I saw one of these today on the streets of Midlandtown: It’s a Tesla Model S (I think the “S” stands for “Sparky”), a $70,000 all-electric sedan that features seating for “5+2”, which, although it technically means that seven people can sit inside it, two of them have to be kids and they have to… Continue reading Random Thursday: The Tuesday Edition
The shoe must go on
Here’s a photo of what arguably is the most compelling conversation piece in the history of pieces of conversation: No, not the sock – although shark socks definitely haven’t yet jumped the you-know-what. It’s the shoe, seen here in fashionable out-of-focus fashion (hey, you try taking a surreptitious photo with your phone in Sunday School… Continue reading The shoe must go on
Snooping on the birds and the bees
The barn swallow nest on our front porch that provided some video footage last summer is once again occupied. However, I haven’t noticed the presence of baby birds, and my curiosity got the better of me this afternoon. I mounted my GoPro on an extendable monopod, connected it via wifi to my iPad so I… Continue reading Snooping on the birds and the bees
First trail run of the season…or “Death in the Desert”
Most of Texas was blessed last week with some of the best rainfall we’ve had in months, and lake levels across the state reflected the results of that bounteous precipitation. However, one lake that didn’t get much benefit was Lake Travis, outside of Austin, as you can tell in the photo below. Sad, isn’t it?… Continue reading First trail run of the season…or “Death in the Desert”
2014 Vacation Report (Vol 1) – A cruise around Coronado
We recently returned from a vacation stay at Coronado, California (with an extended stopover at Las Vegas, but that’s another story for another time). This was our fourth visit to Coronado, and we seem to be getting better with practice. We stayed at the 1906 Lodge, a 17-room bed-and-breakfast named not for its address (which… Continue reading 2014 Vacation Report (Vol 1) – A cruise around Coronado
Preaching to the birds
Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell–and great was its fall. Matthew 7:26-27 (NASB) I suspect that… Continue reading Preaching to the birds
Rites (and blights) of spring
Spring has sprung (despite the temps in the 30s yesterday morning), as evidenced by the return of hummingbirds and barn swallows. The latter will apparently try to take up residence in the same nest they built on our front porch last year, provided they can run off the wren squatters – which, up until the… Continue reading Rites (and blights) of spring
Ode to a Bulb
I subscribe to a small number of retail email lists that notify me of “special deals” on items that are of general interest to me…primarily electronics and some sporting goods. I rarely end up ordering anything via those e-flyers, but the one exception is Best Buy’s “Deal of the Day” email. I’ve gotten some really… Continue reading Ode to a Bulb
We interrupt this hiatus for some important scavenger footage
I noticed this evening that someone had added my Twitter account to a group called “Bloggers in TX.” That poor misguided soul had apparently not noticed the infrequency with which actual blogging-like activity occurs around here, but now I feel obligated to live up to his expectations. So, here’re some buzzards. Capistrano has its swallows;… Continue reading We interrupt this hiatus for some important scavenger footage
Best Dance Memories – Boogying on a Flattop
This is the second in a series of recollections of favorite dancing memories. You can read more about why I’m writing about this here (along with an account of our very first public dance). In 2011, we were vacationing in San Diego and found ourselves swing dancing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS… Continue reading Best Dance Memories – Boogying on a Flattop