While I was pedalling into work this morning, I was listening to the morning show on KBOI radio. The talk of the day was all about "free" cell phones and other government waste. Wow. I had no idea how … [Read more...]
Where’s My Yacht?
What’s Up With Microsoft?
This is a rant, and at least partially inspired by a discussion I had a couple weeks ago. Nearly every day I read some sort of new article about the failure of Windows 8, or how the replacement … [Read more...]
Your Memory is a Movie Trailer
How does memory work and why? Think back on when you saw the movie Star Wars (I use this movie because I believe every English speaking person has seen it). What images flash into your mind? What … [Read more...]
Ah, Tish!
Tish? Funny word. Here's the story. I noticed some time ago that in the lyrics to Pink Floyd's "Money" song, when played over the air on the radio, had been "cleaned up" a bit. The verse "Money, it's … [Read more...]
Google is Not “Magic”
A few recent posts by Becker at Source-Wave.com have confirmed my faith that at least some of the internet gurus are not complete idiots. Becker, a few others like Jon Leger, "get it" - Google is not … [Read more...]
A Scratch Card Buffet
I stopped this morning to pick up some Bandits at a little Stinker station in Caldwell. I had to wait in line for this little old lady who was buying Lotto scratch tickets. "One of those, two of … [Read more...]
Hallelujah Song by Leonard Cohen
For whatever reason this song came up on a couple internet searches I did, and I decided to look into it further. Upon reading the information at Wikipedia, I was surprised to learn that Leonard Cohen … [Read more...]
Tuesday Trivia
How about some music trivia? B-B-B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets When Elton John and his band first recorded "Bennie and the Jets", they thought the song was pretty blah. So, their producer had the … [Read more...]
PaleoDiet Notes
Interesting article from Medline Ancient humans had healthier teeth than people do today, researchers say. This decline in oral health over the past 7,500 years is the result of changes in oral … [Read more...]
Happy National Margarita Day – Belated
I missed it. It was yesterday. But, the sentiments are still there. History: As the story goes, the drink was actually named after a woman named Margarita. Dallas socialite Margarita Sames was known … [Read more...]
Tuesday Trivia on Thursday
Ooops. Missed it. Well here goes. Mosquitos like... The color blue. So, if you're camping or picnicking, I guess blue jeans are not the best choice for wear (or BSU gear :)) Chasing the … [Read more...]
Damn That Global Warming
We got a bunch of snow this winter, unlike the past few years. Of course, what we had was nothing compared to what they got on the Eastern Seaboard. So, I had to kinda wonder about this... A famous … [Read more...]
John Kerry Must Be Worth It, I Guess
Secretary of State "Why the Long Face?" John Kerry was under the protection of more security during his recent trip to Virginia than was deployed to Benghazi before last year’s terrorist attack. Makes … [Read more...]
Are You Losing Your Health Coverage?
I had a conversation with a liberal a few months ago about Obamacare. I kept asking for him to explain how we'd pay for it, he kept telling me how he was excited a lot of underprivileged people would … [Read more...]