Category: Random Thursday

It’s been a while, but since Random Thursday posts are like falling off a bicycle, I think I remember how to do them: just start typing and let gravity do the heavy lifting. Or is that “heavy dropping”? And speaking of falling off a bicycle, we sort of did that last weekend. Well, what we… Continue reading Random Thursday

Some sightings around the interwebz while giving a big shout out to the A&M women’s basketball team for thumping the world-class Baylor team and advancing to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history. (The only partial downer is that all the quotes I’ve seen have the Lady Bears blaming their loss… Continue reading Random Thursday

A few random observations while silently cursing Apple for yet again making my cool stuff seem old and busted. Speaking of the iPad, here’s another interesting project seeking funding via Kickstarter: LetterMpress is a virtual antique letterpress application. The software is demoed in the following video. This certainly appears to be a beautifully crafted app,… Continue reading Random Thursday

Some triviata while wondering about the real difference between a prank call and outright lying to get an interview. I wrote last week about “investing” in a venture via KickStarter that will produce a stylus cap to use with devices with capacitive touch screens. I’m pleased to report that the project has been fully funded… Continue reading Random Thursday

The folks over at Neatorama have proclaimed that the Fire Ant Gazette represents the apex of human achievement. OK, I just made that up. They were actually referring to these ties that incorporate bubble wrap. If that’s not random enough for you, try this on for size: Sleeper Movie of the Week Recommendation – Tortilla… Continue reading Random Thursday

While the current cold snap isn’t record-breaking, it does represent the most extreme temperatures in recent memory and, if nothing else, providing new fodder for discussion. To wit: How embarrassing is it that the Great State of Texas is having to rely on Mexico for electricity to bridge the supply gap, thanks to about 10%… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Cold Weather Edition

Scattershooting while attempting to deal with the psychic fallout from the realization that Toni Basil is 67 years old. Who says Facebook is a waste of time? I just learned a new word by looking at it: zygodactyl. What’s it mean? Well, maybe you should be using Facebook, too. No, wait…that just takes up your… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition

Yesterday was sort of a lost day. Debbie had her LASIK “touch up” surgery – it went well, according to the doctor – and we were both fighting colds, so once we got her home we just crashed. That’s my excuse for this late Random Thursday post. The Ballroom Dance Society is using recorded music… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition

Gotta lotta stuff about to happen, so here are just a few things that caught my eye lately: The 33.3 Art Show features the re-imagination by 33 designers (plus one child, hence the .3) of various album covers from back when vinyl king. Most of the designers are from the American Heartland – Iowa and… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Truncated Edition