Cage the Elephants

Actual music review - "Cage the Elephantโ€™s joyful cacophony runs amok on this single that whets the appetite for the January release of its second album, Thank You, Happy Birthday. Cage the Elephant stirs a cauldron of primal screams, hot-foot "oohs" and "ahhhs," dislocated Southern rock, kazoos, intermingled guitars excitedly banging tuning pegs, and a … Continue reading Cage the Elephants

Edouard

Image via WikipediaThe newscasters failed to get us into a tizzy over the weather. Tropical Storm Edouard never grew up into a hurricane. Actually, I think it's a himmicane, not a hurricane. And he seems to have swerved a bit east and is coming ashore around Beaumont this morning. As one Houston newscast put it, … Continue reading Edouard

Thursday Things

I haven't posted much this week. Perhaps it's because I'm not thinking much this week. Here's a little scrimpet of stuff that has passed by my noggin but is too little to write about - I haven't given much thoughts to the electrion so far this year; it bores me already. I don't like any … Continue reading Thursday Things

Newton Homeplace 1986

.flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } NewtonHomeplace1986, originally uploaded by mrmeyertx. I had a chance to reminisce today while uploading some old family pictures from the 30's through the 80's. This is a picture from the Newton home place where … Continue reading Newton Homeplace 1986

Review: House

Sort of like combining Stephen King and C.S. Lewis. "House: The Only Way Out is In" (WestBow Press) is a very suspenseful and intense novel by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. In fact, it's so intense, I cannot in good conscience recommend this to kids or to the squeamish. The entire first half of the … Continue reading Review: House

Puzzle Floor

Heh, I like this. A Puzzle Floor would look fabulous in the upstairs gameroom. Click the pic for a better look. * Via Luxist, a website for stuff nobody can afford. I don't know who's buying that stuff.

Occupy Yourself

Looks like it's going to be a busy week - on Wednesday, for instance. I have 3 all-day meetings with 3 separate groups located 35 miles apart. I suppose I'll figure out Tuesday what I'll do. In the meantime, here's a box of puppies to keep you smiling.

Too Busy Today

Busy. Way busy. I have the next Kenya post drafted halfway, but not ready to publish. Soon. I need some more guest blogging. Write something funny yet controversial. Bonus points for including the names of funny animals such as "aardvark" and "platypus". Comments are wide open; post links to the stories that are most interesting … Continue reading Too Busy Today

S'I Blog, je volontรƒยฉ Blog en franรƒยงais

Je blogging moins qu'habituel pendant quelques jours ; Je voyage encore une fois. Ce temps sur des affaires, ainsi le logement sont plus gentils que ceux au Kenya. Je signalerai quand je bidon cependant. Je serai dans le Havre, France, au cas oรƒยน vous vous demandiez. If you want some help translating that, go here. … Continue reading S'I Blog, je volontรƒยฉ Blog en franรƒยงais

An interesting picnic

UFO: It's funny what you find in your pictures after you come home from a day outdoors. We took this image today at Pedernales Falls State Park, near Johnson City, Texas. Looks pretty cheesy. I guess they're aliens from a tacky planet.

Kong

Miss Vox has a detailed review of King Kong. I haven't seen the movie, though it's on my short list. A couple of comments I thought I'd make here to give me an excuse to ping her - Why don't movies have intermissions anymore? This movie cries out for one. Jurassic Park was probably every … Continue reading Kong

A Simple Light

"In all of this haste, all of this shopping, all of this worrying about budgets and finding the right thing for that difficult-to-shop-for friend, amidst the travel and houses full of family, the grumpy uncles and the weepy aunts, itรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs hard to remember this time of year offers some beautiful opportunities."

Open Comments

Whew. Swamped. So today is *your* day. Here's an open comments thread. What do you want to talk about? Edit: Alright, alright. Here's a picture of some meerkats while you're thinking:

Too Busy Today

Good stuff today - Democrats throw a tantrum and close the Senate for a day, Tom DeLay gets a new trial judge, people realize the Scooter Libby thing doesn't touch Karl Rove (and in fact, Scooter wasn't charged with the charge Demcrats has hoped for, only for obstructing the investigation), and if that wasn't enough, … Continue reading Too Busy Today

AlphaOmega Theme

I've changed the default theme, the background graphics, to AlphaOmega (adapted from Stevish 2 almost as-is). If you prefer the older Blue Swirly theme (or you *still* see the Blue Swirly theme and want to see the AlphaOmega theme), there's a Theme Switcher box in the sidebar. Switch back and forth all you want. ๐Ÿ™‚

Harriet Miers Withdraws

Finally. As much as I like Harriet Miers as a person of good character, I want a rock-solid conservative judicial nominee for the Supreme Court. Harriet Miers has withdrawn her name for consideration. President Bush, if you're going to pick another fight, why not fight the opposition instead of your own base?

Geaux 'Stros!

First trip to the World Series, ever. They played a terrific game last night, good defense and steady, relentless offense. Go Astros! The first game of the World Series is Saturday night.

Book of Daniel

Earlier this year, I wrote about Bible Fiction on television. I watched part of Revelation. It was too slow for my taste, and the nun who supposedly devoted herself to the Glorious Reappearing of Christ sure didn't know much about the Bible. For the most part, though, they treated faith with respect, and I had … Continue reading Book of Daniel

Perfect Engagement

When I asked Diane to marry me, I tried to make it as romantic as possible. Outdoors, in a gazebo, azaleas blooming, down on one knee... It was almost perfect. I forgot the tortoise. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer realised she had found true love with husband MatthewVaughan when she gratefully accepted a tortoise instead of an … Continue reading Perfect Engagement

Blog Tweaks

I'm tweaking the blog tonight. ("So, what did you do last night? Nudge nudge, wink wink, knowhatImean?") Er... where was I? Oh yeah... I dropped the "Reciprocal Blogrolling" portion that listed 15 other blogs linking to me. There was something wrong with it though - of the 15 blogs, *I* was one of them, and … Continue reading Blog Tweaks

Links for Today

Links for today, from heavy to light. If you just want the goofy stuff, start from the bottom and work your way up. ๐Ÿ˜› David Limbaugh says conservatives are tired of judicial activism and it's time to invoke the "nuclear option." Tom Delay agrees that judges are out of control. Lawsuits challenging Florida's ban on … Continue reading Links for Today

Name and Email

I've turned on a WordPress option to require a name and email address before your comment will be posted. It helps with the comment spam I get. I don't really care if you use a real name and email address, though. Fake it if you wish. ๐Ÿ˜›