Thanks to happenstance, otherwise known as my iTunes shuffle function, I am given to give something a ponder: As generally great as I thought The Dark Knight was, there were still two things I missed. One was a sense of humor, the other was a soundtrack. Of course, clumsily tossing pop songs into a … Continue reading
Thanks to happenstance, otherwise known as my iTunes shuffle function, I am given to give something a ponder: As generally great as I thought The Dark Knight was, there were still two things I missed. One was a sense of humor, the other was a soundtrack. Of course, clumsily tossing pop songs into a … Continue reading
A Nice Hard Slap – September 1, The Last Day of Baseball… For the first time since 1991 neither of my teams is going to the postseason. To say I’ve been spoiled is an understatement but there’s still a very bittersweet aftertaste that I can’t shake even though I truly feel that the Atlanta Braves … Continue reading
We all want to live a life that is perfect. We will fight tooth and nail in order to live a life that makes us happy. After all, nothing is worse than living with regret. But what happens when your dream, your very livelihood, is unceremoniously taken away? What’s left for you to do? Such … Continue reading
Okay, I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. If you please, follow the link and read the article. It’s interesting as hell and I can wait, I’ve got laundry in. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080910-large-hadron-collider-comes-online-world-fails-to-end.html So, the world hasn’t ended then, right? However… A couple of nights ago my wife arrived home from work, rushing in … Continue reading
Part 1Part 2Part 3 Previously on Blog Wars:Travolta must speak to Cruise urgently and a phone call won’t do. He must stare into his eyes and know the answer to this quandary. As he flies off, in the three or four block distance that there is between their two houses, he contemplates what he will … Continue reading
via David A. Barrios (freelance writer) Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 Previously on Blog Wars: Todd put down McSweeneys number 58 (subtitled A Heartbreaking Corpse of Staggering Exquisiteness) and could barely hide his disappointment. It started off promisingly enough with Jonathan Safran Foer’s body horror experiment, and Zadie Smith taking on scientology seemed promising enough, … Continue reading
<body> Okay, let’s start here. If you please, follow the link and read the article. It’s interesting as hell and I can wait, I’ve got laundry in. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080910-large-hadron-collider-comes-online-world-fails-to-end.html So, the world hasn’t ended then, right? However… A couple of nights ago my wife arrived home from work, rushing in and interrupting whatever I was listening … Continue reading
Gangster films never go out of style. They dramatize a life that, to outsiders, appears to be fun, exhilarating and financially beneficial. Very few are capable of shining a light on the best and worst of the lifestyle and showing the audience what it’s really like to live the dream, while fearing for your well-being … Continue reading
I’ve learned a few things about people in my day. Not a whole lot, seeing as I’m still horribly awkward in some conversations and have been known to give a backhanded compliment on a few occasions (not purposely, mind you). Of the lessons I’ve learned, this is the most important one: DON’T ask a woman … Continue reading