Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
The World's Worst Songs To Have Stuck In Your Head
Everyone knows that some songs are just… stickier than others. They can be great songs! It doesn’t mean the songs are bad…(though it sure makes it worse when they are)… but you can only have a song… or a verse…or a single line play through your head for so many hours…
Harry Potter and the Nudity Kerfuffle
So apparently Daniel Radcliffe, of Harry Potter fame, is starring in a London production of the play Equus, in which he appears not only nude, but nekkid. Daniel is currently 17 years old and, as must be expected, there are those who are all in a tizzy over the idea of the poor innocent babe appearing naked on stage. There seem to be two primary camps of indignation, which have significant overlap…
Right of Way
There are traffic rules for a reason. I really wish people would learn them. For example, this morning I was turning right at an intersection. This intersection, during morning rush hour (which it was) is 99% traffic going in one direction, 90% of which is turning left, and 9.9% of which is turning right, and virtually none of which is going straight. I was coming from the other direction, turning right. If you’re following along,...
The Bathroom Floor from Hell
Many years ago we used to live in a townhouse that we rented in Fairfax, Virginia. The entire time we lived there, the oven didn’t work. Several other things were broken all or most of…
Hummus: DotCom Overboard?
I think that the trend of companies and products opening websites is wonderful. I am so much more likely to look up information on the web than I am to call an 800 number or (god forbid) actually GO somewhere. I also like to shop online when I can. [...] But then there are some things that just confuse me. Sometimes I think that it’s going too far, or in a bizarre direction. For example, today. I bought some hummus…
My Big List O Pet Peeves
We all have them. Things that just grate on us. Sometimes they are rational, other times they are a bit silly. Some of them bother us a lot, some of them only tickle a little at our irritation…
How Dare You Wish Me 'Happy Thanksgiving'!?
Ok… People can really piss me off. I subscribe to an active listserve with over 600 international members. This last week there were a total of maybe 10 messages wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving. It is a holiday celebrated in the USA, but it really applies to everyone. It is a holiday of giving thanks for what you have, and general goodwill. Well a few people on the list got their panties in a...