Monthly Archives: May 2006

links for 2006-05-21 Jedi Knight Certificate -via Universal Life Church Monastery Let me repeat that: from the Universal Life Church Monastery. Congressional Briefing: Roberts: ‘No civil liberties if you’re dead’ -via LJWorld.com ‘I am a strong supporter of the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment and civil liberties. But you have no civil liberties if you […]

links for 2006-05-20 Kitty & Rooster, Weird Friendship -via YouTube Notice, if you will, that I did not make an inappropriate pun regarding the synonyms for rooster and kitty. The Worst Beers In The World -via RateBeer.com I call shenanigans on this list. Natural Light appears nowhere on it. I did see one called “Bootie […]

You know, planning on writing a review on a day when we’re expecting company was probably a bit presumptuous. I’m going to bed. Here’s the short, short version of my review: Ron Howard: wrong director. Should’a hired Doug Liman. Tom Hanks: terrific actor who probably put waaaaay too much thought into the Robert Langdon character. […]

We saw a matinee showing of “The Da Vinci Code” this afternoon. I’ll write up a full review later tonight, but for those considering attending it before then: Wait. It’ll be real crowded and I’m not sure it’s worth fighting a bunch of morons to see it. Read my review, and then decide if you […]

links for 2006-05-19 Urban or Rural ? -via YouTube I’m glad I watched this. I had no idea that urban was catching. Looks like we missed another party. AT&T Whistle-Blower’s Evidence- via Wired News AT&T filed an injunction against Wired News in an attempt to suppress this information from the public. The judge denied it. […]

No bloggery tonight. Somehow 83 imps snuck into my skull via my ears and decided to throw an imp-party. They’re beating on drums, jumping up and down, holding chugging contests, and generally doing impish type things very loudly and with great abandon. I’ve tried pushing an icepick through my eyeball in hopes of stabbing a […]

links for 2006-05-18 The Flat-D Chair Pad Something to keep in mind for Father’s Day (read the description). Bust it Drunk Kiefer Sutherland tackles Christmas tree -via YouTube Here’s the news story about the incident. I so want to party with Kiefer now. Gotta go…I have to watch that video again. Historical Sounds in MP3 […]

Some days I accomplish a good deal of writing: I work on my novel, publish what I consider an entertaining blog post, and tag several humorous or intriguing links for the next days link dump. When I fall asleep at the end of the day I do so with a feeling of pride and the […]

links for 2006-05-17 Tesla Photos No, not that Tesla. Photos of an actual Tesla Coil in action. Just click the link. Charlene (I’m right behind you) by Stephen Colbert – via YouTube I weep for the days of Duran Duran. Napoleon Bonamite on Robot Chicken -via YouTube In honor of the new DVD release. Compliments […]

I just finished reading Tyler Cowen’s article “What Are Independent Bookstores Really Good For” over at Slate.com. In the article Mr. Cowen attempts to tackle the assumption that the disappearance of indie bookstores signals the growing strength of capitalism in the form of superstores, and simultaneously the death of literary intellectualism. Cowen thinks the hoopla […]