Now Reading
Planned books:
- Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt 2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire) by George R.R. Martin
Current books:
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After America by John Birmingham
Recent books:
- The King of the Crags: The Memory of Flames, Book II by Stephen Deas
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company (Chronicles of the Black Company) by Glen Cook
- Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook
- Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Now Watching
Planned movies:
None
Current movies:
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![Let’s Kill Hitler [HD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hESmStH-L._SL160_.jpg)
Let’s Kill Hitler [HD] by Unknown
Recent movies:
- Fringe: The Complete Third Season [Blu-ray] by Unknown
- Castle: Seasons 1 by Bill Roe, Bryan Spicer, David Barrett, Dwight H. Little, Helen Shaver
- Unstoppable [Blu-ray] by Tony Scott
- The Walking Dead: Season One [Blu-ray] by Frank Darabont
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
The Obama Rap
No. Not that kind of rap. Rapper Ludacris has written some urban poetry (I don’t dignify any rap with the notion that it’s music) about Obama. In it, he makes a few inflammatory remarks. Full text/lyrics here. I have a couple … Continue reading
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Update on Washington, D.C. Handgun Ban
Static sends this article along from the Washington Post. Mr. Heller, of Heller vs. Washington D.C., is at it again. He’s filed a second suit which claims that the city of Washington, D.C. goes too far in its restrictions against semi-automatic … Continue reading
Posted in 2nd Amendment
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Destroyermen: Into the Storm
The jacket on Taylor Anderson’s new book, Destroyermen: Into the Storm might fool you into thinking that it’s just another castaways in time story. There’s nothing wrong with writing in this sub-genre of science fiction, but to dismiss the first of … Continue reading
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Evil Dead 4
OMG. Sam Raimi wants to make Evil Dead 4. If you’re a normal human being, you’re asking: What’s Evil Dead, and why have there been three others? Truthfully, there have only been two Evil Dead movies, because the third was … Continue reading
Posted in Television, DVD, and Film Reviews
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The X-Files Sequel
I actually believe. Boo to the critics who complain that the movie is only an “extended television episode,” or to the ones who complain that it lacks action that was typical of the series. Boo to the naysayers who say … Continue reading
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In the beginning…
In the beginning there was Hypothesis, and behold! The Hypothesis was good. The Hypothesis was with Science, and the Science with Hypothesis, and in their union, they began to forge a universe of law and order between them. But Hypothesis … Continue reading
Posted in Satire, Science
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Why I won't endorse candidates
When I opened the call for advertisements, I’ve received some interesting email asking me to advertise for Senator John McCain. I suppose I look like a likely person to vote for McCain, right? I’m obviously anti-Obama for very concrete reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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More TSA Excesses
They’re nicely summarized in this article. We’d already heard about the woman with nipple piercings, but now we can add a teenage cancer survivor with a prosthestic leg, a wheel-chair bound senior citizen, and a woman standing up for her … Continue reading
Posted in Random Ramblings
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Hippopatmuses are very aggression
And yes, I meant “aggression” in the title. Don’t ask. Well, maybe you should ask, because that statement was predicated on a discussion initiated by long-time friend Tasuja and fueled by hard liquor. Apparently, I lose the ability to … Continue reading
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