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We’ve owned Lexus vehicles since the 1990s… We’ve been pleased with them, but that’s not the point of this blog. I saw something on the Internet a few days ago that reminded me of an old Lexus commercial. The guy … Continue reading →

I just read an article that Radio Shack stores are closing. The company has been in financial trouble for a long time, but it looks like this is the end… This announcement shouldn’t surprise anyone that’s been in a Radio … Continue reading →

After we moved to West Virginia, we realized a lot of people, our families included, had a somewhat distorted idea of the state. The first visitors we had after we moved were mostly amazed that we didn’t live in a … Continue reading →

Back on January 26 (I think) a small recreational drone crashed on the White House grounds. It was an accident — an employee of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency had been drinking at a nearby apartment and was “demonstrating” the … Continue reading →

Well, here it is Groundhog Day again (yep, that’s one of the holidays I celebrate.) Most years, I write something here about the celebration — the problem is that every year it gets harder to come up with something new. … Continue reading →

February 1, 2015. Super Bowl Sunday. Today is the start of my least favorite month. There’s tons of reasons I don’t like February, but one of them is that it brings an end to football season — the Super Bowl … Continue reading →

We got to spend the most time with Locke this week since he’s been born. The first time we saw him he was sleeping, at Christmas, he was awake some, but mostly just hungry. This time he had become a … Continue reading →

Well, the news today is still brimming with ‘Deflategate’ articles. I got to thinking about why the suffix ‘gate’ has become so popular to describe just about any sort of a scandal. This all started with a 1972 political scandal … Continue reading →

Since this topic seems to have topped the news for the past week and everybody else has weighed in on it, I guess I might as well mention it here. Of course I’m talking about that very serious, potentially catastrophic … Continue reading →

I read an article today that listed the most popular passwords for 2014. In case you didn’t see it, here’s the list: 123456           password          12345           12345678 … Continue reading →