On an island off of the Scottish mainland, a boy and his father go hunting zombies.… Read more
Category: Life On The Big Blue Marble (News)
All the news I was too lazy to write and you were too lazy to look up!
The perils of rumormongering!
Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or
spread gossip.
Just some quick thoughts
Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words.
The winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
… Read more Review | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Lydia, oh, Lydia, darling of media, do you still see dead folks?… Read more
There is nothing wrong with pre-shredded cheese
Do you get tired of the smart-ass cooking experts telling you that you’ve been doing it wrong all along?… Read more
Review | Abigail
A gullible gang grabs a girl hoping to hold her hostage for a mountain of money. But things are not as they seem. Oopsies!… Read more
A mouse never did this!
The battery cover on the Quest 3’s right hand controller came loose and gouged out a piece of my hand.… Read more
Review | The Marvels
With a civil war raging on Hala, caused by the destruction of the Supreme Intelligence, their planet and sun are damaged. A new Accuser acquires one of the Quantum bands and leads a scheme to restore the Kree home world.… Read more
Some thoughts on Ahsoka 1×5 “Shadow Warrior”
I’ve watched and read a lot of what people think happened to Ahsoka during this epsiode. That she went to the World Between Worlds and confronted Anakin.
But I have a different take on this. SPOILERS FOLLOW!… Read more
Adventures in air conditioning…
This is a cautionary tale, so be advised there will be a moral and stuff.… Read more
The woman who wanted the fax
True Tales from Tech Support
I used to work for a large tech manufacturer. We had multi-function printers that would scan a document, save the file and send it as a fax, through the modem on their computer.… Read more
Dealing with the medical bureaucracy
Is rather like screaming into a swirling black void of fail.… Read more
What’s in Flytrap’s greenhouse?
Oh, the traps and terrors! Abandon hope, all bugs who enter here!… Read more
So why do they call me Flytrap?
Not because I eat flies. Well not lately, anyway…… Read more
The importance of communication
The abilty of humans to communicate effectively is arguably our greatest asset.
It’s too bad that so many have forgotten this.… Read more
Cooking popcorn in a coffee pot with your microwave?
I saw a video on Facebook that shows a couple putting popcorn and butter into a coffeepot and microwaving it to pop it and I thought I’d give it a try.
I can’t post that one here,but I followed the instructions and can say with authority:
Do not do this.… Read more
Thoughts for the day
1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
… Read more My Carnivorous Plant Terrarium
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(Update 09/01/2021)
The terrarium started to fail a few months ago. The butterworts started to wilt and the flytraps all died back. The pitcher plants were OK. So I took all of the plants out and potted them. Some went into the greenhouse and some went into the windowsill. They are mostly … Read more
Review | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The final episode in the trilogy of trilogies is upon us, for better or for worse.… Read more
Review | Knives Out
When the patriarch of a family of miscreants is found dead, we have to wonder — is it suicide or murder?… Read more
Review | Frozen II
When Elsa starts hearing voices, you know there’s going to be trouble.… Read more