Category Archives: Reality is a Harsh Mistress

Some thoughts on yesterday: Did someone pass a law banning turn signals? I may have mentioned this before but it bugs me every damned time. I hereby refuse to turn right on red unless I am either: drunk and have … Continue reading →

It may seem an odd statement but I have had some really good Groundhog Days. Many years ago there was a fine drinking Groundhog evening with some rarely seen pals. Two years ago, despite the Columbia disaster I had a … Continue reading →

With the events of the past couple of months a lot of time has been spent discussing the family tree. It occurs to me that God has chosen my immediate family line for extinction. There are many reasons I came … Continue reading →

Snow! – ’bout gol-danged time we got a real snow storm hereabouts. Even better, it stayed cold but not bitterly cold so the powdery snow actually stayed powdery. If winter sports out west are anything like my experience on the … Continue reading →

Everybody else has a nifty new design. Hell, Lileks changes his every damned week. So, I decided it’s time to do something a bit less psychotic twenty-something and more adventurously mature thirty-something. I wanted steam punk but couldn’t find any … Continue reading →