Friday, July 21st, 2006 Posted in politics, serious | No Comments »
I haven't been feeling like posting anything too political these days…these days of actual events of actual, historical, wide-ranging importance. I guess I'm a little burnt out on it all, though ... Read more..Thursday, July 20th, 2006 Posted in internet/multimedia, ridiculous, serious | No Comments »
My friend P.C. (still not sure if he wants to remain anonymous) has a blog, or has had a blog, for some time now, really. December 2005. Some say there's ... Read more..Thursday, July 20th, 2006 Posted in internet/multimedia, serious, technology | No Comments »
I wanted mobile Internet before I wanted a cell phone. I only got the cell to replace my landline. It became too redundant to have both. Anyway, it's 2000-freaking-six and I ... Read more..Thursday, July 20th, 2006 Posted in internet/multimedia, literature, music, non-fiction, serious | 3 Comments »
One of the most practical uses of the Internet for dorks like me, but also, I suspect for all music lovers everywhere (and I assume just about everyone likes music, ... Read more..Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 Posted in internet/multimedia, serious | No Comments »
Oh, maybe it's because I resist the term "blogger." Pew Internet and American Life Project announced the results of a study of the habits and demographics of bloggers. The San Francisco ... Read more..Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 Posted in internet/multimedia, serious | 1 Comment »
For fuck's sake. In April of this year, I wrote about how NPR's This American Life moved the "streamcast" of their archived shows from Real client to iTunes. I applauded the ... Read more..Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 Posted in grammar, words + copy, ridiculous, serious | No Comments »
Bored at work yesterday, I plunged myself into Wikipedia's entry on Theodore Roosevelt (who, by the way, abhored the nickname "Teddy"). Down under the heading "Life in the White House" is ... Read more..Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 Posted in politics, serious | No Comments »
Not that I care or anything... But our House of Representatives today voted not to (or should it be to?) amend the U.S. Constitution to ban marriage between homosexual people. Maybe you ... Read more..Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 Posted in ridiculous, serious | 2 Comments »
I rode my bike to Whole Foods the other day (not an unusual way for me to spend Monday morning, really), when it occurred to me to try to establish ... Read more..Friday, July 14th, 2006 Posted in serious | No Comments »
What a dated, antiquated, and nearly irrelevant event the storming of the Bastille seems on this, its 217th anniversary. Sad. The escalation of violence going on around the world reminds me ... Read more..Thursday, July 13th, 2006 Posted in ridiculous, serious | No Comments »
I'm overhearing a lot of talk about these days being the onset of World War 3. From Israel's two-front battle against what it calls radical Islam (and I'm not divorcing ... Read more..Tuesday, July 11th, 2006 Posted in presidents, ridiculous, serious | No Comments »
In reading over my last post here, it occurred to me that we have reason to celebrate (read: cry in our wine) soon. In just two short, long, eternal days, George ... Read more..Friday, July 7th, 2006 Posted in presidents, ridiculous | No Comments »
George W. Bush has been president now for one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four years. Oh, oops, did I say years? I meant days. Still, that's a lot of days. It's surely ... Read more..Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 Posted in ridiculous | No Comments »
Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states: No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this ... Read more..Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 Posted in ridiculous | No Comments »
Ostensibly illegal firecrackers, fire truck sirens, and helicopters. Ah, happy birthday, America. Read more..