Recent Entries
Where You Can Find Me
After investing a lot of time and effort into my Loose Robes blog here, I am migrating to a warmer, more user-friendly clime: greasy.com. ... read more
Deputy Faux
Here's yet another reason to dislike the "new" blogster: I just posted three new photos which, under the old system, would have been d... read more
Whose View of the Glass?
This is an anonymous quote that I came across this morning: "An optimist will tell you the glass is half full; the pessimist, half empty; a... read more
Oscar Wilde
For anyone interested in the life of Oscar Wilde, Richard Ellmann's biography Oscar Wilde is well-written and exhaustively researched. One learn... read more
Falling Satellite
For all you happy paranoics out there, here's something else to worry about: U S 193. That's the official military name for the spy satellite th... read more
Barred from Walmart
Whenever my wife and I go shopping, typically a couple of weekends per month, she always insists that we go to Walmart. I hate Walmart! It... read more
Walking in Snow
It must be my Florida background that causes my fascination with walking in the snow. After living south of the snowline all my life, I now find... read more
Rules of Thumb
The older we get, the more we tend to rely upon rules of thumb. Rules of thumb are lessons learned in life that can be succinctly stated in... read more
Dodger Blue Heaven
It was October 4, 1955 and it was the happiest day of my young life: my beloved Dodgers had finally beaten the hated Ya... read more
Boomerangs & Crash Programs
Back in 1983, a young American tourist from Vermont named Peter pilfered a boomerang from a museum at Mount Isa in Queensland. Guil... read more
