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Cool video of Mississippi John Hurt — with close-ups of his fingers on the guitar. It’s a bit long in places, but worth a look.

Strange to actually see the man talk who’s music I’ve listened to for years. There’s a Part 2 to this video. (Apparently the host of the show is Pete Seeger.)

Here’s a humorous video with George W. Bush instead of the original post about my toilet mishap.

I made some homebrew a few weeks ago. After I bottled it, I took the dregs from the bottom of the carboy and bottled that too — 3 pints worth of it. Earlier today I noticed those three pint bottles had ballooned out (they’re made of plastic) from the extreme fermentation that’s erupted from the [...]

The new Superman movie hits theatres today. It was scheduled for a June 30th release, but they bumped it up by 3 days. Seeing it tonight would be insane, so I’m going to see it during a Wednesday afternoon matinee. I’ll report back here immediately.
James loves the movie. Roger Ebert doesn’t. I didn’t read Ebert’s [...]

“I take my coffee black, with a little of cream.
I wake up every morning with the sun.”
— Greg Brown
Tommboy sent me a shoe box full of coffee beans. It arrived yesterday. (Good thinking, Tom, the coffee smell effectively disguises the smell of the dope.) In the shoe box are sample packs of the following flavours: [...]

WARNING: Although this review doesn’t discuss plot details, it pretty much gives away the whole movie.
I was completely hooked (98% hooked) by Signs. I must have been in the right mood for it, and I’m glad I was, because I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, right to the very end:

When the girl was trying to give [...]

From Why women wear makeup and perfume:
Why do women wear makeup and perfume?
Because they’re ugly and they stink.
Or you could get arrested, according to Wear It, Bitch:
One of the highest courts in the land, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has determined that it’s legal for an employer to fire a female employee who refuses [...]

A video about atheism:

(via Stupid Evil Bastard)

I don’t think too highly of the recent Pixar movie, Cars. I wasn’t too excited about The Incredibles either. Neither of these films come close to the what Pixar accomplished with Finding Nemo, which I think is one of the best movies ever made, period. Not being a kid, though, I might not be the [...]

I was walking out of a grocery store, struggling with six bags of groceries while putting my cell phone away, when a huddle of youths approached me, lead by an eight foot monster with black, curly hair with too much grease in it. They passed without incident, but then I heard, “Hey you!” [...]

Cars is good. Caitlyn and I disagree with Phillip’s assessment of the movie; we liked it.
Cars is a film from Pixar, the company behind the computer-animated films such as Finding Nemo and Toy Story, and this one raises the animation bar, as does every new film from Pixar seems to do.
The film opens with a [...]

I’ve seen the Townes Van Zandt documentary, Be Here to Love Me, and it’s not exactly great. As a big fan of his music, I had high hopes. But this documentary didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know about him, nor will the film enlighten many newcomers to his music. If the filmmakers’ intention [...]

This is the headline story in CBC’s Health & Science section: Orchid does 360-degree twist to self-pollinate
An orchid growing in a harsh conditions defies gravity to twist its male sexual organs 360 degrees to fertilize its female organ, Chinese scientists have discovered.
I’m trying to figure out its signifigance as the number one story. I’m [...]

Unusual Businesses Ideas That Work:
Uncommon Business is a blog about people who make money online selling unusual, strange and sometimes bizarre things or provide curious services. This isn’t “One Hundred And One Ideas For Your Homebased Business” – only real, working businesses with URLs provided…
There are some crazy-ass businesses there:

How 18-Year Old Kid Makes Sell [...]

I know it’s been a long time since I posted any of my own music recordings, but when you hear this 49-second version of Heart and Soul I recorded on piano last night, you’ll know it was worth the wait.