Twitter
YouTube
RSS
Facebook

Archive for the ‘Uphill Both Ways in the Snow’ Category


The Year I Led the Rose Parade

You know that you’re running REALLY late for the Rose Parade when you’re on a freeway in Pasadena and there is no traffic. Everybody is either at home avoiding the nightmare of tourist traffic, out of town avoiding the nightmare of tourist traffic, or at the parade themselves. On the other hand, the lack of traffic and the fact that 90% of traffic cops are manning road blocks or directing traffic somewhere means you can often make up for lost time.

Read More...

Fakers, and the People They Hurt

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been online since 1985, when we had to push the data uphill both ways in the snow. As Mark Twain reportedly said “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” (Apparently he didn’t really say it.) A large chunk of the conservative community on Twitter and FaceBook have just heard [...]

Read More...

CONAD, NORAD, Santa, and Scrooges

I’ve seen a few Facebook and several Twitter posts that sound a great deal like Scrooge. “Christmas! A fine excuse for NORAD to pick the taxpayer’s pocket every 25th of December!” from the childless who have apparently lost their inner child, and a few rueful remarks from parents who are suffering through the throes of their kid clicking Refresh every couple of minutes to see where Santa is RIGHT NOW! But the rueful parents will smile at the memory, as will their kids in later years.

As for the Scrooges: Get over yourselves.

Read More...

I Discovered a New Ability

I discovered a new ability tonight. It turns out that you can clench your teeth and mumble at the same time. Scene: A munchie run. Carhier: That’ll be $19.90. Me: [Forks over twenty dollar bill.] Cashier: You were young then, weren’t you? Me: [Noncommittal interrogatory noises.] Cashier: In 1990. You were young then, right? Rapid mental [...]

Read More...

Red State Gathering LIVE on FTRRadio.com

I didn’t make it to Red State Gathering 2010. However, Paul Croteau is there, and is set to stream live audio all day on FTRRadio.com.  As Paul and FTR have announced: This weekend FTR will be the exclusive live audio streaming provider for the Red State Gathering 2010 convention in Austin, Texas. (the broadcast will be available [...]

Read More...

Birthday Thoughts

If I’ve survived till this post goes live I’ll be 56 years old. Though I’ve learned that you can’t take tomorrow for granted I’m going to make a leap of faith and schedule this post for 12:01 am my local time on my birthday. If I’m not around to read it then the joke will [...]

Read More...

Manual Dial Modem

This is a tale from ancient times, when I had to push data uphill both ways in the snow. When I first got online I was using a Commodore SX-64 with a 300 baud HES II modem.  By today’s standards that’s REALLY slow but it seemed a miracle at the time. An ordinary guy like me [...]

Read More...