Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Midland?

We went for a walk around the neighborhood yesterday afternoon, primarily to check out the new homes under construction. My usual practice is to stick my point-and-shoot camera in my pocket before leaving the house, just in case we encounter something out of the ordinary. I was glad I did. We’ve had multitudes of red-winged… Continue reading Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Midland?

You snooze, you bruise.

We’re really enjoying our new iPads, although I think I’m getting along better with mine than Debbie is with hers. According to Apple, the iPad is a bit heavier than its predecessor, and while I can sort of detect that extra weight, she’s experienced it up close and personal, as it were. (As it was?… Continue reading You snooze, you bruise.

Eggs-it Here

As Bill Engvall says, you might be a redneck if you have Christmas lights up on your porch year-around. That’s an unfair characterization. A lot of people like the looks of little twinkly lights, and I’m of the opinion that you fit the redneck stereotype only if those year-around lights are strung over a Christmas… Continue reading Eggs-it Here

Kill ’em and Color ’em

Debbie and I were strategizing the other day about how to incorporate the severe watering restrictions into our lawn care regimen. We’re resigned to the fact that the grass will probably die when the heat of the summer hits, but we’re not interested in putting in fake turf. So, I was opining that we should… Continue reading Kill ’em and Color ’em

Five Book Mini-Reviews

There’s a good reason for the solid non-blogging going on around here lately: I’ve been reading. You know, like, books. You might find something of interest among the group, so here are some brief reviews. The linked titles lead to Amazon.com, where you can either order the hard copy version, or download the Kindle version;… Continue reading Five Book Mini-Reviews

Random Thursday

We interrupt our regularly scheduled non-blogging for this special programming: Had a guy call me today about one of the websites I developed and maintained for a local organization. It hasn’t been updated since I closed my shop last August, and he had volunteered to take it over and bring it up-to-date. The only catch… Continue reading Random Thursday

“Stop Waterboarding Your Lawn”

Who knew that sprinkler system water sensors could be so amusingly dramatic? Kudos to this company for making a rather boring product more interesting.