Picturesque from Acqualia for the Mac

RichC | July 28, 2007

I’m not sure how much I’ll be using another image manipulation program written for the Apple Macintosh computer platform, but Picturesque from Acqualia is an impressive $20 program. Its set of image enhancement features allows one to quickly drag and drop Photoshop-like features to images. I’ve found it very easy to use, but it is [...]

We enjoyed the show … Jeff Dunham

RichC | July 27, 2007

Five of us went to the Jeff Dunham comedy show last night and it was terrific. I highly recommend it if you enjoy laughing. The place was packed which surprised me for a Thursday night in Newport Kentucky — the Funnybone on the levee. Jeff Dunham, Achmed the Suicide Bomber, Peanut, the Jose Jalapeňo (’on [...]

Stocks: ‘BUY’ trigger reached for RAD

RichC | July 26, 2007

Those who know my daily routine see me nosing around in the stock market — sort of a hobby. Yes it is a relatively risky business, but if managed wisely one’s investments can mature at a significantly better rate than many ‘pay for’ advice organizations in selecting mutual funds, bonds, CDs, etc. Before talking ’stocks, [...]

Sonex introduces an electric drive airplane

RichC | July 25, 2007

It’s an interesting concept … building an all-electric experimental airplane. This year at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh Wisconsin, Sonex Aircraft LLC (the folks behind the set of plans I’m using to build my experimental airplane – N43SX reserved) are introducing an electric power driven experimental plane. In a press release, preparing for the unveiling [...]

VIDEO: More info on “Born on a Blue Day”

RichC | July 24, 2007

In January I mentioned reading Daniel Tammet’s book “Born on a Blue Day,” and a follow-up post about a 60-Minutes TV broadcast. I was intrigued to learn a little bit about how this relatively normal autistic savant thinks. In Daniel’s book, he tries to explain how he sees numbers and the challenges he faced [...]

Ford improves their Hybrid Escape SUV

RichC | July 23, 2007

The Ford Escape SUV has been a popular vehicle from the Ford Motor Company for several years now and with fuel prices rising the hybrid version stands to gain considerably. The current Hybrid Escape model is considered ’so-so’ … but the new 2008 model is moving closer to what most hybrid buyers want. Both the [...]

RallyVW Golf TDI tops previous Pike’s Peak time

RichC | July 22, 2007

Along with the three Volkswagen V-10 Touareg diesels, Jon Hamilton and his RallyVW team climbed to the clouds again this year at Pike’s Peak. (course map) His unofficial 14:03 time is a record for him and a tribute to the kind of power that can come from our little 1.9L turbocharged diesels. (particularly in [...]

Get ready for “7″

RichC | July 21, 2007

About a decade and a half ago I remember “Big Bang” or OS 7 and it was a big change for Apple Macintosh users, but this particular “7″ is from a different player — Microsoft. Although Microsoft has only recently released its Vista operating system, it looks as if the software giant is wasting little [...]

Jeff Dunham and his friends are in Cincinnati

RichC | July 20, 2007

I purchased four tickets last night to the Cincinnati Funnybone comedy club to see my favorite ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham. Dunham and his cast of puppets are in town attending a puppeteer convention this week and will be performing next week and weekend in Newport, Kentucky (just over the Ohio River). For those never seeing Mr. [...]

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Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.