Movie Plots

I read this post awhile ago about the seven basic movie plots, but didn't think about it until I'd seen a number of movies, all about the same thing. Once is nothing. Twice is interesting. Three times is a pattern. That's my rainman skill. I notice patterns. Turns out, I read it on Wilder's site. … Continue reading Movie Plots →

Gratuitous Dog Pic

Aria's spot when at the Girl's is on the couch, next to us. Until she gets hot, then she moves to the tile floor.

Random Thoughts

I'm with Denniger here, about software: There's a quite-serious problem with the shift we've seen in software over the last decade or so. In short: You can't buy it anymore, only get a subscription. The "buy it" system typically worked like this: You paid for each "seat" you wished to use at once. One butt, … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

I’m with Hanlon here

Lot of commentary this week over the Trump assassination attempt. BCE probably has the best and most entertaining. But I'm going with El Gato Malo here. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. And it's ugly stepsister, incompetence. and it’s not like the secret service is all that it once was. … Continue reading I’m with Hanlon here →

Gratuitous Dog Pic

I miss Jasper.

Random Thoughts

No one talks about the debt, really. It's roughly 2.5% of GDP and climbing. Last I saw, it was consuming a huge chunk of tax receipts. Fifty years ago, was a different country. There is no technological revolution in the works to inflate the economy and the Saudis are not doing any deals with the … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

Dumbshits at the Door

You've heard of barbarians at the gate, haven't you? This'll be a new feature called 'Dumbshits at the Door'. I get people doing stupid things in my ring cameras all the time. I generally see them as they happen, since I view the live feed to see if I need to bother answering. I rarely … Continue reading Dumbshits at the Door →

Hurricane Hunkering

Hurricane Beryl wandered around the gulf and went north to the motherland - Texas. Houston and other cities got a beating. We got little, as usual. These things tend to peter out before they hit DFW. So what we get is a welcome rain day in what is usually a dry summer: My Tomato and … Continue reading Hurricane Hunkering →

Gratuitous Dog Pic

I played a video of a tiny puppy crying while Winston was in my office. https://vimeo.com/978405855?share=copy

Be at Peace

Duane here had a piece on peace: https://youtu.be/9qHfApAxiKU?si=kac9j3PcoKAHcgQT Really timely advice, for me at least. He has three steps: Create boundaries for your peace. Don't let those in that would disturb it, if they get in, put them out. Simple. Stay away from poisonous people. Don't wring the dogs ears. His line, analogous to "let … Continue reading Be at Peace →