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 oldschool Star Wars*; […]
Archive for August, 2007
So Georgia flogged Japan.
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.
A Joyless Decision on a Sad Case
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.
Danger Words
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 creative solution. In […]
Myths and Misinformation, or, How to Shave with a Straight Razor
…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 terms of how I used […]
One in Four Supports Bush; One in Four Read No Books Last Year
From 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, […]
Disasters in the Making
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 […]
That Mira wasn’t my Mira
It’s pretty. But it’s not my Mira.
Morning Has Broken
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 its mark […]
Good Non-god, it’s Been a Year.
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.
How to Convert a DVD VOB File to Windows-Playable Video
The 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. It’s easier and much […]
Epiphanous Troubles
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 asked if I’d like to […]
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