Answering BarkingLot4's call for the best worst love song. Who can name one? Break out your skin tights and platforms and enjoy the schlockfest. Who knew we'd look back and say life was simpler then?

SyFy premieres MegaShark vs. Giant Octopus this Saturday. I'm pulling for  the octopus! Read full post »

This is for the bold and geekier OSers here, although the real geeks probably already know. Microsoft will close the download tap on Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) this morning (Aug 20, 2009). They've already released the gold version to manufacturers to install on this year's crop of fall PCs./… Read full post »

Today's foodie entry is not so much a recipe as an homage to the DIY spirit of cooks everywhere. Intrigued by the possibilities of a vacuum FoodSaver I've recently began using, I decided to take the next evolutionary step in food preparation: grinding my own meat. Deciding to reduce… Read full post »

What's on my mind tonight? (Last night rather)

I'm being followed on Twitter by a ton of blues musicians. One of them is bucketofblues1. Bucket of Blues is the album and the musician is Bobby Parris. His website has a 10 track album for sale. Each song/… Read full post »

I never read comics as a kid. I discovered the publisher Vertigo, home to Neil Gaiman’s cultishly popular Sandman series, well after I became an adult. I immediately fell in love with Death. Older sister to Sandman’s central character, Morpheus, Death helps guide the recent/… Read full post »

OK. First things first. I'm not vetting this and going over it with a fine tooth editorial comb. Also, I have been in the Elijah Craig, so take this for what it's worth.

What kind of society are we left with if we can't trust journalists to… Read full post »

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Tonight's episode is a different kind of Mantracker. If you're not familiar with the show, it's basically a reality TV version of Richard Connells's "The Most Dangerous Game". Two prey must traverse a course on foot while the Mantracker (Terry G… Read full post »

It's been eight months since 63 million Americans voted for change. If you listen closely you can hear the cacaphanous strains of "buyers' remorse" blending harmoniously with the "I told ya so" chorus. As a pragmatist, I never bought season tickets to that concert series. But I will freely admit… Read full post »

As part of a personal initiative to reduce my consumption of meat, I'… Read full post »

Last night I watched TNT's third episode of Hawthorne, Jada Pinkett Smith's (Exec Producer/Director) and John Masius' (Exec Producer/Writer) new nursing "dramalet". Yes, I made that word up. It's the diminuitive form of drama. That isn't meant to be demeaning in any way. I really quite like the show/… Read full post »

Moving beyond the "Will it go round in circles?" debate about OS's newest compensation plan, many of you budding millionaires will want a preview of the ads available for (or already showing) on your blog. Mishima666 already expressed some disappointment in one of the ads rotating on his blog. Being/… Read full post »

International clamor over Iran's presidential election has reached deafening proportions. The incendiary struggle is fueled in no small part by Twitter's dominance as a global "one-to-many" communication tool. Confronted with a media blackout, CNN has relied extensively on tweets and re-tweets (RTs)… Read full post »

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This is a repost of last year's Father's Day article. It's mainly for friends I've gained along the way who may have missed it when they added me. I still struggle with my relationship to Dad, but this is as honest an asseement today as the

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I couldn't pass up an opportunity to distill Bill O'Reilly's character down to its very essence. Whether one agrees with him or not, once his show starts it's just a constant bombardment of screaming, buzzing noises and insults that preclude any real dialog. I didn't make the 45 second mark, but… Read full post »

NBC has been my most watched non-cable network for years. That may soon change. E! Online reported earlier this week that NBC had canceled My Name Is Earl and Medium. This move only compounds the loss of Life and Knight Rider. OK, Knight Rider maybe wasn't such a surprise but/… Read full post »

A police cruiser slowly pulls onto the road in a dazzle of swirling blue lights.… Read full post »

Whether Obama ever says it or not, I'm willing to concede the humbling reality of grim Presidential Daily Breifings has dulled a bit of the righteous indignation that he rode into office. Obama was elected at what may be the most pivotal moment in many of our lives. We repudiated… Read full post »

Mom was a big fan of aphorisms. I don't mean the tired old Benjamin Franklin relics people always trot out. I'm talking about short reminders that someone has been through this all before and a few words here and there can help guide your feet when life seems, well... larger… Read full post »

In honor of ePriddy, for sharing her art and thoughts.

twisted limbs grow strong
diverse views take many paths
all began as one

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The setting: A buzzing coffee shop inside a metropolitan Barnes & Noble.

Sittin, sipping, and reading I happen to notice a pretty young woman at an adjacent table. She's absolutely glowing and has such a serene look on her face. A Paul Harvey moment later,… Read full post »

I followed the rainbow to its end. It stopped at a 24 hour supermarket. What does that mean?

I just watched an NBC Nightly News package about the rising incidence of serious sports injuries in adolescents and teenagers. Serious, as in ACL tears and arthritis. Through acquaintances with sports playing children, I understand the level these kids play at today. Cleating, clipping, and other in… Read full post »