Do parents influence their kids?
Yes. Consider: my boy got this cow trinket today at Chick-Fil-A. Because it is small he thinks it is a baby cow. What did he name it? Happycalf Veal Glover. I couldn’t be prouder of him.
General
In honor of the Ashes
Ah hell, here’s one more… It is the Ashes*, afterall. *Test cricket – cricket at its most tedious. Sorry, stuffy old purists.
What’s in your melon?
So the other day I was introduced to That Mitchell and Webb Look through the (science/atheistic) website Pharyngula, with this Mitchell and Webb skit about homeopathy, a subject of particular derision in the skeptic crowd. So I tracked down that show, and that particular episode and I found this sketch that would be right up … Read more
Transformers – I didn’t even watch the movie
Transformers – I didn’t even watch the movie, but that doesn’t stop me from dispensing opinions about it! Oh… not my own options. I didn’t even see the first film, since it looked so crap and I wasn’t a Transformers fan in the first place. No, I pass this on not so much because I … Read more
iPhone 3GS
It’s probably no surprise that my refrain around my house is, “I want an iPhone 3GS.” I also happy to report that, despite not getting one for Father’s Day as perhaps I’d hoped, I did, at least, get a promissory note for one in late July/early August. (The issue is not really the upfront cost … Read more
New theme – mobile theme
If you’re using an iPhone or other mobile browser (are there really any others?) you may have noticed I’ve installed a new mobile theme for the website – and over at pizzalocust.com, where it is probably more useful. If you encounter any problems with it, please do let me know.
BBC (in) America(?)
The Telegraph is reporting the merest hint of a possibility of the glimmer of a chance that the BBC iPlayer might be launched internationally via a partnership with Google. Now all they have to do is work out all those nasty international rights issues. Still, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d … Read more
Cricket kills Pigeon
This is a few days/weeks old, but I don’t feel like writing much and, apart from the unfortunate pigeon, this is somewhat amusing.
Primeval – Series 3, Episode 9 – Review, Spoilers
Well, New Zealand are out of the World Twenty20, so it’s time to review this episode of Primeval I overlooked. (OK, I intentionally overlooked it the first time around.) Synopsis We open with a peaceful, pastoral countryside, suddenly disrupted by horrifying freaks of nature: A camp full of young people with ATVs. But there’s more … Read more