ChaosEngine

A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing….

Honor is Dead

I don’t mean honor the abstract concept, though a good argument could be made for that as well, but rather Honor, one of my cats. Honor was five years old, a big friendly tomcat that was at least partially responsible for bringing all sorts of wildlife into my home that I didn’t really want there. [...]

Is it wrong to love a phone?

For a long time I have been a minimalist when it came to cell phones.  I just wanted a phone you could make a call on.  I didn’t need to browse the web, take pictures, play games, or any of the other dozens of things you can do on phones nowadays.  In fact I was [...]

Weston Ho

Saturday night was a trip up to O’Malley’s In Weston. Hadn’t been there for a few months, and my brother wanted to go seeBob Walkenhorst. Bob was the lead singer in a local KC band called the Rainmakers back in the 80s, and since I had been a fan of them I figured what the [...]

Bright Kite, I’m all a Twitter

I’ve commented before about my love/hate relationship with Twitter. Actually love/hate isn’t really correct, because those are both powerful emotions. My feelings about Twitter have been much closer to apathy. I simply do not have the need to know what a bunch of other people are doing/thinking at the moment. Nor do I feel an [...]

Hunting Season Begins

Ahh spring.  The flowers are blooming, the days are bright and sunny, and I’m now afraid to walk out of my bedroom without shoes on.  So far today I’ve been treated to a chewed up dead bird, a chewed up dead mouse, and a chewed up live snake.  My mighty hunters are proud of their [...]