When last I mentioned my WordPress coding project, I felt, at the time, that I was 70 percent of the way to where I want it to be. Right now, I’d say I’m at ninety percent. That twenty percent between a week ago and now was time-consuming, though, because I’ve reached the ancillary files. TheContinue reading “More WordPress Theme Coding”
On “Hobbes & Bacon”
I wasn’t the biggest Calvin & Hobbes fan in the world — no, in my family, that title goes to my brother; Peanuts and Bloom County/Outland were always more my speed — but I never didn’t enjoy Bill Watterson’s series. Still, when I saw a link on Facebook to a webcomic about Calvin’s daughter andContinue reading “On “Hobbes & Bacon””
On Noel Gallagher’s New Single
This morning I awoke to find an e-mail from Noel Gallagher in my inbox. To be fair, the e-mail wasn’t from Gallagher personally. It was from his website’s online store. But the “From” field said “Noel Gallagher,” so for a few pre-caffeinated moments I could have believed that the rock star himself had deigned toContinue reading “On Noel Gallagher’s New Single”
On Sony’s Upcoming Foundation Movie
Well, it’s happened. Sony has decided to make a Foundation movie. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series has been a part of my life for a quarter century; I read the original trilogy when I was a freshman in high school, then Foundation’s Edge and Foundation and Earth the next year. Shortly thereafter, the Robots novels followed.Continue reading “On Sony’s Upcoming Foundation Movie”
On Writing More WordPress Code
Two months ago, I wrote how I was planning a blog redesign. It’s not something I’ve worked on with any great alacrity; I don’t need it for another eight months. Basically, a nearly decade-old blog has outgrown its host, and I need to move it to another host, but my current hosting plan isn’t upContinue reading “On Writing More WordPress Code”
On Eric Cantor’s Struggles with English
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia gave a speech today to the Values Voter summit. Most have focused on how Cantor refers to the Occupy Wall Street protests as “growing mobs.” I would point to how Cantor badly mangles the English language. Here’s the relevant clip: Here’s the transcription: “If you read the newspapersContinue reading “On Eric Cantor’s Struggles with English”
On Making Merlin Plans
Two years ago, I wrote an outline for a Merlin novel. I sent it off to the editor handling the Merlin novels at Random House Childrens UK, and about six weeks later it came back with a very nice rejection letter. The editor liked the story, but they weren’t publishing original Merlin novels, just novelizationsContinue reading “On Making Merlin Plans”
On This Autumn’s Anticipated Albums
In the next two months, there are five albums I’m looking forward to. Actually six, if you count the freebie disc cover-mounted on MOJO each month, but some people wouldn’t. 😉 Let’s take it from the top: New Blood — Peter Gabriel, October 10 Last year Peter Gabriel released a covers album, Scratch My Back.Continue reading “On This Autumn’s Anticipated Albums”
On American Briticisms
Ah, language. Slate weighed in on the Britishism invasion, charting the slow creep of British English into the American idiom. This is new? 🙂 To quote Sherlock Holmes, “My font of English has been permanently defiled.” I’ve been reading Doctor Who novels for years. I watch BBC America on a regular basis. I have shortcutsContinue reading “On American Briticisms”
On Seeing Elbow in Washington, DC
Thursday I went to DC to see Elbow. Elbow, as long-time Allynologists know, is the Mancunian band that I really groove to, and they’re a band that I push on all my friends. Despite being something of a big deal in the UK, the band has never broken the American market; they play festivals andContinue reading “On Seeing Elbow in Washington, DC”