The First
9:02 AM 24 Km from home Less than 20 minutes into a 6 hour drive. James says, “Are we almost there yet?”
Waters of Mars
Can you believe that the BBC would have the audacity to show a new trailer for Waters of Mars at the San Diego Comic Con – which is, I might point out, in the flippin’ United States – and then post the damned thing to their website and make it UK-only? That’s over-the-line – and … Read more
The Prisoner (of fools tampering with things they cannot improve)
My hopes have been dashed. I don’t know why I ever had them. This preview of the new Prisoner… movie, mini-series… whatever… has just come out of ComicCon. Ummm… I hope it’s better than this 10-minute trailer makes it look.
Priceline.com – Observation 1 – The Language of the Deal
In several weeks’ time, we’ll be going to San Diego. This is hardly a planned thing and almost could be considered impromptu. Our summer vacation plans this year have been thwarted and thwarted again. Now, with just weeks before both my wife and the kids go back to school, we’re making one last effort to … Read more
Torchwood – Who are the monsters? (Er, Children of Earth) review, spoilers
I loathe Torchwood. It is the Slitheen of the Doctor Who universe… oh, wait, the Slitheen are the Slitheen of the Doctor Who universe. In that case, Torchwood are the fart jokes of the Doctor Who universe – crude, boorish and juvenile. (While, at the same time, attempting to be all grown-up. “See, I can … Read more
iPhone 3GS Experience – The Speed
This video I recorded of my old and new iPhones side-by-side should explain this subject without further words.
iPhone 3GS Experience – The “buy”
I haven’t had my new 3GS long enough to really give a good account of what I think of the various upgrades, but I can, at this point, give my opinion on the Apple Store experience that I had getting the upgrade. For the record, generally, I have had no problems at the Apple Store, … Read more
New iPhone…
I got the new iPhone 3GS yesterday evening. Wow! It is blisteringly fast compared to my original one Can’t say I’ve ever “loved” a piece of technology more than my original iPhone and this is a worthy upgrade -for the speed alone. Now I get to experiment with the quality of AT&T’s 3G service and … Read more
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.
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.