Wednesday, February 21, 2007
So this past weekend, of course, I was in Tallahassee to see my sister-in-law, Elizabeth, perform her senior violin recital.
As the lighting was too low to allow for photographing a musician-in-motion, I decided to try making a little video clip with my digital camera. So here it is, with poor sound quality and all [...]
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Check out this crazy dude playing the flute and beat-boxing at the same time, to the tune of the Inspector Gadget theme song (with a touch of Axel F thrown in there):
He also covers Super Mario Bros., and Sesame Street. Thanks to Elizabeth, my sister-in-law, for the tip.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Open it? If it had been that straight forward, I wouldn’t have called Helpdesk.
EDIT 2/20/2007: Dang it, the video is no longer available. It was a funny medieval version of tech support though…
Friday, February 16, 2007
Q: Is there such a thing as intrinsic artistic value, and, if so, how do we gauge it?
A: Mugs, why did you have to ask not only a serious question, but a deeply philosophical question which requires me to think on a day like today?
No matter. I’ll resort, as is my habit, to the [...]
Thursday, February 15, 2007
I have no idea why I never heard of this before, but the fellas at Aardman Animation (hello…Wallace and Grommet?) have created a series of short claymation toons that are available for viewing on YouTube.
For your viewing pleasure, here’s one of the latest:
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Valerie is zonked out in bed, but I can’t go to be right after a big meal, so I don’t feel bad staying up to write this post on Valentine’s Day.
Tonight Val and I had an 8:30 reservation for dinner at 1 North Belmont in the Museum District of Richmond. WOW.
This was one of [...]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
…and funnier than many stand-up comedians. Guest-writing on Michael Ruhlman’s blog, Bourdain pretty much nails down how I feel about the Food Network these days - and even shares many of my opinions about their cadre of stars.
I do believe I’ll be scouring Da Webs for more of his writing. I have to [...]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
You know, I’m sick and tired of seeing the following on websites:
“…So and so likes to [insert sarcastic italicized word/phrase here] (read: [insert true meaning of statement here])…”
A good example is on the otherwise excellent Daring Fireball:
“…but that Apple “seek” (read: “pay for”) a license…”
I know I’ve probably been guilty of it myself at least [...]
Monday, February 12, 2007
I just read a fantastically interesting op-ed piece in the New York Times that explores the hypothetical possibility of California, among other states/regions of the US, splitting from the Union.
The reasons, implications, and related concepts are pretty fascinating both politically and economically. Worth a read.
Monday, February 12, 2007
I just found a website called indexed (yes, it’s lowercase) that seems to have scans of index cards, each of which contains an info-graphic of some kind. There are x-y graphs, Venn diagrams and other such charts each illustrating a humorous concept.
My favorite so far?