Tucson's University of Arizona Wildcats have danced to the Sweet Sixteen, a sweet result for a talented and hard-working group of student-athletes. Interim Coach Russ Pennell stepped into leadership in the fall and restored confidence and stability to the program after Coach Lute Olson's very public ... Continue reading
AnotherThink: New and improved!
March 8, 2009 By
After a year of thinking, planning and hand-wringing, I am ready to unveil a major overhaul of AnotherThink, including a very important upgrade to the engine under the hood, Movable Type. In addition to the changes in appearance, Movable Type 4.24 has finally let me axe the dreaded old pop-up ... Continue reading
Cursing in the dark
February 18, 2009 By
There was an earthquake last night, while I was asleep. 4.7, but the epicenter was far to the east, so it was less than that here.But it was strong enough to wake me up.Tarnation! I murmured to myself. Who in the blue blazes is in here shaking my bed, and why, since I am supposed to be alone ... Continue reading
500
October 24, 2008 By
500 is a fat, round number. It isn't a prime, but it's a pretty cool number, just the same.500 brings to mind the Indianapolis 500, an auto race that I never missed as a boy. The Indy 500 is way more exciting than NASCAR, though I'll admit that I enjoy the Daytona 500, too. Out West, the Indy is ... Continue reading
Monsters among us
July 10, 2008 By 1 Comment
"How large the dreaded Gila Monster grows, no man can say." — from the forgettable 1959 B-movie, The Giant Gila Monster One of the Sonoran Desert's fascinating creatures is the Gila Monster (pronounced HEE-lah), the only poisonous lizard native to the US and one of the oldest lizards in North ... Continue reading
The politics of toothaches
January 30, 2008 By
A couple of days into my recent trip to Mexico I developed a toothache. Not a please shoot me now! toothache, but the sort that makes you start avoiding one side of your mouth, like that neighborhood you stay out of after dark because it'll be trouble.I could tell this was going to be an ... Continue reading
My 2008 New Year’s resolutions
December 31, 2007 By
I am resolved to be a better human being, treading lightly on this Goode Earth™ and living gently and kindly among all of God's creatures. With that in mind, here are my 2008 New Year's Resolutions.I resolve to reduce my personal carbon footprint by exhaling 20% less.I resolve to continue ... Continue reading
Pete’s Christmas garden
December 23, 2007 By 5 Comments
My Uncle Pete was a telephone technician by day and a tinkerer by night. Like many young men of his generation, he had learned his skills in the Navy during WWII. After the war, he married his high-school sweetheart and started a family, eventually fathering five daughters.Maybe it was all those ... Continue reading
