Archive for August, 2007

Zombie crows

Zombie crows

| August 14, 2007 | Reply

OK, this clip is almost enough by itself to make me want to go see Resident Evil: Extinction. I’ve never played the games. I’ve only seen the first movie (and then only on SciFi), and it was goofy, formulaic, and had some really cheesy special effects (though I’ve always like the final scene). But…zombie crows. […]

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The new “greatest generation”

The new “greatest generation”

| August 12, 2007 | 1 Reply

Thirty, forty, fifty years from now, Americans will look back in wonder at those who answered the call at the turn of the century: Hat tip to Uncle Jimbo at Blackfive. ..bruce.. [UPDATED 08/12/07 – 2216 MDT] Thanks to Ace of Spaces HQ for the Ace-alanche! I should note for the record that my wife […]

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Oops

Oops

| August 11, 2007 | Reply

A few weeks ago, a British newspaper — the Newquay Guardian — carried a story about a Great White shark being sighted off the coast of England. This report, of course, was immediately cited a further evidence of global warming, as these 15,000 Google hits demonstrate. Turns out that the picture was a hoax, or […]

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Leftovers blogging

Leftovers blogging

| August 6, 2007 | Reply

Since there’s only three of us at home — Sandra (my wife), Salem (our youngest daughter, going on 22 and seldom seen), and myself — we don’t tend to do a lot of cooking, and we almost never have sit-down meals anymore unless we have company coming over. However, every few weeks, I will fire […]

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