I just have to say how happy I am that something so pure and wonderful as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” continues to air on television in the US.
I watched it last night, and was moved by the sincere representation of the troubles and confusion generated by confronting the modern American Christmas holiday - ultimately redeemed [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2006
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The Gauntlet
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Alright…Thanksgiving is over, I have heat, and I have to settle into a groove, because I have four full weeks of work ahead before a much needed Christmas break - 10 full days in a row with no work.
Time to set my teeth and press on…
Thankfully I have plenty of distractions, because I have a [...]
Ask Dan #3
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Hey hey hey, it’s time for Ask Dan #3.
Chris got a head start this week with a comment on my answer to Ask Dan #2. Here ’tis:
Question - is it better to rake the leaves in your yard often (weekly) or just wait until all the leaves are off the trees and have a [...]
Ask Dan #2: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, November 24, 2006
Q: How can refried beans still be so tasty even though EVERY SINGLE time I open a can, I violently recoil due to the preciseness with which they resemble canned dog or cat food?
A: I believe this is a simple answer, really, as there are many other foods that tempt ye olde buds-de-taste while sharing [...]
Songs for Christmas
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
These past few days I’ve been listening to Sufjan Stevens’ Songs for Christmas album. While it officially released today, I got it Thursday afternoon because I supported the artist by pre-ordering the set from his label’s site. It’s a collection of five EPs he’s recorded at home every year since 2001 (missing only [...]
Heat! Well…mostly…
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Woot! Val and I finally have heat in…well, most of our house.
The install finished up last week, and we turned on the system while we were away in Williamsburg over the weekend. We returned, however, to find that the downstairs zone wasn’t actually heating at all…
Long story short, there’s a bad part in [...]
Ask Dan #2
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Alright loyal half-dozen! Time for Ask Dan #2!
You’ll have to come up with some excellent questions, as Alexis got a strong start right out of the gate:
Here’s a question for Ask Dan:
Is there anyone hotter than Sufjan Stevens? If there isn’t, is such a thing theoretically possible (or plausible)?
And another:
How can refried beans still [...]
Ask Dan #1: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, November 17, 2006
Q: Who is pretentious?
A: To answer such a question, we have to start with the definition of the word. As usual, I turn to Webster:
Main Entry: pre•ten•tious
Pronunciation: pri-’ten(t)-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: French prétentieux, from prétention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio, from Latin praetendere
1 : characterized by pretension : as a : making usually unjustified or [...]
This is your best chance for survival.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
I know I’ve really been bitin’ off McSweeney’s lately, but dang it if that site isn’t one of the funniest things I’ve ever read since Sweet Fancy Moses.
So today I just discovered the “verbal cartoons” of Dan Liebert. He seems to be a more sophisticated Jack Handey (not that there’s ANYthing wrong with Jack [...]
