It was a strange and unexpected request. I was on Facebook, playing another round of QRANK trivia (9,000 points, beat that), when I got a message for a friend request. I try to keep an eye on my friend requests – I need to make sure it’s actually someone I know, whether it’s involving my…
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Caption this new business…
I took this photo about three years ago, when I was in Yakima, Washington. It needs a caption. What’s your best one for this?
Read MoreThe Beatles as Saturday Morning Cartoons
A few days ago, I posted a “Ten for” blog post, featuring ten rock musicians and groups that turned into Saturday morning cartoons. Well, apparently I surprised a few people when I posted a YouTube clip of a Saturday morning cartoon show featuring The Beatles. Follow along with me on this one. Apparently in the…
Read MoreHow the Pontiac 6000 once saved my life
I was thinking about something today. How, in a matter of an instant, our lives change when two unrelated cars collide. Instantly our plans and destinations change; we suddenly start looking for insurance cards in our glove boxes and trying to explain to the officers who was at fault and who wasn’t paying attention. And…
Read MoreWelcoming a Rolleiflex TLR into my camera family
I received a Facebook message from Teri Conroy, fellow TU blogger and owner of Wunsapana Farm in Altamont. Apparently when she was cleaning out some items in her house, she found a camera that her stepfather had given to her many years ago. She had no use for the camera, it was gathering dust in…
Read MoreThe Deck Chair from the Titanic
Ian McCarthy is the general manager of the Saint John (New Brunswick) Mill Rats of the Premier Basketball League. Before then, he was the general manager of the team when it played in Manchester, New Hampshire as the Millrats (one word, it’s two words now) from 2007 to 2010; and before then, when the team…
Read MoreWeek 10 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
We are now at the halfway point of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament. One team, Stern Fans, has already claimed their berth in the finals. There are still seven spots available. Now does this mean that there are only eight teams eligible to play? Not really. See, the best way to get involved in…
Read MoreAnother “Tron: Legacy” movie trailer…
Okay, it’s confirmed. I heart Tron about as much as Amanda Talar hearts John Mayer. So every time a new trailer comes out, as we get closer to the December 17th premiere, I get more and more stoked. Already I’m looking forward to the cutting-edge special effects that actually make Jeff Bridges look 30 years…
Read MoreTen songs to rev up your day!!!
Sometimes you just want a song to get you motivated. To get you out of bed and ready to greet the morning. Something that, if the song was stuck in your head, you wouldn’t mind at all. So let’s start off the day with some great music, with tracks that are brighter than sunshine and…
Read MoreA Thousand Word Lipogrammic Blog Post
Okay. Gotta do this. No backing down now. Normal wisdom says it won’t work. A blog post, missing … um … with this proviso, could I still do this? Can I post a thousand words in a blog without any shortcuts, any configurations, only applying diction with a non-consonant missing? Tough. Mighty tough. But I…
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