Burning Man is one of those cool ideas that gets just a little less cool every year that goes by. Still, who doesn’t want to get naked in the desert and set stuff ablaze? Last year the big news out of Burning Man was that someone set the man on fire before he was scheduled …
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Gators & Friends Alligator Farm
My favorite alligator farm is The St Augustine Alligator Farm at the top of Florida. Its an amazing place filled with every kind of crocodile and alligator in the world. There is something about watching a large reptile chewing up its food and swallowing in great gulps that is fascinating. The Wife is a big …
Sarah Palin? I Predicted Another Old White Guy
George Bush-Worst President Ever-is killing time until he has to hand over the keys to Airforce One. Barrack Obama, The Change Candidate, picked an old white guy as VP. And Old White Guy John McCain’s choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is very interesting. While watching a bit of Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech she spent …
New Header-A Work in Progress
Just when I have few days off and think I can fiddle around, I have to go to work the next couple of days and leave the new header as it is. I don’t think it’s too terrible, but it could use a little tweaking. Well, it will have to wait. I really just wanted …
Frank Miller’s Sin City
The Valkyrie at my side is shouting and laughing with the pure, hateful, bloodthirsty joy of the slaughter… and so am I. -Dwight When Tron was filmed in black and white and color was layered on top, it was a pretty cool effect. Steven Spielberg used color to add to the horror of the black …
Your Gonna Die-But Dave Freeman Got There Before You
Dave Freeman, co-author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die,” has died. What makes the story shocking is that he was only 47 year old. But at least he had gotten most of the stuff on his list taken care of first. It seems that he died after falling at home and hitting his …
Brushes With Fame
I keep starting this post, but never finishing-hoping that I brush up against someone a bit more famous than the handful of people I have met. But it seems less and less likely as time goes by and I become less and less interesting. I used to go out and do things-this makes it a …
Ten Ways To Get Blog Post Ideas
Starting a blog usually mean having something to say. So it is a bit surprising how quickly those blog ideas become hard to find. So here’s a short list of places to find blog post ideas, blog post topics, blog post subjects, or whatever else you might want to call the body of a blog …
Armageddon’s Children by Terry Brooks
Armageddon’s Children by Terry Brooks is a prequel to the Sword of Shannara and the many other Shannara books. Once your a successful writer, like Terry Brooks, you don’t have to bother with stuff like plot logic and story structure and character development-you can if you want to, but why bother? I read The Sword …
The Banana Spilts-Blast From The Past
“The Banana Splits is a classic that has been entertaining kids for years,” said Stuart Snyder, president of Turner Animation. Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky are to star in new comedy shorts and music videos on the Cartoon Network. I always have mixed feelings about beloved childhood shows being remade. I never liked those feel …
