Appreciating Art
Steve Martin teaching us about art. I love art. I don’t know much about art, really, in spite of all the things my good friend, and famous art star, Mark Flood has tried to teach me. I have always enjoyed … Continued
Left Over Gift Cards
By now, I bet you’ve spent most of your “Christmas money”. And, if you’re like me, that came in the form of a gift card, not actual cash. Honestly, I kind of prefer it to actual cash for the most … Continued
Chancy Resolutions
Another new year and another chance to break promises to yourself! I haven’t made formal New Year’s Resolutions in a long, long time because, let’s face it, no one ever really keeps them for long, including me. At least I … Continued
Ballistic Santa
I cannot calculate the physics of Santa. Seriously, I love science, but there’s just no way for a guy like me to do the math required to keep track of Santa Claus on his path around the world on Christmas … Continued
Another Lucky Friday
At least once a year, I try to write about Friday the Thirteenth. Mostly, because it’s an easy post to make, since I copy a lot of the information from previous posts, but also, while other people seem to find … Continued
Yet Another Lap
So, it seems I’ve survived another year. Considering that I wasn’t entirely sure I’d live past forty, it’s a pleasant surprise to find that I’ve turned fifty-one. It seems a bit less pressure than turning fifty. I thought things would … Continued
Santa Texts
The jolly old elf is updating his tech profile. There are lots of ways to celebrate the Christmas season. I, personally, start listening to Christmas music far too early. I may not decorate until after Thanksgiving, but Christmas music makes … Continued
Security Tags
I sort of hate “Black Friday”. Yes, I have given into the base consumerism of the so-called holiday, even though it goes against so much of what I believe is important in life, and even though it follows Thanksgiving, a … Continued
Procedural Fun
I like my fun to be automatic, free and semi-random. Way back in the day, I was ahead of the curve on autogenerated “stuff”. In my case, it was semi-random language generation that I ran over on Fantasist.net. Let me … Continued
Talking Dog
Hey, that dog can talk! Okay, so not literally, but pretty close. I have a friend who has this idea he calls “the talking dog theory”. It goes like this. Dog lovers talk to their dogs as if they’re people … Continued