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R.I.P. Clifty
I believe it was in the late winter of 2004, and my wife and I were in the process of moving from Albuquerque to the south-central Missouri Ozarks. I was driving along a back road and saw a little pile of black puppies at the side of the road. I thought that was pretty weird, and determined that I would stop and investigate if they were still ( Read more... ) -
Dwane Heaton
I was looking through some old photos of the time when I worked for Bendix Kansas City in the 1970's, and came across a photo o a guy I worked with: Dwane Heaton. Dwane was one of the nicest and most likable guys you'd ever want to meet. Everybody just loved him. When I saw the photo, I thought, "How did I ever lose touch with him?" Very few ( Read more... ) -
Chocolate Dreams
Last night, I dreamed I was at a chocolate convention. There was a main hall where people socialized and listened to presentations on chocolate and several sub-halls. In one sub-hall, they offered samples of all different types of chocolate and things made from chocolate. In others were posters of chocolate research and booths for chocolate ( Read more... ) -
Pico's (and My) Ordeal
On Sunday, April 25, 2010, I left home about 3:00 in the afternoon to go over to my brother's house for a meal. When I left, all the dogs were standing in front of the garage wishing they could go too. When I returned at 6:30, all the dogs but one were waiting to greet me. When I walked into the garage, Pico came out from behind the pickup truck ( Read more... ) -
It Looks Like Pico Will Survive
Last Sunday, April 25, I returned home after dinner at my brother's. All the dogs except one came out to greet me. I walked into the garage and Pico (see icon and post below) came out from behind the pickup truck. Although it was fairly dark, I could see that he had been terribly injured. I said, "Oh Pico, what's happened to you?" The left ( Read more... ) -
The Moron Demographic
I don't know if it strikes everyone the way it strikes me, but I think the music, poetry, play-writing, fiction, and political speech from a century and more ago is much superior to those of today. To me, this indicates that the level of intelligence of people in the level of society where these are produced has gone down significantly. I have ( Read more... ) -
First Snake of the Season
I was searching for my bird feeder, which apparently a coon or something had carried off, when I noticed that a couple of the dogs were worried about something. I looked where the dogs were looking, and there was this snake sunning itself after a cool rainy night. It looked scary at first, with a fat body like a poisonous snake might have. But ( Read more... ) -
Life in the Country
I'm still amazed at how things work out here in the country. I just went to the bank to get some cash, and I told the teller (who I don't remember ever seeing before) that I wanted to draw $100 cash out of account XXXXXX. No problem. No ID required. When I go to the hardware store to pick up some items and I tell the guy (who I don't know) to ( Read more... ) -
In Honor of Veterans' Day: The War in Afghanistan
First, about the war in Iraq. We should have never gone to war with Iraq. The justification of threat from weapons of mass destruction was completely specious. There was very little evidence of WMD's in Iraq (at least the public reasons; I didn't see any classified evidence).
- Iraq was buying yellowcake in Niger. Joe Wilson found that was wrong ( Read more... )
