There and Back Again The soul of the commuter. by Nick Paumgarten from the New Yorker (April 16, 2007 ) Last year, Midas, the muffler company, in honor of its fiftieth anniversary, gave an award for America’s longest commute to an engineer at Cisco Systems, in California, who travels three hundred...
New Lawsuit May Kill 'The Hobbit' (eonline.com) The Lord of the Rings bling is a lot like the One Ring. Everybody wants it. The estate of Rings mastermind J.R.R. Tolkien is the latest to launch a legal salvo against New Line Cinema, suing the studio for using "creative accounting" to cheat the...
Jumper Reaches $38.3 Million in 5 Days (Box Office Mojo) The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman struck again, as his new sci-fi action-thriller Jumper opened to impressive numbers this holiday weekend. Over the four-day Presidents' Day weekend, Jumper earned an estimated $31.7...
Every morning, as I watch the news concerning the presidential campaign and the little of world news the media is willing to provide, I am reminded of this quote from H.L. Mencken. “It is common to assume that human progress affects everyone - that even the dullest man, in these bright days, knows...
Using plants such as those described above will help us understand the precious gift of plant partnership that was lost at the dawn of time. Many people yearn to be introduced to the facts concerning their true identity. This essential identity is explicitly addressed by a plant hallucinogen. Not to...
Terminator Declares War On Ben Stiller (moviehole.com) Warner Bros has announced a release date for the next John Connor jaunt. "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins", starring Christian Bale, will open on May 22, 2009, the start of Memorial Day weekend, says Variety. That puts two tentpoles on...
Mark Levin has issued a call to conservatives: Act now, or you will have John McCain as your Republican nominee. With McCain's win in Florida there has been this air of inevitability about the man...well take a step back and you see that it's all hokum. I will reiterate something I've said in...
Google Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for Yahoo — Standing between a marriage of Microsoft and Yahoo may be the technology behemoth that has continually outsmarted them: Google. — In an unusually aggressive effort to prevent Microsoft from moving forward with its $44.6 billion hostile bid for...
1. Since completing 400 things I knew I would eventually round it up to 500. 2. My worry now is that I'll want to go to a 1000. 3. I find Alan Carr funny on his own but not with Justin Lee Collins. I feel the same about Justin Lee Collins. 4. I was a fan of Dallas and Dynasty and The Colbys but my...
Aloha and good morning to all fellow truth seekers. Today I am moved to share with you a post written not by me, but by Daniel Brenton, whose blog “High Oddness: The Universe According to Daniel Brenton” has me in stitches. Delightfully thought-provoking, Daniel’s universe also contains a wit...
No waiting for inspiration tonight, I'm just going to plunge in see where i come up. Looks like it's going to be a SLooooow night on the unit tonight, so maybe i'll be able to finish a thought for a change. I was driving to work tonight listening to this am radio show that is on a sports station and...
This was meet #2 of 6 at home, vs. the North Carolina State Wolfpack. I learned their cheer from watching Whose Wedding is it Anyway? on the Style Network: touch your two middle fingers to your thumb, and raise your pinkie and index finger like ears, then say "Go Wolfpack" opening and closing your...
McG Hunts Daniel Day Lewis For 'Terminator' Sequel (ndtvmovies.com) Director McG wants Oscar winning actor Daniel Day Lewis to star in the fourth film of the Terminator series. Batman Begins star Christian Bale has already signed up for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, and the director now...
Transformers 2 & Watchmen Rush to Fill '09 Slots (variety.com) Studios are keeping mum about what the end of the writers strike will mean for a handful of high-profile projects scuttled -- at least temporarily -- by the walkout, including Warner Bros.' "Justice League." Sony reiterated this week...
I drove the same car for over 25 years, and now I have ended up with two new cars! I only need one, and I need to sell the other. In December I bought a car from a student I was working with that needed to return to China. He couldn't keep up the payments and knew that I had admired the car. The car...
Monday On my way to class, I walk by the vintage store (WOW Retro- what a name) and see above the knee, gold, heeled boots in the window. I am mildly amused, and think nothing of it until later, when I see a total fashion victim walking down the street. Ladies, even though the color purple, courts,...
Political Science for Dummies DEMOCRAT You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So? SOCIALIST You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him...
The theme for these reviews are Singles and EPs. Reviewing singles and especially 1-track songs are fast and easy, because obviously I'm not vested in hours listening to a full length album. Saint Bernadette - I Wanna Tell You Something... Feb 23, 2008 at 9:17 AM W♥M favorites Saint Bernadette...
Well, I am still sick, but I rested all day today, took my medicine, took my breathing treatments, and just hung around the house. I drank hot tea, checked my e-mail, read everyone's blog, did a load of laundry, talked to my sister, Marcia on the phone, and watched a little TV. I called in and am...
On January 20, 2008 we grieved the loss, yet celebrated the life of Greg's father, Henry Smith. Mr. Henry was a pretty remarkable fellow who loved the Lord whole heartedly and lived his life fully. The passing of this fine man certainly left everyone who knew him saddened. Tim and I are so happy...
