The heat is on.

And I wish it were the air conditioner. We’re dyin’ here. need. ice cream. update: (1 hour later): Somebody flipped a switch, somewhere. Now wearing parka. Coffee has iced over. Nipples hurting. Burning adding machine tape to keep warm, sane. Not working.

Geeky comment about going 7,000 miles an hour

I somehow find it heartening but scary that the new NASA scramjet that can travel two miles a second still gets taken up for a test drive by an airplane built 45 years ago. That old bird is no doubt older than 3/4 of the guys working on this project. Stats, Picture correction: It is […]

Redneck movie quotes

“Luke, I am your father… and your uncle… and your first and second cousin, your nephew…” “Houston, we have a ‘possum.” “What does it feel like? Kind of like sticking your fingers in warm chicken fried steak with gravy.” “You had me at ‘Sooooey!’” “We’ll always have Wal-Mart.” “You’re trying to seduce me, aren’t you, […]