The Church by The Diner next to The Porch
Not surprisingly, I see a lot of churches here in Texas, but I found this one quite intriguing. Did you notice the barely legible ‘no trespassing’ sign on it? Inside [...]
The Lord of Possum Kingdom
Tomorrow I’m heading to Possum Kingdom as Tex’s official helper. I’m not sure what this will entail. Maybe some painting, or just general gophering. In any case, it’s a road [...]
Tweets from the beyond?
Isn’t it nice to know that you’ll be able to send tweets from the next service you attend? Or perhaps the caskets are equipped with high speed internet in an [...]
Frosty the Cowboy
A few days ago, 12 inches of snow fell here in north Texas. Dormant spores in our next door neighbor’s soil hatched a fleeting snow cowboy, a rare phenomenon, indeed. [...]
Full Story »Litigious clones make me wanna chunder
The band Men at Work recently lost a plagiarism suit involving the flute riff in their 80’s hit, ‘Land Down Under.’ Unfortunately, the flute part sounds like, ‘Kookaburra sits in [...]
Full Story »Who needs knockout rats when I’ve got Science Snooze?
Need a gift for the chronically daydreaming research scientist in your life? Me neither, but apparently knockout rats are ideal.
Up until yesterday, I had never heard of a knockout rat, [...]
A lot on my plate
If we write to taste life twice, as Anais Nin once suggested, then why do we blog? Perhaps it’s to give others a little taste of our own lives. I [...]
Full Story »We’ve got you covered, sort of . . .
There’s not much to say about the charmingly named ‘Butt Face Towel,’ since the product literally spells it out for you. I won’t even bother making a cheeky crack about [...]
Full Story »Being new versus being authentic
The other day, a little bird recommended an interesting article to me. It’s a take on creativity written by Scott Bourne over at the Photofocus blog.
In it, Scott mentions [...]
Gender bending Texan style
If you know Italian, you can imagine my confusion upon seeing this sign on the restroom door of the Maccheroni Grill here in Texas. ‘Uomini’ means ‘men,’ you see, so [...]
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