My pal Kelly posted his version of the 23rd Psalm on his Facebook wall, written from the perspective of an oil driller. I was inspired by his version to create my version, which is similar – but since my company drills nothing but horizontal wells while Kelly tells me he’s primarily drilling vertical wells, my… Continue reading The Directional Driller’s 23rd Psalm
Month: September 2014
Introducing the iBeam: floppy phones fixed
Despite the fact that only nine customers (out of 10 million orders) have reported problems with iPhone 6 bending, the alleged phenomenon has spawned numerous memes and generated its own Twitter hashtag, #bendgate. Since the internet is never wrong about stuff like this, I immediately recognized that this is a world-class problem in desperate need… Continue reading Introducing the iBeam: floppy phones fixed
Running Thoughts
Some random observations arising from yesterday’s run… It’s amazing what a 10° difference in temperature makes. A week ago, with temps in the low 90s, I was struggling after only a couple of miles. Yesterday, I made almost five miles (I stop at 45 minutes regardless of distance) and felt good. OK, “good” is a… Continue reading Running Thoughts
It took almost seven years…
…but they finally made it to our backyard. I’m not thrilled about having squirrels in our neighborhood, but their appearance was inevitable. We are sequestered by at least a quarter mile of treeless pasture on every side, but a lot of trees come in via landscapers and it was just a matter of time before… Continue reading It took almost seven years…
Driving Mr. Crazy
Everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot, and everyone who drives faster than me is a jerk. –Me, and probably every other driver in Midland, Texas Last week, while driving home after work, I encountered the following at consecutive intersections: A driver in a pickup turned left in front of me after the… Continue reading Driving Mr. Crazy
Nest Report
One of the guys at work claimed he’d seen a hummingbird nest in one of the trees outside our new office building. I was skeptical; in all our years of putting up feeders and watching the little guys, I’d never seen a hummer’s nest. So, today after lunch, Debbie and I walked past a live… Continue reading Nest Report