I suppose enough time has passed and the story is funny enough – once I could distance myself from the pain – that I should at least blog it as a warning to my future self. It may not have escaped regular readers of the blog’s attention that I like a lot of things about … Read more
…for the Center For Inquiry, and may I just say these are the people who put out Skeptical Inquirer magazines, one of my favorite reads.
OK, so the theme from Daniel Craig’s first Bond film wasn’t the most memorable Bond film of all time, but it had the habit of growing on you a bit. Quantum of Solace’s theme song was debuted on the BBC yesterday and I can only hope they follow the trend started in the last film … Read more
Yesterday, on the 9th anniversary of the moon being blasted out of Earth’s orbit, we celebrated by attending Walking with Dinosaurs, the Live Experience. This is a multi-million dollar extravaganza (the production, not – quite – the ticket price) to bring life-sized dinosaurs from the Walking with Dinosaurs series to life, on stage. No matter … Read more
Driving south on 19th Ave today, I saw this amusing situation. I wasn’t in a position to take a picture except through my mirror as I reached the first stop light. What you can kind of see in the blow up is that the white car has managed to beach itself on the curb that … Read more
Once again, the comedy duo of Gates and Seinfeld are at it again. This time, the explain what the commercial is about and the message isn’t good: “Connecting” with people is like an awkward pairing of dysfunctional people trying to live together, which ends with Gates and Seinfeld being kicked out of the house. Yep, … Read more
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Imagine No Religion” billboards have gone up in a few places around the Phoenix. One of them is near Indian School and 23rd Street – which I happen to drive past each and every day – and had never seen it. My friend, John, and I were even in the … Read more
My Apple TV did something very strange today – something that I can’t recall that it has ever done before. I think it crashed. One minute it was showing my flickr screensaver and the next moment I noticed it was asking me what language I wanted my Apple TV to operate in. I choose English … Read more
This is why you don’t drink the water out if the drinking fountain at my wife’s school.
I mentioned that I got my new Mac Mini to replace my antique G4, but what I failed to mention was that I still had an older Cinema Display that’s still gorgeous (if not wide screen aspect) but it uses the older, proprietary ADC connection – which not only supplied power to the monitor, but … Read more