Yesterday morning, Debbie and I took the recumbent tandem out for a 26-mile ride in perfect weather, through the streets of north Midland. It had been a while – OK, months – since I’d used the GoPro HD video camera on the bike, and I had a new mount purchased in San Antonio a couple… Continue reading Another Bicycling Video
Khurais Crude Increment Program
This will likely be of limited interest to most Gazette visitors, but if you’re in the awl bidness like me, you might find this as fascinating as I did. It’s a 22-minute animated video showing the details of a huge oilfield development project in Saudi Arabia (see link below). And when I say “huge,” I… Continue reading Khurais Crude Increment Program
Lo Beem
My friend LouAnn took her BMW coupe to the car wash today, and after paying and waiting in line for an hour (car washes in Midland are really busy, since hand washing at home is now illegal), she was told that her car’s ground clearance was too low to go through. Being the good guy… Continue reading Lo Beem
A Trip to the Bookstore
Note: What follows is an entirely accurate account. It’s not my fault if “accurate” equates to “boring.” We went out for dinner tonight, not wanting to be the only people in Midland who didn’t do so. If there’s a restaurant in our fair city that’s not making money, it’s because the owners want a tax… Continue reading A Trip to the Bookstore
Bicycle Built for Few
One of the things I’ve always loved about bicycles is their functional simplicity. There’s not much fluff on a bike; every component is present for a reason, and – generally speaking – that reason is to direct and amplify the human body’s effort to move forward. Feet connect to pedals, pedals to chain, chain to… Continue reading Bicycle Built for Few
Move along…nothing to see here…
I had every intention of posting something – anything – tonight. Oh, well.
A Cultural Historical Moment
I’m no historian, but the following scene may have been a turning moment in culture. This unassuming scene comes at approximately 8:12 into the movie Heathers, a dark comedy starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, filmed in 1988. One second earlier, this group of obvious high school losers was referred to by a female character… Continue reading A Cultural Historical Moment
Love Taps
Her: Did you see this article in the paper, about the woman who attacked a man with a hammer because he wouldn’t marry her? Him: Yeah. Her (laughing): Wow. I wonder why he wouldn’t want to marry her? Him: Sounds like a marriage made in heaven to me. Him: Still, he probably missed an opportunity.… Continue reading Love Taps
Sad Signage
Sometimes I think Wal*Mart does these things on purpose, just to mess with our minds. Then, again…
Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
A few random observations, the primary benefits of which are to give me an excuse not to start working on our tax return: A talking head on The Today Show just referred to the gluten-free nutrition movement as being “glamatized.” Forgive my potential misspelling, but I claim immunity as that’s not, you know, a real… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition