BurningbirdI’m off tomorrow into the wilds of the Ozarks, into that part of the state new to me. There will, of course, be photos when I return, but maybe code, too, as I like to work on code when I’m in a hotel room — gives me something familiar. Today, though, I went to the […]
A two day trip to the Ozarks can seem like a week, and I mean that in a good way. Sunday I drove down I44 to 63 and then eventually to a series of back country roads where the only company I had was the ubiquitous white pickups and motorcycle riders. The recent rains have […]
The New York Times has an interesting story on the absolutely horrible movies that the Sci-Fi channel has been putting out every week. While I won’t say that these are the only reason I’m quitting cable, the are a reason to quit cable. Especially when I found out that Sci-Fi is marketing these movies at a specific demographic: women, […]
This is for Maria, a fellow hunter of giant squid. One day, not so long ago, I visited Los Angeles for whatever reason and since I’d never been there before I decided to do some sightseeing. I rode a bus out to Hollywood to look around and when I stepped off, I found myself in a […]
Normally I encourage people to visit St. Louis and Missouri, but I wouldn’t recommend this area to anyone for any reason for the next two months. The heat index hit over 100 today and should hit 105 tomorrow, and it’s still only June. Add this to a growing and worrisome drought and extremely poor air […]