Six O’Clock Vintage

Seek those images that constitute the wild, the lion and the virgin, the harlot and the child. Find in middle air an eagle on the wing, recognize the five that make the Muses sing. | W.B Yeats, Those Images

Apple is like a gorgeous girl who gives you an STD

No one can deny that the Macbook Air is an incredibly hot piece of aluminum encased circuitry. Its sensuous curves beckon you with a nearly irresistible force, but if you succumb to its sultry charms you'll find, albeit several months later, that you have a nasty case ...

Sibling Rivalry

If you have siblings you know what it is, those fierce fights for supremacy in all shared interests.  Brotherhood is like a primordial food chain--you want to be on top.  Basketball, soccer, wrestling, best-paying summer jobs, prettiest girl friend--you name it, if there's a shared interest there's usually a competition.  ...

Use your Blinkers

My wife has a female coworker that is quite possibly one of the worst drivers of all time; she drives everywhere at high rates of speed and has been in close to 10 accidents--and she's never suffered a debilitating injury! She must also have incredible luck. This may be due ...

From Russia With Love

I've always been fascinated by Russia.  The nation has a remarkable history.  Some of the greatest thinkers, writers and scientists hail from Russia, but some of the worst men imaginable have been born of Russia as well.  It is a country of extremes; loved by its own people and perhaps ...

A Fresh, Dark, Foaming Calling

Historically Beer has played a major part in church history. Many of the best imported beers today were originally developed in Monasteries where monks devoted their lives to prayer, fasting and brewing superb Ales. In more recent years, however, Beer seems to have been cast away by much of the ...

On the Effects of Graduate School

jimi sometimes talks about the awful toll extracted by graduate school, how oft times the merry life of a pizza delivery driver seems like a frolic in paradise compared to the dreary misadventures of those seeking stature in the academy. Harry Hutton (who I've just discovered) wonders about the downfalls ...

Climate Change: Caused by Humans?

Regardless of what you think about Global Warming and whether, or to what extent, human actions are primarily responsible for it, there's a good chance you might be interested in the potential event below. The following text from an actual invitation: The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley presents his compliments to Vice-President ...

August 13th 2008
Tags: Asides

“You’re a Phony, a Big Fat Phony! Hey Everybody, He’s a Phony!”

I know that China is the home of iPhone rip-offs and lead-filled Colgate, but it appears that their duplicity and fakery  don't end with electronics and domestic household products. China admitted faking the opening fireworks of the Olympic Opening Ceremony as well as faking the voice of the cute little singer ...
August 6th 2008
Tags: Asides

Mountain Lion Drags Dog out of Owner’s Bedroom

Crazy story, this is a small front range town just southwest of the Denver area.  I go mountain biking in this area all the time. A mountain lion slunk into the master bedroom of an Idledale home early Monday, snatched a yellow Labrador retriever and vanished. Officers are hunting the mountain lion ...
July 14th 2008
Tags: Tech

iPhone Apps

I spent the weekend at a cabin in the mountains and so didn't get a chance to download the the latest iPhone software update until late Sunday evening.  After a frustrating flurrey of "restore, verify, restore" proceedings I finally was forced to delete by back up and do a full ...
July 3rd 2008
Tags: Asides

The Fattest States in America

Another reason to move to Colorado, the home of lean, well-muscled and tan super people :)
June 30th 2008
Tags: Adventure, Stories

Flat Tires

I keep getting flat tires during my rides. In less than a month I've gotten two flats in remote sections of each ride's respective trail.  The first flat was on Three Sisters trail in Evergreen.  I somehow managed to rip a huge gash in my tube and found myself pedaling on ...