Category: 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

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

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

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