08:06","date_timestamp":1791533183,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98798096","content_html":"

@rnovotney.bsky.social Spot on. The Andromeda Strain

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/98798096","date_published":"2026-10-07T07:56:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 07:56","date_timestamp":1791359776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98326294","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin They are thinking straight. Thanks for that.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/98326294","date_published":"2026-09-28T19:51:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-28 19:51","date_timestamp":1790625082,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98219205","content_html":"

@gnaddrig You said that so well. It will take years to fix what has been broken, but I’d like some reassurance that somebody in the Democrats has a plan to sort things out, beyond just getting themselves reelected.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/98219205","date_published":"2026-09-26T17:27:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-26 17:27","date_timestamp":1790443657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97802729","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin As it turned out, I went to a Dunkin (fka Dunkin Donuts) drive thru and bought a couple. Their donuts did not impress me. Disappointing Donut Fail (DDF).

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/97802729","date_published":"2026-09-19T07:11:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 07:11","date_timestamp":1789801869,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97472517","content_html":"

@danmaku I think you nailed it, a lot of people are sticking closer to home for food. Even cooking at home is not cheap.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/97472517","date_published":"2026-09-13T17:01:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-13 17:01","date_timestamp":1789318911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97210377","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin I’m younger than Doc, but same world. He touches on one of the differences: families were bigger, 3 to 5 kids in a family were not unusual. Older siblings were delegated to look after their younger brothers and sisters along with younger neighbor kids and show us the ropes.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/97210377","date_published":"2026-09-09T07:38:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 07:38","date_timestamp":1788939522,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97066877","content_html":"

@fgtech @canneddragons Agreed. I don’t stream. I’ve seen a lot of music formats from vinyl 45’s, LP’s (heck, my parents had 78’s), 8-Track, Cassettes but CD’s have worked the best for me. Also, when I buy a CD I feel more assured the artist actually gets paid.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/97066877","date_published":"2026-09-06T16:59:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 16:59","date_timestamp":1788713985,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96974289","content_html":"

@joshuapsteele I’d say I get the most thoughtful replies from MB. But I get some surprising replies from Bsky and Mastodon too.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/96974289","date_published":"2026-09-04T20:55:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 20:55","date_timestamp":1788555337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96973973","content_html":"

@ceciliapeartree.bsky.social Now that is something I can get behind. Doughnuts are always appropriate and I think they are a food group. I am very fond of Dave and Jemima and all the characters in Pitkirtly they are part of what makes the books so good. I hope the writing goes well and I’m looking forward to #31.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/96973973","date_published":"2026-09-04T20:49:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 20:49","date_timestamp":1788554998,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96724720","content_html":"

@Miraz Oh no! It just spreads like the plague.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/96724720","date_published":"2026-08-31T20:02:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 20:02","date_timestamp":1788206563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96229707","content_html":"

@JohnPhilpin It’s such perfect deranged nonsense. I couldn’t resist.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/96229707","date_published":"2026-08-22T21:18:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-22 21:18","date_timestamp":1787433506,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95829082","content_html":"

@rnovotney.bsky.social Thanks. It was like camping out for a few days. Man that garbage bin is gonna be ripe with spoiled food until Bin Day.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/95829082","date_published":"2026-08-15T17:47:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 17:47","date_timestamp":1786816030,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95828897","content_html":"

@fgtech It probably won’t meet the deductible so not worth filing a claim. Thanks for the suggestion, it’s a good one.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/95828897","date_published":"2026-08-15T17:42:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 17:42","date_timestamp":1786815753,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95574459","content_html":"

@V_ Well yes, information comes at a price. What was on my mind was the promise of the early Web and where we are at now, plus a swipe at the subscription payment model for everything from newspapers to heated car seats. @fgtech

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/95574459","date_published":"2026-08-11T12:06:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 12:06","date_timestamp":1786450016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95574167","content_html":"

@ceciliapeartree.bsky.social Thank you!

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/95574167","date_published":"2026-08-11T12:00:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 12:00","date_timestamp":1786449626,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95081935","content_html":"

@markpltz.bsky.social Trump bought 250 news Cadillac Escalades? I guess I’ll ask the obvious, why not Chevy SUV’s? Although I suppose sometimes these are used for VIP’s and mucky-mucks, but it still seems like staffers and Trump’s Cabinet Crazies could make do with a Chevy.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/bradenslen/95081935","date_published":"2026-08-02T16:49:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad Enslen ","url":"https://ramblinggit.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F08%2F8742.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradenslen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-02 16:49","date_timestamp":1785689396,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}