I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and […]
I remember the SciFi Channel used to have famed sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison do a quick segment from time to time. He’d energetically fire off a tirade about seemingly whatever happened to be on his mind that day. One of these segments stuck in my head. I’m grateful to Mr. Ellison […]
First a little background. For the third year in a row, I hired a Santa Claus for Christmas. I take the customers’ kids pictures sitting on his lap and print them out for the parents free of charge. The kids also get cookies, punch, a coloring book, crayons, a candy cane and […]
Barack Obama wasn’t my pick, but I wish him well in his new job. I can’t help but be excited to see the first African-American president. Regardless of my political views, it is, as Obama says, a defining moment in our history.
I was never in any delusion that the pendulum of American public opinion would […]
Here’s why I’d rather see a 5th grade girls basketball game than any NBA Game.
1. Better Parking. You’ll never hear anyone say, “Okay, remember everyone…we’re in zone E on parking deck level 5.” That’s after you dished out $10 for a parking pass.
2. Every seat is a courtside seat. You don’t have to be Spike […]
Try as I might, I just can’t seem to get excited about this movie…
J.J. Abrams is no Trekkie.
The director and producer of the new “Star Trek” film, due in 2009, said he was always more of a “Star Wars” guy.
“All my smart friends liked ‘Star Trek.’ I preferred a more visceral experience,” he tells Entertainment […]
No, I’m not kidding. I was watching this movie yesterday and decided to read into the background. Apparently Tron 2, or TR2N, is doing to be released in 2011, according to IMDB.
View the fuzzy trainer here.
Well, today marks the release of yet another Star Wars movie. This one kind of snuck up on everyone. The Clone Wars was originally envisioned as a DVD release only. That is, until after a screening, Mr. Lucas suggested that the film be released in theaters. By “suggested” I mean in […]
He is big
I am small
I am hurt
He heals all
I will take Him as my own
Not as I have learned
But as He makes known
My heart sank down
When it turned to stone
Show me the way.
He sees all
I am blind
He leads on
I walk behind
Now my heart was incomplete
I tried it alone
I suffered defeat
My life is yours
It is at […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-term coffee drinking does not appear to increase a person’s risk of early death and may cut a person’s chances of dying from heart disease, according to a study published on Monday.
Previous studies have given a mixed picture […]