Category Archives: Egocentric

In today’s world of mod cons like cell phones, electric mail, and constant messaging, I never buy stamps. On those rare occasions that I actually need them, I simply make my own, thanks to the miracle of blank labels, ink-jet … Continue reading →

Have I no shame? Actually, I do, but I’m about to squander the last of it away like Jack giving away his cow, without even some magic beans, much less their subsequent beanstalk, to show for it. I collect DVDs, and have … Continue reading →

Is unlike me. Details are really all I have. In the second episode of one of my personal favorite television shows of all time, Futurama, characters in the year 3000 rediscover the original Apollo 11 lunar landing site while visiting … Continue reading →

My friends (and bonus extra family) the Flints were early adopters of the idea of being early adopters. Among the many ways they changed my life when I was wee, in addition to showing me the first VCR I’d ever … Continue reading →

Regular readers and astute photo album perusers will recognize my ongoing love affair with old airplanes, in particular, the de Havilland Tiger Moth. This is not the story about how, after more than thirty years of wanting, I found my … Continue reading →

Apparently, by simply posting the following link here:   Technorati Profile   I can "claim" my blog on Technorati.com, increasing my traffic, making a million in real estate with little or no money down, and finally getting that check from … Continue reading →

Last week, my job drug me, not kicking and with an utter lack of screaming, south for a week in sunny San Diego. Among the things I failed to miss at home was some surprise April weather, which left a dusting … Continue reading →

Since I can’t seem to get that other post written to my satisfaction, I’ve decided to write this one instead. So … last night, my wife and I numbed our brains for 106 minutes (6,360 seconds, if you’re keeping score) … Continue reading →

Forgive me for a moment while I bash a hole in the fourth wall and violate the first rule of snarky inside references and actually explain the title of this particular post. There’s a company that advertises on a number … Continue reading →