Wednesday, November 12, 2025

That's a first for us!

Last night a neighbor sent out an email with a photo of the northern lights that she had taken from her backyard. 


Mrs. Paco and I went outside and took a gander, and the northern sky was indeed lit up with a rosy glow. This is the first time in  our lives we ever saw this phenomenon.

Working-with-your-hands Wednesday

 Can't remember if I posted this before. An unusual starting process for a tractor engine.


Just in case the above video is actually a rerun, here's something that's definitely new: a unique everyday carry piece.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

No (biased) news is good news

He says that like it's a bad thing: "Liberal Filmmaker Ken Burns Gets DRAGGED on Twitter/X for Claiming Rural Americans Won’t Get News Without PBS and NPR".

A) This is a preposterous argument on its face. People would need TV or radio to get news from, respectively, PBS and NPR; so, there are clearly other options (not necessarily good ones, because network news is at least as biased as the taxpayer-subsidized stuff, but PBS/NPR obviously isn't the only game in town). But that's not even the case; most people in rural areas either have cable or satellite access to non-network (and non-PBS) news sources. 

B) Is Ken Burns really concerned about the rubes out in the sticks, or is he worried about his gravy train getting derailed?

What Ken Burns fails to mention here is that he has relied on PBS to air his documentary films. He has a vested interest in the success of public broadcasting.

Thank you for your service!

 


We here at Paco Enterprises want to take this opportunity to thank all of our military personnel for their courage and sacrifices in the never-ending pursuit of duty to country. 

Here's an example of exemplary courage under fire: Pfc Arthur Jackson.

And now, a word from our sponsor

 

Monday, November 10, 2025

Weird history

What happened to the four U.S. soldiers who defected to North Korea? They became...movie stars.

Classical corner

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 1 - Andante.



Bonus video!  With apologies to Beethoven, here are Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray engaging in some classical tomfoolery.