Rumor has it that former Virginia governor Mark Warner will be announcing his candidacy for the Virginia Senate race this week. I’ve written about Warner before, when he announced that he would not be seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination, and I believe that Warner would be a formidable Senatorial candidate in Virginia against any RepublicanContinue reading “On Senatorial Races”
On Time and Music
I’ve recently added my John Lennon collection to the computer’s hard drive. How long is it? Try fourteen hours. It’ll be up to sixteen when/if I get the last two discs of the Lennon Anthology on the drive. When I do that, though, I’d then drop back to fifteen hours — there’s no need toContinue reading “On Time and Music”
On LEGO Madness
I had linked to this several years ago, but when going back through the archives adding tags in the spring I discovered that, alas, the URL no longer worked. So, with great reluctance, I deleted the post. It didn’t work, and I didn’t want someone stumbling across it and becoming confused by a 404. HereContinue reading “On LEGO Madness”
On the Baltimore Comic-Con
Yesterday I was at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Work was offering free passes earlier in the week, and having never been to a comic convention I decided I’d go. I took the subway into downtown. Trying to navigate the stops by memory was a bad thing — I should have checked the map — as IContinue reading “On the Baltimore Comic-Con”
On Tonight’s Discovery
I’ve just discovered. If I stick my tongue on my Talking Dalek Bottle Opener, much as I would stick my tongue on a 9-volt, the Dalek says, “Exterminate!” I’m not sure anyone wants anything shouting “Exterminate!” that close to your face, but there it is. My discovery of the day! I can work the bottleContinue reading “On Tonight’s Discovery”
On Shoot ‘Em Up
Holy shit. Holy. Fucking. Shit! Shoot ‘Em Up. Clive Owen, as a mysterious man with a faculty for gunplay. Paul Giamatti, as some sort of rogue Black Ops spook. Monica Bellucci, as a hooker. And a lot of fucking gunplay. Have you seen Hot Fuzz? Imagine the last twenty minutes of that — the gunfightContinue reading “On Shoot ‘Em Up”
On Torchwood’s American Debut
Tonight. Nine o’clock. BBC America. Torchwood. The adult-themed Doctor Who spin-off debuts on BBC America. But honestly, it’s more like Angel meets Homicide than anything Doctor Who. Seriously. Check Doctor Who at the door, because if that’s what you expect, then you’re in the wrong place. If you want a secret government agency tracking downContinue reading “On Torchwood’s American Debut”
On Weekend Plans
I’ll be at the Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend. Work was offering free passes, so how could I resist? 🙂 I’ve never been to a comic convention before, so this will be a new experience. Two things strike me as odd. First, programming seems really light. And second, it’s over at six?!? Sorry, I’m used toContinue reading “On Weekend Plans”
On Allyn Codes
One of my readers has asked me a very strange question. “You know how there’s a code in the Bible?” (Speaking, of course, of The Bible Code, that book of errant nonsense. You can find the same damn stuff in Moby-Dick.) “I bet there’s a code in your work. I bet there’s a code inContinue reading “On Allyn Codes”
On Being a Real Boy
Like Pinocchio, I’m a real boy! Today, just a few moments ago, I received my name plate at work. Now, my cubicle states proudly that I am… Allyn Gibson 🙂 And it’s not in Times New Roman! No Times New Roman! Now, back to writing the special Chrismahanukwanzakah catalog…