The Blog of Damocles

What?

2008-10-22T10:21:00.000-04:00

Aaron is mad

2008-10-07T16:50:00.001-04:00

Someone in this benighted town took down all the Obama yard signs but one. On that one sign they painted "KKK." Is this 1960? Do I live in Mississippi (or northern Idaho)?

fox news is funny - even to people it informally polls

2008-10-02T11:58:00.000-04:00

Listen to the people laugh at this reporter's analysis of Northern PA voting trends.

For more lies

2008-09-18T13:00:00.001-04:00

Crooks and Liars Media

Good advice, now if only someone was listening

2008-09-08T14:14:00.001-04:00

best political advice everLet's hope someone listens.

cool slate sap-o-meter

2008-08-12T14:29:00.001-04:00

Quote of the day

2008-08-01T14:14:00.001-04:00

Still, there is something remarkable about the idea that the first African-American nominee of a major political party, raised by a single mother, whose shaping political experience was as a community organizer on the mean streets of Chicago, is facing a campaign based in some measure on the idea that he acts like he's too good for us. - SLATE.COM

scariest post apocalyptic post of the day

2008-07-31T15:56:00.001-04:00

Man decapitated on Canadian busThis is truly freaky.

Funny news of the day - not this day, but a day.

2008-07-31T15:52:00.001-04:00

Oregon state senator wounded in gun accidentThere are several things ironically funny about this incident, all of them make me see the NRA as a bunch of windbag idiots.

aaaahhh!

2008-07-28T10:43:00.001-04:00

Scoop was amazing, this book less so.

2008-07-28T09:55:00.001-04:00

How to watch Evelyn Waugh. - By Troy Patterson - Slate MagazineHowever, the opening sentence to this piece is perfect, "Evelyn Waugh is the greatest comic novelist of the last 100 years, andif you somehow dispute this fact, there is simply nothing to be donefor you but a period of house arrest."

My Soul Porpoise

2008-07-25T10:46:00.001-04:00

Logos Translations Universal ConjugatorNaturally, language is not my sole purpose, but this site, with this particular word, is rather hilarious.Nearly as hilarious as learning how to say, "Tá m'árthach foluaineach lán d'eascainn."Yes, I am 13.

a glut of good movies

2008-07-24T13:52:00.001-04:00

And here we are, unable to go.BBC - Newsbeat - Entertainment - New X-Files film has its premiere - although this link has the worst Gillian Anderson shot ever.

Well, this is interesting

2008-07-16T16:21:00.001-04:00

UFO, Radar shows large, fast, unexplained object in Texas I thought I'd give you something to distract yourself from the upcoming election.

interesting

2008-07-02T16:27:00.001-04:00

most human video of a candidate yet

Politics near and far

2008-07-01T11:53:00.001-04:00

From the bbc, "Mugabe tells the west to go hang themselves a thousand times."Again, I was in Zimbabwe a number (in the double digits now) of years ago. It's a horrible tragedy to see the country dissolve into rampant inflation, starvation, political uncertainty, and near civil war. Mugabe came to power after taking part in the successful ouster of the British colonialists in the early 80s.

When you can't be with the one you love...

2008-06-25T16:29:00.001-04:00

...love the one you re with.

GPS, good or bad

2008-06-23T10:58:00.001-04:00

I tend to like electronic devices of all stripes. Heck, if I owned an 8-track player I'd find a way to add the tapes to itunes if I was actually old enough to own any 8-tracks. I don't have a GPS, but know intimately how they work having worked for 5 years at a company that makes the database that goes in several of the popular models. This is by far the funniest, and probably the most

What?

2008-06-17T14:10:00.001-04:00

The incredible staying power of the laws against interracial marriage. - By David Greenberg - Slate Magazine"In parts of rural Alabama, he said, probate judges still refuse to issue marriage licenses to interracial couples."What?

Movie

2008-06-17T13:23:00.001-04:00

The Painted Veil was a good, possibly great, movie. I don't like period pieces, or romance movies, or a variety of other genres that this movie touches on. However, much like The Quiet American this movie rose above genre and became what all movies should be; semi-intelligent entertainment (it's still not a book, hence the "semi").

interesting article

2008-06-13T14:55:00.001-04:00

How we read online. - By Michael Agger - Slate MagazineUnfortunately, it implies that we are all getting stupid (see The Daily Show's guest on 6/11 - Rick Shenkman, author of Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter).

AAAAHHH!

2008-06-13T12:06:00.001-04:00

Final Skynet satellite launchedWait, wasn't that the satellite name in Terminator? The one that became self aware and annihilated humankind?

Gaddafi

2008-06-12T08:50:00.001-04:00

Gaddafi attacks Obama on Israel I know how Anglicizing of Arabic names works, which is why Gaddafi is spelled at least 3 different ways - but it always amuses me when I see it happen. As to this particular link, I can't possibly see how Gaddafi speaking out against Obama could possibly hurt his chances. There's nothing like a stirring rejection by someone who the west generally remembers as a

HA!

2008-06-05T13:07:00.001-04:00

Katherine P. Rankin, a Neuropsychologist, Studies Sarcasm - NYTimes.comI always knew I was psychic!

What?

2008-06-03T14:18:00.001-04:00

Hilary Concedes)Ok, so this is a non news point. Hillary is not quitting, but just conceding that she lost the delegate count. Now the reason she's not quitting is variously reported as being because:1. She wants to influence Obama's campaign2. She wants the VPor 3. She has too much debt and needs to continue to raise cash in order to be in the black. Whatever...

Deservedly Bad Press

2008-06-03T09:56:00.001-04:00

Nearby Firing Ranges Complicate Soldiers' Recovery From Stress - washingtonpost.comWhat? You've got to be kidding me!

Crazy or Sane?

2008-06-02T12:54:00.003-04:00

Crazy article from Slate.comI can't decide whether this concept is crazy or if it would give you a perspective on your spouse and the things they do that you couldn't get just by being perceptive. I'm afraid I'd be overwhelmed by T's busy and creative life if I tried this, which may just be the fear of those with a y chromosome.

ok - I'm almost sold on this...

2008-05-30T08:41:00.001-04:00

Can Nintendo's Wii Fit get your sorry, lazy ass in shape? - By Seth Stevenson - Slate Magazine So, not only does the wii fit game have the yoga and somewhat silly soccer games that are shown on tv, it also does a cool pseudo-dance-dance revolution type thing. Check it out:

Unbelievable

2008-05-28T09:50:00.001-04:00

6 months already

Cool photo

2008-05-22T13:58:00.002-04:00

A friend of mine got a photo published in a photo journal, and I must say, it's a cool shot.Here it is...

oooohhh

2008-05-17T20:11:00.000-04:00

Phantzi's!

2008-05-16T09:38:00.001-04:00

CONGRATS!

blah

2008-05-16T09:36:00.000-04:00

I'm not sure if I like this, but it is interesting

bad kitty

2008-05-08T13:53:00.001-04:00

Quite possibly the funniest photo on the internet. This cat does not like bathtime.

Barry?

2008-04-22T09:38:00.001-04:00

BBC NEWS | Americas | Jakarta classmates recall 'Barry' ObamaOne more note on OCMS, I believe one of the bandmates is from Harrisonburg, but that's an unconfirmed rumor at this point. I do know that they are definitely newgrass being mostly not from the south, much like Gillian Welch.And yes, Seth, bring Tua down she and Willem can dance to the repeated strains of twangy music.

The boy's favorite song

2008-04-21T09:58:00.002-04:00

The video is slightly, uh PG-13, but he likes the song.And for you Vermonters who occasionally peruse this site, I think the OCMS lead singer looks like Toby.

Last weekend

2008-04-18T16:10:00.002-04:00

For those who care, here is what we did last weekend. This bathroom had been only partially finished for far too long.Oh, and Seth, you don't need a reason to want to go drive the new 3-series, but if my blog made you want to... well, you're welcome.

Localvoyeurism

2008-04-14T12:22:00.002-04:00

So in discussing the joys of localvorism with T we've come upon a new term. This term, localvoyeurism, arose because of our trip to Polyface farms. There we were thinking gosh - I hope we can find something like this in Harrisonburg (some 40 miles nearer to our home) so that we don't have to incur the nastiness of the long commute on ourselves and the environment and therefore partially

New favorite H-burg news site

2008-04-11T09:26:00.001-04:00

Crocktown: Annual Political Guide Published

quote for the day

2008-04-11T09:00:00.001-04:00

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. James M. Barrie

What? Come again? You've got to be kidding me.

2008-04-09T08:48:00.001-04:00

Apparently Baywatch is less morally corrupting than The Simpsons; who would have guessed?BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Simpsons ditched by Venezuelan TV

Ziminabadway

2008-04-08T13:13:00.001-04:00

There's nothing like a report of impending violence in Zimbabwe to make you realize that there's still quite a bit of racism and oppression in Zimbabwe 28 years after independence.BBC NEWS | Africa | 'We are under siege'

Farm life

2008-04-08T10:27:00.001-04:00

So for years I've pondered the need for an ecological view of our food system, and for years Polyface farms has existed unvisited in our backyard. Finally we went down and walked around the place. This farm manages to do the whole local, and ecologically sustainable method of farming while still making a profit. What a concept.Polyface, Inc.

Thoughts for the day

2008-03-27T10:59:00.001-04:00

Here are two quotes to ponder the nature of teaching, and of thought, both quotes are by Bertrand Russell."Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favor of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the

holy cow

2008-03-25T14:43:00.001-04:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread'If you haven't seen this article it is frightening, not for it's impact on sea level - which is minimal, but for the effect that it will have on the reflective index and how that will increase the rate of warming. Eek.

The common cold

2008-03-21T10:44:00.001-04:00

Blech

Towards a more nuanced view

2008-03-14T11:15:00.001-04:00

The Black Commentator - Colombia’s Attack on Ecuador:Why Should We Care? - The African WorldThis is the most well researched and balanced understanding of what happened in Ecuador last week that I've seen. Certainly it does not reflect well on America's foreign policy.

Least funny story with the funniest quote ever.

2008-03-13T08:44:00.001-04:00

BBC NEWS | Health | Pratchett funds Alzheimer's study "Personally, I'd eat the arse out of a dead mole if it offered a fighting chance."

Funniest news headline today

2008-03-12T14:27:00.001-04:00

BBC NEWS | Business | Hunt for Liechtenstein tax moleThe news is somewhat less entertaining though.

Ecu-ombia

2008-03-11T16:11:00.001-04:00

Now that Uribe and Chavez are getting along I do wonder what will become of this investigation?I would write more, perhaps noting the salacious nature of U.S. reporting on internal scandals while utterly ignoring real issues, but my brain is fried due to lack of sleep.BBC NEWS | Americas | Ecuador border raid probe begins

WV - tame and mediocre

2008-03-08T09:23:00.002-05:00

West Virginia's old motto was Wild and Wonderful, they've changed that to Open for Business. As reprehensible as some of the land use policy is there (see mtn. top removal, the crap-shack condo resorts around the Canaan Valley, coal mining in general) I'd frankly see this site as opposed to a huge slag pile (which is right up the road from here). If we're going to use the energy it has to come

hypothetically speaking

2008-03-07T08:44:00.001-05:00

If the issue in Florida and Michigan was a question of McCain or Huckabee being denied any sort of representative vote I think I would probably be railing against the monarchist tendencies of the Republican party. So in all fairness I think that those states votes should count, however I do have some caveats. Firstly, the national party should not be spending money it could use in the general

oddly enough

2008-03-06T09:17:00.001-05:00

Japan Today - News - Fossilized elephant footprints dating back 16 million years foundSo, apparently there were elephants in Hokkaido16 million years ago. Which seems oddly dubious considering other estimates for the rise of complex life at 15 million years ago. However, I won't entirely disagree with an estimate from a discipline that I know shockingly little (ancient elephants).All this is of

nicht gut

2008-03-05T14:57:00.002-05:00

#1. Troops massing on the borders of two South American countries bordering the U.S. backed Columbian regime seems like quite a bad thing.#2. Is the U.S. having Obama buyers remorse? Or is this just the expected outcome being realized for Ohio and Texas (and was the result what was predicted 3 weeks ago when this news was breaking)?#3. Why did I have a dream about Japanese Elephants digging up

Holy Cow

2008-02-29T13:18:00.001-05:00

"Let the people's voice thunder across the whole country on 29 March, rejecting and damning once and for all the bootlicking British stooges, the traitors and sell-outs, the political witches and political prostitutes, political charlatans and the two-headed political creatures." - R. MugabeAt least our elections aren't this bad, yet.

...and again

2008-02-28T09:11:00.001-05:00

Here's a new Falling Slowly video since the Academy apparently nuked the last pirated version.

It's debatable

2008-02-27T10:51:00.002-05:00

Strange how different things seem from one month ago. Now that Obama is in the lead the rhetoric has devolved into a much more negative tone. The one thing I've been thinking about over this past week is my rationalization for voting for the more inexperienced candidate. Much has been said about his lack of time in office, and his meaningless rejection of the Iraq war (he wasn't in office, so

Once.... and again

2008-02-25T10:44:00.001-05:00

awesome...If you haven't seen Once, it is so worth it.

Ken-wanda

2008-02-22T11:50:00.001-05:00

Is it just me or does the recent spate of cell-phone text messages encouraging violence among tribal groups in Kenya seem sadly reminiscent of Rwanda in the 1990s?

Imagine that it is green...

2008-02-17T16:27:00.001-05:00

The anti-SUV

Swedish automobilia

2008-02-17T16:24:00.002-05:00

So we bought a "new" car. We are now officially yuppies.The world weeps.

Fun and politics

2008-01-30T18:39:00.000-05:00

This is too much fun.DigYourOwnGrave Online Games: Flight of the HamstersOn to politics. I am a hesitant Obama supporter at this point. My fears are these: Is Obama just the democratic version of W? Am I voting against my values?The reason for concern over the first part is that I do see that the real quality that Obama has is that he is a nice guy, who (unlike W) is a good speaker. Is the

Yay!

2008-01-26T19:32:00.001-05:00

Go get'em Obama!Powered by ScribeFire.

Alright Willis!

2008-01-26T19:28:00.001-05:00

Willis's book is out and it's really good. More news when I finally finish it but reading is a bit slow these days.

Finally political analysis for the Star Wars generation

2008-01-22T22:54:00.001-05:00

Yup, this pretty much covers it....If you haven't seen this it is well worth your time.best of craigslist : Star Wars Guide to the CandidatesPowered by ScribeFire.

Funniest thing all day

2008-01-17T13:52:00.001-05:00

This is so worth the time.YouTube - One Semester of Spanish - Love SongPowered by ScribeFire.

Now with a bookshelf

2008-01-12T17:31:00.001-05:00

If you look at the bottom of my blog I've now included my shelfari bookshelf.Cool, eh?Powered by ScribeFire.

Too much time on their hands...

2008-01-12T17:26:00.001-05:00

These people have far too much time on their hands. Reversica ProductsPowered by ScribeFire.

It's a boy!

2007-12-01T15:43:00.000-05:00

We had a boy!Willem Silverthorn Kishbaugh came into this world at 5:10 on 11/28, 6.6 lbs. 17.75 inches. We're home now and trying to get into some sort of sane routine. :)

Peace Prize!?!

2007-10-13T16:46:00.001-04:00

Go get'em Gore!

Fall TV Schedule

2007-10-03T21:09:00.000-04:00

New things worth watching this year:Monday: Chuck (NBC)Wednesday: Pushing Daisies (ABC)Things that make these rise above the pack.1. Chuck is amazingly well written and has Adam Baldwin in one of the lead roles.2. Pushing Daisies, also amazingly well written as well as being visually stunning and starring Lee Pace.How these two and one other show on this fall are related: Adam Baldwin was one of

Theory time

2007-09-06T20:27:00.000-04:00

I have a theory about the current administration... perhaps I'll expand on it someday, but it seems like all the people the President surrounds himself with fall into two categories:1. Those who are there because they are architects of policy and neoconservatives. (Most of these are now gone, but the group included Rummy, Rove, and Cheney)2. Those who are only there to enforce the edicts of group

Lesotho

2007-08-20T18:43:00.001-04:00

By the way, we have a friend who is making a film in Lesotho. Go check out the trailer, it will be well worth your time.http://www.forgottenkingdomthemovie.com/

Woof

2007-08-20T18:29:00.000-04:00

OK - so why do the books I read not have images on Amazon - but they do on wikipedia?Anyway.... This is a great littlt book for those of you who are interested in any sort of environmentalism (or the Arctic, or Wolves, or Governmental Bureaucracy/Malfeasence), and on top of that it's really short. Mr. Mowat tells a stirring tale of his research for the Federal Govt. (Canada) studying wolves 300

What is a "Bark", anyway?

2007-08-08T07:18:00.000-04:00

Ah yes, colonialism.This fine little book follows the route Capt. James Cook took around the world on his three journeys. It is an interesting story populated with great characters, not least of which is the author and his friend Roger Williamson. Similar to the loutish friend that Bill Bryson travels around with this man is apparently only along to drink in new places and hit on new women.

true true....

2007-08-06T21:13:00.000-04:00

You're Cat's Cradle!by Kurt VonnegutYou believe quite firmly that free will deserted you long ago and faraway. As a result, it's hard to take responsibility for anything. Even though you showgreat potential as a leader of a small 3rd world country, the choices are all made aheadof time. You're rather fond of games involving string. Your fear of nuclear weaponry istrumped only by your fear of

Another car...

2007-07-28T12:19:00.000-04:00

Ok - so we need to think about a car here in the next 10 or so months. We're going to try to do the child with 1 car thing and see how that works, but when we do need one we're thinking the upcoming Jetta Sportwagon diesel might be the one (if we can afford it).Here's a pic ... and here's a link about the new diesel.

And yes.... it is finished.

2007-07-28T12:15:00.000-04:00

The new Potter book is amazing and there are many, many reasons why. But I don't want to make the mistake of being the spoiler to whomever of you has not read the book. So go read it yourself. Here's my theory that Snape is not evil (I'm not giving it away - this was developed prior to this book): 1. Rowling names most of her adult characters after their character type, or some other descriptor

Yes, Virginia

2007-07-22T20:14:00.001-04:00

... we are reading the 7th Harry Potter (one of the better retellings of Chamberlain era British/German/French history out there, by the way)

And a couple books

2007-07-17T20:23:00.000-04:00

Ok this week's book is:I related to this book far more that I originally suspected I would. Here's the basic summary: boy grows up in rural small-town-America in the mid-80s playing basketball and listening to hair/heavy/glam rock. It's more-or-less my life, except I don't really like KISS. Not that I really like 80's groups like Bon Jovi, Poison, Warrant, Guns N Roses (ok, I actually do like

And the news

2007-07-17T20:21:00.001-04:00

Apparently the church we occasionally go to must be doing something right. Someone tried, unsuccessfully, to burn it down.Sorry that's all I know.

The storm of last century...

2007-06-17T21:31:00.000-04:00

So the last time I posted, on Tara's birthday of all things, I wrote about funny Brits. So now a tale by a rather serious American. I've written about other Erik Larosn books (Thunderstruck and The Devil in the White City), so perhaps it should not be suprising that I'm now blathering on about another of his books.Isaac's Storm tells the tale of Isaac Cline, a forecaster with the Weather Bureau

Neither Here Noir There

2007-05-31T07:29:00.001-04:00

Ok, before reading the rest of this post it is necessary to provide a caveat to you, dear reader, and that caveat is this; I've apparently become a huge noir fan. I liked Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, I downright loved Brick and now this....Hugh Laurie is, of course, the British actor best known for playing the misanthropic American doctor, Gregory House. Prior to that he played a series of finely done

Long time.... no post

2007-05-20T14:06:00.000-04:00

Alright, it's been awhile, I admit. Now I should be able to post more regularly since we have cable and internet, running water, electricity, flush toilets and other apparently common ammenities of the 21st century.So a brief review of the books of the past month or so since I last posted....Mort, Sourcery, and Wyrd Sisters - all by Terry PratchettMort may be my favority non-guards related Terry

Happy belated Earth Day

2007-04-25T07:42:00.001-04:00

The Rules

2007-04-17T15:03:00.000-04:00

Political rule #1: Reducing your opponent to giggles is not a good sign. (See Feingold vs. Michels) Political rule #2: After using the internet to do most of your campaigning do not do anything stupid (like screaming) at a rally in Iowa that can be easily downloaded. (See Dean) Political rule #3: Having your name be used in a derogatory way by Dan Savage will end that name and probably end

Highly paid stunt linguist

2007-04-07T09:14:00.000-04:00

That my fine feathered friends is a quote from Equal Rites the third book in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I've begun rereading the Pratchett books, in order of publication this time, and I must say they are brilliant. It isn't that we have a dearth of books in the home, in fact we're in imminent danger of library floor collapse. But all that really means is that we'll have a two story

Skip

2007-04-05T08:35:00.000-04:00

I told you so. That’s what you get for ignoring my warnings about bad movies.Try Brick it will make you forget all about Nick Cage (his upcoming movie “Next” looks even worse).

Movies Good and Otherwise

2007-04-01T17:10:00.000-04:00

This week has been somewhat slow on the movie watching scale, only 1, to be precise. That one movie, however, may be the best movie I've seen in quite some time.Brick is an uncompromised delight for lovers of mysteries and dialogue. Speaking of the latter, I haven't heard language used like this ever (and not bad language, mind you - although Tarantino's use of language both holy and profane is

The Blog of Damocles: Sorkin or Whedon

2007-03-19T08:21:00.000-04:00

The Blog of Damocles: Sorkin or WhedonSo in the link above I asked the question who was the greatest TV writer of the past few years. I think I need to add another Buffy-related show to the list of great - and canceled - shows. Wonderfalls (Tim Minear, et al) is absolutely amazing and yet only 4 episodes ever aired (FOX must DIE!). The travesty this is cannot be fully realized until you watch

Road Trip book #400

2007-03-12T21:56:00.000-04:00

This is Tim Cahill's fairly entertaining account of his and Garry Sowerby's 23 day 22 hour trip from Tierra del Fuego to Prudhoe Bay. More than just a road trip it is an exploration of adventure driving, travel writing and the histories of all 13 countries that they pass through in such a short amount of time. All in all, a good read and quite funny in places but I would guess that it is not his

Yes I've seen Rush in Concert.

2007-03-08T06:39:00.000-05:00

It is a scary thing to admit to, no doubt, but it actually has some relevance to today's post. The book I'm reviewing was written by Rush's drummer, Neil Peart.Ghost Rider (unlike the movie of the same name, and as I have previously noted) is well worth the time. Peart is extremely well read and peppers his prose with quotes from works of literature, his music and popular culture alike. The book

interesting.....

2007-03-07T14:09:00.000-05:00

Things that make my truck “interesting”:1. It’s old (it counts as environmentally responsible if you count all the extra resources it takes to make a new car)2. no seatbelts3. brakes just powerful enough to slow a toddler on a tricycle4. no door locks5. heat that I can’t seem to figure out6. a carburetor that doesn’t work unless you prime it by pouring gasoline in the top7. steering that is more

Annoying

2007-03-07T07:23:00.000-05:00

My email posting option is not working, that makes me angry. So here I am, "borrowing" wireless in order to post something. Grr. I had a flat yesterday and had the wonderful experience of southern hospitality, which is to say - no hospitality whatsoever. Warren, Tara doesn't want to see 300 - so do you want to head to VA to come watch it?

Movies for the weekend

2007-03-04T09:49:00.000-05:00

This weekend we watched movies instead of reading like good little bookworms, so bear with me as I do movie reviews.Hedwig and the Angry InchJohn Cameron Mitchell's interesting debut covering the story of a trans-gender punk rock star and her band. The music is fantastic and much less "broadway-esque" than RENT to which it is frequently grouped due to it's subjects tending to live "alternative"

We done bought a new truck - y'all

2007-03-01T07:20:00.000-05:00

So we just joined the ranks of truck drivers here in VA, but we did it in classic style.Have a look

what passes for snow

2007-02-26T15:15:00.000-05:00

The accident count from yesterday’s trip back from DC (where the roads were much worse): 8 SUVs 6 cars 1 pickup 1 taxi 1 “articulated lorry” 1 police car The police car got stuck turning around in the median and managed to stop traffic in both lanes and had to be pulled out by the Marshall fire department. They all leaned out the window and gave the embarrassed cop the golf clap as

DC

2007-02-24T09:22:00.001-05:00

Here I am in dc - naturally everyone I know in town is in H-burg. But hey - upside Star Wars is on HBO.Here are some important things to know: Worst Movie Ever - Ghost RiderHowever, I am reading a biography of the same title by the former Rush drummer Neil Peart and that is very good.

Dystopian Nirvana

2007-02-19T15:54:00.000-05:00

Today's book (the eponymous Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas) was both a joy and a disappointment. The joy came from Chuck's extremely enjoyable style and ability to tell a amazing tale. Chuck is to non-fiction cultural criticism what the other Chuck (Palahniuk) is to tales of the obscure portions of our fictive subconcious. The less than enjoyable part was that

Another book, and it's about time

2007-02-17T09:05:00.000-05:00

I'm fairly certain I haven't reviewed this book yet, but considering my uncertainty I'll make the review brief. If you've been following the news in the past few months you may have noticed that Warren Jeffs, the leader of a huge polygamous cult in the southwest was arrested and is being tried for statutory rape. Generally I'm pretty open to people's beliefs, but this guy is a real piece of