Or maybe they’re just humans from an alternate, rubber-worshipping universe, or visitors from an algoresque future without tyres. Who knows? But whatever their origins, while we can’t necessarily judge their motives for needing the wheels on one of our company trucks residing in our company parking lot, we are left with one niggling question: wasn’t… Continue reading Aliens among us seeking steel-belted radials
Category: Just Plain Silly
New Midland Skyscraper: Unintended Consequences?
Am I the only one who thinks about the impact on a city logo of a new skyscraper?
Bird’s Eye View?
Trying to interpret reports sent in from a drilling rig can sometimes be a challenge.
“That thang got a hemi?” – Pt. 2
Wherein I get a Bentley mixed up with a Chrysler…but, really, who hasn’t?
And now for something completely different, sort of.
Wherein I resurrect a post from four years ago to make a point that I’m pretty sure I never get around to.
Life Hacks (or, Solutions to First World Problems)
Fellow [occasional] blogger Jen posted a link to this list of “50 Life Hacks to Simplify Your World.” In a previous era, “life hacks” were referred to as “Hints from Heloise,” but that’s another topic for another time. Anyway, after skimming through the article, I started wondering what future extraterrestrial archeologists might glean about our… Continue reading Life Hacks (or, Solutions to First World Problems)
A Moving Experience at Church
Have you ever visited the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas? It’s a spectacular indoor setting mimicking the watery “streets” of Venice, complete with singing gondoliers. I’ve never been to Italy, but I’m sure it’s exactly like this except for the Harley Davidson store and Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, but with… Continue reading A Moving Experience at Church
A Fractured Fairy Tale
The following story was posted by a friend on Facebook as a homily about the appropriate way to deal with adversity. One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and… Continue reading A Fractured Fairy Tale
Just call me Fido
I saw this at the Peach Tree gift shop in Fredericksburg last week, and it just…well…spoke to me. I think it’s hilarious, but not altogether accurate, and not just because dogs don’t speak in italics (with the sole exception of the piccolo levriero italiano, which goes without saying, but, as a blogger, my responsibilities include… Continue reading Just call me Fido
Why are scammers such bad designers?
Many of you probably received the following letter, or one very similar to it: Yours probably had a more legible address; I’ve blurred mine to foil people who don’t have access to phone books or the Internet. Clever, huh? Now, this is obviously a scam, which you can confirm for yourself simply by Googling “US… Continue reading Why are scammers such bad designers?