Being an old guy and a cheapskate and not having any kids-I have never played with a Wii before yesterday. Wii Sports has a number of games where odd little characters do such mundane things as go bowling, play golf, or play tennis. I mainly went bowling and I found the whole swinging my arm …
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Rusty Steps an HDR Image
I’ve been reading After Capture magazine since the folks at Rangerfinder Magazine starting publishing it. It’s a good magazine with a lot of cool images and geez whiz advice on image manipulation. One of the things that I was really taken with were the High Dynamic Range Images. The basic idea is that you find …
Thanksgiving Thoughts
Now is that Gratitude? Life’s been so good to meHas it been good to you?Has it been everythingThat you’ve expected it to be?Was it as good for youAs it was good for me?And was it everythingThat it was all set up to be?-Danny Elfman I’m grateful for a number things, though I may sound a …
NaNoWriMo Update
I’ve had busy month. Traveling out of town a couple of times. Working extra days here and there. Catching a nasty cold and as a result not getting as much writing done as I had hoped. There were more than a few days when I got no work done on the novel at all. While …
Anne Rice Called Out of Darkness
I am reading Anne Rice’s Called Out of Darkness, and at one point she mentions her vampire novels. I was totally floored when she says they should not have been commercial successes because each was so different from the other. Different? Bloody hell, she wrote the same damned book five times, how could she say …
Elf Yourself with JibJab
The good people at JibJab have teamed up with the good people at OfficeMax to fulfill everyone’s dream of becoming an Elf. Yes, Elf Yourself is back and you can make yourself into an Elf and watch your elf self dance ala JibJab style. There are four dances to choose from, Classic, Country, Disco, and …
Stargate’s Ronon Dex Attacked at Restaurant
Authorities have charged a man with assault for allegedly striking “Stargate Atlantis” actor Jason Momoa in the face with a beer glass, causing wounds that required 140 stitches.-AP 140 stitches? In the face? Bloody Hell. One of the risks of being an actor is that people are stupid. They slap soap opera stars because they …
Certified Diamonds
I’m a great fan of Amazon.com and I am often amazed at the things they have for sale. Things like certified diamonds. Now I don’t spend much time at jewelers and I never even bought a diamond wedding ring, but I do like the look a of nice diamond. There are a lot of ads …
Twilight-Fun For The Kiddies
Not being a teenage girl, Twilight didn’t do a hell of a lot for me. My experience with Romance Novels involved a handful of old Harlequins and a bit of free time. It was not time well spent. I understand that newer romance novels have lots of sex and a bit of action, but Twilight …
Tina Sherman and McDonalds
Phillip Sherman had some nude photos of his wife Tina Sherman on his cell phone-which he left at a McDonalds. Since most fast food joints are run by mondo bored teenagers who love technology, it didn’t take long for the naked photos of Tina Sherman to find their way to the Internet. So Tina Sherman …
