Category Archives: Maybe I Worry Too Much

Coffee in Your Dreams

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Lyle Verbilion

One way or another, all coffee is made with a strainer. I recall my parent’s percolator. It’s still sitting on top of my refrigerator. It’s a white Corningware pitcher with blue flowers painted on it, and insides made out of … Continue reading →

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Ghif or Jif? How to Pronounce the .gif Extension

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Lyle Verbilion

It all started off in the PreCambrian. This was long before the Internet. But there was this company that would do your taxes, H&R Block. They had this big mainframe computer that was mainly only used during business hours. Being … Continue reading →

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What I Learned from 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Lyle Verbilion

Or at least, 3 movies that I watched in 2014. Honestly, this is all that I’ve got for the whole year. In Your Eyes was written by Joss Whedon in 1992, but filmed in 2014. He paid for it, but … Continue reading →

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Lullaby Needs Your Cash!

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Lyle Verbilion

Right now Lullaby Baxter is trying to crowd source her new album (L’HEURE DE L’ÉTOILE) on IndieGoGo. If you give her money, not only will you get the MP3’s from the new album, but she will put things into your … Continue reading →

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Hidden Wind Up Camera Bird Chronicle

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Lyle Verbilion

   +     =  3 Several years ago Amazon suggested that I buy a book called The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. I obediently ordered it. Put it on the shelf, for years. Somewhere else along the way,  Amazon suggested that I … Continue reading →

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Long Strange Complicated Dream I

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Lyle Verbilion

We’d just driven off the ferry. Some off-the-map place in Alaska, I think. The faded red truck was big, with a front seat wide enough to fit all four of us with plenty of room to spare. The tires were … Continue reading →

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Shhh! Don’t let this get out.

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Lyle Verbilion

I know that I’m going to get into trouble for this. In fact, I can hear them knocking on my door now. I should have remembered to go to Iceland first. Or maybe South America. Or at least Milwaukee. You … Continue reading →

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Soapy Sales

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Lyle Verbilion

So I hear you saying, “Yeah, Lyle, I like washing up as much as the next person, but I just can’t get behind this Dr. Bronner’s stuff you talk about. It’s like too radical. It’s against my religious/political beliefs. It’s … Continue reading →

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MicroFiber is Gigantic!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Lyle Verbilion

I remember back when it was called polyester. It made me sweat too much, and I smelled bad. So I made a vow that I would never wear this stuff ever again! But I’ve finally found another purpose for it. … Continue reading →

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Chicken Salad & Spaghetti Sandwich

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Lyle Verbilion

My wife makes the best chicken salad ever. Pico de Gallo, too. She makes them both in big batches. Sometimes we put the pico in the chicky salad. But that’s another story… Our step-niece once-removed was over last weekend. She has … Continue reading →

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