Ærchie found the Seduction Style quiz. Great fun for a holiday evening (or any evening, for that matter). I’ll ‘fess up first; I’m a Libertine. So what is your style? Post a comment here and let me know.
Flying the T38
These guys must love their jobs! Merry Christmas!
Chanukah — Day 1 — Freedom of Worship
Chanukah starts tonight, our annual “festival of lights.” It gets tangled up with Christmas because, well, because kids (big and little) like to get presents. Who can complain? Our holiday is completely different than Christmas, though. Several themes comprise Chanukah and, over the next eight days, I will be writing about the ones that seem […]
Farewell, Bill Metzger
I just learned that my friend, Bill Metzger, will be leaving us soon. The best way that I can think of to honor him is to share a few of his words with you and a bit of his singing. First, the words; these are from a letter that he dictated recently. I’ve been discovering […]
The Best Things
I got a great fortune cookie for lunch: I cannot understand why, after I complimented the restaurant owner on having the best lunch in town, she declined to give it to me for free.
Missing My Hi-Fi Music
Thanks to FunkeyMonk at Slashdot, I am now conscious of a trend in which I have been unwittingly participating. I have spent quite a bit of time building a library of music that I like and quite a bit of money building a “hi-fi” to play the music, yet most of the time, I listen […]
Saying “Christmas”
I thought it was OK to say “Christmas” this year. I thought we had gotten through all of the silliness about whether you can or should or might say, “Merry Christmas” to another person without first receiving written permission to extend that wish. I just visited Kohls.com and was shocked, dismayed and apalled to see […]
Gratitude
This seems to be the year for in-my-face opportunities for thankfulness. My family is having its problems; life isn’t perfect. But it ain’t nothin’ compared to lots of other people that I know. At least three of the women in my life are battling breast cancer and one man has another kind of cancer. One […]
Owner Assisted Annual Inspection
October brought the deadline for my airplane’s annual inspection and, having no in-depth knowledge of the process and liking to get my hands greasy, I decided to get involved as much as possible. That meant finding a shop that was willing to work with me. In the end, Jeremy at St. Charles Flying Service came […]
Machine Gun Sentry Robot
NewLaunches.com brings news that Samsung develops machine gun sentry robot. Samsung has partnered with Korea university and developed the machine-gun equipped robotic sentry. Do you remember the scientists who worked on the atomic bombs and later regreted their decisions to do so? I am afraid that we are about to see history repeat itself. One […]
Live Transparently
Joseph poses a good idea in his posting on Changes in Lobbying Practices Lobbyists would be required to hire a Congressional stenographer to record the entire interaction, every single time they interact with someone in Congress. The transcript would then go on the Internet. Better yet, the whole thing also would be videotaped, and the […]
Read to Your Children; Teach Them to Read?
I realized something as I walked the dog this morning: though I religiously read to my children throughout their “formative years,” one turned out to be a bookworm while the other did not. The bedtime story was a fixture in our household for ages. I read everything from board books to tongue-twisters to Latin-laden dinosaur […]
Hack the Vote: Steal the Election
It’s almost Halloween (and election day) so it’s time for scary stories. I firmly believe that the scariest stories are the ones that also happen to be true. Being the nasty guy that I am, I bring you a tale which should terrify you to your democracy loving core: Ars Technica’s How to steal an […]
What’s New in Firefox 2.0
Are you wondering what is new in Firefox 2.0? Read eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Firefox 2 Final Release. Download Firefox (for free) from Mozilla.com.
Bacteria Use Radioactive Uranium Instead of Energy from the Sun
Were you looking forward to another boring day on this run-of-the-mill planet Earth? Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington and eight collaborating institutions report in this week’s Science a self-sustaining community of bacteria that live in rocks 2.8 kilometers below Earth’s surface. Think that’s weird? The bacteria rely on radioactive uranium to convert water molecules to […]
Tech Tidbits : Technology and the jury
My wife recently served on a jury for a federal criminal case and has some interesting observations. Rather than try to summarize it, I will simply refer you to her posting, Technology and the jury. Fascinating stuff!
Ms. Dewey Search Engine
Ms. Dewey is simply too funny. Crank up your speakers and prepare for a hillarious Flash event. I don’t think that she will replace Google but then again… you never know….
Reaction to Cory Lidle’s Airplane Accident
Tragically, Cory Lidle and his flight instructor died yesterday afternoon when the Cirrus SR-20 airplane that they were flying crashed into a high rise building in New York City. {Added 11/19/06} The New York Times has created a wonderfully informative, interactive graphic showing the flight path. AVweb’s article, New York City Crash Aftermath, nicely brings […]
Flying High, Flying Fast
I took a trip in my plane on Tuesday that was faster, more fuel efficient, and higher than ever before. Usually, I fly at about 6,000 feet and get ground speeds of about 130 knots (nautical miles per hour) which is the equivalent of about 150 MPH (statute miles per hour). The plane burns 9.5 […]
Book Wish List and More
I continue to find more uses for the wonderful (and $free) LibraryThing. Like so many of us, I have bunches of books that I have never had a good way to keep track of but now I do. Like… My wish list — yes, I do accept donations 🙂 My to-be-read list. Most of these […]
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