Monthly Archives: November 2009

Hawppy Thangsgiving 2009

What a glorious Thanksgiving. A four-day weekend to eat, play, and relax. Best of all? No long drives from one far off destination to another. For the first Thanksgiving in a few years, we opted to spend it at home. My wife … Continue reading

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In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies’ Weaknesses

I read this article on io9.com (one of my favorite new sci-fi sites for my daily fix of sci-fi) titled In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies’ Weaknesses. I think it’s very true.  If you end up trapped in a video … Continue reading

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How Twilight Should Have Ended

I’m sick of all this Twilight crap going on wherever I look.  I saw this online, and think it’s a wonderful idea.  What do you think?

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The Dalia Dippolito case just amazes me

I know Dalia Dippolito was arrested earlier this year, but the brazeness of this con artist still astounds me.  I’m not saying the intended victim (her husband) has a clean slate, besides having met his future wife when he hired … Continue reading

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NY Post: Melting Not – Why Young People Like Me Started Dating Within Our Race

An article by Raakhee Mirchandani, a features reporter for the New York Post. I came upon a mention of the article (dated March 14 2009) from Anna John’s HERstory blog, and it took me some time to locate the original … Continue reading

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NY Post: Homeless beggar jars are a sham, NY AG files suit

I knew it! Those UHO jugs and hawkers begging for your donations is a scam! If you work or visit NYC, you will often see these people standing on street corners next to a large table with a banner for the … Continue reading

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Something about teenage girls really annoys me

This is going to bite me in the butt later when my daughter Lily hits her teens, and I’m not looking forward to it. I really don’t understand that whole screaming and swooning.  Case in point — Recently some Canadian teen … Continue reading

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Empire Records (1995)

Another example of my attempts to catch up on all the classic movies that I’ve missed and should have watched, I recently watched Empire Records. It’s an old 1995 movie starring a few big 90’s stars like Liv Tyler, Anthony … Continue reading

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Windows 7 themes are cool and free

One of the features that I love about Windows 7 are the many desktop themes that are freely available. If you haven’t found them yet, Microsoft offers a Windows 7 Personalization Gallery that offers many free ones for download. Windows 95 and … Continue reading

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Hancock (2008)

On my dayoff, I watched Hancock, the 2008 anti-superhero movie that came out in summer 2008.  Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman, it came out to mixed reviews.  It’s about Will Smith playing this drunk anti-hero with superpowers, and … Continue reading

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