Did you miss me? I’ve been berry, berry busy, working on a special pwoject to defeat those wascally wabbits, and it’s finally finished. I pwesent to you the world’s most time-consuming Anti-Bunny/Tumbleweed Gate: This gate took me approximately 18,000 hours to complete, with 463 discreet steps and 139 different tools (power and other), not to… Continue reading AB/T Gate Completed
Recommended Reading: “Freddy and Fredericka”
I’ve previously recommended The Oil Drum blog as a resource for all things energy-related, but it also directed me to one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a long time, Mark Helprin’s 2006 Freddy and Fredericka. I’ll even borrow the blog’s summary of the book’s premise, if you’re not inclined to click over:… Continue reading Recommended Reading: “Freddy and Fredericka”
Workout Playlist
I’m watching season two of NCIS (the one where McGee comes on board and Kate gets whacked) on DVD during my exercise bike workouts. My usual workout is 45 minutes plus cool-down and each episode is a bit shorter than that, so I often either ride in silence for a few minutes or put on… Continue reading Workout Playlist
Random Thursday
Scattershooting while taking a break from what is nowadays my morning ritual: sweeping the sand left by the previous day’s windstorm from our driveway. (At least this morning I didn’t have to break out the shovel, as I did on Monday.) This graph has been showing up in various places across the web, but in… Continue reading Random Thursday
Lindsay’s Slippery Slope
I’m sure that you’ve heard that Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade and its advertising firm for using the name “Lindsay” in one of their wildly popular TV commercials. The “actress” wants $100 million for “pain and suffering” because – her lawyer claims – she’s a “one-name celeb like Oprah or Madonna” and the TV ad… Continue reading Lindsay’s Slippery Slope
Happy Slo-Mo Dogs
Remember the frustrated frog videos? Well, on the flip side of things, here’s a vid that has a happier ending for all the participants. (Remind me never to eat in front of a 1,000 frame per second camera.)
Laugh for the Day (or not)
If you work in the oil industry – or know anything at all about it – and are looking for a laugh, you might want to check out this article at a website called The People’s Voice. The author decries our economy’s continued reliance on fossil fuels, but implies that as long as we’re going… Continue reading Laugh for the Day (or not)
Random Thursday
Scattershooting while pondering one of life’s most important questions: will Pamela Anderson’s samba outfit on this season’s Dancing With the Stars be sufficiently intriguing to offset the appearance of Kate Gosselin? (Seriously, though: Pamela Anderson?!) You may have seen Rube Goldbergesque stunts before, but I assure you that you’ve seen nothing like this video from… Continue reading Random Thursday
Slow News Day?
I have a subscription to the online version of the Wall Street Journal and I subscribe to an email list that sends three news updates each day: morning, noon, and – wait for it – evening. Those updates usually lead off with breaking stories about events of widespread interest – you know, disasters like earthquakes… Continue reading Slow News Day?
“When The Money’s All Gone”
Good time Charlie’s on the evening news The party’s gone public, grab your dancin’ shoes Pass it around ’til we all get stoned We’ll all come down when the money’s all gone. Everybody’s livin’, everybody’s high Everybody’s sellin’ so buy, baby, buy Everything’s had and nothing is owned Around it goes ’til the money’s all… Continue reading “When The Money’s All Gone”