Archive for January, 2010

Vital Statistics

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Vital Statistics | Comments Off

Bike odometer: 2567 Aches & pains: the usual suspects Current reading: 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King Recent listening: Muse, Tom Waits, XTC, Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow, The Chemical Brothers, Tones on Tail Recent ... Read more..

Olbermann Apologizes

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Favorite Things, Politics, Video | Comments Off

Last week Jon Stewart had some fun at the expense of Keith Olbermann but with a serious point. Olbermann addressed it at the end of his show last night: Keith's response ... Read more..

Reverse Baader-Meinhof Syndrome

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Explanation, Tales | Comments Off

Part One Some time ago I renewed my subscription to Netflix in order to utilize their streaming video service which is offered "free" to all their subscribers. The service is nice ... Read more..

Lucky Louie

Saturday, January 16th, 2010 Posted in Favorite Things, Video | Comments Off

Tina and I just finished watching the first and only season of Lucky Louie the other day. Lucky Louie was a sitcom that ran on HBO a few years ago ... Read more..

Vital Statistics

Friday, January 15th, 2010 Posted in Vital Statistics | Comments Off

Bike odometer: 2567 Aches & pains: sore sinuses Current reading: Timeline by Michael Crichton, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Corey Doctorow Recent listening: Fairground Attraction, Essential Rarities by The Doors, ... Read more..

Best of 2008: Top Albums

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 Posted in Favorite Things, Music | Comments Off

[gallery columns="4" orderby="ID"] This is the final article in my long-incubating series reviewing the best music I heard in 2008. Earlier I wrote about my criteria for selection, honorable mentions and ... Read more..

Best of 2008: Honorable Mention

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 Posted in Music | 1 Comment »

Now that 2010 is here, I think it's high time I finished the articles I began writing about my favorite music from 2008. The introduction I wrote explains the criteria ... Read more..