I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, mainly because I have a bad memory and no self-discipline. But, if I did make resolutions, one would be to blog more regularly in 2014. And I’m talking about serious, introspective and/or inspirationally creative posts. That’s right…no more throwaway posts that are nothing more than placeholders and quota-satisfiers. Like,… Continue reading Take your best shot, 2014
Category: Navel Gazing
Ten Years of Fire Ant
Today’s a semi-momentous occasion for the Gazette, as it marks the ten year anniversary of this blog-like thing. Due to a few other more important things going on – which I may elaborate later – I’m not going to do much more than note the event, but I figured it warranted at least a mention.… Continue reading Ten Years of Fire Ant
You Ninja, Yu
Scott Chaffin is one of my blogger heroes; The Fat Guy would be on my list of Blogs I’d Pick If Stranded On A Farm-to-Market Road Between Quitaque and Turkey (that’s in Texas, ya’ll). He writes with a deceptive country-boy self-deprecation that completely fails to obscure a wicked wit, sharp intellect, and laser-focused insight. He… Continue reading You Ninja, Yu
Move along…nothing to see here…
I had every intention of posting something – anything – tonight. Oh, well.
The Gazette Turns Nine
It’s traditional to make a big deal about arbitrary chronological milestones, and who am I to ignore tradition? So, this here blog-like thing turned nine years old today. Or, it might have been yesterday. The historical records contain certain, ah, discrepancies. But “close” counts in hand grenades and blogging. If I was less intellectually honest,… Continue reading The Gazette Turns Nine
Miscellany (Not to be confused with Randomness)
Couple of blog-related observations (in lieu of an actual post that might require me to put in some actual thought, although that has never really been a requirement in the past). I ran a poll on Facebook a few months ago and the respondents indicated that they wanted me to post something on FB whenever… Continue reading Miscellany (Not to be confused with Randomness)
Another 15 seconds of “fame”
Remember this post? No? Can’t say that I blame you; it dealt with some pretty obscure subject matter. Well, unless you’re a musician and music historian who’s writing a scholarly book about the musicians of Alabama including Gene Sullivan and who had almost despaired of finding a photograph of Mr. Sullivan…until he stumbled across this… Continue reading Another 15 seconds of “fame”
Beginning of the End
It’s T minus 12 days and counting before I start the new job, and I’m swinging wildly between “oh boy…this is going to be so cool!” and “oh no…what have I done!” I suppose that’s natural. According to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, a change in your line of work is only slightly less… Continue reading Beginning of the End
Taking the Fork
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. – Yogi Berra, Philosopher Funny, isn’t it, how life-changing events often begin with the smallest thing. In this case, it was a casual remark by my wife about the difficulty her employer was having finding qualified people to fill some job vacancies. Those vacancies were… Continue reading Taking the Fork
My Apologies to Internet Explorer Users
I rarely pass up a chance to either make fun of or otherwise denigrate Microsoft’s browser, especially the older versions (I’m looking at you, IE6…and also you, IE7, and to a somewhat lesser extent you, IE8. IE9, you seem to be an OK dude.). The strange behaviors and outright bugs in those browsers create a… Continue reading My Apologies to Internet Explorer Users