A friend of mine loaned me Absolution by Muse. He described it as Radio Head meets Queen. That’s a pretty good description. The Queen aspect is mostly vocal, as there are no Brian May style guitars. To me, the harmonies at times are very ELOish ala Jeff Lynn. I really enjoy the CD and have […]

If you’re interested in model cars, the latest collectible rage is the 1:18 die-cast ones…… They come in all makes and models, and a lot of them are set at a limited production….. S-o-o-o….. If you ever wanted a cool model race, drag, or muscle car on your mantle or on the shelf in your […]

Why all this squabbling between Democrats and Republicans over who gets to be president? There’s enough work to go around. How about the Republican gets to be president during the day, and the Democrat works the night shift? Right now we only have a part-time president. There’s got to be enough work for a full-time […]

In a maternity ward in India: NO CHILDREN ALLOWED.

Nikola Tesla, who invented the alternating current, was considered an engineering genius in the 1930’s, a rival for acclaim to Thomas Edison. He was also a stalwart crusader against the evils of chewing gum. Not from a moral stance, but for health reasons. “By exhaustion of the salivary glands,” Tesla declared, “gum puts many a […]

How come Gas Stations sell smokes but frown on anyone smoking while filling up their car. (ka – BOOM!!!)

Put ’em on your feet, lace ’em up, and promptly put your feet on the coffee table and tune your TV to PBS and watch a “Climbing Mt. Whatever” special……. (Just Kidding!) We need some expert input here since my longest hike was about a mile with a overnight camp….. Although, I did have the […]

Put down that hot dog. It’s a crime and a sin. Well, it once was in the third century, the Catholic Church declared sausages a sin. A hundred years later, Constantine the Great, Rome’s Christian emperor, declared sausages illegal. Why? Because they were part of the lobertine rituals practiced at a pagan festival for the […]

Well, what I thought was going to be a hard, neck-achy day has extended to a hard, neck-achy week. It takes a few days for the first round of fund exchanging to go through (sell this first before buying that, etc.). Plus, yours truly never did get caught up with Quicken. So guess what I’ve […]

A quick post about my favorite internet radio station, Aural Moon. If you like all forms of Progressive Rock, then you will likely enjoy Aural Moon. Since I’ve been listening (late 2002), I’ve actually purchased more CDs per month. I attribute this to the great influx of recordings I have never been exposed to previously. […]

Time to light a candle and look at our finances. In particular, Tarn and I will look at our investment distribution, credit reports, charitible contributions, and other related things. It is sure to be a, er forgive me, taxing day. FYI, you can get a free credit report from each of the big three rating […]

I’m not sure the world is ready for the truth according to MRambler, but, I guess we’ll see and let the world comment as it sees fit……..