Today I got an e-mail from MoveOn.org, whose mailing list I’ve been on for years. The group often sends out alerts to readers about political issues that require some action, or online petitions needing signatures.  Much of the time, the items mentioned in the message are already known to me from other news sources, or … Read more

Yesterday morning I got out of bed, and noticed an interesting color to the light that was coming in the window.  I looked out, and saw that the eastern sky was very red. The camera kept wanting to focus on the screen, so I tried getting pictures through screenless windows, though I didn’t have as … Read more

So, today is Cyber Monday.  A day when online retailers offer various deals on goods – always the Monday after Thanksgiving.  It’s sort of an electronic version of Black Friday, though I noticed plenty of ads for Internet bargains this past Friday, not just sales in physical stores. As I recall from when I first … Read more

A few more little reviews of webcomics today. In the past I have mentioned Narbonic, by Shaenon Garrity, and her strip Skin Horse that was new at the time.  She collaborates with Jeffrey Wells on Skin Horse (they co-write it, and she does all the art), and now that it’s been running for a few … Read more

So I cleaned the oven last night. You might wonder why this warrants a blog post.  It’s true that I done plenty of oven cleaning before in my life, but this time I used the oven’s self-cleaning feature. And yes, if you’re wondering, I have never used the self-clean feature before.  Not on this or … Read more

One thing I did not mention from my Las Vegas trip was that, during my walk along the Vegas Strip, I had stopped in at a mall to use the bathroom.  I didn’t think it very worth mentioning here that I had visited a shopping mall, nor was it worth photographing, as it looked pretty … Read more

As I promised last night, here are pictures of our Thanksgiving meal, some in-progress shots, and some of the finished dishes. We first worked on the pies.  I don’t like making pie crust, but my partner is good at it and likes it.  The situation is the opposite with the filling, so while she was … Read more

So, I’ve been planning our Thanksgiving meal the last few days, and was working this evening on the cooking schedule.  During this process, I realized that a lot of the meal is composed of very locally produced foods. To wit, here’s what will be having, with the local connections: Popovers, made with eggs from a … Read more

So this is a quick review of a comic I’ve been following for about a year, now.  I picked up a copy of the first book collection of Family Man from its creator, Dylan Meconis, at Webcomics Weekend last year.  In one of my posts about that convention, I briefly mentioned and linked to her, … Read more

On Wednesday, the conference wrapped up at noon, and I soon left the hotel to head for the airport and my 3:15 flight. I took a couple of last daytime shots of the hotel: I took those from the bus stop as I waited for the airport bus. The ride to the airport was uneventful.  … Read more