General
Pub Quiz -S02E02
Since I download a lot of TV episodes, I figured I would start naming our pub quiz visits the same way. S02E02 means “season two, episode two.” Try to keep up, I won’t repeat the instructions. In a nutshell: we Read more…
Brian
Fantasy Football – Week 18
Okay. Now I really AM worried. It seems even a 3 game lead is not cushion enough against His Bigness. Guze beat me again this week, largely because I picked Mark Brunell (going against one of the best defenses) instead Read more…
Brian
Coming Full Circle
Wow. I just had about as close to a ‘spritual’ experience as I think I’m ever likely to have. So, here’s the scenario. I’ve been reading my ass off trying to get ready for my MBA start week (which kicks Read more…
Ramblings
CIA Blunders (Again)
There’s a story out now in a book by NY Times reporter James Risen which points to two acts of phenomenal incompetence by the CIA. One is sending an Iranian double agent information which led to the complete dismantling of Read more…
Entertainment
Google Cubes
Hmm. Cheap network terminals that run a Google operating system. Now that WOULD be interesting. Let’s see if it’s true.
General
Christmas Photos
Pictures from our Christmas trip to Florida/Princeton are up. Thanks to everyone who put us up (Mom and Dad, Mark and Katrin, Ken, Ryan and Amy)! We had a great time and hope to be back soon.
Europe
Pub Quiz – Season 2 Episode 1
So today was the first Murphy’s Pub Quiz of 2006, and the TOC was represent’in! 4th place. I thought we might get third, but alas. The theme for the evening was “events of 2005”. You’d think for news afficianados like Read more…
Entertainment
The Constant Gardner
Wow. What a great movie. I think this is the first film I’ve reviewed for 5 stars on the blog in the year and a half that I’ve been writing on it. The Constant Gardener is a powerful drama that Read more…
Ramblings
Bad Gas
Now this is what makes international politics so interesting. Russia decides they are going to punish the West-leaning current government of the Ukraine by demanding that they suddenly pay 4 times as much for natural gas then they used to. Read more…
Entertainment
Munich
It was a choice between Munich and the Geisha movie, and I have really wanted to see Munich since I heard that Steven Spielberg was tackling a movie about terrorism. True to what you would expect, Munich is a well-written Read more…