I was annoyed. Now, I’m pissed. Why is Obama still in office? How was he elected twice? How stupid are American voters? (No, I did not vote for him. I have a functional brain.) When are we going to learn? Liberals with advanced degrees and no real-world experience make incredibly bad decisions because they don’t … Read more
I’m tired this morning. This is probably because I spent last night having my sleep studied. This was my first sleep study in ten years or so, and that was just long enough to forget how non-sleep-inducing a sleep study really is. A sleep study is a classic case of the observer effect – if … Read more
“You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store” — “Sixteen Tons“, Merle Travis Tennessee Ernie Ford sang those lines a long time ago, probably the famous version of a song … Read more
Play the drum a little bit louder, Tell me I can live without her, If I only listen to the band. Michael Nesmith, “Listen to the Band” I love that song. I love listening to the band. Pretty much any band. Just not while I’m eating. Actually, I would like to be able to eat … Read more
So, I’ve heard a lot of stories about my childhood from my Mom lately. I’ve been thinking about growing up and a lot of the activities of a young man. I even redid the Stagecoach 7 website yesterday evening. But, I never thought I would flash back to the early 60’s this afternoon. I did. … Read more
Wow. This posting schedule (sic) has been even more sporadic than I had feared when I started this in the first place. It’s bad enough that Blind John Ellsworth has fallen off the wagon, without me wandering off into the weeds, as well. So, my list of excuses – which is actually just a bunch … Read more
I’m beginning to wonder if the ease with which people can share their cause du jour online doesn’t do more harm than good. In many cases, people are actually spamming your friends. Since “friends” is a relative term in the online universe (thank you, Facebook!), we all may just be annoying people we only tangentially know. We may also … Read more
I hate Halloween. It’s a stupid holiday. Technically, it’s not a holiday, because I had to go to work today. It is also a holiday of strife in my household, because my wife likes Halloween. The difference may be that she was allowed to go trick or treating when she was growing up. I was … Read more
There is a cliche – the cure is worse than the disease. I’m getting that a lot lately. I went to see my doctor because my ankles looked swollen and my feet were getting sore. So, he told me to lose weight (again) and gave me a diuretic. I really didn’t have to pee that … Read more
Our kitchen is being remodeled. Remodel is from an ancient French word that means “probable insanity”. We are using Ikea. Ikea is from a Swedish word that means “probable insanity.” A kitchen remodel is the perfect project to prove the adage that the first 90% of the project takes 90% of the time, and the … Read more