In New Mexico, it rarely rained and because Socorro is protected by a mountain range on the west with a high plateau behind it, the little bit of moisture making it into the area could easily be too high to reach the ground in town, or the storms would often crash into the mountain and either veer or split ( Read more... )

I'd have to check my timeline, but it seems like I launched a couple of non-automated aggregators which took-up a lot of my time. Pretty much, if I were awake, I was updating and working toward perfecting a bot that might automate their production ( Read more... )

My father's grandfather was born in 1844 on what some people might consider a plantation, but we didn't have many of those in central North Carolina and instead, it'd probably be more accurately described as a really big farm. My great-great-grandfather had inherited some land from his father, who had added to the grant given him after the ( Read more... )

It has snowed off and on all day, here. Perhaps at its fluffiness, we maybe had between three and four inches, but I theorize that the dry climate quickly zaps the moisture from any snow because now it's all just laying flat on the ground ( Read more... )

I've got four or five tool boxes and a buttload of tool organizers, but I inherited my father's habit of using a tool and just leaving it laying around. Eventually, I may pick it up and move it to my workshop, but that's not always the case and I rarely do any kind of massive cleanup, where I put things where they actually belong ( Read more... )

From the Left: Keith Olbermann's eloquent "Special Comment" (8:45)
From the Center: TV's Craig Ferguson's appropriate and excellent "Show and TellAs a rule, I've tried to avoid all manner of 9/11 Anniversary coverage because I feel the events have been fully covered and I also feel that the topic has become perverted. Late night thwarted my plans, ( Read more... )

Dear Auto Salespeople ( Read more... )

I don't often admit it and when I do, it is usually preceded by an "ahem", but I'm far enough into my forties, I know there's no going back. Sometimes I'll say that I'm old, but it's often just another way to say that I'm somewhat set in my ways, or that I recognize the futility of a fight. It's not that I want to be old and in my mind's picture, I ( Read more... )

When my wife and I lived in Maine, I'd pick up side money as a step-on guide. Because I've always have had a pretty fluid schedule and always received good reviews for my tours, I was often called on for a random tour company, but the real money was from servicing the cruise ships. Their numbers have increased over the past decade, but a quick ( Read more... )

I learned on Sunday that though the drapes say they are machine washable and though I took them to the laundromat to use their big washers, one should really check the temperature setting before pushing start. Otherwise, when you get home, you'll find yourself having to go online to order a replacement set because suddenly the drapes that were ( Read more... )