Author - frenchy

Part of the Routine?

As always, the bus pulled in to the hotel in Bakersfield late Monday night. The routine, perfected after countless thousand repetitions, is almost automatic. As the rhythm of the bus downshifts from full speed travel to a gently vibrating generator, I wake up on cue. Eyes half open, the...

More Adsense Nonsense

Awesome! I signed up for Adsense the other day, and it really is amazing. Here’s how it works: Some goon over at Google reads the blog, then places relevant ads on the Rant. Then the theory goes that the Faithful Fifteen will see those ads, click on them, and buy something. At least...

NonSense

I finally went ahead and took the plunge into the world of Adsense. Under the title banner are a few ads from Google. Clicking on one of these ads contributes the ungodly amount of .01 to my favorite charity – Frenchy’s Retirement Fund. So feel free to click click click away!

Cross Country 2.0 – Day 1

I hate flying. Just the thought of it fills me with dread. My current ‘favorite’ airline could easily change their slogan from ‘We love to fly and it shows’ to ‘We’re not happy until you’re not happy.’ Getting into a gigantic metal tube in one place, sitting for hours in a cramped and...