You're kiding, right?

This was my response to the manager at the oil change place when he said that I locked the keys in the car.  Unfortunately, he was not.  He ended up calling a locksmith to come out and open the stupid door.

You again!

Last night I went out to the office and as I approached the cat food area I was startled by a sound (for it was dark out) and then saw a white and grey blur run away.  I instantly knew what it was – that darn cat that we have already caught twice!  I [...]

AZ Central Article

AZ Central has an article about ASU, Whole Foods and Nordstroms sending their scraps to a farm in town that turns it into compost.  Pretty cool.  They need to create a program for all the landscapers and private residents too.

The Search is Over

Well, it took a few months, but I finally did it.  I finished searching the entire ranch for poke salad annie and digging the darn things out!  Up and down, back and forth, for 40 acres (about 2 football fields wide by 3 football fields long).  There are now nice piles of this weed [...]

Taste of Internet Freedom

I am in the process of learning a new programming language so I can replace an application that Linda needs.  My friend Jason told me about a bunch of how-to videos that were put together to help explain all of the features of this language.  The only prob is that the ranch has an [...]

Going to the dump

On Friday, Linda and I went to the dump.  Now you might think that we were going to drop something off at the dump.  Not so!  That’s not how we roll in Texas!  We went to the dump to get compost for her garden.  The landfill is setup so all plant life is dropped [...]

Lint Trap

I have been wearing a lot of long john tops lately and have noticed that my belly button always has lint in it and it got me thinking, how the heck does the lint get into my belly button?

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Cool ad

Here is a cool video that came in second in the U@50 AARP video contest.

Tilt-shift

Tilt-shift is a photography term that basically makes the portrait look like a small scale replica of the real thing, except for that it is the real thing.  I saw photos using tilt-shift in a studio in downtown Phoenix during a First Friday event.  The photos were of places around the valley and it was very cool to see them from this perspective.  Below the fold is a video that shows this technique in action and you can watch more of this artist’s videos here. Continue reading Tilt-shift

What was I thinking?

Remember last year, around the time Dennis and Stacey got married, that I heard a story on NPR about working in Antarctica.  Remember how I looked into this and did some research.  Remember how clueless I was about how cold it would be.  Well, if I had gone forward with this, below the fold is a sample video of what life would have been like.
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