Tag Archives: Events of the Day

The future’s pretty cool!

Earlier tonight, I was sitting at my desk, sipping a cup of tea, while I used my portable personal computer to watch video that was streaming wirelessly in my home. The video I was watching was live coverage of something … Continue reading

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What do you get him for Boss’s Day?

Via Cal, I saw this collection of memos sent from a boss to his employees at an oil company in Houston in 1977 and 1978. The memos paint a pretty, shall we say, surreal picture of what it must have … Continue reading

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Might want to check the whole screen, guys….

Here’s a screengrab of what is, as of this writing, on the NFL section of the FOX Sports website: The main headline there refers to Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who may have a big day in today’s playoff game … Continue reading

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Connections….

When horrible things happen, after we hear the initial news of the event and the enormity starts to sink in, what happens next is the local connection: what people around here are affected directly, either by their actually being there … Continue reading

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