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”
More Tilt-Shift
Perceptive Gazette readers will recall this short post about tilt shift photography, a technique that seems to be gaining in popularity. One of my favorite commercial applications of the technique is the following Allstate Insurance TV ad: It’s a winsome effect, turning a real life scene into something toy-like. But, as nice as it is,… Continue reading More Tilt-Shift
Unloaded Open Carry (UOC): What’s the Point?
George over at Sleepless in Midland has run across an interesting tidbit: it’s legal to openly carry a handgun in California as long as it’s unloaded. At first glance, this seems like a senseless legal right. As I mentioned in a comment on George’s post, carrying a hammer would actually be a better choice than… Continue reading Unloaded Open Carry (UOC): What’s the Point?
Ever had one of those days?
At least it’s Friday. Link via TwistedShifter Oh, and here’s where it gets even worse. Somebody needs to retake Fly Catching 101.
Unique Local Haiti Relief Effort
Vicki Jay is the director of Midland’s Rays of Hope, a grief counseling resource for children (and an outreach of HospiceMidland). She leaves next week for Haiti for ten days as a part of a grief/trauma team working with children in a Haitian village that was devastated by the earthquake. That relief project could use… Continue reading Unique Local Haiti Relief Effort
Random Thursday
Scattershooting while pondering the email I received overnight with a subject line of “Your income depends on the watch you wear.” That would explain a lot, actually, given that I generally wear no timepiece. I understand that Elin Woods was so taken with Tiger’s contrition during his “public statement” last week that she’s given him… Continue reading Random Thursday