You might not know what the term “Millennial Whoop” means, but chances are you’ve heard it

9 years ago

There’s a certain pattern in pop music that I started to notice a couple of years ago. I mentally referred…

Conference call bingo: I play this game every day!

9 years ago

Click the photo to see it at full size. If you can think of other things to put in the…

That one New Year’s Eve when I was totally forbidden fruit

9 years ago

A friend of mine posted a linked to Bored Panda’s article, Maps Reveals Europe’s Most Racist Countries, And You Won’t Like…

“Do you want workplace homicides? Because this is how you get workplace homicides.”

9 years ago

And after they’d killed you, your officemates would treat the vegetables merely as utensils to get to that delicious creamy…

Hurricane Irma report #6: When my Android phone (and its FM radio) proved clearly more useful than my iPhone

9 years ago

When Hurricane Irma closed in on the Tampa Bay area Sunday evening, the power went out at around 7:30, and…

Hurricane Irma report #5: Irma’s authority is not recognized in Fort Kickass!

9 years ago

Part of today’s hurricane prep involves setting up Fort Kickass, where we’ll hole up if things get really bad. In…

Hurricane Irma report #4: Checking in while the sun shines

9 years ago

Here’s a selfie from our yard taken yesterday morning: Yesterday morning. Here’s another from the same place, taken this morning:…

Hurricane Irma report #3: Would you believe Irma already has musical tributes?

9 years ago

As of noon on Thursday, September 7th, I can already find three musical tributes to Hurricane Irma on Youtube. The…

Hurricane Irma report #2: Do you have the recommended items on FEMA’s emergency supply list?

9 years ago

The latest edition (2014) of the FEMA Emergency Supply List recommends the following items for a basic emergency supply kit:…

Hurricane Irma report #1: “You run from water. You hide from wind.”

9 years ago

Here’s the NOAA’s estimation of the “earliest reasonable arrival time” of tropical-storm-force winds created by Hurricane Irma. Click the graphic…