Not everyone shares the schoolkids’ enthusiasm about last night’s snowfall:
Another Solution in Search of a Problem
I may have to create a new category for these things, defined, more or less, as cool things to do which have dubious benefits. (Of course, that would probably apply to most of my life, but that’s not important.) Anyway, someone has posted step-by-step instructions for converting an AC wall outlet to USB, presumably so… Continue reading Another Solution in Search of a Problem
Random Thursday
It’s warmer this morning in New York City than in Midland. So, maybe there is something to that whole global warming thing after all. Which reminds me…I need to go delete some emails. Be right back. … Now, where were we? This is pretty exciting. Local singer/songwriter/attorney (and fellow Aggie) Ron Eckert has a new… Continue reading Random Thursday
Dangerous Roads
The Simon Seeks travel blog has an interesting compilation of what it calls The world’s most extreme and dangerous roads [Link via Twisted Sifter’s Twitter feed]. As you might expect, most of the roads and highways are found in mountainous and/or so-called third world locations, and I don’t doubt for a second that driving them… Continue reading Dangerous Roads
Camera Toss Photography
OK, let me get this straight. I spend (hypothetically, of course) a couple thousand for a really good DSLR camera, and the hot new thing I’m supposed to do with it is lock the shutter open and toss it into the air? Welcome to the wacky world of Camera Toss Photography, a sure sign that… Continue reading Camera Toss Photography
Brain Dead Man Not – Or Not
Update: Some instances of so-called “Facilitated Communication” have been scientifically debunked. Here are some media reports on those debunkings. Particularly damning is this one detailing the results of a double-blind test in which not one of 180 FC tests yielded the proper response. By now, you’d have to be in a coma not to have… Continue reading Brain Dead Man Not – Or Not
Is there anything that couldn’t be improved with a liberal dose of Muppetry?
While watching the following video of the Muppets performing Queen’s classic Bohemian Rhapsody, it occurred to me that they would be perfect to do a cover of something — anything — by Meatloaf. But why stop there? I want to see a Muppet version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Even if you’re not a… Continue reading Is there anything that couldn’t be improved with a liberal dose of Muppetry?
Bird
I see a lot of websites during the course of a week. Many of them are design-related and thus represent what should be the most striking, innovative, and creative examples the profession can build. Still, it’s not often that I run across one that simply takes my breath away. This is one. Andrew Zuckerman is… Continue reading Bird
Random Thursday
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
Aggie Bonfire – 10 Years Later
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the bonfire on the Texas A&M campus that killed twelve students and injured many others. The university marked this anniversary with a week-long observance, which culminated in a candlelight vigil and memorial service beginning at 2:42 this morning, the precise time of the collapse. Photos from… Continue reading Aggie Bonfire – 10 Years Later