I’m like Harry Truman, Darth Vader, and Fred Mertz

Got this at Mrs. Chili‘s. She and I were fast friends. Looking at our respective results on this personality profile, that’s excellent evidence for the premise that opposites attract. Stuff like this is a reasonably entertaining way to set fire to a few minutes, but there is often too little gray.  One question asked me … Read more

Steve Fossett’s watch

Steve Fossett wears a Breitling Emergency wristwatch. As you can see, it’s a good-looking multifunction analog/digital. It’s also got Breitling’s temperature-compensated Superquartz movement, so it’s highly accurate. What makes it really special, though, is that it contains an emergency transmitter. The wearer can unscrew and extend the antenna (the large knob near the lower right … Read more

The arachnid above

During the summer months, there is frequently a hunting spider of one sort or another around our back door.  If they’re small enough, they’ll even hang out between the door and the jamb (the cool little jumping spider with the neon-green palps and the huge eyes does that a lot).  Not tough to figure out; … Read more

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