My raised bed garden in Conway (Central Arkansas) really benefited from the rain we’ve picked up the past few days. I’ve been able to relax my drip irrigation system for the last 2 weeks because we’ve picked up just enough rainfall to keep moisture in place for the plants. I also dropped a pretty good […]
What does El Niño mean for Farmers?
For southern farmers, the phrase “El Niño Watch” is a major signal that the fundamental drivers behind our weather are shifting. El Niño is a climate pattern triggered by the warming of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which alters the path of the jet stream across North America. While El Niño’s effects are […]
Trying Out Degree Grading Service
When it comes to collecting sports cards, trading cards, and collectibles, condition matters. A card’s grade can dramatically impact its value, desirability, and long-term investment potential. With so many grading companies available today, choosing the right one can feel overwhelming. After researching the options and considering what matters most to collectors and sellers, I decided […]
Envira Gallery Photo Plugin for WordPress
This is sort of a follow up to a blog post I did a few weeks back after discovering that Google Photos were no longer going to work for me as a way to categorize and display my photo galleries on here. If you run a WordPress website, like this one, that relies on strong […]
Seconday Market for Retro RAM
When most people clean out their tech closets, old memory modules from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s are usually the first things thrown into the e-waste bin. To the uninitiated, a 1 Megabyte 30-pin SIMM or a PC100 SDRAM stick looks like obsolete junk. But I discovered recently that today’s secondary market, vintage RAM […]
Collection of Native American Artifacts
I have recently added some of my collection of Native American Artifacts for sale on the Cotton Exchange. I have my collection broken into two subcategories, individual pieces and groups (cache). This collection will soon be available online on my eBay channel and possibly other locations and auctions in the future. Disclaimer: All Native American […]
High Cotton Trading Cards Boxes & Hanger Packs
Okay, so this is a weekend project I’ve been working on in my spare time for the past few months. I’ve blogged about my massive sports card collection a few times in the past and one of my goals for 2026 is to start minimizing things while I’m still here so I don’t leave a […]
Products Being Added…
I updated the other day that the all-new Cotton Exchange, an online marketplace of curated items that I’ve collected over the years, is starting to take shape. This past weekend I spent a little time adding some individual coins and coin sets as well as some trading cards from my collection. In the coming days […]
Update on the “Cotton Exchange” Marketplace
I have recently brought on a team to help assist in the development of the “Cotton Exchange” marketplace. I had underestimated how much I had forgotten about building things for the web over the last decade or so… plus, I just don’t have the time. The end result will be really nice though. Here are […]
My Review of Monarch Accounting
I’ve recently taken over managing our household finances from my wife following her accident in January. Over the years I’ve used multiple backend accounting applications from the days of Peachtree to Quickbooks as well as newer enterprise and small business solutions like Netsuite and Freshbooks. I’m not going to lie either, I was a little […]