Got a few more images in the Gallery, taken from our trip last month to the San Diego zoo.
Author: Eric
Strangest Airports
Popular Mechanics has posted a list of The World’s 18 Strangest Airports, and I was curious to see if I’d been to any of them. Turns out that we’ve flown in and out of three on the list, all of them associated with dive trips: The Princess Juliana Airport on the Caribbean island of St.… Continue reading Strangest Airports
Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
A few random offerings while pondering what life might be like in a country where one’s sporting excitement is provided by an activity named “curling.” Velocologne is not a body scent for cyclists, but a German manufacturer of recumbent bicycles. Their design is rather unusual, as evidence by the following video: Did you notice? The… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
Stalking the wily cursor
We once had a neighbor whose hyperactive Maltese terrier would chase a flashlight beam around the room for as long as we had the energy to move the light. His seriousness in attempting to capture what was obviously a highly annoying if not downright dangerous prey never failed to amuse. Nor does the following: If… Continue reading Stalking the wily cursor
Medina is not a “Truther” — but she’s also not a politician
I apologize in advance for another political post, especially to those who don’t care about the Texas governor’s election, but politics are like a tarbaby…once you get a finger in the mess, it’s hard to make a clean break. In case you haven’t heard, Debra Medina’s interview on Glenn Beck’s radio program yesterday turned out… Continue reading Medina is not a “Truther” — but she’s also not a politician
Midland County Republican Womens’ Luncheon
Warning: If you don’t follow Texas politics, then you probably should skip this post. Unless, of course, you want to read about my public humiliation on network TV. I’m not an avid follower of politics, but something about this year’s Texas gubernatorial campaign has energized me. While it could be that I get to type… Continue reading Midland County Republican Womens’ Luncheon
Unhappy Hipsters
If you ever feel that culture is passing you by, drop in at Unhappy Hipsters and count your manifold and wonderfully uncool blessings. This is my favorite.
Super Bowl Thoughts
Drawing upon the documentary film Airplane!, my reaction to yesterday’s Super Bowl MMCXLVIIIXI was that I picked the wrong day to quit live-blogging the TV ads. It would have been so easy to assign the coveted Ant Ratings. There were about 30 1- or 2-Ant ads, and only two that I thought were worth watching… Continue reading Super Bowl Thoughts
“Triple Swing”
Triple Swing is a dance step. That’s not the step that the folks in the following video are doing, but watch for a minute or so and you’ll see that it’s still a relevant description. And, in case you’re wondering, we did not teach them everything they know. 😉
Beck Fisks Huffington
Back in the Golden Years of Blogging, around 2001, a practice known as “fisking” came about, and it provided many hours of enjoyable snarkiness. If you’re relatively knew to blogging, or if you have an actual life, you may not be familiar with the term, which is defined on Wikipedia as: A point-by-point refutation of… Continue reading Beck Fisks Huffington