Getting Comfortable With A Dog
Getting comfortable with a dog seems to be an acquired skill. Take last night for example … What are you doing? Watching TV. Can I sit by you? There’s no room. There isn’t much, but I’m small. You’re a 60lb husky. Yeah, but if I scrunch...
I Talk to My Dog
Okay, I admit it, I talk to our dog, Sidnei. I don’t feel too bad about it, especially since Prince Charles talks to his plants. At least our dog can answer back. Not that answering back is always a good thing. There are certainly pros and cons to a conversation...
Three Screws and a Coat Hook
… and people say engineers aren’t creative! All the best to you for a creative week (with or without screws!). Cheers
Life Imitates Art and Vice Versa
Book covers are works of art in their own right. Mine was made from the image above, a good deal of photoshop, and a lot more artistic talent than I’m blessed with. The original picture is from a stock library. I like the style, the fact that the images were Parisian,...Nigel Blackwell
Nigel Blackwell was born in rural Oxfordshire in England. He has a love of books, a PhD in Physical Chemistry, and a black belt in pointing out the obvious. As a teenager he toured Europe, and hasn't stopped traveling since. He loves seeing the wonders of the world and meeting the people in it, and hasn't been anywhere that doesn't have the potential for a story. He now lives in Texas with his wife and daughter, where they enjoy the sunshine and listen to the coyotes howl at night.