During the February snowstorm, Miss D. and I found ourselves unable to clear snow from our driveway because we couldn’t find the right tools. We had no snow shovel, and no full-size spade or shovel – only small gardening trowels, and a couple of entrenching tools. It’s not that we didn’t have better tools,… Continue reading Basic, essential digging and clearing tools – what’s best?
Tag: Men At Work
Heh
From the “Pearls Before Swine” comic strip yesterday. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at its Web page. I think most of us have identified with that approach from time to time . . . Peter
Office politics, Whiteboard style
I’ve mentioned The Whiteboard comic strip in these pages on several occasions. It remains one of my daily reads. Yesterday’s cartoon made me laugh. Having had to deal with friction between members of my team, I could put names to those two . . . Click the image to be taken to a larger… Continue reading Office politics, Whiteboard style
Do chili peppers really make solar cells work better???
Well, capsaicin – the “hot” ingredient in chili peppers – apparently does so, according to the BBC. From fizzy drinks to moreish crisps, many inventions are famed for their unusual and often closely guarded ingredients – but solar panels aren’t usually found at the top of that list. However, several food ingredients have proved… Continue reading Do chili peppers really make solar cells work better???
The state of the author, and my current book projects
I’ve been asked by a reader (thanks, George!) to provide an update on my various writing projects, and how things look over the coming year or so. Let me begin by quoting from an article I wrote over at Mad Genius Club last week. Last November [2019], I suffered a heart attack (my second). … Continue reading The state of the author, and my current book projects
An interesting look at the French Foreign Legion
I’ve had a certain amount of contact with the French Foreign Legion in Africa, in Chad and Djibouti during the 1980’s. They struck me as very professional, very skilled. South African military personnel who met them generally agreed they were a cut above our regulars, and we respected them. I’ve read a number of… Continue reading An interesting look at the French Foreign Legion
Working from home: will it become a permanent reality?
Synchrony Financial has announced a permanent change to its corporate culture, one “allowing” (translation: requiring) its employees to work from home at least part of the time, and many on a full-time basis. Synchrony’s proposal … : Allows all its US employees to work from home permanently. Requires some employees to work from home… Continue reading Working from home: will it become a permanent reality?
Forklifts, and sleeping on the job – they don’t mix
This must have been an expensive error. Er . . . oops? Peter
“Old Three Toes — The Giant Penguin of Clearwater Beach, Florida”
That’s the title of an article at the always interesting Old Salt Blog. It brings us a piece of folklore I’d never heard before. On a morning in February 1948, a local beachcomber was walking the beautiful white sand beach in Clearwater, FL, and was shocked to find large three-toed footprints in the sand coming… Continue reading “Old Three Toes — The Giant Penguin of Clearwater Beach, Florida”
President Trump’s taxes: much ado about nothing
The New York Times published an “exposé” of what it claimed were President Trump’s tax returns. The article doesn’t say how the newspaper came by his tax returns, except to note that they were provided to it. The Grey Lady might well be reticent about that – because it’s a felony offense to release anybody’s… Continue reading President Trump’s taxes: much ado about nothing