Exile in Portales

…began with that proverbial first step today. That first step cost about a grand… that would be a lil over 1,000 Yankee Dollars… but who’s...

So closes the song “U.S. Air Force Blue,” as sung by the Mitch Miller Singers back in 1957 . I much prefer the official USAF song , but...

Eleven years old today. This is SN3's "official" fifth grade photo from November of last year. I think he looks a lot more l...

Via Uncle Jimbo at Blackfive , a video by Kafir Alalazoo: Which, coming hard on the heels of my link to Zombie yesterday, is kinda-sorta...

I'm glad it's Monday, even if it's yet another Federal holiday whereupon our gub'mint servants get to lounge around all day ...

The inimitable and irreplaceable Zombie documents last week's Code Pink protest in Berkeley in a two-part post that begins here . Zom...

Well, that sure was a bust, and a classic example of “weatherman-hyperbole.” Why do they DO that, Gentle Reader? Our “2 to 4 inches by day...

From the National Weather Service… Sandia/Manzano Mountains- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley- Conchas Lake/Guadalupe County-Quay Count...

Pwn3d … I sat down to read my e-mail this morning immediately after lighting off the coffee pot and before I'd consumed my first cup, in...

I’ve deviated from my usual practice to publish this pic at full-size because of its horrific beauty. Click for larger. Originally posted ...

You might could accuse me of being easily amused, Gentle Reader. “ Nolo contendere ” would be my reply, especially in the case of Zero-G A...

A re-re-run: Creepy Valentines. A couple of illustrations from a site that’s gone belly-up . Which is too bad, because I've linked ...

An occasional correspondent sends this along, and I thought you might find some of these products useful… Like this: Just the thing if yo...

Check this out: Ow' to Speak Clintonian: Foreplay . And there’s a LOT more where that came from… I’m bookmarking this guy toot swe...

Via Blog-Buddy Mike , the best thing since sliced bagels: The Music Genome Project ® On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-l...

Where we left it: “ The five of us paid our respective bills and were off into the night, destination unknown but hopefully warm. We had a ...

So…here’s that girl I used to know again, this time in Kyoto during late, late December of 1975, or perhaps New Years Day of 1976 or shortly...

Milwaukee gets its ass kicked by a blizzard…and you are there… Time-lapse Video: Winter Storm . The vid isn’t available for embed…sorry… ...

Via Blog-Bud Barry … “ Nectar of the demigods: B-list-celebrity-endorsed foodstuffs .” I went through the list and was surprised to find I...