After a week of 40F and 50F temperatures, some idiot had to give riding their motorcycle a try, right? more »

Having learned my lesson from last year's alley of doom I'm (maybe not-so) quietly waiting for the alley to clear and temperatures to rise enough to get the motorcycle out for another year of heavy riding. This year, the view is much the same, but ha… more »

One of my favorite add-ons for Firefox is Abduction, which will grab some or all of a webpage and save it as an image. This is handy as it helps to share what one can or should see on a web page. It has the capability to grab an entire page rendered ont… more »

We've been putting off replacing the garage door for some time, and recently it has all-but failed entirely; today became the day to fix that, at long last. more »

It's fixed now, but a "quick" update to the PHP engine underneath this blog caused a failure because it suddenly failed at reading the configuration file. Checking the PHP info page showed the path was correct, and the file existed, and the parameter ca… more »

Not the exciting kind that gets the FBI involved, but today as I was pulling my laundry from the washer to put it into the dryer, I found a surprise as I found my wallet had been in the last cycle. Usually, I pull my wallet out of my pocket before I… more »

I stopped by my usual grocer on the way home last night, to pick up some bits for the dinner meal and a couple staples of which we were a little short, and I noticed the normally over-abundant fruit and vegetable section was looking a little weak. Ad… more »