Garrison Keillor, host of public radio’s A Prarie Home Companion, has an editorial at Salon.com weighing in on the case for impeaching President Bush: These are troubling times for all of us who love this country, as surely we all do, even the satirists. You may poke fun at your mother, but if she isContinue reading “On Garrison Keillor and Impeachment”
Monthly Archives: February 2006
On the Road
It occurs to me that I’ve written nothing here about my recent vacation. Every summer I attend Shore Leave, a science-fiction convention held a little north of Baltimore, in Hunt Valley, Maryland. There’s a sort-of-matching winter convention, held in the same location, called Farpoint, and though I’ve attended Shore Leave regularly the last few yearsContinue reading “On the Road”
On Gumby
Okay, the credits for tonight’s Simpsons may be the most inspired thing I’ve seen in a while. Rolling clay balls! Gumby! Can the rest of the episode match the creativity in seeing Gumby? We shall see.
On a Scruffy Cat
I had some film developed, and here’s a picture of Percival worth sharing. 🙂
On Pluto's New Moons
Pluto, that distant planet at the edge of the solar system, so far that the Sun appears as little more than an ordinary star, has been revealed to have two new moons, in addition to the previously discovered Charon. [U]sing images from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists from Johns Hopkins University, Southwest Research Institute andContinue reading “On Pluto's New Moons”
On Abducted by the Daleks
Abducted by the Daleks. I can’t believe I’m about to attempt a serious review of this. We’ll start with a summary. Spoilers ahead. On some deserted road in the middle of a forest four eastern European women are driving through the night, through a stretch of woods that one of the women claims is theContinue reading “On Abducted by the Daleks”
On Sammy Sosa
In some way, this is sad: Sammy Sosa has rejected two contracts with the Washington Nationals. Neither was a guaranteed contract, perhaps minor league work, not more than a million dollars for a single season. As I said, in some ways, sad. Sosa likely feels that his past performance should inform a future contract, butContinue reading “On Sammy Sosa”
On the Hummer
Today’s Raleigh newspaper has an amusing article on a marketing problem–bands would rather starve than have their music used to sell a Hummer. Reasons are multiple. Bands don’t want their music associated with the Hummer’s military heritage. Bands don’t want their music associated with a vehicle that gets gallons to the mile. This amuses me.Continue reading “On the Hummer”
On More Age of Empires
A few months ago when I purchased the Collector’s Edition of Age of Empires III I felt I’d achieved some sort of geek nirvana, simply from leafing through the game’s art book. The time I’ve spent playing the game since its fall release has, at least to my mind, justified the cost of the Collector’sContinue reading “On More Age of Empires”
On a PlayStation 3 Delay
Sony’s new video game console, the PlayStation 3, may see its release in the United States delayed until early 2007, according to various reports. The eye-opening new data on the PlayStation 3 is that Sony will likely spend $900 per console in manufacturing costs. Consoles have historically been sold at a loss, with the theContinue reading “On a PlayStation 3 Delay”