It occurs to me since my latest post that I've left out some major doozies, and I certainly didn't want these artists/songs to be let off the hook go unnoticed.

( Another list )

As the holidays are upon us, I've recognized some of the Christmas music which is in regular rotation vis-a-vis the powers that be at Clear Channel or Hearst or whoever decides these things are regularly sticking in my craw, for various reasons. I thought I would make my list of Christmas Songs I Can't Effing Stand, because I'm witty and you people ( Read more... )

I am a creator of a product... a product which I intend one day to polish and sophisticate enough to make marketable. That is, I plan on selling this product one day. It's not a product you can hold in your hands, drive off a lot, or hang on a wall. It's utterly intangible, and as such, must be supported by a platform of some kind ( Read more... )

Just watched the movie Whiteout last night. My thoughts... spoiler alert.

( Should have used more Liquid Paper on Whiteout )

I got into an online conversation with an old friend of mine from the Christian/high school days. Part of our discussion was about the modern Christian jargon that is so pervasive in the Christian subculture. Caveat: I was born and raised in the thickest of Christian subcultures... Southern Baptist morphing into Charismatic evangelicals. That right ( Read more... )

I think I'm in trouble ( Read more... )

Ok, so... Sam Raimi is signing on to direct a World of Warcraft movie.

On one hand, it's in good hands.

On the other hand...WHY IN HELL WON'T THEY DO A STARCRAFT MOVIE?!?

I'd even take Diablo over WoW.

Grr. Anger. Thunder. Lightning.

So, I got the freezer from the across-the-street neighbors, and I've plugged it in. It works, and works well. Only trick now is getting a temperature controller. I ran the question up the FOAM flagpole as to which is recommended. Four replies all came back with the same one... the analog Johnson Controls. They even sent me links to places that sell ( Read more... )

So... I see that the RNC has replaced Bobby Jindal with a pod person ( Read more... )

So, several weeks ago, I ran into a thread on a forum in which people described the violations of grammar usage that most irk them. This conversation quickly devolved into a shouting match over why people feel the need to correct other people's language usage. This was fueled primarily by one individual who made the comment "why is it you Americans ( Read more... )