Dec 31 2005
I dropped by a Chinese resturant earlier this evening for a quick noodle dish. While I was there, I couldn’t help but notice a large flow of customers dropping by for pick-up orders. Many of them walked out with huge armloads of bagged food. I’m wondering if ordering out for Chinese food specifically on new [...]
Dec 31 2005
I saw 60 or so new movies this past year, half of them in a theatre and the other half at home. “New” means anything I hadn’t seen before, though most of them were from 2005. (I’ll provide a complete list in a later post.) I’m no movie critic, but for the hell of it, [...]
Dec 31 2005
Firefox has an Extension feature:
Extensions are small add-ons that add new functionality to Firefox. They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature. They allow the application to be customized to fit the personal needs of each user if they need additional features…
Here are the extensions I use:
Adblock removes unwanted content [...]
Dec 30 2005
My insurance for my 1978 Honda CB550 went down for 2006; it’s $468 now. Last year it was $485.31. Insurance going down. That’s a first.
Dec 30 2005
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Lyncharm Carved Mug #12 (oatmeal)
Rating: (8/10)
We bought this mug at Lyncharm Pottery in Antigonish, N.S. for $20 about five years ago. They go for $30 now; except for the price, this is a damn nice mug.
Some mugs are meant for coffee (I like a big-ass one), some for tea (I [...]
Dec 30 2005
In Jerusalem, a CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Wailing Wall to pray, twice a day, everyday, for a long, long time. So she decided to investigate. She went to the Wailing Wall, and there he was!
She watched him pray and, after about 45 minutes, when [...]
Dec 29 2005
A thread posing the question: How many 5 year-olds could you take on at once? There ARE rules, such as:
You are in an enclosed area, roughly the size of a basketball court. There are no foreign objects.
You are not allowed to touch a wall.
There is no protective padding for any combatant other than the [...]
Dec 28 2005
Dora the Explorer Journey to the Purple Planet for Playstation2 (PS2)
Rating: (7/10)
My 5 year old daughter received this for Christmas, finishing it within two days; it’s a short game, but she enjoyed it and is still playing it. The game has all the elements from the TV series: Boots tags along with Dora, [...]
Dec 28 2005
A developer created videos of how to create a text-based game (similar to Adventure) using C++. I didn’t learn anything, but it’s interesting to watch how he creates it. Good for those new to programming and wanting to program games.
Dec 28 2005
King Kong (2005), directed by Peter Jackson.
Rating: (7/10)
This is a good movie. The first hour is spent setting the tone and developing the characters; it takes place during the 1930s, when The Depression was in full swing: alcohol was banned, poverty was rampant, and jobs were scarce. Once the King Kong shows up though, [...]
Dec 28 2005
Project Censored: The News That Didn’t Make The News:
…[this organization] compiles an annual list of 25 news stories of social significance that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the country’s major national news media.
They list the Top 25 Censored Stories of 2006 (isn’t that a year early?). The top five:
Bush Administration Moves to [...]
Dec 27 2005
How much cello can I get for $500? is a recent post on MetaFilter that caught my eye: a few years ago I woke up from a dream with an aspiration to learn to play the cello. I even priced them (they’re expensive), but didn’t get one, yet. I taught myself how to [...]
Dec 27 2005
This is an old article, but I just stumbled on it: Why aren’t there more ‘G’ movies?
John Colvin, a father of two, believes Hollywood needs to be more aware of an underserved audience. “They don’t make enough movies for me to take my wife and kids to,” he says.
I don’t go to movies often, but [...]
Dec 27 2005
How to rip a DVD: A Tutorial, describes how to copy the contents of a commercial DVD video. For backups purposes only, of course.
Phillip: is this how you do it?
(via digg)
Dec 27 2005
Space: 1999 - Set One- 1st six episodes of series (DVD) is my first ebay listing, and it’s for Phillip; he owns the DVD. He’s too lazy to create a PayPal account for payments. It took me 45 minutes to create the listing; you have to specify shipping options, images, payment instructions; and ebay [...]
