Diffuse minus Specular
Specular
- Bio
- CGI geek. Occasional writer of fiction. Secret fan of stuffed monkeys. Ex-rock-and-roll star turned mop boy at Celine Dione's Vegas showroom.
MY RECENT POSTS
- A Caption Waiting for a
Cartoon
October 07, 2009 10:30PM - Infuriated over the Public
Option Vote
September 30, 2009 01:19PM - In Lieu of Content: Don't
Leave Me This Way
September 19, 2009 01:48PM - In lieu of content: luv da
cranky
September 18, 2009 11:26PM - Rant du jour: take a stat
class, dummy
September 13, 2009 09:54PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Norwonk, I suspect it's
your comment about "the
state
church…
forces…”
June 09, 2010 12:38PM - “Thanks for the wonderful
post.”
May 29, 2010 10:10PM - “Back in the 80s, one of
my male friends occasionally
wore a
mid-calf wool skirt
w…”
May 19, 2010 01:02AM - “I've been thinking a lot
lately about how the U.S.
would be
well-served to have
s…”
March 11, 2010 05:05PM - “Frankly, I'm happy that
Apple continues to snub Flash
in it's
mobile devices.
Fla…”
January 27, 2010 05:01PM
Specular's Links
June 09, 2010 12:38PM
“Norwonk, I suspect it's your comment about "the state church… forces the church to be much more liberal" is the thing that would frigh…”
About: Don't like separation of Church and State? Come to Germany!
“Norwonk, I suspect it's your comment about "the state church… forces the church to be much more liberal" is the thing that would frigh…”
About: Don't like separation of Church and State? Come to Germany!
May 19, 2010 01:02AM
“Back in the 80s, one of my male friends occasionally wore a mid-calf wool skirt with jeans and a a blue oxford. It was definitely a bit avant garde, bu…”
About: Man Skirts, Nipple Bras & Foot Gloves, My Oh My
“Back in the 80s, one of my male friends occasionally wore a mid-calf wool skirt with jeans and a a blue oxford. It was definitely a bit avant garde, bu…”
About: Man Skirts, Nipple Bras & Foot Gloves, My Oh My
March 11, 2010 05:05PM
“I've been thinking a lot lately about how the U.S. would be well-served to have science curriculum standards that give graduates the ability to underst…”
About: New Education Standards: Creating an Army of Bloggers
“I've been thinking a lot lately about how the U.S. would be well-served to have science curriculum standards that give graduates the ability to underst…”
About: New Education Standards: Creating an Army of Bloggers
January 27, 2010 05:01PM
“Frankly, I'm happy that Apple continues to snub Flash in it's mobile devices. Flash has too many problems to be a valuable member of the internet tech…”
About: First Cynical Impressions of new Apple tablet
“Frankly, I'm happy that Apple continues to snub Flash in it's mobile devices. Flash has too many problems to be a valuable member of the internet tech…”
About: First Cynical Impressions of new Apple tablet
December 30, 2009 09:32PM
“My gripe about college football isn't the preponderance of bowls, it's the completely lack of competition in most teams schedules. Florida, heading to…”
About: My Annual College Football Bowl Game Rant
“My gripe about college football isn't the preponderance of bowls, it's the completely lack of competition in most teams schedules. Florida, heading to…”
About: My Annual College Football Bowl Game Rant
November 14, 2009 02:44PM
“I'm out of town that week. I could do the week before or after, although Sunday afternoons I often having writers' meetups. Theoretically, there will b…”
About: Chicago OS Next Mext Up
“I'm out of town that week. I could do the week before or after, although Sunday afternoons I often having writers' meetups. Theoretically, there will b…”
About: Chicago OS Next Mext Up
November 14, 2009 02:21PM
“I worry about the loss of in-depth reportage. The kind that costs a lot in dollars and time to produce. The kind that wins Pulitzers, but probably does…”
About: I Just Divorced the Chicago Tribune
“I worry about the loss of in-depth reportage. The kind that costs a lot in dollars and time to produce. The kind that wins Pulitzers, but probably does…”
About: I Just Divorced the Chicago Tribune
October 30, 2009 08:46PM
“I'm already committed to be elsewhere on the 8th. I'm envious of your pancakey meeting, though.”
About: Chicago Meet Up
“I'm already committed to be elsewhere on the 8th. I'm envious of your pancakey meeting, though.”
About: Chicago Meet Up
October 18, 2009 12:52PM
“Interesting post, Steve. I think you take your analogy too far, however, when you go from denial of factual events to subjective appraisal. "Great…”
About: It's True: Stalin Really Did Commit Genocide!
“Interesting post, Steve. I think you take your analogy too far, however, when you go from denial of factual events to subjective appraisal. "Great…”
About: It's True: Stalin Really Did Commit Genocide!
October 18, 2009 11:47AM
“It turns out I haven't read any of the books on your list. Canon, what canon? But, I don't know that I would have been able to identify them if I had r…”
About: Name That Book! A Little Game
“It turns out I haven't read any of the books on your list. Canon, what canon? But, I don't know that I would have been able to identify them if I had r…”
About: Name That Book! A Little Game
October 18, 2009 02:23AM
“I have a suspicion about #7, but it's not a book I've read (if I'm correct). The rest I doubt I've read.”
About: Name That Book! A Little Game
“I have a suspicion about #7, but it's not a book I've read (if I'm correct). The rest I doubt I've read.”
About: Name That Book! A Little Game
October 07, 2009 11:02PM
“Interesting that you draw that conclusion so adamantly, Steve. I don't believe in any form of after life spiritually and find nothing dark about that.…”
About: Contemplating Imminent Human Extinction
“Interesting that you draw that conclusion so adamantly, Steve. I don't believe in any form of after life spiritually and find nothing dark about that.…”
About: Contemplating Imminent Human Extinction
September 30, 2009 05:31PM
“How apropos. I was cardoored today. If I hadn't been riding slowly (because I was thinking about healthcare reform: really) and wearing a helmet, I wou…”
About: Infuriated over the Public Option Vote
“How apropos. I was cardoored today. If I hadn't been riding slowly (because I was thinking about healthcare reform: really) and wearing a helmet, I wou…”
About: Infuriated over the Public Option Vote
September 30, 2009 02:17PM
“I think Massachusetts' smooth gay marriage transition is informative here. Even when you face a lot of opposition to good public policy, when the oppos…”
About: Infuriated over the Public Option Vote
“I think Massachusetts' smooth gay marriage transition is informative here. Even when you face a lot of opposition to good public policy, when the oppos…”
About: Infuriated over the Public Option Vote
September 30, 2009 01:36PM
“I imagine that there was a large team on this. Break the book into thematic chapters and have an author sit down with Palin to get a feel for what she…”
About: Quick & Dirty, the Sarah Palin way
“I imagine that there was a large team on this. Break the book into thematic chapters and have an author sit down with Palin to get a feel for what she…”
About: Quick & Dirty, the Sarah Palin way
September 29, 2009 01:09AM
“Another fascinating post, Steve. Thanks”
About: Today In History: The End of the Comancheria
“Another fascinating post, Steve. Thanks”
About: Today In History: The End of the Comancheria
September 14, 2009 10:32PM
“As you said, rw, the facts are facts. And the facts have shown over and over again that the "truthers" are fishing in a factual dead lake. Th…”
About: 9/11 Busted Update
“As you said, rw, the facts are facts. And the facts have shown over and over again that the "truthers" are fishing in a factual dead lake. Th…”
About: 9/11 Busted Update
September 11, 2009 07:28PM
“On this tragic anniversary, I did some reading about the conspiracy theories. Popular Mechanics did a nice debunking of all the various conspiracy theo…”
About: 9/11 Busted!!!
“On this tragic anniversary, I did some reading about the conspiracy theories. Popular Mechanics did a nice debunking of all the various conspiracy theo…”
About: 9/11 Busted!!!
September 08, 2009 08:44PM
“The. Best. MHS. Ever. (period)”
About: "Guarding The Hen House": a child's health care parable
“The. Best. MHS. Ever. (period)”
About: "Guarding The Hen House": a child's health care parable
September 08, 2009 01:44PM
“"But what about the kids who Dream Small...what are we doing for them? Do we base our educational system on the minority of kids who are going to…”
About: Obama & The Contradictions of American Education
“"But what about the kids who Dream Small...what are we doing for them? Do we base our educational system on the minority of kids who are going to…”
About: Obama & The Contradictions of American Education
September 08, 2009 11:47AM
“What a depressing list. I wouldn't bother with a huge chunk of those films (I feel comfortable dismissing G.I. Joe sight unseen), but I find it unimagi…”
About: Some Summer Movie Box Office Results
“What a depressing list. I wouldn't bother with a huge chunk of those films (I feel comfortable dismissing G.I. Joe sight unseen), but I find it unimagi…”
About: Some Summer Movie Box Office Results
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