Stranger than Fiction

One of Elvis’ jets is up for auction outside Orlando

The Lockheed Jetstar in question. This 1962 Lockheed JetStar — an aircraft from the beginning of the jet age —…

2 years ago

For sale in Tampa Bay: A gorgeous monster “Eurorack” analog synth setup for $28K

I can’t justify spending $28K on this monster analog synth setup, but maybe you can. If you’re working on a…

2 years ago

It’s still the worst take on Christmas

After a couple of decades since it was first published, the award for the worst take on Christmas, religious or…

2 years ago

I don’t think Olivia Newton-John wanted to be remembered this way

Yes, it’s another one of my regular reminders to double-check your work (or better yet, have someone else double-check it)…

2 years ago

A six-word story that’s right up there with Hemingway’s

There’s a famous six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway that goes as follows: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. The…

2 years ago

It REALLY sounds like a Philip K. Dick book title

Here’s the source tweet. (Need context? Dick’s best-known novel is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, published in 1968 and made…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian follies, part 7: Just use the unlubricated kind!

There are still a lot of prudes here in the Excited States, as evidenced by these headlines, listed in order…

2 years ago