Feeling Sorry for the “Impeach Barack Obama” Group Creator
I really felt for Ellen Finnigan, because of her recent article on the “Impeach Barack Obama” Facebook group that she created. I mean profanity-laced hate-email is one thing, but when the jerk sunk to calling her a “Republican,” them’s fightin’ words. I honestly felt bad for her, felt offended on her behalf. -TimK P.S. Ellen […]
How to “Prove” That Poetry is Valuable
Doug Lasken bemoans a government-school program that teaches kids about exploring sexual fantasies through virtual worlds, in place of teaching them about poetry and literature. I think the literacy coaches and cadres and their burgeoning publishing empire should be scrapped and the money saved. But not all the teachers present at the 11th grade curriculum […]
How does Squidoodlr work?
This is one of the outputs I wish Squidoodlr would give. Squidoodlr is a page that generates possible topics for Squidoo new lenses. But these ideas are too specific, too useful to be randomly generated. For example: If beauty is based on bilateral symmetry, why are most hairstyles asymetrical? Places to cowork in NYC Mean […]
Walter Koenig & George Takei in ST Fan Film
That EW article on the new Star Trek movie reminded me to check this site (which a friend had put me onto before RSS was the rage): Star Trek New Voyages (now “Star Trek Phase II”). This is a group of fans who produce indie episodes set just after the original series, with the original-series […]
Actually Bated for the New Star Trek Movie
I hardly believe it myself. I’m actually feeling anticipation, actually looking forward to the new Star Trek movie. Ever since I saw this exclusive photo of the new film’s Enterprise. But I’m also wary, with some trepidation, because the story is supposed to return back to the beginning, with a young Captain Kirk (played by […]
Book Giveaway Winners: Can You See God in This Picture
Here are winners for the Can You See God in This Picture? giveaway.
Book Giveaway Winners: The Conscience of Abe’s Turn
Here are winners for the Conscience of Abe’s Turn giveaway.
Here’s a Question…
Just catching up on my TV viewing, and I want to know… What’s with all the sex on Private Practice? OMG! Is it going to turn into another Grey’s Anatomy?! Here’s a better question: Why aren’t there any nighttime TV dramas about computer programmers? Is it because software developers don’t have ethical conflicts? -TimK