The Rest of the Family
Here’s what little I can remember of my other relatives.
My posts
May 18, 2021Dream Wisdom
In various dreams last night, I was given two items of wisdom...
April 21, 2021Two HomePods are better than one, but…
The latest version of Apple TV’s tvOS allows you to pair a stereo set of HomePods to the TV box.
November 18, 2020
Women Add Power
The first all-female spacewalk...
October 18, 2019Alienation
I'M AN ALIEN!!!
March 26, 2019The 405 Book Club
Car, please show us chapter 27...
February 22, 2017
Drive
Apple Car vs. Google Car
January 3, 2016
Children of the Bomb
I am alive only because they are dead.
August 6, 2015
Color Me Stupid - Literally
You need this crayon.
January 13, 2015Ode to Los Angeles Skies
Little metal tadpoles...
December 1, 2014...And I Know... Something Else
I previously wrote about my love affair...
May 19, 2014
Happy Cinco de Meow
Today we celebrate a victory...
May 5, 2014
Cinco de Mayo and the End of the Confederacy
So I was looking up “Cinco de Mayo...”
May 3, 2014History Lesson
How did the Egyptians capture the first cats?
February 12, 2013
A Small Collection of Fancy Cats and Dogs
A few favorites...
February 1, 2013
For Pearl Harbor Day, Remembering My Dad in World War II
I admit it. I blew it...
December 7, 2012
A Few Notes About the iPhone 5 and iOS 6
The iPhone 5 isn’t the only thing Apple announced today...
September 12, 2012
A Gallery of Botched Jesus Restorations
First, if you’re not aware of the context...
August 28, 2012
Quotes from the First Curiosity News Conference
The first chaotic, late-night news conference...
August 7, 2012
40 Years After Apollo 11: July 24 - Other Landing Day!
Today is the day the astronauts return to Earth.
July 24, 2012
Sally Ride
She managed to thrive in what was truly a boy’s club...
July 23, 2012A Visit with Ben
Well met, stranger...
July 20, 2012
Play the Percentages
iPhone users: Here’s something useful...
July 5, 2012Deep Thought for the Day
Until the steam-powered revolution...
April 9, 2012
Star Trek at 45
I was probably 10 when I first discovered Star Trek...
September 8, 2011Well, That's That
The Shuttles have been a symbol of hope to me...
July 20, 2011
A Random Pile of Found Fan Art
Nifty images from around the internets...
June 14, 2011
The Outpost
Back in May, when the shuttle
June 7, 2011Apartment Hunting
Do you want to know what it was like...?
April 14, 2011
Found Content: Parenting, as understood by a single man
First, attract a member of the opposite sex...
February 15, 2011
It's that time of year!
Festivus!
December 23, 2010
Happy Heavier-than-Air Flight Day!
On this day in 1903...
December 17, 2010A Foreclosure Story, Part 5: Cash-for-Keys
Whether you believe in Robot Santa...
December 16, 2010A Foreclosure Story, Part 4: One Month to Move
I finally got the knock on my door I’d been dreading
December 15, 2010A Foreclosure Story, Part 3: Waiting for the Realtor or Someone Like Him
My condo was auctioned off...
December 9, 2010A Foreclosure Story, Part 2: The Auction Happens
As expected, Wells Fargo bought back...
November 30, 2010A Foreclosure Story, Part 1: How I Ended Up Here
I’m writing this mostly because I want to pass on what I’ve learned...
November 28, 2010
Your Argument
Your argument is ridiculous...
November 19, 2010
I Love Paying Bills!
They're far too happy...
October 11, 2010A Rich Tapestry
Only five out of 100 people will get this.
October 10, 2010
Now that that's out of the way...
The First World War is finally over.
September 28, 2010
To EBE or not to EBE, that is the question
The Drake Equation tells us there should be at least 100 other sentient species out there in our galaxy alone...
August 27, 2010
Dangerous Food
While the woman appears pleasantly surprised...
August 21, 2010Lisa's Wedding
Today is a very special day...
July 31, 2010
The More Things Change...
Here’s a great photo from 1927...
July 29, 2010
Air and Space Museum, Part 3 - WW2
I’m going to write a little bit about a period of history...
July 25, 2010More about People
Wait… I want to add something...
June 12, 2010Thoughts on the Whole Experience
From now on, I’m flying to my destination
June 12, 2010
Across the Desert
I woke up late...
June 6, 2010
Across the Plains
I went 1,188 miles in 20 hours.
June 2, 2010
Marathon
Sometimes, you just get in a groove...
May 27, 2010
Humid City... Is Humid
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.
May 26, 2010
Air and Space (Mostly Air) Part 2
Today I visited the downtown Smithsonian...
May 25, 2010
On the National Mall
Hey, if this is a mall, then where’s the Banana Republic?
May 24, 2010
Smithsonian Air and Space, Part 1
I was a kid in a candy store...
May 23, 2010
Finally Made It To John and Jess's
I drove across Virginia...
May 23, 2010Morning Verse
And now, today’s randomly selected...
May 22, 2010
Tennessee Rain Washed Off My Arkansas Bugs
there’s no part of me wants to see Graceland
May 21, 2010
Morning Pyramid
Memphis has a pyramid
May 21, 2010
Oklahoma City
What can I say...
May 20, 2010Morning Verse With Bonus!
But behold...
May 19, 2010
Wind in General
When the news is about the weather, it’s serious
May 19, 2010Morning Verse
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before...
May 19, 2010WEATHER UPDATE
Several trucks pull up...
May 18, 2010Amarillo, Texas
I didn’t take any pictures today
May 18, 2010Some Leftovers
Driving through Arizona, I saw...
May 18, 2010
I only spent $25 in Arizona
Here I am in Gallup, New Mexico...
May 17, 2010
A taste of the strip
It finally cooled down to 82 degrees...
May 16, 2010
A quick jaunt on the first day
Okay, first day’s drive...
May 16, 2010
Now Departing
One last look...
May 16, 2010
Final Preparations
Jenny, my car, is ready to go.
May 13, 2010From the Back of the Box
Stir your senses. Savor...
April 13, 2010Until the Sun Burns Out
“Will the Sun really burn out one day?”
February 23, 2010They're After Our Precious Bodily Fluids
This alien race has decided to do it the hard way.
November 16, 2009The Three Laws
...of Laws...
November 11, 2009
Laika's Sacrifice
Spare a thought...
November 3, 2009
"Bombing" the Moon? No. LCROSS in a nutshell.
The real story...
October 9, 2009
40 Years After Apollo 11: July 23
Neil, Buzz, and Mike are still heading home.
July 23, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 22
Not much is happening today.
July 22, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 21
Neil and Buzz, after spending about 20 hours on the Moon...
July 21, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 20 - Landing Day!
It almost didn’t happen...
July 20, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 19
Apollo 11 has arrived in lunar orbit.
July 19, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 18
Apollo 11 is coasting to the Moon.
July 18, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 17
Apollo launched yesterday...
July 17, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 16 - Launch Day!
This is it...
July 16, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 15
One day until launch.
July 15, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 14
Two days before launch.
July 14, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 13
Buzz, Neil, and Mike at the last pre-flight press conference.
July 13, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 12
That’s Mike Collins on the left...
July 12, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 11, part 2
The rocket is ready.
July 11, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 11, part 1
Here are Neil and Buzz...
July 11, 2009
40 Years after Apollo 11: July 10
The launch isn’t until July 16...
July 10, 2009
Interpretive Study of a Recently Unearthed Archeological Find
Here is a recently discovered box used to hold a classic Battleship game...
January 2, 2009Chinese Cooking
Presenting a new series...
May 13, 2008Spring Back, Fall Forward...
…or is it the other way around?
March 8, 2008
I am a Tugboat Captain!
The City of LA noticed that I was running a “business” of sorts…
February 9, 2007What Are Words For?
What would be the most likely word...
September 20, 2006To Fly
As a young child in Glendale...
July 21, 2006The 25th Anniversary of the First Shuttle Launch
Early in 1981, my dad presented me with a potentially incredible birthday gift...
April 12, 2006The 25th Anniversary of the First Shuttle Launch
Early in 1981...
April 12, 2006Apple Turns 30
Sometimes I forget...
March 30, 2006How I Saved Earth from an Alien Invasion
My friends and I are fresh out of sixth grade...
March 21, 2006