It has been almost a year since my last post, but I’m back. Quite a bit has happened in the past year, but one of the biggest things is captured in the image below. Image by Carlos Creencia. 7.7.11

I’ve got a strange relationship with security. I get along with the guards I’m in contact with pretty often – those in the village I live in and those the places I frequent. Back when I had a desk job, I got along with the guards there too. For the most part though, I’m not [...]

A few months back, I wrote about the things I carry every day, and some of the reasons I carry them.  Back then, my pockets housed a multi-tool, a pair of lights, a whistle, and my keys.  Today, my pockets are a little more full – with the exception of the bracelet, all the stuff [...]

I’d like to make a point on the differences between nerds,geeks, dweebs, and dorks. A geek is somebody who is passionate about or very knowledgeable in a specific field, or even a myriad of topics.  That’s why you have movie geeks, computer geeks, and other kinds of geeks.  You can also have basketball geeks, knife [...]

The image above shows some of the things that I always have with me.  They’re not in the car, or in a bag that I may or may not bring with me, or in another room – they’re in my pockets, or if I’m at home, within arms reach or very close by.  In short, [...]

With his recent demolition of Cotto, Manny Pacquiao has clearly proven that he belongs in the welterweight division.  Unfortunately, while this makes a meeting between Pacquiao and Mayweather the only fight that makes sense to any boxing fan, this also makes such an encounter highly unlikely. Why?  Put simply, Mayweather has made it a habit [...]

I’m a grammar freak – anybody who knows me can attest to that.   My sister, who writes a blog called Grammar Pulis (yes, the spelling is intentional), will attest to that fact too.  No, I don’t claim to have perfect grammar – I’m sure, for example, that some of you can point out at least [...]

Let’s make this clear immediately: I am not affiliated with Pedala in any official capacity. I am a customer of Pedala, and my contact with the Pedala is limited to scheduling pickups and deliveries for my packages. If you want to get in contact with Pedala, you may try the number in the image below [...]

Thanks to Discovery Channel, this song is now stuck in my head.