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Okay, so nothing but a link this post, but: A whole series of 1/24th-scale photos that look like the real thing. (And they are, too. No Photoshopping at all.)
After waiting way, WAY too long to update my version of WordPress, I finally got off my booty and did so. In the days leading up to this, I noticed a new theme I really liked, so I decided to switch over from the “Default” theme I’ve used for years (’cause, after all, this is [...]
[Obligatory Paraphrased Movie Dialog Post] Â My version of a bit from “Full Metal Jacket” (and the Rifleman’s Creed): “This is my Kindle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.” Yes, I finally got me one of these bad boys and, while it’s not perfect, I think I’m going to like it.
Woah. Woah! WOAH!! I think that’s enough. As you can see from the snow shadow on the right, I’m actually parked on top of a fair bit of snow as it is, so you can imagine how much snow fell in total. Nothing out of the ordinary for, say, Buffalo, but very atypical for this [...]
Our house is sited on “acreage,” as they say. Sounds like a lot of land (well, it is), but probably half of it is heavily wooded, most of which is cedar trees. Cedars are, I think, considered to be “evergreens,” and so don’t produce a ton of dead leaves every autumn. What they do, though, [...]
As I left work last night, a green Mercedes came zooming out into the street behind me. As we both pulled up to the light, I glanced over to see… Bill Gates, on his way home from work. (I guess, since his last day is today, he’s finally started slacking off: it was only 6:15pm.) [...]
If your DLP HDTV has recently developed a horrible, high-pitched, “buzzsaw” noise, it’s more than likely a bad bearing in the color wheel. The sound is NOT going to get any better, so your options are to spend big bucks to have someone come to your house to fix it, or you can spend about [...]
I was at the gas station this morning, adding close to three-figures’ (!!) worth of gas to my truck, when I noticed the white-haired grandma-type at the next island over. She glanced my way more than a few times, but I ascribed that to a general disapproval of my attire. When I was done fueling, though, [...]
I don’t know if anyone will see this, since this blog has been on hiatus (hey, “too lazy to write” is a mean thing to say about someone) since… yikes, July, but I wanted to take a minute to say something to all the power company folks and arborists (love that word) who’ve been out [...]
Nothing’s been bothering me enough to find the time to post about it. Eh. That’ll change, though, soon enough.
USC 38 Texas 41 Aside from my pleasure as a natural-born Texan that “our” boys won the Rose Bowl, I must say that was a damn fine game of football last night. Some really excellent play by Texas in the 2nd and USC in the 3rd, and a 4th quarter that was all drama. Good [...]
No, I’m not dead (and neither is this space). Yes, it has been a long time since I last posted. No, strangely, there really hasn’t been anything lately that’s pestered me into posting about it. Yes, I will be posting again soon. There: Feel better?
I was just struck by how much it pisses me off when some dumbassed Web site hijacks my mouse pointer. Especially when they do it wrong and break all the navigation on the page. Twits.
No post of my own today, so I bring you a “Screedblog” entry from James Lileks about a recent UNESCO compact that supports the rights of nations to control the import of entertainment from other countries. Yes, it’s a superficial analysis, but A) it’s not meant to be in-depth and B) frankly, I don’t think [...]