Don’t Underestimate the Objects of Our Thanks
The following was originally published at Dad-o-matic. As we approach this holiday season, it seems we have little to be thankful about. Still topping the news are stories of death and dire. Abraham Biggs, a Florida teenager blogs that he will commit suicide and then webcasts a video of the event, live, while viewers on […]
Would I Run? (If you’ve read this viral email…)
An old friend of the family forwarded a viral email that asks the question “Would you run?” I’ll tell you how I answered it, but first let me reprint the relevant part of the email. Imagine this happening to you… One Sunday morning service, a 2,000 member congregation was surprised to see two men enter, […]
My eBook Destroyed a Kindle?
Myridom, Haunter of the Night, (not his real name) offered to test my eBook on his Kindle. He sent back some great screenshots before time ran out. (Click each screenshot to enlarge it in a new window.) Then his Kindle died. I actually don’t think my eBook destroyed it, of course. His cat did, and […]
Bacon-wrapped, chicken-stuffed-duck–stuffed turkey
I think I’m going to be sick. I thought of filing this under “Health – Weight Loss,” as a joke, but even I’m not that cruel. Another recipe just too disgusting not to take a look at. Like a fatal accident on the highway, everyone just has to slow down and take a peek. From […]
I Can Practically Hear My Left Ventricle Slamming Shut
Seen on Twitter & Facebook, courtesy of Allison Driscoll, a recipe for a woven bacon-cheese roll. This is definitely not kosher, and it may not even be legal in all 50 states. -TimK P.S. The subject of this post is blatantly and unabashedly ripped off from a funny Frasier quote, regarding “eggs in a nest”: […]
OpenOffice 3.0 on My Mac– Now Reverting to 2.4
I finally got around to installing the new OpenOffice 3.0 on my MacBook Pro. The big feature I’ve been waiting for, of course, is that OpenOffice 3 now uses the native Mac GUI. Prior versions only used X11, and Apple’s X11 server kinda sucks. So using OpenOffice 2.4 is a less than optimal experience. The […]
A Free Gift You Can Give to Authors: How to Write a Book Review (for a Fiction Book)
During this holiday season, if you are thankful for a book you’ve read, or if there’s an author you want to do something special for, here’s a simple, free gift you can give them. It will only take a few minutes of your time, and the author will really appreciate it, more than anything else […]
Putting Up the Christmas Star
It’s become a tradition in our family. My father did it when I was little, and now I try to keep the tradition going each year that I can. We put up a Christmas star. The Christmas star is a large star that stretches across the ceiling. It starts with five anchors on the walls, […]
Ode to a Bedbug
I can’t go into the details (although I hope to be able to tell you the whole story someday). It has to do with my brother and his job. Basically, he ended up sleeping with bed bugs, and now he’s looking forward to a visit from the exterminator. That story prompted my dad to dig […]