On a whim I bought Anthony Minghella’s film of Charles Frazier’s Civil War romantic epic Cold Mountain. After the first viewing I have to admit I was a bit nonplussed. As I thought back over the film, though, I realized my disappointment was due in large part to its steadfast …
It’s interesting to me that for you folks using Microsoft Windows, being able to “talk” to your office computer from home or on the road is a big deal. You buy all sorts of geegaws like “GoToMyPC” or “PCanywhere,” which gives you the ability to use your applications and documents …
Memo to Mr. Moore: Intellectual laziness, even when disguised as art, is just as shallow.
I don’t care how much of a jerk Warren Lieberfarb may be. I’d still like to shake his hand. Because of him, I have a large library of my favorite films in an easily-totable format, which can accompany me on business trips (by plain, train or automobile) or play on …
I’ve decided to pursue the new Red Hat Certified Architect course track. I’m going to my first class at the end of July, and hopefully I’ll be able to complete the courses by next spring. Between work, family, and the band, I can’t go away too often, so I have …
The definition of “fat ‘n’ happy”…
I had a really great Fathers Day yesterday. My wife (and purportedly the kids) got me a new DVD (The Right Stuff), a little book about things a father should teach his son, and a new wallet. We also had a great cookout on Saturday, when some friends came down …
Life imitating art imitating art? A new movie arrives with the incendiary and buzzworthy title The Hunting of the President that is purporting to give us “the real story” behind a supposed widespread right-wing conspiracy to pull off a coup d’etat to unseat former President Bill Clinton. Of course, with …
Thursday, July 1 is the International Red Hat Meetup Day. Anyone else going?
Leah and I had a good show on Saturday at the Celebrate Fairfax festival. I think next year Ethan will be old enough to possibly enjoy going (or at least he’ll be OK with his schedule being interrupted), and Evie would probably really enjoy it. Also this weekend I got …