Jan 31 2009
I haven’t watched last night’s episode of Battlestar Galactica yet, but if it’s anything like the previous two episodes, I would guess that it’s underwhemling. If the writers stay true to form, only the last two episodes of the season (and the series) will be worth watching. Just about everything until then will be [...]
Jan 31 2009
We woke up this morning and discovered Winston was locked in our tiny front porch all night.
From Cats
He wasn’t scratching to get out and seemed totally cool about it. We felt bad, anyway, and gave him some treats, and then he ran to the litter box. Five minutes later he curled up and went to [...]
Jan 26 2009
I posted about a painting by Leonard Kelsey I own, not knowing anything about Kelsey.
Peter Kelsey left a comment about it, and although it appears he isn’t related to the artist of my painting. He was kind enough to email photos of some of his work, allowing me to post them.
I have [...]
Jan 23 2009
J-Walk did it, so now I’m doing it. It being:
1. Go to the the 4th folder where you keep your pictures on your computer.
2. Post the 4th picture in the folder.
3. Explain the photo.
Here’s mine:
It’s the view from my kitchen window in the first apartment Jenny and I lived in. If the date on the [...]
Jan 17 2009
This video shows how to increase your gas mileage by adding acetone to your gasoline:
Acetone is a solvent, used in paints, plastics, and most anything artificial.
Its claim as an automotive fuel additive to help fuel economy has been tested by MythBusters; they found it reduced fuel economy.
Anyone try this?
Jan 16 2009
A demonstration of Crayon Physics Deluxe:
I’m not big on games, but this one intrigued me: the goal is to get a ball to touch a star by drawing objects that obey the laws of physics. Draw something in the sky and it will fall; draw a wheel and it will roll; draw a pendulum [...]
Jan 15 2009
Roger Ebert writes that, “Hitchcock deliberately wanted Psycho to look like a cheap exploitation film. He shot it not with his usual expensive feature crew (which had just finished North by Northwest) but with the crew he used for his television show.” Subsequently, Psycho feels like the best episode of The Twilight Zone ever, [...]
Jan 14 2009
I’d consider watching commercial TV if ads in North America were as bizarre as this:
