Ever lectured at a symposium or other large gathering? Then you’re familiar with this feeling.
Now that’s a President you can believe in. The first Presidential visit to Iraq, and it’s to sacrifice his own holiday time with family and friends, and risk life and limb, to support our brave troops overseas. One of the first rules of leadership is that you don’t ask anyone …
You have got to be kidding. I suppose I’ll give thanks today that I don’t live in California.
A word about the recent Michael Jackson fracas. It seems pretty clear that the motives (assuming there’s more than just one: greed) behind the accusations leveled at Jackson are suspect. But let’s think about this with just a little common sense. Over the last, say, 15 years, Jackson has probably …
OK, so this past weekend I went into total Lord of the Rings overload. Between Friday and Sunday at various times (mostly Evie’s naptime) I watched most of the documentary material on the new special extended DVD edition of The Two Towers, about 6-1/2 hours’ worth. The most astounding segment, …
We finished watching the new extended special edition of The Two Towers last night, and the verdict is definitely once again that Peter Jackson & Co. have outdone themselves. The new cut is a marked improvement over the theatrical release (itself an exceptional film), with more character development, backstory and …
The Two Towers has arrived, so it’s time to take a long, good suckle from the glass teat.
I just happened across some photos of the band performing at Borders in Baileys Crossroads a few months ago. Enjoy!
The show last night at Jammin’ Java in Vienna was great, and we had a nice supporting act in Anousheh Khalili, a lovely and talented young singer/songwriter from my neck of the woods (q.v. “The Boonies”). Turns out her parents live about spitting distance from my house, so I’m sure …
My wife and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary on Wednesday, and got a (rare) grown-ups’ night out on the town, courtesy of Grandma (thanks Mom!). We went to see Matrix Revolutions and then to a nice dinner. The movie was decent, although not up to the instant-classic level of …