I've made mention of recent unpleasant events at the library system I work for, so I wanted to put some information here in one place. This is the press release from yesterday:
Library Board votes to keep
libraries open, lay-off fewer staff but cut h
Reposez juste bien arrière et vous entendrez un conte, un conte d'un voyage fatidique qui a commencé à partir de ce port tropical à bord de ce bateau minuscule. Le compagnon était un homme puissant de navigation, le Capitaine courageux et sure. Cinq
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It's funny the way a story can reveal yourself to yourself. Because, I mean, intellectually, I know that I've never been in this guy's position - I don't know him or what's been going on with him, and if he's scared to do it, then maybe it's b
We're thinking about maybe buying a Mac Mini with our tax refund. Has anybody used one or read enough about them to have a good opinion? Your thoughts are appreciated.
...and the rest of the grammar police.
I think you'll get a kick out of this:
http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/rules_grammar_change_0
Happy Australia Day! This year we're learning about the dog on the tuckerbox, going here to find out what the dog really did to the tuckerbox, visiting Australian Screen Online, and listening to a podcast about Marcus Clarke's novel His Natural Life.
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(There'll be more as I think of them.) 1)"D'Oh!" - Homer Simpson, The Simpsons (The writers have said that this is derived from a similar, more drawn-out sound that the actor Jimmy Finlayson used to use in various Laurel & Hardy films. Typically use
Read more…Story In a nutshell: This guy was in Hiroshima when the Bomb went off. He was hurt, but was well enough to travel, so the next day, he was sent home. To Nagasaki. And yet, he lived to be an old, old man. Go figure. The kami must've been looking ou
Read more…Busted Flush is on the shelves in soft cover, for those who didn't get the hard cover when it came out. Suicide Kings doesn't hit the shelves until the 22nd. Still on my list for last minute Xmas shopping ;-)
Read more…For the last three nights, I've watched the George C. Scott, Patrick Stewart and Albert Finney films of this story - they all have things to recommend them. I always loved A Christmas Carol, perhaps the idea that there is a possibility of redemption
Read more…Time for my traditional - if somewhat less than edifying - toast to the Old Year: "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you 2009 - another year, shot to Hell!" ;) And a song that's traditional for New Year's: Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never
Read more…Here are some short films that you may enjoy watching: http://www.darkknightproject.com/ http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/animation/beagle/ http://www.comicbookbin.com/buckrogersinthe25thcentury0509.html http://www.comicbookbin.com/samuraiwindofj
Read more…...I've just received word that Project42Radio.com will be added to the iTunes directory! It should begin showing up within 1-2 days on the "Pop/Top 40" category. Time to do the dance of joy!
Read more…Do you know, I entirely forgot that today was Hallowe'en until I went out and saw some folks in costume? I'm going in to the City today, but maybe later, I'll watch a horror movie or something.
Read more…One more crazy thing that makes me proud to be a Floridian JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? Police say a homeless man in north Florida did just that. And he made it out the d
Read more…There's a bunch of different vampires mythoses out there, most of which contradict each other. Here's the one that I like to buy into when perusing vampire fiction. 1)Vampirism is a supernatural condition, a sort of "curse" passed down from whoever
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