Category Archives: Tales

High School Musical 3

Friday night kinda got screwed up for me.  I had decided I wanted to see City of Ember with the boy.  I was kind of leary of this decision, but there was nothing else on for a kid here other than High School Musical 3, which I absolutely did not want to see at all.  Going back as far as… (more…)

Palin ( and me ) blessed from witchcraft

This political season has taken on the apperaance of a full blown episode of Monty Python.  That’s a good thing.  McCain is not running at this time, and Obama is intent on debating himself in front of the entire nation.  Somehow, if McCain showed up, I don’t think it would make much difference as far as Obama is concerned.  Joe… (more…)

The most annoying nightmare

I had the most annoying nightmare, or dream, the other night.  I’m not looking for any interpretations here, just wanting to put it in print so that it can be forgotten. Now, not sure about most people, but when I’m going to have a nightmare, I know it.  I get this creepy feeling that something very bad’s going to happen. … (more…)

Can you fax it to me?

As part of my daily grind, I often have to write software for others who can’t afford it, don’t want it, or just don’t understand what a great database can do for their lives.  Today was one of those days.  I fixed it up real quick, put it on a flash drive, and instructed the powers that be that it… (more…)

Union City Blue

When I was about sixteen or so, I did what pretty much every kid does, I went alternative.  About the only way you did that in rural Kentucky was buying mainstream music that just wasn’t quite the Osmonds.  Things were pretty wide open in those days, so radio stations and most tv really couldn’t quite pen down acts into very… (more…)

My bee-you-ti-full 66 convertible Corvair

I have referred to my ’66 Corvair a couple of times in the past here.  Particularly, my first road trip, and, my adventures in the wilds of Keno.  Literally arising from the ashes of a long ago fire, I found this today: That’s it peeps.  My actual ’66 convertible Corvair.  Man, I was SOOOO cool those days!

The need for a longer antenna

A friend of mine is a cable guy now.  He was marveling at the creative lengths people would go to get a free signal.  That brought back some memories.  When I was a kid, FM radio hadn’t quite proliferated the world yet.  AM was still king.  because I lived in rural Kentucky, the more progressive stations at that time were… (more…)

Bob Barker

When I was born, a long time ago, my mom probably laid in the hospital watching Bob Barker on Truth or Consequences.  I feel this is very likely because from 1962 until 1975 or so, we watched it every single chance we could.  In 1975 we did what almost every family in the US did in 1975.  We watched The… (more…)

4 White boys and The Godfather of Soul ( RIP James )

The hardest working man in showbiz has finally retired.  James Brown died last night.  He was the man who infused soul into the public mainstream and made it work.  He’ll be remembered forever for yelling “High! I feel GOOD!” I can’t think of a better way to be remembered.  Here’s how I remember him: Original post, August 14, 2004: Ever… (more…)

Keno

I often brag that the little town I live in is the best kept secret in the world.  The scenery here is beautiful, sometimes stunning, and incredibly diverse.  Although Lake Cumberland dominates the tourism media and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, there are other little nooks and crannies of this area I enjoy almost as much.  Keno… (more…)

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