Category Archives: General

What Greasy Eggs Can Teach You

Every day now, I make myself an omelet. Couple of free range eggs, with some ham, usually, and some cheese. Cooked in butter, because fat is good for you, despite what THEY say. Get the surface of the eggs a … Continue reading

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My Wife and My Top 5 Guesses for What’s Going in Now at the Local Strip Mall

My wife and my top 5 guesses for what’s going on the new pad in the strip mall: Another bank Yet another Walgreens (because there’s a CVS across the street) Yet another CVS (because there’s a Walgreens across the other … Continue reading

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One of those Veggie Melt Days

Yesterday, I went to the cafeteria downstairs where I work to grab something for lunch at my desk. It was just one of those days, you know, where you give up and eat lunch at your desk. I stopped at … Continue reading

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Super Elastic Blog Plastic

If my blog looks a little odd for a bit, it’s because I’m working on a new design using the Elastic Editor. Fun to play with and I’m learning things, too.

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Disney Adds The Magic of LEDs to the Castle

My wife found a really kewl article about how Walt Disney World Resort is now using environmentally friendly LEDs to light the castle. From the article: In the end, Walt Disney World Entertainment replaced a total of 34 arc-source fixtures … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving

Meant to post this on Thanksgiving, but the turkey made me groggy: Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, … Continue reading

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Don’t You Want To Save The Earth With Captain Kirk?

When Captain James T. Kirk says “There’s not a minute to waste to save the Earth,” you better damn well get off your butt and do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXP3hQ7jaUk More William Shatner PSAs on the Sierra Club web site.

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How You Can Help The Nation With Its Debt

I thought this article on The Consumerist was interesting. It provides a basic explanation of our national debt and what things we can do to fix the problems associated with it. Good reading for election season.

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Alaska Cruise, Day Eight – Whittier and Anchorage

Having only ever really cruised the local Florida waters before, it was an odd experience to pull into our final port and know there was still 4000 or so miles between us and home, and many hours before we could … Continue reading

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Listening: The Weakerthans – “Tournament of Hearts”

New video from their current album. I love this song because it sounds like hockey. Or maybe, as the video suggests, curling. I’m not Canadian, but I pretended I was while I was in Vancouver, eh?

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