The best umbrella, like the best camera, is the one you have with you.

The best umbrella, like the best camera, is the one you have with you.

In this current age, is there a country more paranoid of outsiders than Russia? OK, North Korea. So I answered my own question. On the other hand, is there a country more paranoid of outsiders that actually matters in the global scheme of things? I don't think so.

I've owned many mounts over the years, and this is by far my favorite among them all. I use this in my truck with a Note 3, and it's absolutely amazing.

I've owned many mounts over the years, and this is by far my favorite among them all. I use this in my truck with a…

As an old Navy guy, I have a single response to Iran.

and the jokes about military intelligence continue...

I was playing Team Fortress Classic and Counterstrike, long before Valve introduced Steam. I hated it when it was first introduced, and I can barely tolerate it now, despite the great deals on games. There are still days I'd like to punch Gabe Newell in the nose for unleashing Steam.

We all have people and things we dislike. It's natural. You might dislike someone who wronged you or broke your trust. You might also dislike someone nearly instantaneously, based on a first impression or quick moment. It's important to remember that everything you say and describe is a projection of you.

Oddly enough, I started this on a whim a few weeks ago when I met a guy named Harold. I asked myself how I would be able to remember his name at some point in the future when I knew I would meet him again. For some reason, Harold Bluetooth came to mind, and it stuck. Harold Bluetooth might not be famous to most…

I've purchased several of the 3 port USB car chargers for my vehicles, recently. These things work really well, and allow everyone in the vehicle to charge their devices. It's really cut back my usage of an inverter in my vehicles. I highly recommend these to anyone with a USB power port fetish.

I've purchased several of the 3 port USB car chargers for my vehicles, recently. These things work really well, and…

Windows is a graphical user interface built on top of a command line. Back in the days before Windows, everything was done by command line. It's an incredibly powerful way to do things on a computer, and there are still many times I open the command line and type DOS commands to accomplish certain tasks. It might…

Great reminders for what to do or not do. Thanks for posting. I needed this today. :-)

route to work

I had to make a trip to a hospital for business once, a long time ago with a co-worker. It was about a 50 minute drive and it seemed about every 5 minutes or so he would let loose with a silent but deadly. By the time we made it to the hospital, I was actually getting a bit irritated, as he wouldn't say anything,…

Pfffft! Like I'm going to tell you where I hid the body. I'm not falling for that trick. Not again.

Train the kids? How about train the husband? I sometimes forget that my wife is on a conference call or an important international call. I'm not sure how she can make that angry demon face at me while sounding happy to the people on the other end of the phone. Yeah, I usually slink out of the room and away from…

I would agree with that statement in regard to most Russian sciences. I'm not so sure about medicine, particularly in Siberia. I went to nursing school in the mid 80's. Much of the equipment I saw would have been old and outdated when I was in school back then. Make no mistake about Russia, they are certainly a…

Doc, you're talking about Siberian science/medicine. I mean no disrespect to anyone from Russia, but I'm not sure their equipment or medical sciences are quite up to the standards of what we're used to here in the states. There's a good chance this came out of Academgorodok, right outside of Novosibirsk, in Siberia.…

I usually hide my depression well enough that no one knows about it. The thing is, I never experienced anything remotely related to depression until my mid 40's. That's when I lost someone extremely close to me rather suddenly, and a host of medical conditions and injuries manifested around the same time. Certain…

No love for NFL Blitz? I still have the console and the game, along with Goldeneye. I'm not sure which game I played most. That's one console I won't be getting rid of. Ever!

To me, it looks like a good way to break your neck.