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US/Mexico Border Wall Progress

5.6 miles added this week.  This is a significant rate increase over the last week and the week prior to that and is likely to remain high or increase.  This update marks the halfway point to completing the US/Mexico border wall.  
 
Posted 5/22/26
 
Texas Border Wall – Under Trump (2025 – ) I may need to rename this article or split it as work on the Texas Border Wall is complete; or rather it has been taken over by the US Government.

The latest update is that a U.S. District Judge granted a preliminary injunction against SB4 a day before it was set to take effect on May 15, 2026 due to racism and other reasons that have long since been debunked.  Since the reasons are so flimsy, there is a small chance the injunction may be overruled quickly.

This ruling should not come as a surprise considering that the 5th Circuit ruled en banc to dismiss the case based on standing as opposed to the merits.

Update 5/18/26: Grok estimates the current case will take another 18 months to 3 years to play out.  
 
Posted 5/15/26
 
US/Mexico Border Wall Progress

3 miles added this week.  This shows that the rate of border wall construction is indeed accelerating.  At present, 714.9 miles remain to be built.  This number may increase if Trump decides to increase the number of miles that need to be built such as along the US/Canada border.  
 
Posted 5/15/26
 
US/Mexico Border Wall Progress

CBP Smart Wall Map had an update today, but I notice that all of the numbers for the border wall remain the same today.  The numbers have been posted regardless.  With today's update, I updated the numbers using the new and corrected calculations for how many miles of Trump style border wall have been completed.  It is revised downward by 10 miles.  I hope to have the older numbers corrected soon.

A note was added below the table to show the formula for the calculations.  
 
Posted 5/11/26
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5/22/26 10:38am Friday
Hmm, definitely need to update some code after upgrading to PHP 8.4 when updating articles.

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5/15/26 8:40pm Friday
Kinda spent some time doing stuff at work on my day off, but it was rather important and productive.  I discovered the the Davenport Compost facility has started reduced hours, so I was not able to get stuff dropped off.  I spent some time cleaning up my back yard and even dug up a bunch of stuff from the old burn pile that is maybe 20+ years old and unearthed the old fire pit that used to be there.  I do not plan on having a fire pit at my place.

I'm looking forward to getting some vacation time in so that I can do some stuff around the house.

I updated the website to PHP version 8.4 from 8.2 and disabled several website extensions.  I'm not sure why, but it appears my tiny website is or was using a lot of resources to the point of disabling it.  We'll see how it goes.  Among the things disabled were image rendering extensions, which as I recall, are power hungry.

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5/3/26 6:04pm Sunday
kk, starting work on jerky now.

Edit 7:19pm: Recently finished.  I also cleaned up and took out the trash.

I did procrastinate a bit with this, but now that I have some jerky in the dehydrator, I'm kinda looking forward to more cooking projects.

TAGS: cooking


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Ongoing Home Improvement List


9/28/25 2:36pm Sunday
  1. Remove two piles of branches
  2. Seal porch (R)
  3. Tune up deck
  4. Get/Build Shed (R)
  5. Tune up AC unit
  6. Unlisted item (R)
  7. Add humidifier to HVAC
  8. Consult with flood zone inspector
  9. Gas Stove
  10. Remove tree #2
  11. Roommate (?)
  12. Basement (big project)
    • wall
    • floor
    • Install door to basement (R)
    • Seal AC/Heating in basement
    • Fix foundation sections outdoors
    • Insulate basement
    • ✔ (completed: 03/13/26) Install Dryer (R)
    • ✔ (completed: 03/13/26) Install Washer (R)
Completed (✔) or abandoned (✘)

  1. ✔ (04/17/26) Get Lawnmower (R)
  2. ✔ (01/09/26) Gas Hearth installed
  3. ✔ (12/19/25) Extend Gas lines (2)
  4. ✔ (11/18/25) New water heater
  5. ✔ (10/14/25) Remove tree 1
  6. ✘ (10/13/25) Fix Bathroom fan #2
  7. ✔ (10/11/25) Fix bathroom fan #1
  8. ✔ (10/10/25) Finish moving items from previous residence (✔ mats, ✔ clothes, and ✔ books from garage)
  9. ✔ (10/03/25) Sewer
  10. ✔ (10/01/25) Assemble two shelves

I'd say those are all of the really important things.

I'd like to be able to get all, or at least most of it done, within 5 years.

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