A short post or comment (well, for me) about some topic that doesn’t warrant a full blog article.
I have to be really vague so they don’t get into trouble, but I need to thank a city employee who went the extra mile for me today. While he might have exceeded what he was allowed to do by law, he certainly rose up to the level of what he was supposed to do as a “neighbor” and human being.
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OK, this is driving me nuts. People, attend to your aspect ratios. I’m sick to death of 16:9 (widescreen) videos being scrunched to 4:3 (normal). Though it happens a little less frequently, stretching 4:3 vids to fit 16:9 is just as awful.
Read more...Friday, March 6 starts what promises to be one heck of a ride for the rest of the second season of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles. This promises to be something really good…maybe even special. Go viral with with reminder
Read more...The art director for Charm City Cakes (seen via the Food Network on Ace of Cakes) has an eye for design that makes her work stand out. Sure, other decorators make amazing cakes, but week-in week-out, Anna’s cakes have something… something… something more. Three of them stand out in my mind.
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Watching President Obama’s not-a-State-of-the-Union address in front of a joint session of Congress after his first month in office show in no uncertain terms how screwed up our political system is. A number of times, especially early on before the word got passed around that it looked bad on TV) when the Democrat-side of the chamber was applauding, the Republican-side sat on their hands in unison. It was embarrassing.
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It’s been interesting reading what so many entertainment reporters have been saying about the most recent ceremony that Hollywood puts on to hand out awards to its own. I never forget that the purpose of the show is no different than what happens in school auditoriums at the end of their year. It’s just that with the people being entertainers and all, they like to do things up just a bit better.
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Two Scots on the same stage? Surely that’s madness. It may well be (and you can call one of them…well, you know). Here are a couple of clips of Shirley Mason appearing on Craig Ferguson’s “The Late Late Show”. Enjoy ev’rybody.
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In a world filled with love in all its guises: requited, unrequited, kinky, quiet, romantic, and scores more, memories abound of Valentine’s Day. I have not been immune. I, too, have a Valentine’s day memory to share.
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I love “Ace of Cakes”. It’s one of the most entertaining shows on television. There’s heart, humor, art, and oh-no-they-dint moments in most episodes. That said, there is one person on the Charm City Cakes staff that is guaranteed to make me watch episode after episode: art director Anna Ellison.
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Always assume your computer is going to go down and your data will be corrupted. Remember that the odds of this happening increase in direct proportion to the importance and timeliness of what you are working on. So backup, backup, and backup.
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Every inauguration is different, but every one is also the same. There is the song of hope. Hope that the government will do right by its people, and also the hope that the people will do right for each other and the nation. Now it’s President Obama’s time of service to all of America’s people.
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Another season of American Idol is upon us. A ratings juggernaut that tends to leave havoc in its wake. Often, this havoc is mentioned in regards to what other networks have to do in order to lessen any damage that Idol will cause. I can’t help but wonder if Idol actually does more damage to all of the other shows on the FOX network.
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Finally tracked down the site sluggishness to a plug-in I’ve used on the site for quite a while. YARPP (Yet Another Related …
Read more...Sometimes things just stick, you know? Every Christmas season since I first saw the performance of Cathy Ladman’s comedy vignette about the “Wisemens”, the absurdity of the routine pops up in my mind and makes me smile. But hey, isn’t joy what the season is about?
Read more...Do not measure a person by whether or not they are in church. The true guide to character comes from those times …
Read more...I noticed this on Shutterfly (though many, many, many sites have a similar warning): Since most countries (including the U.S.) have a …
Read more...I’m sitting here, metaphorically twiddling my thumbs, awaiting word of Scarlet’s* little project: giving birth to little Troeesha. Her labor should have …
Read more...The International Modern Pentathlon Union is changing the makeup of its sport.
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