So, I’ve been thinking about whether to re-incorporate an ant into the header graphic, but it’s hard to decide which one. Here’s a possibility. Link via Daring Fireball
TDF 2009
The Tour de France begins this weekend, and some of us are ecstatic to have Lance back in the spotlight. Will he win? That’s not the point.
Housekeeping Note
I want to make things more simple for comments, but I may not be smart enough to figure out how to do that.
Progress
This isn’t taking as long as I expected. The Gazette’s new layout is falling nicely into place. Well, at least the main pages are shaping up well. Fortunately, I’m using a stupid-simple layout, but even so, deciphering Movable Type’s complicated system of templates and widgets involves a lot of trial and error. Still, I think… Continue reading Progress
Starting Over
In response to the extensive feedback* I’ve recently received, we’re starting over (again!) with the Gazette, and basically returning to a more-or-less traditional blog format. It’s going to take a while to get reformatted, so please bear with us. *At least five people, representing 87.6% of my total readership, suggested this approach.
Fire Ant Farewell
[Update (years later!) Hahahahah…*cough*…uh, well — just kidding! Apparently, there’s no effective 12-Step program for giving up blogging.] This is the 3,846th post on the Gazette. It’s also the last. After more than six years, it’s time to try something different, although at this point I’m not precisely sure what that means.
“Breaking Away” and Jumping Off
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Breaking Away, the movie that launched a million wannabe bike racers. I wasn’t one of them, but I was still captivated by the story, the characters, and, yes, even the cycling. In 1979, my wife and I were living in an apartment in Richardson, Texas (on Prestonwood Drive,… Continue reading “Breaking Away” and Jumping Off
Twitter vs MSM: A zero sum game?
Say, if you have just a minute or two, go read this article about Lance Armstrong’s bicycle crash and broken collar bone, and then come back here. We’ll wait… *annoying tuneless whistling signifying a break in the action* That was quick; you’re a good reader, aren’t you? So, did you notice anything unusual about Ciaran… Continue reading Twitter vs MSM: A zero sum game?
The Chronicle of Unfortunate Grocery Abbreviations
Me: Are you still coming home for lunch? She: Yep. Me: Good. I’ll fry* you up your usual Chunky Girl soup. She: What’d you just say? Me: Uh…what? Oh, I just said, uh, that I’d make your usual soup. She (doubtful): OK. That’s what I get for being observant. Well, that’s what I get for… Continue reading The Chronicle of Unfortunate Grocery Abbreviations
Turkey Stalking
I’ve written before about the flock of wild turkeys that have taken up residence in my old neighborhood in Fort Stockton. For whatever reasons, the size of the group has dwindled from the upper teens to just three, a gobbler (male) and two hens. The male has been known to exhibit aggressive behaviors towards people,… Continue reading Turkey Stalking