Category Archives: Austin
Is your name vanishing? Check the new popular and fading name lists from Baby Center.
Baby Center is the organization that has been keeping track of baby name trends for a couple of decades now. They just released their list of most popular names of 2023 and the list of names that they...
Jan 24, 2024 EvelynGiggles / CC
Flight cancelled last minute because wing missing bolts is noticed by passenger. Vid in blog.
I used to be insanely afraid of flying; white knuckled, finger nails digging into the armrest scared. But, Jenny helped me get over it. Mainly by making me fly a lot. Lately though, with all the news ...
Jan 23, 2024 Dylan Agbagni (CC0)
Razzie noms announced today. Surprise English "Dame" on the list.
The 44th annual Razzies were unveiled this morning! Here are the flicks that were so terrible that they might get an award. Here are the worst movie contenders and my thoughts on each. "The Exorcist: ...
Jan 22, 2024 Rene Schwietzke / CC
Watch new Rich Simmons short film in blog. Not what I thought it was going to be.
I've watched that short film where Pauly Shore plays Richard Simmons. It's only 10 minutes long. It's almost more of a story about a shy, overweight PA working on a TV show that Richard makes an appea...
Jan 22, 2024
Ambulance driving over potholes shakes man back to life.
Every year, the winter weather brings potholes that everyone complains about. But before you get upset this year, know that potholes brought a man back to life in India recently. Seriously. An 80 year...
Jan 19, 2024 DDohler / CC
Snow Squall? Meteorologist Captain Long John Sawyer explains. Listen in blog.
From the moment that every Lincoln phone, radio, and TV started making an ear splitting tone yesterday to herald in the message that a "snow squall" was on the way, almost everyone has been asking, "W...
Jan 19, 2024 Ken Dixon / CC
Pauly Shore as Richard Simmons movie. Watch trailer in blog.
Pauly Shore is going in for a dramatic role as Richard Simmons in a new movie. They have the exact same kind of hair. They're not using any prosthetics or special make up because, honestly, Pauly's fa...
Jan 18, 2024 rulenumberone2 / CC
Salesman, on purpose, talked me out of needing his business.
Our furnace's circuit board quit working last Friday. The company that fixed it talked about its age and showed us replacement options. All of which sounded good to Jenny and I. I mean, except the pri...
Jan 18, 2024 frankieleon / CC
Neighbor didn't have shovel. What he scooped snow with, left us laughing.
Friday afternoon, when all the snow hit, I was downstairs with a guy from John Henry's looking at our furnace that had quit working. Jenny was upstairs and called for me to come take a look. Our next ...
Jan 16, 2024 Jo Naylor / CC
Sam's Club dropping human receipt checks. AI taking over and taking lots of pictures.
Sam's Club employees are going to stop checking your receipts on the way out. I can hear cheering. But Sam's Club is still going to scan your receipts..... and your clothing...... and, I'm guessing yo...
Jan 15, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC