Most of the overhauls were under the hood, but I did change a few things: Got an AOL IM account and made my "online status" known Widened the sidebar, and made the main page font more readable Added more webcams, and changed the presentation (it is a rotation slideshow). Not sure how I feel about the "reload" button — I … Read More
Friday Random Ten
Roam – The B-52s Look Mama – Howard Jones Honeysuckle Rose – A’int Misbehavin’ (Original Cast) Feel Like Makin’ Love – Bad Company Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer Satisfaction – Rolling Stones Time For Livin’ – The Association Adult Afraid Of The Night – Lauren Christy I Never Wanted To Love You – March of the Falsettos (Original Cast) … Read More
This Is My 1000th Post On This Blog
The first post was dated January 21, 2004, almost 19 months ago. I guess I should say something profound, or give a retrospective of the blog and how it’s developed, or thank the people who visit (both of them), or something. But instead, I think I will publish one of my favorite photos:
Please Help
Sigh. I really dislike those people. You know who I am talking about. I’m talking about people out there arguing for tax cuts for the rich, and whose idea of "supporting the troops" is to put a yellow ribbon on their car, and that’s it. Those people and their faux patriotism annoy me. And stuff like this is why. Grim … Read More
Bored?
Cynical-C has some web recommendations of interest: First, an animated gif of a plane getting hit by lightning, pictured here: And then, a website devoted to death row inmates’ last meals. Have fun!
Friday’s iPod Random Ten
Lot of oldies popping up this week…. Raspberry Beret – Prince Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) – Reunion Will It Go Round In Circles – Billy Preston What Child Is This – Vince Guaraldi Hey Nineteen – Steely Dan Fat and Greasy – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Original Broadway Cast) Pretty Women – Sweeney Todd (Original Broadway Cast) … Read More
New Look, New Name, Same Crap
So . . . the site formally known as "Goldfish Don’t Bounce" has a new look, and more importantly, a new name — NO, YOU CAN’T HAVE A PONY! The name has absolutely no significance at all. But tell me what you think.
Man Dies After 49 Hours Of Computer Games
Yahoo News: SEOUL, South Korea – A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday. Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave … Read More
How About Those Red Sox?
American League Eastern Division W L Pct GB Home Road Streak Last 10 games BatAvg ERA Runs per G Boston 65 47 .580 – 35-18 30-29 Won 3 8-2 .282 4.76 5.61 New York 60 51 .541 4.5 34-22 26-29 Lost 1 6-4 .274 4.62 5.41 Toronto 57 55 .509 8.0 32-25 25-30 Won 1 5-5 .272 4.07 4.95 Baltimore … Read More
The Truth About John Roberts
He was “Otto”, the inflatable co-pilot in “Airplane”! [Hat tip: Crooks and Liars]
Friday Random Ten
"Sargeant Rock Is Going To Help Me" – XTC "Summer Breeze" – Seals & Crofts "Running Up That Hill" – Kate Bush "Taxi (Live)" – Harry Chapin "Grovel, Grovel" – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat "How Do You Do" -Mouth & Macneal "Angel" – Massive Attack "Gymnopedie No. 1" – Erik Satie (from the film "Diva") "Diamonds On The … Read More
Deja Vu All Over Again
Does anyone else remember the summer of 2001? The headlines were filled with stories about shark attacks, Tom Cruise’s love life (with Nicole), and missing-but-presumed-dead white women (Shandra Levy). Bush was sinking fast in the polls, and Reps/Dems were sniping at each other. And then, at the end of the summer in 2001, some bad shit went down (you may … Read More
Your Life’s Theme Song
Go here, enter your your birth date, and find out what was the #1 song on the charts for that day. Alternatively, you can determine your “life’s theme song” by entering the date of your 18th birthday. My birth song? “Sherry” (The Four Seasons) My life’s theme song? “Upside Down” (Diana Ross). Ummmm . . . okay . . . … Read More
Of Passing Note
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has published an online “Legal Guide for Bloggers".