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 →

It’s what it is..

Kim DuToit discovers insurance companies are dens of thieves. Was chatting to my insurance guy the other day, and the result of said discussion was that as far as my VW Tiguan is concerned, I’m screwed if I ever get into a wreck because the book value of the 2013 model with 130,000+ miles is … Continue reading It’s what it is.. →

Random Thoughts

You want to see who all the pinheads in your company are? Have an IT person send an email to a group, or to all (everyone in the company), with the words "This is only a test". Then watch the pinheads all "reply-all". My gottdam laptop started chiming like a fuggin slot machine with the … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

Random Thoughts

A busy and interesting week. The house went on the market, so now I have to keep it clean at all times. That's a struggle with the dogs. I've solved part of it by managing to be out of town all weekend, for the most part. Saturday, the dogs come with me to look at … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

Screamin’ for Ice Cream

We all scream for ice cream, right? Zman had a piece on his subscribestar account about making ice cream, of all things. It turns out that you have to be a moron to screw up ice cream making. The first try resulted in the best thing I have had since I was a kid. The … Continue reading Screamin’ for Ice Cream →

Kid Charlemagne

As I work in my office, I'm playing tunes or podacasts. As I was typing my screed on my dog's spoiled guts I was listening to classic Steely Dan https://youtu.be/b00h8iKaklQ I tried like hell to find a good live version, as I'm sucker for such things, but there was none to be had with the … Continue reading Kid Charlemagne →

Sign O’ the Tard

I can't believe anyone would be wearing a mask these days. But they are. I see them every day. In cars. In the store. Out on the sidewalk waiting for the bus. And it's not just oldsters. I've seen all types. And rarely, if ever, are they wearing an N95 mask, properly fitted. It's usually … Continue reading Sign O’ the Tard →

Forgot I had this.

I was looking over the stash of video I have and found this: https://vimeo.com/765137815 This is a video of Jasper finding his place in the pack. It's instructive. Look how he both challenges and submits. He's maybe 13 weeks old here. BTW, he was always faster than the other two, and he took advantage of … Continue reading Forgot I had this. →

Quote of the Week

The West denies moral standards, religion, family. Do we really want Russia to have “parent number one, two, three” instead of “mom and dad” and that perversions that lead to degradation and extinction are imposed on children in schools, supposedly there are some genders, except for women and men? For us, this is unacceptable. Vladimir … Continue reading Quote of the Week →

It’s all BS, Part 2

I listen to talk radio every morning as I feed myself and the dogs. Usually, it's Mark Davis on 660AM. I like the banter between him and Mike Gallagher every morning. This morning they had a converstation about how republicans are in trouble over the Dobbs decision. Supposedly Gallagher had 'conservative women' callers from Texas … Continue reading It’s all BS, Part 2 →