I can’t tell you how many presentations I’ve been to over the years–at work and elsewhere–that have been delivered via PowerPoint. Usually, when EB Games rolled out a new program, managers would come and watch/listen to a PowerPoint presentation for an hour or two. And while I’d be with it completely for the first fiveContinue reading “On the Perils of PowerPoint”
On a Boston Legal Reminder
Tonight’s episode of Boston Legal, as I mentioned a little more than a week ago, will be an episode combining footage from the 1957 television drama, “The Defenders,” starring William Shatner, with a storyline that involves the firm in a sequel to that fifty year-old television program. This sounds so cool. 🙂
On Opening Day
WGN refers to the Chicago Cubs this season as having “The Season of Hope.” Yeah, after today the Cubs need hope. If you can’t beat the Reds, it’s gonna be a long season…. :/
On Future Lord of the Rings Games
EA Games has extended their license to create video and computer games based on The Lord of the Rings through 2008. A new game is in development for release in 2008, though no details have been released. The fate of Lord of the Rings: The White Council, a role-playing game set a few decades beforeContinue reading “On Future Lord of the Rings Games”
On the Silence
I’ve been out of town for a week, out of touch. An impromptu road trip. Got back home yesterday morning. Spring has truly arrived. It’s nice outside. I got some writing done, the story mentioned earlier. It’s about one-quarter done. I’m anticipating getting it to half done by the end of the weekend, then havingContinue reading “On the Silence”
On an Upcoming Boston Legal Episode
TrekToday ran an article a few days ago about the renewal of Boston Legal for a fourth season. This from their news item on the renewal is intriguing: Boston Legal‘s producers planned an episode using footage from the 1957 Studio One drama The Defenders, with a 26-year-old Shatner. In the episode currently scheduled to airContinue reading “On an Upcoming Boston Legal Episode”
On Music on My Computer
I shall blame Bill for this, a music meme! Have your music library ready. Choose one (1) song from your music library whose title starts with the first letter (or number) of your screen name. Repeat this process with each successive letter (or number) in your screen name until you run out of letters (orContinue reading “On Music on My Computer”
On Research Avenues
Sometimes research will lead one down strange alleys. I spent the afternoon doing some research into the Aristotlean and Ptolemaic conceptions of the geocentric universe. In so doing I discovered an unusual belief held by ancient Mesopotamian and Greek cultures (and written about by Plato in the Epinomis), that Saturn was a star like theContinue reading “On Research Avenues”
On a Non-Theist in the House
Congressman Pete Stark of California made news this week as being the only member of Congress to “come out of the closet and [acknowledge] that he does not believe in God.” This revelation came from a survey done by the Secular Coaltion for America. From their press release: Rep. Stark is the first open nontheistContinue reading “On a Non-Theist in the House”
On a Strange Bob Dylan Project
Bob Dylan Hears a Who. And The Cat in the Hat. And Green Eggs and Ham. Bob Dylan doing Dr. Seuss. 🙂 Okay, it’s not really Bob Dylan. But it’s a reasonable fascimile, and… it works. It works surprisingly well. It’s not just one song, like Fleming & John’s “Winter Wonderland” in the style ofContinue reading “On a Strange Bob Dylan Project”