For easy steps to learning history!

Low-cost AND effective! But dang are they hard to set up.

In a good way.

Vicious!

I'm unhappy this got out, but I can finally admit why I so suddenly sold my house and moved away ...and have to keep moving ...and have water barriers involved. I *think* I'm pretty safe now.

This is True is about thinking ...and being entertained by those who don't. Like this guy from this week's newsletter. This obliviot now has a felony charge while still a teen, and the sheriff has a GREAT question. Basic subscriptions free at the web site.

Heck, it can even make you money! In fact it turned into a good career for me.

Mmmmmmm... real maple syrup.

A friend got this souvenir during a visit to Crabonale. What's amazing: I got the EXACT same one when I visited Crabelona!

And there are SO many of them.

Pretty simple, really.

OK, that's just freaking hilarious.

It's OK to leave the obliviots behind.

And when they do think, they're probably not thinking about you.

But it IS why they're still in business after all this time.

I laughed. TRUE story: the Grammy awards are made in Ridgway, Colo., where I recently moved from. There I found Milli Vanilli's award on a shelf. Turns out the Academy didn't know what to do with it once it was rescinded, so they sent it back to the factory. So I have touched it with my own hand. 😂

Sunday Reading - My first major rant about Zero Tolerance ...in 1999! It got worse after that.

Not to mention the Witnesses don't want to swear an oath in court! 😇

Was this post necessary? Nah... but it's still amusing.

Man... that spammer is REALLY forgetful. I'll be SURE to not buy anything from him!

It makes life SO much better, and not just for you!

I mean really: the odds are astronomical!

Long-time reader Tony in Colorado is a retired Pharmacist who collects interesting old prescriptions. This first one he sent me to share is from 1909. “Some of these are in terrible shape and practically fall apart in my hands,” he said. I LOVE that he’s preserving them by scanning them to share.

Really adds to property values!

After all, "they" don't want you to.

We probably all know examples of all three.

Clippy: the later years.

You want yer Throwback Thursday? I got yer #TBT right here (now that I finally found a big box of old pics!) Me in my NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory office in May 1987 (I had a window!)

As in actual freedom.

One thing that's awesome on our ship: TOP-notch coffee machines. Ground fresh for every cup.

Nutshell, Nuthouse — what's the difference? Sure it's a good illustration of the subject. But how in HELL did they get these guys to pose for the photo? "OK, guys, here's what I want to do...." I did a little research and found earliest versions had Russian captions. Seems right.

This is True is about thinking, such as about what you are doing being dangerous and having repercussions, or ignore that and suffer the repercussions. The newsletter (basic subs free since 1994) brings entertainment from those who choose not to think ...and you can learn something from them.

You'll want to do it again!

Why does it seem harder to get the fourth one than the second? Ah: because it means doing something rather than NOT doing something.

She's always right!

Man... ain't THAT the truth!

Why are so few cool? Think about it.

Everyone thinks they're the only one struggling.

I'm just going to leave this here and back away slowly.

It was a gift, right?

And you won't like what they decide.

Mmmmmmmm... bacon! Totally worth it.

On the other hand, there were at least 40 girls who thought the song was about them.

Sunday Reading - A little 'incident' when I met another early Internet content pioneer reflects how I approach life's little bobbles. A SHORT blog entry from 1998.

If at all.

So insensitive to most things, yet too insensitive to others.

Don't throw away experience.

This is actually an amazing chart. Did you have any idea?

If you can read this, you can do it.

A longer way to say "Get over yourself!"