Category: Blog
It’s the Energy Companies’ Fault, Not a Partisan Issue
You know what is interesting to me? I didn’t experience too much inconvenience from the power outages here in Texas….
Goodwill Bins Haul 3/8/21
Today I had a work trip down to Fort Worth and lo and behold it was 4.8 miles from the…
Durandatory Duran – Duran Duran Covering David Bowie and John Lennon (Part One)
Duran Duran writes amazing original music. Duran Duran sometimes performs good covers… but not always. If you were to look…
Putting Together Some Jigsaw Puzzles #2
I started a series of posts to show off some jigsaw puzzles that I’ve put together in recent times. While…
The Big Lebowski and the Day of the Dude
I’ve been collecting tales of coincidences that have nothing to do with the Google algorithm listening to your conversations, because…
Odd Coincidences that (probably) aren’t because of AI Spying
I talk often about what I call “superstitious natives.” I’m sure someone would point out that the phrasing is not…
Selling All Your Replaceable Stuff
I’ve been meaning to write a blog post to clarify something I said to Nathan at the beginning of this…
Stock Trading, come to light
I have invested in various stocks with a little money over the last 15 years. A little here, a little…
Ted Cruz’s Vacation Blah Blah Blah Optics
I’m not a fan of Ted Cruz, but I’m failing to see the actual problem with his recent egress of…
Mr. Cruz and Me (A Blog Post about a Bob Dylan Reference in a Counting Crows Song)
One thing that happened because of the 1990s is I came to the realization that there are artists who I…
Rest In Peace, Rush Limbaugh, but about that Partisan Divide…
I learned earlier of the passing of Rush Limbaugh. There may be those who might believe that I would be…
How I Got Fired from Domino’s
I wanted to go part time as far back as May of 2020. It wasn’t until November of 2020 when…
Side Hustles and Lower Standards of Living
When Miguel and I first started hanging out with Nathan, I had an idea. We should get together 40 hours…
Putting Together Some Jigsaw Puzzles #1
I did a major catch up yesterday on some political posts I’d written over the last few months, so I’m…
Where I Stand on the Election Results and the Concept of “Not My President”
I probably should have been writing more during the last couple of months about the mess that the 2020 US…
US Elections Are Literally Baseball, Figuratively Speaking (Written November 2020)
Years ago, I was in a shitty punk band. Don’t get me wrong, we were pretty good, but I genuinely…
Review: Hunter and the Laptop (I Wrote This in October 2020)
Hey, everybody it’s me your Academic of Rock. Three chords and one tooth, my friends. Today I want to talk…
What I Wrote about Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020
On September 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. I suppose that I should have realized how dumb…
2021 Goals… Well, I Don’t Know Yet
Up until about two weeks ago, my goals for 2021 largely involved writing and replacing my delivery driver income. Then…
2021… HERE I COME!
By me… I’m full of piss and vinegar at the moment. That’s what happens when you are listening to some…