Author Archives: Lyle Verbilion

About Lyle Verbilion

I'm just wanderin' around lookin' at things. Wow.

Stampeding Pony

When I was little I lived on a ranch. My dad raised race horses. And some cows. Once every couple of years or so, a bunch of folks would ride their horses on a long trip that passed through our … Continue reading

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Despicable Him

Over the weekend I visited the dollar theater. It actually costs $2 during prime-time. Watched the 2-D version of Despicable Me. It’s a fun movie. My favorite quote goes something like: “It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die!” I betcha that in 3-D … Continue reading

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Smell Memory

I walked across the plant floor at work today. Pretty much everyone else had gone home. The buttery smell of some solvent wafted across the floor and to my nose. Suddenly I was nine years old. We only lived in … Continue reading

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My Dad’s 1 Rule of Business

My Dad was born in 1918. He was 11 when the Great Depression kicked in. It made a great impression on him. In his life, he started up, ran, and sold off a handful of companies. In all the years … Continue reading

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Roast Yer Own Coffee

I’ve done it twice now. Third time’s a charm. All it takes is some green coffee beans. I got mine at Sweet Maria’s.  And something to roast them with. You can easily pay $1k for a drum roaster. Or go … Continue reading

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It’s a Wunderground World After All

No matter where you go, there you are. With the weather. Just as rust never sleeps, neither does the atmosphere. So what are you going to do about it? Me personally, I haven’t decided yet. Until I have decided, I … Continue reading

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Now Buy my Calendars!

I’ve made 5 new calendars for 2011 from my photos. You can buy them and hang them on your cubicle wall with duct tape. By the end of the year, there’ll be a big wad of the stuff holding the … Continue reading

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Clean Your Doors of Perception with TechDirt!!!

I love TechDirt.  You should too!!! Or else. I don’t know what they do in real life, but on the web, they talk about business and the Internet. Often they criticize media companies for outdated business models.  Sometimes they praise … Continue reading

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Childhood Dream III

In a jungle, luscious foliage all around. Slimey things moving among the green. We’re at some mezo-American ruin, with Tiki decorations! Flat rocks placed as a stone floor. Broken pillars that used to hold up walls and roofs. Suddenly from … Continue reading

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Why the Soap Obsession?

Here’s why I went all researchy on soap last week. We were visiting my mother-in-law. She mentioned how she loved the smell of lye soap. “It smells like clean.” I wanted to know what she meant by that. I wanted … Continue reading

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