I love the way the air feels in spring. There’s a crispness. A tanginess. It’s like a sense of anticipation, that nature itself knows that something amazing is about to happen. I went for a walk on my lunch break today. The neighborhood around the office is, to be honest, not particularly exciting. There’s notContinue reading “On Random Wednesday Thoughts”
Monthly Archives: April 2009
The long-awaited digital remasters of the Beatles’ albums has finally been scheduled. September 9, 2009. The same day, by the way, that The Beatles: Rock Band comes out. The albums — Please Please Me to Let It Be and the two Past Masters compilations — will be packaged together as a 14 disc compilation. InContinue reading
On Redecoration
It’s spring. I’m feeling the itch. The itch, that is, to vary up the look of the website. So, I created a custom stylesheet to overlay formatting styles on top of Tarski. I’ve done this before; that was how my Doctor Who look two years ago worked. Tarski was the underlying code, and then aContinue reading “On Redecoration”
On Celebrating Scottish Heritage
Today, April 6th, is celebrated as Tartan Day. This holiday commemorates America’s Scottish heritage, from the colonization of the New World to the Declaration of Independence and beyond. I first learned of Tartan Day some years ago at the North Carolina Renaissance Faire, and the idea intrigued me. If the Irish get St. Patrick’s Day,Continue reading “On Celebrating Scottish Heritage”
On Baseball Talk
Tomorrow, in honor of the start of the new baseball season, we are allowed to wear Orioles gear at the office. A footnote to the e-mail from HR on Friday noted that other teams’ gear was permissible. I found my Niners jersey. The Niners, as in Ben Sisko’s baseball team from Star Trek: Deep SpaceContinue reading “On Baseball Talk”
On Elbow, Live at Abbey Road
Yesterday, it came in the mail. Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra. The Seldom Seen Kid Live at Abbey Road. For two months I’ve been wanting this, the live recording of the entirety of their Mercury Prize-winning fourth album, backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and a concert choir. From the moment I heard theyContinue reading “On Elbow, Live at Abbey Road”
On Talk Like A Dalek Day
Look what I’ve just learned! Today, April 3rd, is Talk Like a Dalek Day! Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! The Daleks are now the masters of the Earth! Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! Okay, I’ve done my part for Talk Like A Dalek Day. 🙂
On the Sixth Floor View
Seriously, I do not get the weather today. This morning was rainy. No, worse than rainy. It was dreary. Sheets of water poured forth from the grey sky and ran down the sidewalks. The rain had brought out the earthworms. Hundreds of them, all stretched out on the wet sidewalks. Rain beat against the officeContinue reading “On the Sixth Floor View”
On Space Bat
We must take a moment to salute a true hero, Space Bat. On March 19th, a bat affixed himself to the space shuttle Discovery and took off into space. It was, sadly, also his last flight into space. A tribute video to a true space pioneer: And a memorial website in tribute to Space Bat.Continue reading “On Space Bat”
On Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes
I’ll be honest. I’ve not been looking forward to Guy Ritchie’s upcoming Sherlock Holmes film. The cast of Robert Downey, Jr. as Holmes made no sense to me. The early set photos didn’t instill any confidence in me, and while I was intrigued by the casting of Jude Law as Dr. Watson, I was iffy.Continue reading “On Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes”