Category: Random Thursday

Doing my part to ensure that you get your full daily 34-gigabyte serving of “information” (and in the process, setting a record for the loosest use of that term).

Assorted inconsequentia while considering the potential* irony of this 1962 magazine ad from Humble Oil (one of the predecessors to Exxon): Without meaning to brag, I think my wife and I are extremely reliable people. We fulfill our commitments; we do what we say we’ll do. And so it is with great embarrassment that I… Continue reading Random Thursday

I entered this work day fully intending to accomplish some worthwhile tasks. Fortunately, I’ve come to my senses. Last night’s Country Music Awards program is always great fodder for those who contend that The Nashville Machine has crushed the soul out of the genre. They’re the same people who keep a candle perpetually burning in… Continue reading Random Thursday

More bloggy randomness while asking the eternal question, “what did you think was going to happen when you gave people money to trade in their pickups?” If you’re in the oil business (aka the “awl bidness”) and you’re not a regular reader of The Oil Drum, then you’re missing out on one of more valuable… Continue reading Random Thursday

Say, did you notice that I posted not once but twice yesterday? Pretty impressive, huh? Could this be a sign of things to come? Nah, probably not. Scientists think they’ve discovered the opening to a vast system of tunnels on the moon. Oh, great. Another way for illegal aliens to cross the border onto earth.… Continue reading Random Thursday

To those banks who took TARP money and are now experiencing the not-go-gentle hand of the federal government’s regulation of executive pay, allow me to remind you of the old saying about lying down with dogs. Canon’s new S90 camera got a rave review from the Wired Magazine‘s reviewer, who called it “the best compact… Continue reading Random Thursday

We went to the West Texas Food Bank’s fundraiser last night, partaking of food from a variety of restaurants (including red curry buffalo from Zucchi’s), watching (but not participating) in a sometimes listless auction of goods ranging from a rocking chair to a telescope, and listening to the current incarnation of The Lovin’ Spoonful. And… Continue reading Wandering the Web

Perhaps someday I’ll come up with a topic that (1) is interesting and (b) I know something about, but until that [unlikely] event occurs, here’s more random goodness from the interwebz: Don’t you just hate people who write “interwebz”? Xslimmer simultaneously intrigues and scares me to death. This Mac-only application purports to slit open the… Continue reading Random…aw, heck…you know the drill…

I know…two consecutive days with posts that consist of actual words. Don’t get used to it. I started this one to test some new software – MarsEdit, if you must know – and needed to post something other than images to get a good feel for how it works. (I ended up not being too… Continue reading Random Thursday