More nature encounters…this time, a Great Horned Owl makes an appearance in the neighborhood.
Bruce Schneier’s Advice for Managing Passwords
A security expert provides 10 tips for passwords. How many of them do you regularly ignore?
Just Anole Fashioned Lizard
It takes a sharp eye to spot this welcomed creature in our landscape.
Waiting on Godot to Repair the Dishwasher
Just as somebody eventually wins the lottery, somebody is first on the appliance repair schedule. It’s not us in either case, though.
Health Care Reform: White House Needs to Report Itself
Note to the White House Health Reform Office: Be careful what you ask for. You’re liable to get it.
Big Snake Photos Debunked
Another “big snake” photo hits the web and the airways. And this time, it’s local…but still misleading.
Wonder what this is going to be? (Amateur version)
Someone is building a mysterious bunker near our neighborhood, and inquiring minds want to know more about it.
Cash for Clunkers: More Immoral Environmentalism?
Diverting corn from food to fuel is a bad idea, and so is crushing clunkers.
Random Thursday
It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, so bear with me while I get my bearings. (This Content Free™ stuff is harder than it looks.) What a difference a month makes. A few weeks ago, West Texas was in the midst of a drought of epic proportions, with widespread burn bans and chronic… Continue reading Random Thursday
Amazon.com: Disrupting shared informational heritage since 2009
A writer for the LA Times worries that Amazon.com is amassing too much control over, well, pretty much everything.