George over at Sleepless in Midland has run across an interesting tidbit: it’s legal to openly carry a handgun in California as long as it’s unloaded. At first glance, this seems like a senseless legal right. As I mentioned in a comment on George’s post, carrying a hammer would actually be a better choice than… Continue reading Unloaded Open Carry (UOC): What’s the Point?
Month: February 2010
Ever had one of those days?
At least it’s Friday. Link via TwistedShifter Oh, and here’s where it gets even worse. Somebody needs to retake Fly Catching 101.
Unique Local Haiti Relief Effort
Vicki Jay is the director of Midland’s Rays of Hope, a grief counseling resource for children (and an outreach of HospiceMidland). She leaves next week for Haiti for ten days as a part of a grief/trauma team working with children in a Haitian village that was devastated by the earthquake. That relief project could use… Continue reading Unique Local Haiti Relief Effort
Random Thursday
Scattershooting while pondering the email I received overnight with a subject line of “Your income depends on the watch you wear.” That would explain a lot, actually, given that I generally wear no timepiece. I understand that Elin Woods was so taken with Tiger’s contrition during his “public statement” last week that she’s given him… Continue reading Random Thursday
Snow Report: Historic but not Impressive?
Midland’s official snowfall yesterday totaled 4.5″ which, as some commenters implied in the previous post, is not worth sniffing at compared to what they’ve had in their northern climes. But put it in perspective: that total was the 9th heaviest snowfall in our area’s recorded weather history. Midland has never had more than 10 inches… Continue reading Snow Report: Historic but not Impressive?
“Snowpocalypse,” West Texas Style
We Texans pride ourselves on our fierce, independent toughness, able to overcome any obstacle with aplomb. Any obstacle, that is, except for 3″ of snow. I’m sure every West Texas-originated blog will carry reports of the snowfall that now blankets our area. That snowfall has practically shut down all public activities, including all local schools… Continue reading “Snowpocalypse,” West Texas Style
Looking Up
I sometimes accuse my wife of attempting to cover every square inch of space on our walls and shelves with, um, stuff. Don’t get me wrong; she picks out first-rate stuff, but I do enjoy the peacefulness of an occasional blank surface. So, I’m hoping that she’s not reading this, and then clicking over to… Continue reading Looking Up
New Gallery Images
Got a few more images in the Gallery, taken from our trip last month to the San Diego zoo.
Strangest Airports
Popular Mechanics has posted a list of The World’s 18 Strangest Airports, and I was curious to see if I’d been to any of them. Turns out that we’ve flown in and out of three on the list, all of them associated with dive trips: The Princess Juliana Airport on the Caribbean island of St.… Continue reading Strangest Airports
Random Thursday – The Friday Edition
A few random offerings while pondering what life might be like in a country where one’s sporting excitement is provided by an activity named “curling.” Velocologne is not a body scent for cyclists, but a German manufacturer of recumbent bicycles. Their design is rather unusual, as evidence by the following video: Did you notice? The… Continue reading Random Thursday – The Friday Edition