I can’t tell you how many times Mrs. Overclock and I invoke this routine: “Sir, I know what a <FILL IN THE BLANK> is.” “I don’t think you do.”

(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…

Every good conspiracy theorist knows that Area 51 is just a cover.

Having ridden Nevada SR375 a.k.a. “The Extraterrestrial Highway” by motorcycle some years ago, I can tell you the two most dangerous things I saw on that trip was [1] the extraordinary remoteness of it (take plenty of water and fill your fuel tank at every opportunity), and [2] the open range (cattle standing on the…

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.

On a more personal level...

And that is why I read Sabine Hossenfelder’s blog:

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.

Also: General AI, and fusion power.

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.

Story 1: About a decade ago a tornado touched down within a few blocks of our home near Denver Colorado. Mrs. Overclock and I had fled from the second story to the first floor just as we heard wind driven hail destroy the windows in the master bedroom. When it was all over we noticed our two beloved feline overlords…

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.