It’s been a while since I’ve written in this category, mostly because I haven’t really seen anything worth posting on lately and I don’t want the damned thing to turn into a monotonous whine about how movies were so much better in The Olden Days.
But you know, some of them really were.
I’m not talking about […]
Archive for August, 2007
That was the outcome of the Little League World Series on Sunday, anyway.
You know, I’m not an MLB fan. And I don’t have any kids to get involved in Little League. Still, I like the Little League games a lot more than I do MLB fare.
Photos after the flip to illustrate why.
Here’s how the two […]
John Couey has been sentenced to death. We can expect appeals, of course, and this one might test the system a bit. If there’s anyone who’s a candidate for state-ordered killing, though, I think he’s it.
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There are words that we use every day to express ideas in a somewhat condensed form. An example is the cliché thinking outside the box, which is shorthand for approaching a problem from an unexpected angle or providing a fresh insight into dealing with it, which might or might not lead to an innovative and […]
Myths and Misinformation, or, How to Shave with a Straight Razor
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in General Foolishness. 0 Comments …and not end up looking like a freshly-carved pumpkin when you’re done.
A while back I reverted to straight razors for shaving. I’d used them before, but only with limited success; there wasn’t a lot of information out there on the topic at the time. That was unfortunate since I wasn’t off by much in […]
One in Four Supports Bush; One in Four Read No Books Last Year
Published by August 22nd, 2007 in Huh.. 0 CommentsFrom the Department of Meaningless Coincidences:
One in four adults read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Tuesday.
It’s not as obvious as you might think. The story goes on to detail some of the demographics. The 25% of self-admitted annual illiterates does not, in fact, overlap the […]
Tens of Millions Dead
China’s been in the news more and more lately, and not just because of contaminated pet food.
That was bad enough, of course — the idea that feeding your dog or cat a regular part of its regular diet might end up killing the poor animal is awful for any pet owner to […]
It’s pretty. But it’s not my Mira.
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I am an atheist. There is no god. I’m sure of that, as sure as I can be. I want to make that completely clear.
Still, this one makes me oogy-soft-warm-fuzzy.
I remember hearing this as a child and being deeply moved by it. I didn’t really grasp the references, but the music incised me and left […]
Today, August 16th of 2006, I took The Indigestible online once more after a multiple-year hiatus.
To me, it doesn’t seem like a year has passed.
To you, of course, it might well seem much, much longer.
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How to Convert a DVD VOB File to Windows-Playable Video
Published by August 15th, 2007 in You Must be F***ing Kidding. 0 CommentsThe most interesting questions come your way when you’re a graphics geek with 15 years’ experience in video, multimedia programming and web design.
We’ve got an internal voice-command messaging system that allows various people to be wirelessly contacted and communicated with. Called Vocera, I think the system is viewed as a bit of a Morton’s fork. […]
August 6 was the 62nd anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb. The second fell over Nagasaki on the ninth. So I guess this was on my mind.
Well, I had other reasons. A couple of friends who were married nearly a year ago plan to take their first anniversary honeymoon in Japan in October. Sweetly enough, they […]
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