On a different but obscurely related topic to my last LJ post (made just minutes ago), I made the following post on Facebook last night and wanted to memorialize it here, with a couple more observations ( Read more... )

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I edited books for a Major New York Publisher. And because I'd had a longtime interest in UFOs, alien abduction, and the paranormal in general, I edited a couple of titles on these subjects for said employer. I had a quiet conviction that, while I didn't know what had happened to people who claimed to be ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Because we are a post-TV generation, our traditions are, perhaps, different than our parents', but that makes them no less precious. We must enjoy the full range of holiday cheer. To this end, I offer an incomplete but entertaining collection of Thanksgiving entertainments--my favorites, anyway:

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I use my LJ flist as an RSS reader--not for everything, but for key items...like I Can Haz Cheezburger. This afternoon, they posted something that I've watched a couple of times now and just struck me as absolutely brilliant. It's a send up for all of us who love cats, all of us who love movies, and all of us who love, well, I have to say it, cat ( Read more... )

Today is my semi-annual stint answering phones for the local National Public Radio affiliate, KUOW-FM, for their pledge drive. I'm looking forward to it, as I always do. I am, if you haven't figured it out by now, a huge supporter and lover of NPR. We're fortunate in Seattle to have a rich, robust public radio station. Their local coverage is as ( Read more... )

Regular readers know I was delighted by Isaiah Mustafa's Old Spice ad. At this point parodies of this ad have proliferated across the Web pretty liberally. But this one I had to share, especially for any of my friends who regularly answer the call of Cthulu:

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With thanks to e_bourne for the tip.

To cheer up a sad morning, I'm reposting a video I found in the wtf_nature community to share with my cat-loving friends. The video is about sand cats, small wild cats native to the north African desert. They're fierce--and adorable! Enjoy!

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Mythbusters does Star Trek! (Stolen wholesale from terri_osborne.) This makes me so happy I'm actually embarrassed.

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Seems my brother's all infatuated with making videos. Here's another featuring his Shalako Shala Sport Buggy:

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My brother's made a video tribute to his 1986 Harley Davidson Springer. Boys and their toys, I swear....