(More precisely: the refills are free if you have a registered SBUX card, $0.50 - $0.54 with tax in my neighborhood - if you don’t.)

Every weekday morning I get a latte, read for a bit, then get a coffee refill to take with me. Maybe it’s changed, but at one time the SBUX web site said it was up to individual store policy as to whether they gave free coffee refills to latte (etc.) customers. A couple of times I’ve had new-to-that-store baristas…

Huh. I guess Ogden Utah’s Five Wives Vodka is out too.

If you’re looking for a steak dinner as an alternative to BBQ, a group of friends and I ate at Anton’s (1610 Main St. according to their sign), where I had what was surely the best steak dinner I’ve ever had, when the World Science Fiction Convention was in Kansas City MO a few years ago.

Here is when I confess that I’ve surrendered at least three of the small Swiss Army penknives because I neglected to search all of my pockets.

This has been my experience as well.

Or, sometimes, because they need to keep a clear head. I love beer (except most IPAs), some wines (red zin is a favorite), and enjoy an occasional cocktail (G&T, classic martinis). But much of the time I need to keep my wits about me, either because I’m driving, or in effect working.

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.