Scattershooting while contemplating a four day weekend… It’s been a while since I wrote anything remotely Apple-fanboyish, so indulge me for pointing out that yesterday was a red letter day in that company’s history, as its market capitalization at the close of trading exceeded that of arch-rival Microsoft. Market cap is for all practical purposes… Continue reading Random Thursday
Author: Eric
Dove Update (or…”That didn’t take long”)
I just checked the dove’s nest in the palm tree and found it bereft of dove and eggs. I don’t know where the bird went, but the eggs are lying at the base of the tree, victims of poor architectural planning and some stiff West Texas wind. We can but hope that the local dove… Continue reading Dove Update (or…”That didn’t take long”)
Flaming Sky
New Neighbors
I recently wrote about the mockingbird nest in one of the trees in our front yard. The fact is, while we don’t have that many trees, and they’re not that big, those we do have are apparently quite attractive to the local birds. Besides the aforementioned mockingbirds, we have a western king bird nest in… Continue reading New Neighbors
Design vs. Development
When people ask me what I do for a living, I generally tell them that I build websites, but if I want it to sound more impressive [than it really is] I say that I’m a website designer. That’s not technically accurate though, and not just because I don’t really make a living at it… Continue reading Design vs. Development
It’s going to get ugly
I predict war will break out within the next few months, and I’ll probably be on the losing end. A mockingbird is building a nest in the live oak tree planted in our front yard. Last Sunday I noticed the bird flying into the tree on a couple of occasions, seeming to pay no mind… Continue reading It’s going to get ugly
Deluge Aftermath
If you live in West Texas then yesterday’s torrential rain is old news, but a 3″+ rainfall is still rare enough in these parts to make it worth writing about…or at least worth posting a few photos. Our neighborhood didn’t sustain any damage from the rain or the hail, other than leaves knocked off various… Continue reading Deluge Aftermath
Ice Sage
We were driving through a neighborhood yesterday and Debbie observed a lone Desert Willow that – as she put it – was “blooming up a storm.” Most of them aren’t blooming yet, and so my response about the over-achiever was that it would be sorry when it froze. OK, so it wasn’t that funny…but it… Continue reading Ice Sage
Google up a job…but not the way you think
Need a new job? Do what this guy did – capitalize on the narcissistic tendencies of bosses by purchasing their names as keywords, and wait for them to Google themselves. This is a rather striking example of combining tech savvy with insight into human nature and psychology. No wonder he actually landed a job with… Continue reading Google up a job…but not the way you think
Gulf Oil Leak Perspective
Last Sunday’s newspaper carried a letter to the editor from a prominent local oilman in which he chastised the news media for continuing to report the volume of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in terms of gallons instead of barrels. He apparently believes that this is yet another attempt by the media… Continue reading Gulf Oil Leak Perspective