Posts by farmerart

I recently put up a link to photos of the new so-called 'hyper hybrid' from Ferrari. It is called the LaFerrari, a limited edition of 499 units. Here is another link that I found with a video of the sexy…

Early morning internet browsing turned up a story on the BBC site mentioning that the huge physics lab, CERN, in Switzerland has repeatedly measured muon neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light. My world has been rocked. I have…

I have reviewed 36 different strip clubs. 13 of those clubs have fewer than 20 reviews. Only 12 of the clubs that I have reviewed have more than 100 reviews. 4 of the clubs are now closed. For one particular…

Ferrari has just unveiled its new model - LaFerrari, the so-called hyper hybrid. 6.3 litre V12 engine; 963 horsepower; top speed of 350+kph; price 1,000,000 Euro ($1.3Mil); 499 units offered for sale (all sold). I had sworn off hot cars BUT…

I made my first SC visit in six months on a short trip to civilization earlier this week. I had a grand evening in my favourite oil patch club in central Alberta - many, many Kokanees were consumed, many $20…

In my time on tuscl I have noticed the severe disconnects between other tusclers and me. I don't consider myself to be unique or any sort of special being but I am aware of this disconnect. At first I thought…

My Toronto sweetie commented on the rough skin on my hands during our week in Hawaii. No surprise to me. Cold temperatures, dry humidity, messing around with tools and machinery, washing with solvents to get rid of grease and drilling…

A current discussion thread started me musing about this. One post suggested the guy felt like a 'baller' when he spent Benjis in a club. I know exactly what he meant. Money is a serious motivator for me and I…

Strippers for a couple of nights a week in regular bars? This is a phenomenon that I encounter frequently in the small western Canadian oil patch towns where I spend some of my time. It can be disconcerting and awkward. These…

At the Vancouver hotel with my Toronto dancer sweetie waiting for our flight to Hawaii last night. Sweetie talks me into watching this Downtown Abbey episode last night. I had never seen this thing before but sweetie is addicted to…

1:00AM; December 31, 2013. Waiting for computer to crunch numbers. Lovely clear night, full moon, stars twinkling. Moderate temperature, no wind. Go for walk down cut line to one of the rigs. Hear rig before seeing it. Roar of diesel…

A former OTC sweetie just sent me an e-mail that absolutely gobsmacked me with a request to be the emcee at her wedding reception next summer. Holy Shit! There is a bit of a 'past' between me and this girl…