One for the ages
Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske) September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014 R.I.P.
Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske) September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014 R.I.P.
In a week flooded with seemingly endless awful news, I needed a break, a moment of beauty and tranquility. This is a screenshot from Eric Calkins’ Longs Peak webcam, captured a few minutes ago. The camera is live, mounted on… Read More ›
WordPress has done it again, in case you hadn’t noticed. Go ahead, start a new post. Or try to edit an old one. Beep beep boop! Bubbles. Baby blue background. Long, looong pause for loading. Doncha love it? I’ll let… Read More ›
There’s a critically important point being made on Twitter this week. And news outlets across the country should be giving it serious thought. #IfTheyGunnedMeDown is a social media campaign prompted by the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager,… Read More ›
Just an FYI to my readers: My first-ever guest post was published on timethief’s blog, One Cool Site, a few days ago. Through some weird miscommunication, I only just found out. It’s called “Do as I say, not as I… Read More ›
People break laws and skirt rules and regulations all the time. I’ve probably done it myself on occasion, intentionally or otherwise. Usually the violations are victimless, relatively harmless, etc., and I just shrug them off. Life’s too short to be… Read More ›
Not having a DVR, I am still victim to every commercial thrown at me. Many if not most of you have by now practically forgotten what it’s like to be subjected to these monumental wastes of time (commercial breaks are getting… Read More ›
I’ve not subjected you to a report on my gaming activities for about six months, so brace yourself. It’s time for another update. (My feelings won’t be hurt if you excuse yourself now … ) It’s obvious from my Current… Read More ›
The Nostalgia Machine: Pick a year and the site will put up an illustrated list of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles from that year, linked to YouTube videos and ready for you to pick and play. They note helpfully: “For optimum… Read More ›