And now it begins…

Elon Musk is officially buying Twitter! And of course the left is coming after him, first and foremost Jeff Bezos… Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday mulled whether China has gained leverage over what happens on Twitter now that Tesla CEO Elon … Continue reading

Rut Roh…

About that ‘smart home’ you…had… The smart home company Insteon has vanished. The entire company seems to have abruptly shut down just before the weekend, breaking users’ cloud-dependent smart-home setups without warning. Users say the service has been down for three … Continue reading

Hmmm…

This is…odd, to put it mildly… Two Russian oligarchs, their wives, and their children were found dead just a day apart, prompting police investigations into whether the incidents were suicides or a result of foul play. Full article, HERE from the Washington … Continue reading

Those pesky little…

Facts… The dotted line is NOT Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine. It’s the date he was inaugurated. And before you say it’s fake, it comes from the Labor Department! Sigh… In other news, Seattle strikes again… Seattle’s Link Light Rail is a freeloader’s … Continue reading

Oof…

More tired than I thought… Kinda feel like this, this morning… Yesterday was a ‘sleep in’, until 0700. Grrr! And yes, I HAVE seen that view more than once…sigh Anyhoo, I think everyone went away happy (or at least not … Continue reading

Whew…

Survived another Foolzcon… From this- To this… kicking out the leftovers… 🙂 As you can see, everybody was pretty whipped… And this wasn’t all the of the stragglers that showed up for an early supper. Total headcount was 50 folks … Continue reading

Gathering…

Has begun… Our little get together doesn’t start until tomorrow afternoon, but we’ve already got folks showing up in town. So there was the obligatory steak dinner last night because ‘somebody’ wanted a Texas steak. And I think she was … Continue reading

Research…

Old school style… A monograph written in the 1930s by a former Texas Ranger who served with Company G out of Mobeetie in 1883. Who also happens to be the great great uncle of one of my neighbors. She copied … Continue reading

Grumble…

Edit- Scheduler didn’t schedule… Sorry! Damned muse won’t sit still for any particular story, bouncing from pillar to post, and back again! But I have stuff I need to finish!!! Went down and supported a friend at the Art Battle … Continue reading

Searching…

For western art for the next Bell Chronicles book… Itchy Paw has a gathering called Cowboy Live that runs through tomorrow, so Peter, Dot, and I took a run down there yesterday evening. They have artists of various types that … Continue reading