Today was Anthony's 12th birthday and despite Mom and Dad asking him repeatedly for weeks what he might want as a gift, his reply was a consistent "I don't know!" (He really wanted a camera but I'm still pricing them -- and he's not getting one better than mine.) I had some suggestions for places … Continue reading Track Time
Month: March 2016
Snopes It, People
I've been around this Interweb thing long enough to remember a seemingly endless line of chain emails. "Bill Gates" and his "AOL Email Forwarding Tracking System" promised to give the winner -- they would be chosen from a pool of those who forwarded the email -- a cool $50k. Because he had nothing better to … Continue reading Snopes It, People
The Great Escape
I had originally intended to write about an incident I witnessed last night involving the neighbors that live on either side of me. Long story short, I've grown tired of repeatedly reporting this idiot neighbor to Animal Control for having his dog off-leash and seeing it go after other neighborhood dogs -- and their owners … Continue reading The Great Escape
Adios, Amigo
There are very few things on television, let alone television advertising, that I can honestly say I enjoy. Sitcoms? Not so much. Dramas? Bo-ring! Reality shows? Don’t get me started. I’m just not into watching television. In fact when faced with the task of simply changing the channel, I get lost because I don’t even … Continue reading Adios, Amigo