Soldering on

$50+ replacement part or half an hour with a screwdriver and a soldering iron?  I’ll take the latter. And that’s how I fixed the Egglet’s aux line in. And, yes, I use a soldering iron with as much skill as a three year old dope fiend going through withdrawals after snorting a pound of French…

Not falling for that one…

Hockey player engages in a little trickeration [1] before the face off. Penalties are assessed [2]. [1] https://twitter.com/HockeyWebCast/status/650064535345344512 [2] https://twitter.com/SportUppsala/status/649953555340767232

That kind of day

So among the tabs open in my browser currently: Office Space on IMDB A Google image search for “whale tail women” A Google image search for “unnaturally polish -nail -finger -toe” It’s been that sort of day. I don’t know what category it gets sorted into, mind, but whatever category that is, this day gets…

Word salad

Haste and crappy smartphone keyboards notwithstanding, a modicum of editing will save folks from wasting even more time replying to that email with a “WTF English please” follow up.

The blind side

The Blind Side II: Electric Boogaloo http://scoutingtherefs.com/2015/09/9584/referee-blindsided-by-hit-during-high-school-football-game/

Future me

Chances are I’ll never be a Florida Man. Not keen on moving there. Not a hot weather sort of guy. But if I did, this documentary [1] is probably about me in about ten years. That is if you go by the poster image anyway. [1]http://floridamanthemovie.com/

Less please

I’ve been thinking on this for a while and I’ve decided I want a web browser that does less. I don’t want one that suggests URLs based on my browsing history. I don’t want one that guesses what I’m looking for as I type into the address bar. I don’t want one that tries to…

Just missed it

Why do I always find things just after they’ve happened? For example, the 2015 Squirrel Cook Off [1] was last weekend. Looks like a whole bunch of awesome per the review [2]. [1] http://www.squirrelcookoff.com/home.html [2] http://mashable.com/2015/09/11/squirrel-cook-off

Sidewalk surfin’

This is an awesome photo essay from the days of thin boards and fat wheels. Still not enough to get me back on my own deck though. http://www.boredpanda.com/1970-skateboarding-culture-skater-california-locals-only-hugh-holland/