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  1. JB

    RATZAKRATZA!! (DirecTV rant)

    The guide says, "To be announced" for all leventy bazillion channels.:'( FORGALUMIC PECALUMER!! :|:| What good is it to have all those channels if you have to surf each one to find out what is on now and have no clue what comes on next?? Am I the only one getting this??
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    Cleaning Geo. Foreman grill?

    I love my GF grills. Grill chicken, fish, burgers, sausage and even lunch steaks on them. . .but. Even though I spray them with canola oil beforehand they always end up with some baked on crusty deposits that are very hard to get off. I have tried wiping them down when still hot, waiting until...
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    Now it is time. . .

    One of my pet peeves is the commercialization of Christmas, beginning in mid-October this year. Whatever religious event, or even just the ending of the calendar year, the season celebrates peace and goodwill toward our fellow homo sapiens. I wish peace and happiness to all of you, now, and...
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    Evil spirit, poltergeist. UPDATE. He's baaaaaack

    An evil spirit inhabits my 'puter. AVG doesn't see it, Windows security doesn't see it. None of my "protector" software see it. At random times it speaks to me. It says something that sounds like, "Semes dragon?". Several simple features of WXP and IE7 don't work. No "click" when I click the...
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    My son's stress management method.

    Got this from him via Email. Thought some of you could use it. :) Just in case you've had a rough day, here's a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological texts. The funny thing is that it really works. 1. Picture yourself near a stream. 2. Birds are softly...
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    Where did that word come from?

    I heard some guy on the TV say today that the term "blockbuster" came from an entertainment event that caused lines around the block. My own recollection is that the term was the name of a very large bomb developed by the Brits in WWII that could flatten an entire block. Who is correct? What...
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    Between A to D? (mini rant)

    This grammatical screw-up is appearing more and more in the media. It is annoying. A clear statement would be: "A to D", which includes A,B,C and D. or "Between A and D", which includes only B and C. "Between A to D" means nothing useful. Why don't the media get...
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    How 'bout them Cowboys?

    Handed the Colts their first loss of the season. Those guys must be a lot better than their record shows.
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    How to reduce silt ingress to my pond/tank/lake?

    When at full pool my catfish pond has about 5' of water and about 8'-10' of silt accumulated over some 30-50 years. In very dry weather (what else do we get?) it drops to 1'-18" of water. My horses are in peril if they try to slog the silt to get to the water. The downstream side of the dam...
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    What "old fashioned" items do you look for?

    Maybe it's just because I am old that I remember things my parents and grandparents used that aren't available anymore. I had to go to an antique store to find a covered glass butter dish. Still haven't found a dish towel rack with the swinging arms, a one handed skulling paddle, Silex coffee...
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    I'm sick of politics. Let's discuss religion.

    I had hoped, fruitlessly, that with the election over some of the political squabble would die down, at least until the left screws something up real bad. No hope. How about this: All Gods are real. No Gods are real.
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    Taking your GPS on a plane? Look here.

    Got a sad lesson on my trip to Hawaii. My Garmin, with card loaded up with detail maps for the visit, arrived with the card blank. Guess screening Xray or mag scan erased it. If I ever do that again I am going to carry the card on my person and reinsert it at my destination.
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    Cell phone to Hawaii?

    This is not a dumb question, it is an old person question. Will my cell phone work in Hawaii? Can I call home? Can I call numbers there? Thanks for your patience. :)
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    What the RATZAKRATZ is this??

    Wanted to check the weather, so I turn on my huge screen HDTV and select VIPR radar channel. There, blocking about 80% of the screen is a POP-UP SCREEN from Norton telling me my subscription has expired!! Dang right it has expired; I quit using Norton a couple of months ago, but I was using it...
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    Micropuzzle.

    I have a 700W Kenmore microwave oven that I bought in 1987. I have been half hoping it would croak so I could get one of the new 1250W units with a turntable. This morning after steaming the veggies for my breakfast it started beeping weakly and erratically. The display went to wierd numbers...
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    Golden Age Passport

    There are advantages to getting old (beside the advantage of avoiding the alternative). Several years ago I bought this Golden Age Passport at some National Park (don't remember which) which provides lifetime admission to National Parks and other facilities administered by the Dept. of the...
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    Why I am a big fan of high automotive tech.

    I resisted for years getting a vehicle with an automatic transmission. Then it was power brakes and steering. And so forth. . . BUT: High tech has saved my grits a couple of times in the past few weeks. Cruising down Santa Fe street in Weatherford at about 40 (legal). Some chick in a 'stang...
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    How sweet it is!!

    A gentle, soaking rain has been falling here for almost 18 hours. Haven't had a day like this in several years. Gotta go check the tanks in the morning. 8)
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    Ornithologists, what happened here?

    As most of you know, I feed a huge flock of hummingbirds. Maybe as many as 100. All day there is a dogfight going on on my front porch, but it is particularly fierce early morning and late evening. There may be as many as 20-25 birds at a time maneuvering for the 12 "blossoms" on my 3 feeders...
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    Quote I really like

    that I got from a dear classmate at our recent 53rd reunion of Class of '53. "Our children are the silent messages we send to a time we shall not see."
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