I was reading my Alcalde, because I am a lifetime member of the TexasExes, and I was struck by the one of the award winners. It’s actually not surprising to me, having attended there. They have a Distinguished Alumni award and this year there were six recipients. (I assume there are usually six recipients.) They … Read more
A chronological list of my holiday weekend, with duplicates removed. It was over a week ago, but I’ve finally put it all down in writing. I have included the ratings for the beers and the games (taken from RateBeer.com and BoardGameGeek.com). The beers are ranked by percentile. The games are rated out of 10, and … Read more
I have an over-large expensive 301 disc DVD/CD player. But it’s fairly old (no HDMI output). The Pioneer DV-F727 got slightly flaky before it stopped working all together. Some investigation showed that the mechanism to spin the disc is what failed. With all the other moving parts I thought it would have been something else. … Read more
I’m not one to fill out marketing surveys. I’m one to abhor them, actually. But I filled out this one because it’s for a friend of a friend. And now he wants to give me a dollar! So, you should fill it out, say I referred you, and he’ll give me a dollar. (You know … Read more
I had the odd and uncommon experience of not being able to find my keys Wednesday morning. I checked the two spots I normally leave them. Then checked again. Then the five expanded places I might leave them. I tried to recall what exactly I did with them when I came home – to … Read more
Quote of the Day of the Blogosphere: “Although it is true that since the Middle Ages, the number of witches burned has decreased while the average temperature of the Earth has increased, global warming wouldn’t be reversed by throwing old ladies on pyres.” – Strange Maps, Transgenic Corn linked to Neo-Fascism