Although I’ve been testing the new theme for a few days, today is the official launch of the redesign. It’s nothing earthshaking as far as redos go. But I did separate writing from the other shiny objects that capture my attention, and I also added a contact form. For now, there’s a 55-word flash fiction [...]
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Keys To The Kingdom
He’s driven or flown everywhere he goes. He has armed security 24/7. He “lives” in the White House with (presumably) dozens of staff. Someone else (presumably) checks his mail. Not counting the ever popularly portrayed “nuclear key”, does the President carry any other keys?
Whitewashing the Bar
Steven Bochco’s Raising the Bar premiered on TNT tonight. The cable network has spent a great deal of time building up the latest small-screen drama from the creator of Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. It even aired without commercials. SPOILER ALERT: SYNOPSIS AND PLOT POINTS AHEAD If you missed it, or like me originally [...]
Food for Thought: Ghetto Pasta
Chili Shrimp & Ramen 1 bag of ramen noodles generous handful of shrimp, preferably fresh dry chili mix fresh garlic dehydrated onions few sprigs of fresh rosemary cheese of your choice handful of broccoli florets, frozen’s fine oil of choice fresh lime juice or your favorite balsamic vinegar crushed red pepper With the Democratic National [...]
Summer Squall
The usual barrage of heat produced a spectacular squall a couple of days ago. One day I’ll be in the right, relatively safe spot to capture some nice lightning. I was blessed to make it to lunch without floating away when I shot this pic. Part II Next day more of the same. This front [...]
Boobs and Bacon
OK, this has been covered elsewhere on the web, so I won’t reinvent it here. But it’s too delicious an idea to let escape the Blue’s radar. Everyone in the civilized world and beyond knows that bacon makes everything taste better. So what if you wrap it around an item that needs no enhancing. Kind [...]
It’s the Little, Fluffy Things in Life
One great thing about the ‘Net: no matter how bad your day is, there’s any number of sites to visit to make you feel better. Meow
Finally, A Shot of Reason
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. —The Second Amendment I’m sure quite a bit will be written concerning the landmark Second Amendment decision made by SCOTUS. It’s been a long time coming and either [...]
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A New Low For Ricer Boys Everywhere
Just a quickie cause I haven’t posted in a bit. I ran across a new low for sport car tuner wannabes while looking for performance parts for my car. Apparently, if you can’t afford to put a real turbocharger on you can still have that lovely blowoff valve whistle between shifts. The product depicted here [...]
