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Seeing Red…No, not THAT red!
Wherein I break a longstanding rule against discussing school or car colors.

I have a new truck, and the color is generating some controv…uh…discussion.

Published Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 6:00
Categorized as Cars, Design, Just Plain Silly, Uncategorized Tagged design, Honda, Ridgeline

Radiation Cessation Elation
The next step in the journey is complete. Now we wait.

Photo: Bell signifying the end of a round of cancer treatment

My radiation therapy is finished. It’s another step in the journey, but it was a pretty big one.

Published Saturday, 26 April 2025, 14:51
Categorized as Big C & Me, Science, Nature & Medicine..., Texas Hill Country, Uncategorized Tagged cancer, radiation

Fire Ant Flickers (#10)
The following post pairs well with a cold glass of Bosco and milk.

Photo: Bluebonnet growing in a crack in a granite boulder

The menu for today: tech bros as cowboys; Jeopardy for seniors; rock squirrels; magnolia blossoms. ¡Buen provecho!

Published Sunday, 20 April 2025, 16:25
Categorized as Fashion, Just Plain Silly, Plant Life, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged Jeopardy, magnolia, rock squirrel, Welsh

From Sombreros to Striped Shirts
Two centuries of music in one weekend

AI-generated (ChatGPT) image of musicians

Two nights…two concerts…two completely different experiences.

Published Saturday, 12 April 2025, 16:50
Categorized as Music Tagged Cultural Enrichment Society, Kingston Trio, Patricia Vonne, Spicewood Arts

Fire Ant Flickers (#9)

Photo: Trees on a foggy morning in Texas

Signs of spring, food and drink recommendations, and proof that my pivot from zoology to accounting was a wise choice.

Published Friday, 28 March 2025, 19:51
Categorized as Big C & Me, Food & Drink, Photography, Wildlife - Invertebrates Tagged Best Day Brewing, centipede, horsehair worm, Sayso

Fire Ant Flickers (#8)
It's been an interesting week in and around Casa Fire Ant

Photo: Cherry pie topped with vanilla ice cream
Cherry pie and Blue Bell ice cream: a match made in Heaven!

Pie, drought, dogs, turtles, sitcoms, and buzzards: there’s something for everyone!

Published Saturday, 15 March 2025, 13:20
Categorized as Food & Drink, Texas Hill Country, Weather, Wildlife - Birds, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged Better Off Ted, cherry pie, drought, Kim's Convenience, snapping turtle

Cancer Update: Salvation via Radiation?
We're in a new chapter of treatment, one that we trust will have a happy ending.

AI-generated image of a robot fighting a cancer cell

I managed to avoid it for almost three years, but the cancer is just asking to be radiated, and who am I to deny it?

Published Saturday, 8 March 2025, 13:31
Categorized as Big C & Me, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged oncology, prostate cancer, radiation, Varian Clinac iX

Words || Pictures
This is what happens when I run out of potentially interesting things to write.

Photo: Sunset viewed from Marble Falls, Texas

Here are some photos I took of various things in various places, and a couple I didn’t take. Just so you know.

Published Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 13:11
Categorized as Photography, Travel Tagged photography, South Padre Island, SpaceX

Fire Ant Flickers (#7)
I needed to clear a few browser tabs. Sorry about that.

Blurry foggy morning

Wherein I learn I need better photographic equipment and the brain to use it. Also, a transparent TV is an oxymoron, but tell that to the Koreans. And, finally, a tip for getting out of a situation that you’ll swear wasn’t your fault.

Published Thursday, 16 January 2025, 6:00
Categorized as Cars, Photography, Science, Technology, Tools & DIY Tagged Mars, occultation, zip ties

“He’s Ringo, Yes?” — A dissenting opinion
We're all about open discourse here at the Gazette. (I hope I don't live to regret it.)

Composite of Ringo Starr's photo from 'Look Up' with a cartoon evoking 'Yellow Submarine' in the background

My good friend Sam took exception to my review of Ringo’s new album, “Look Up.” I invited him to present his assessment, and I was somewhat surprised, but absolutely pleased that he agreed to do so.

Published Sunday, 12 January 2025, 15:01
Categorized as Music, Uncategorized Tagged dissenting opinion, Ringo Starr

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