Nerdy New Year
I don’t know what’s worse: that I actually got a little laugh from this McSweeney’s list of New Year’s Resolutions, or the fact that it took two people to write them.
2005 Soundtrack
This year I finally started an annual project I’ve been wanted to do for years: at the end of each year, I’ll create a CD with the music that most accurately reflects my year in music (not necessarily music released that year). Selections could be artists I discovered, rediscovered, or just listened to a lot; …
Ricky Gervais podcast
Yesterday, Ricky Gervais (of The Office and Extras) started doing a free weekly podcast courtesy of the Guardian UK. It’s great — do check it out. Worth it for the spaceship with the banana dispenser discussion alone! The only bad thing about it: I end up looking like a giggling lunatic to the other people …
Arrested Development
Fox cancels “Arrested Development”. Meanwhile, “Yes, Dear” enjoys its fifth season… Related: Die-hard ‘Arrested Development’ fans already feeling sting of loss
The end of newenglandflatland.com
I’m pulling the plug on one of my sites: New England Flatland will no longer be updated, and will now just be an archived site. Thanks to all the riders who supported it!
The Blame Game
The Blame Game If our Iraq adventure ends badly, there will be ample blame to go around. But the buck should stop, as President Harry Truman famously said, in the Oval Office. President Bush was quick to claim credit when things were going well, and he cannot escape blame when things turn ugly. This is …
When Seal attacks!
Seal bites off woman’s nose (Reuters)Man, that’s just not cool of him to do…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
Smell the roses
Save the Flowers – Would-be scent engineers aim to resurrect lost floral fragrance No one knows what’s responsible for this waning of fragrance by roses and other ornamental-flower varieties, including carnations and chrysanthemums, but scientists who investigate floral scent suspect that the flower breeding that’s led to an estimated 18,000 rose cultivars in an ever-widening …
Printing photos at home
Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn’t Add Up (NY Times) Despite the ceaseless efforts of manufacturers to convince consumers that printing at home is fast, convenient and a whole lot of fun, the evidence shows that many people are tuning out the marketing. I have to say, I gave up printing photos at home last year. …