The Double A Lounge

Well I had some trouble getting this site back online but thanks to the quick work of my hosting provider, it has been resolved. What has not been resolved is the fact that I have been so negligent in posting to this place. I nearly fell out of my chair when it said that my [...]

It has been some time since I have posted anything here. As I look through many of the past posts, it has given me time to reflect on this whole blogging thing. While it is fun to post things on the web, there have been some important lessons learned from doing this. The first thing [...]

Well, it’s been a few months since I posted anything here. Not much has really inspired me to do so. The winter was long and is finally starting to break so that helps. I could use large doses of sunshine this spring and summer. Being isolated in the house while it’s been so cold outside [...]

Apparently there have been a number of cases where a chemical used to give the buttery flavor to microwave popcorn have caused illness in those who work with it.  This article has more details about it.  It’s bad enough that people put melamine in pet food but now we have to worry about microwave popcorn.  [...]

When we are kids, we have all sorts of high minded ideals about things we want to accomplish.  Most center around things like building a tree fort or riding your bike over big hills – simple stuff like that.  Read this article and you will find out what this kid did to get a Boy [...]

We get overloaded with all sorts directions when we are driving.  From the traffic light to stop signs to the new message signs on highways, we have a lot of things to watch for.  If you ever wondered what driving would be like without all these things, then this article would give you a pretty [...]

I’ve upgraded the underlying software for the site to a much newer version.  It should allow for better navigation for users and more capability from my end to include things like embedded video and the like.  Enjoy!

I found this article about what they found in Puget Sound, Washington.  We dump stuff down the drain all the time never thinking it would show up anywhere.  I think these findings certainly prove that wrong.

I’ve decided to make some major revisions to way this site operates.  In the past, you would see a mix of personal and non-personal items here.  I’ve decided to make this site an informational blog only.  What this means is that the only items you will see posted here are random news stories or other [...]

This was a funny article from the NY Times that sums up the current state of confusion over what is good and bad about everything: NY Times – Mean Vegetables