My high school Russian class has won a dinner at the Soviet Consulate in Washington, D.C. Most of the class members won’t be able to make it but I’ve decided that I won’t miss this for the world. I’ve got my outfit all picked out: jeans, a t-shirt celebrating a particular Russian-distilled vodka, and the […]
Via /.: Wal-Mart Trying to Trademark the Smiley Face: Until now the smiley face had been considered in the public domain in the US, and therefore free for anyone to use. Wal-Mart spokesman John Smiley told the Los Angeles Times that it had not moved to register the trademark until Mr Loufrani had threatened to […]
Apparently I can now add re-laminating kitchen counters to my repertoire: currently playing: Candy Machine “Anderson’s Lookout”
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On the mind/body front: Are body’s ills really all in the mind? When the woman, having experienced her fourth miscarriage, visited her physician, he gave her a surprising diagnosis: psychosomatic abortion. That is, she had lost the fetuses because of stresses in her life, particularly concerns about her religious affiliation and her husband’s unwillingness to […]
I’ve stopped off at Adam & Sue’s place on my way home from work. (Except that it’s not their place. The neighborhood is vaguely reminiscent of one I knew from High School and the house itself is very reminiscent of Zeb’s.) It’s dark out already, so it must be winter. Certainly not DST. We’ve dipped […]
Via Macworld: Porn industry may be decider in Blu-ray, HD-DVD battle: The pornography industry, which generates an estimated US$57 billion in annual revenue worldwide, has always been a fast leader when it comes to the use of new technology, according to analysts. Porn studio Digital Playground, which claims to have produced the largest number of […]
Brokeback Mountain. Very average. Maybe just hyped to the point where it couldn’t possibly deliver? I must say that I walked away pretty numb. Acting performances were in the “good” to “excellent” range and it certainly started well enough. (The first 30-45 minutes are brilliant.) Unfortunately, it can’t keep its own pace and slows down […]