Lots to marvel about on the web today. I say, let’s get to it. But first…check out the Vintage Ad Browser. Type in a search term (say, “Buick” or, if you want to see the ugliest Mustang ever built, “1980 Ford Mustang”) and enjoy the results (or prepare to weep if you try the Mustang… Continue reading Random Thursday
Caged Weed
If you think tumbleweeds are mild-mannered critters with no agenda, you’ve got another think coming. You cannot begin to imagine the epic struggle it took to corral this one. (Word to the wise: never get between a lone tumbleweed and its herd.) Of course, the difficult decision is now what to do with this one.… Continue reading Caged Weed
Rediscovering Country
One of the unanticipated benefits of taking up ballroom dancing is the expansion of our appreciation of different types of music. While we’ve acquired the habit of judging all music we hear by the American Bandstandesque criterion of being “easy to dance to” (something that’s admittedly distracting when it occurs at church), we’ve also found… Continue reading Rediscovering Country
Book Review: “Under the Dome”
Is it just me, or has Stephen King gotten grosser in his old(er) age? I confess that it’s been a long time since I read one of his books (Pet Sematary? The Tommyknockers?) but having recently completed the 18,000 pages* of his latest novel, Under the Dome, I confess that I was shocked – shocked,… Continue reading Book Review: “Under the Dome”
Blogging will continue until morale improves
What…are you still here? You must have the patience of Job. You do realize, don’t you, that I killed off the Gazette? And not just once, but at least fifty times, and that was just last week. Darn thing keeps coming back to life, though. Rob Zombie would be proud. I’m glad that one of… Continue reading Blogging will continue until morale improves
A New Year “Crane” for Good Luck
According to Asian tradition, the crane is a bird of good luck and long life, and further, if you fold one thousand origami cranes you’ll be granted a wish. If a picture is worth a thousand words, is a photo of a great egret* equivalent to folding a thousand pieces of paper? I obviously can’t… Continue reading A New Year “Crane” for Good Luck
For Unto Us A Child Is Born…A Savior Is Given
Mary, did you know That your baby boy Would some day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy Would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy Has come to make you new? This child that you’ve delivered, Will soon deliver you. Mary, did you know That… Continue reading For Unto Us A Child Is Born…A Savior Is Given
Foggy Morning
It’s foggy in West Texas again this morning, so I thought I’d post an image from the last time we experienced the fog, in November. Here’s a bigger version.
Is it time for Al Gore to return his Nobel?
Roger L. Simon focuses on some very interesting new research regarding so-called “global warming” (and, yes, I use the scare quotes intentionally): In his paper, Qing-Bin Lu, a professor of physics and astronomy, shows how CFCs – compounds once widely used as refrigerants – and cosmic rays – energy particles originating in outer space –… Continue reading Is it time for Al Gore to return his Nobel?
Addictive
Some things are inexplicably compelling…Slinkys, Fergie, and bubble wrap come to mind. I think we can now safely add this website to the list. [Link via Web Designer Depot’s Twitter feed]