It has been an interesting week and a half. I’m still coughing out the lingering cold that has been sucking marrow from my bones. Last week a career opportunity beaned me out of left field and yesterday I gave notice to my friend and current employer, which was a good step for me pragmatically...
Read more →This summer has been a go-go-go sort of season, consumed in large part by travel (Pittsburgh to see family, Provo and Austin for business) and home improvement (new furnace and ductwork, new walls here and there, and a complete layout redesign), with a wedding and some visits to Seattle thrown in for good measure....
Read more →Cathy is back to school this week, so we’re both spending evenings in our cozy home office which, thanks to some sweat and cursing this spring, no longer reeks of cat urine. Hurray! Pandora brought up Etta James’ At Last, which led us into a discussion of dancing and measures (she claimed two step,...
Read more →So, I’m in Texas. In the heat. The dry, baking heat. The killing, inescapable, merciless heat. Actually, the heat is surprisingly survivable — not just because of the A/C, though it is necessary, but because after a while you just get used to it. It’s 96 now, but just a few minutes ago I...
Read more →So, the markets are a complete disaster area today — even gold is down, and marginal safe haven commodity silver (SLV) has bombed atrociously just after climbing out of the crater of a crash from two months back. But I had to laugh when I looked at CNN and found them reusing an image...
Read more →When a painting goes to heaven, it is carefully cleaned, scrubbed, fluffed, lacquered, and ceremonially ensconced in a Temple of Art. Like so: Ever wondered what happens to a painting that was misconceived and sinfully unpleasant to look at? A painting that, like a scruffy and unsociable tomcat, could not find a home? I...
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