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Wordless Wednesday: Not singing

You can drag The Girl to church, but you can’t make her sing.

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VLA seeking a new name

The folks in charge of New Mexico’s Very Large Array have decided after all these years that it needs a new name – one that’s a little more inspiring and a little less literal. Might I suggest Dave? Or Phil? Or Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All?

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Wordless Wednesday: Carousel

The Girl decides that carousels are okay in her book.

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Man uses Photoshop for a higher purpose: messing with kids’ minds

If there’s two things I like, it’s Star Wars and messing with my kids, but even I haven’t gone this far. Also, it must have been an incredibly slow news day at the Daily Mail. Wait until they see my sliding thumb trick.

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Wordless Wednesday: Obsolescence

Back in its day, the IBM Selectric II typewriter was the bee’s knees. Unfortunately, it’s day ended about thirty years ago.

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Fugitive from fashion sense

When The Wife is gone, I usually just let the kids pick out their own clothes for the most part

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Denver mailboxes deliver fairy-tale romance

Theirs was a forbidden love, yet it persisted despite relentless efforts to eradicate all communication — even longing glances — between them. But if the U.S. Postal Service gets its way, their love will be no more.

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Wordless Wednesday: Where I’d rather be right now

Despite my disdain for about 99.3% of Mexico, there are a few pockets that are pretty nice.

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