Bring on the Genetic Mods
So, it begins with obesity instead of curing baldness. S’ok. It won’t be long now. I can wait a few more years. Say, three or four for more scientific discovery, two more for a specific delivery system to be perfected, then five or so human trials. Bottom line: 10 to Read more
‘Sea Change’ in Technology
I have to assume that Bill Gates is a pretty smart guy. So when he says things like, there’s going to be a “sea change” in the software industry, I tend to take his word for it. I have to credit my imminently intelligent friend Ian for first explaining to Read more
Pub Quiz – Not to be Discussed
Right from the start we knew it was going to be sucky. The first round, a picture round, was all logos of Dutch companies with the text removed. And our only native Dutch team member cancelled ten minutes before the start of the quiz. Great. We got 3 out of Read more
Fantasy Football 2005 – Week 9
Well, my streak had to end some time. It’s not that I picked bad people for my team, it’s just that none of them put up anything other than mediocre numbers. I bet heavily on the Giants, taking their QB, #1 running back, and #1 receiver… and was sorely disappointed. Read more
Schwarzenegger Street
This is political flash animation at its best. The only thing that could every top it is the Jib Jab movie with McGreevey popping out all over the place going “I’m GAY! I’m GAY!”
Ann on Amazon
This page has been up a while, and I have been remiss in not blogging about it. Congratulations to Ann on becoming the second member of the Bishop family to publish a book. Way to go baby. I’m proud of you.
The Spearing of Mike Brown
I love being right. I predicted Brown was going to be crucified. (Not that it took a rocket scientist to figure out.) You have to keep in mind that as much righteous anger as you may have directed toward this guy, it wasn’t him alone who is responsible for all Read more
Pub Quiz – Frustrated Contents
Forgot to post after last Tuesday’s pub quiz. We tied with 4 other teams for 4th place. The frustrating thing is, we had at least seven right answers written down that we argued ourselves out of. Here are some examples of things we had right and then changed: Marilyn Monroe’s Read more