Monthly Archives: January 2009

This Canadian company makes bulletproof vests… for dogs. Reading some of their customer testimonials makes it clear just how dangerous it can be for a working dog: getting shot, stabbed with a pitchfork, burned with a Molotov cocktail, blown up … Continue reading →

If are you are curious, you can see what I might be like if I got the spelling, grammar and creativity genes from my parents.  And if I were a chick. My sister, Melanie Card, has decided to take the … Continue reading →

Battlestar Galactica is back for its final half season and the killin’ has resumed anew. A while ago I predicted the death of a major supporting character, and sadly, I was eventually right. In spite of the fact that the … Continue reading →

The full text of Mr. Obama’s inaugural address can be found here.  One paragraph that really grabbed me was this one: We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defence, and for those … Continue reading →

Big Bank bailed out again, blah, blah, blah… one has to wonder who is going to pay for it all. This gives me a great idea.  What if nobody does? Long ago, money was actually backed by something real, like … Continue reading →

Talk about your bad timing. One of the little things I do to fight off the increasing insanity this world heaps on you is writing fiction.  Most of it does not wind up here, though every now and again I … Continue reading →

“I have no idea.  These boxes have been here since I started.” Two boxes of cat-5e cable have been sitting there for two months, the wires going up into the ceiling of the basement.  “I’m supposed to be fixing this … Continue reading →

Astronomer Ellen Milley gazes lovingly at her cool extra-terrestrial find. I’m being a jerk, I know, but the pose in the photo is quite flattering to her face and her snowsuit ensemble is excellent, practical and sophisticated at the same … Continue reading →

[part 1] Egon, my trusty furnace, has been running constantly lately.  My home is old and poorly insulated, but it’s not normally this bad.  It’s as if the furnace can’t keep up to the heating needs of the house.  The … Continue reading →

It’s neato food art, you can’t deny that, but there does seem to be a disconnect from reality on the part of the Mr. Adrià and people who dine at his restaurant, or really any joint with a 3 star … Continue reading →