Y’all are just makin’ my mouth water now, thas’ a fact.

If your coworkers give you a hard time about not drinking, they’re assholes. It’s their problem, not yours.

Any cat’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Catkind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

This little gizmo that I bought off Amazon saved an ancient work-out jacket I bought from LLBean and wear to the gym in the colder months.

If you travel a lot on business, sometimes you’re lucky to remember what city you’re in, much less what today’s rental car is. The rental cars I’ve driven that I remember right now are a Nissan Altima (loved it) and a Chrysler 300 (twice, loved it). All the others I was completely indifferent to. (My daily driver is a…

Just this morning I took a photograph of the license plate on my own car and put it in the Notes app; the newly opened commuter rail station near our house is going to start charging for parking using an automated kiosk into which you enter your license plate number. No way I’m gonna remember that.

This. Also, get enough context in the photograph that you capture not just the license number but the make, model, and color.

My spousal unit and I are occasional airport walkers when circumstances allow. But here’s the caveat: be careful you don’t accidentally find your way out of the secure area. Some of those one-directional exits aren’t as clearly marked as I would like. Having to go through security again might be a minor nuisance or a…

At least when we’re on vacation, Mrs. Overclock (to whom I’ve been married for thirty-five years, so she knows a thing or two because she’s seen a thing or two) claims our family motto is “March or die”.

Seems likely the bartender had seen this guy before, and knew what to expect.

I didn’t see this episode. But their choice of what appears to be a Panasonic Toughbook for the two laptops is an interesting one. The Toughbook isn’t that common. It’s not a terribly fast or powerful laptop. But it does stand up to a lot of abuse and inclement weather in field use. Which is why, at least in my past…

Many years ago my buddy Doug and I were riding our motorcycles out west on a long multi-day trip. We stopped for the night at some little town in Wyoming. After securing our lodgings, we walked across the street to the only place in town to get a bite to eat, a sit-down diner. It was so popular there was a waiting…

The version I found on CNN’s web site is machine searchable, e.g. using your favorite PDF viewer.

The Ministry of Truth has declared the rectification of this television show is double plus good.

This describes my experience as well. I find that stretching (a lot) before each workout does the trick... until the arches in my workout shoes wear out. Then I know it’s time to get a new pair of shoes.

A few years ago, in the ancient times before Lyft and Uber, Mrs. Overclock and I were on a flight from Denver to Toronto that was delayed. We arrived in Toronto just a few minutes after midnight to find everything - include the car rental counters - had closed. We had to call a cab - there weren’t any taxis at the…

Mothercussers.

The containers of the ashes of each of our past four beloved feline overlords - Schroedinger, Pyewacket, Bastet, and Petronius - are ensconced in the family shrine on our fireplace mantle, each container with a photograph attached of its “owner”. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of each of them and tell them…

I’ve lived in Arvada for thirty years. I’ve seen weather like what I saw at DIA during my snowboarding days at the top of a super chair lift at Breckenridge or Copper, but *never* at the airport. I’ve done some crazy stupid stuff during my life - snowboarding, shooting, motorcycling, etc. - and have the scars and…