Oh, boy…the first Random Thursday of 2011. I hope it’s a good one! (See, I never know what I’m going to write until it happens, and the words flow like the aftereffects of a bad batch of shrimp.) Let’s wax nostalgic for a bit. Remember when ordering from an out-of-town company meant getting a paper… Continue reading Random Thursday
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Random Thursday – The EOY Edition
Welcome to the last (yay!) Random Thursday post of 2010. Unfortunately, while I tried to save the best for last, that plan didn’t work out so well, as you’ll soon see. Nevertheless, we lunge forward through the fog… 2011 might seem like a pretty lame number for a year – it’s not a round number,… Continue reading Random Thursday – The EOY Edition
Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
Two consecutive Random Thursday posts? Inconceivable! Well, conceive it, buddy. Has the proliferation of smartphones and 3G-enabled iDevices made us a more patient society? I don’t know about you, but I seem to be more willing to endure checkout lines and bank teller queues now that I can check email, social media, or read a… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
Random Thursday
Scattershooting while making frantic preparations to defend the Gazette against the inevitable attack by WikiLeaks sympathizers who are targeting high profile websites. While most people probably look for novels to read during summer vacations, the year-end holiday season is also a good excuse to look for some light reading, especially when curled up by a… Continue reading Random Thursday
Random Thursday
Rob, this post’s for you. Or because of you. You saw the movie Take The Lead, didn’t you, the one starring Antonio Banderas as a dance instructor who volunteers to teach ballroom dancing to some at-risk high school students and ends up making a big difference in their lives? That could never actually happen, could… Continue reading Random Thursday
Random Thursday
A few observations while marveling at the fact that a “Random Thursday” post is actually getting posted on a Thursday. I was reading the fifth chapter of Lamentations this morning (when’s the last time you read the most depressing book of the Bible?) and a particular verse caught my attention. Now, keep in mind that… Continue reading Random Thursday
Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
Because I spent all day yesterday in a hospital waiting room without reliable WiFi and was too cheap to spring for a 30-day 3G data plan on my iPad just to write a blog post, and because vacuuming and dusting the house and doing the laundry are not tasks to be done without interruption, here’s… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
Random Thursday
Some random bloggage while contemplating the inherent unfairness of yesterday evening’s storm that flooded many parts of Midland and yet gave our neighborhood just enough rain to mess up our newly-washed truck. It is, after all, all about me. Solid State Drives (SSDs) are all the rage nowadays. Their manufacturers claim the drives are nearly… Continue reading Random Thursday
Random Thursday
The theme of today’s post could be “Around the Web,” as I don’t have anything noteworthy to write about, not that that’s ever stopped me. Ever wonder how a sewing machine works? How about a rotary engine or a Maltese Cross mechanism? If you’re a visual learner, this website has some very simple animated examples… Continue reading Random Thursday
Random Thursday – The Friday the 13th Edition
Can’t believe it’s already Friday. Seems like yesterday it was only, well, Thursday. Anyway, before we get too cocky, don’t forget that it’s only three days until Monday. I’m sorry, but if you’re intentionally running your sprinkler system on an established lawn in the middle of a West Texas August afternoon, you’re either ignorant or… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday the 13th Edition