Month: January 2013

Blogging 365, Day 11: I’m Still Standing

Back in my high school days, the Walkman as well as a myriad of knock-offs were en vogue. They were our version of the iPod if the iPod was large, ugly, had a short battery life and could only carry one album at a time on a cassette. Despite it all, we managed and were … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 11: I’m Still Standing →

Blogging 365, Day 10: 20 Completely Random Songs On My iPod

I’m going to hit Shuffle on my iPod and see what plays. No skipping for a better (or less embarrassing) song; you will get the real deal. I will embed the videos if they are on YouTube and if they cannot be embedded then I will link to them, or hyperlink as we used to … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 10: 20 Completely Random Songs On My iPod →

Blogging 365, Day 9: My Views of Space Shuttle Endeavour

This entry could have just easily have been a Wordless Wednesday post but I decided that the images do require some describing. What you will see is what I saw during the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight, transit, and display at her new home. The first is this one taken as the shuttle rode piggyback … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 9: My Views of Space Shuttle Endeavour →

Blogging 365, Day 8: Hey Hey, I’m a Monkey

Much like numerology, I never really gave a lot of thought to astrology and the personality characteristics of traditional zodiac signs. I always thought it was a bunch of hogwash written by newspaper columnists that had some ad space to fill when the sales reps couldn’t sell it. Then one day I discovered the Chinese … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 8: Hey Hey, I’m a Monkey →

Blogging 365, Day 7: Remembering Huell Howser

It wasn’t a big enough story for me to get an SMS from my local news station’s breaking news alerts nor did it overshadow news of Kim Kardashian turning down a ridiculous amount of money for first dibs on her baby’s photos. But that’s just how he would have wanted it. Local public television personality … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 7: Remembering Huell Howser →