The irony in this would be laughable if there weren’t a hundred people a week dying in Iraq. “There is no justification for Iran or any other country interfering in Iraq,” said Tony Blair today. That’s funny. Syria said the Read more…
Have I mentioned that Rome is a kick-ass show? I love period pieces, and this period is especially entertaining. No one is more inherently dramatic than the ancient Romans. The ancient Greeks were cool, smart, and built some cool stuff, Read more…
Have you seen the trailer for “Everything is Illuminated”? If you haven’t, go check it out at the Quicktime.com website. The hauntingly beautiful song at the end is called “How It Ends” and is by Denver indie band Devotchka. I Read more…
So I’ve been driving quite a bit lately with my new car and my new license. I’ve been to Ikea, to Utrecht, to Arnhem, and to Doetinchem. I went for, respectively: furniture, frisbee, frisbee, and work. I have a few Read more…
The word ‘massacre’ comes to mind. I had a fit of stupidity this week, that’s all there is to it. I haven’t even tallied up the final score it’s so pathetic. I have something in the range of 60 and Read more…
US waives sanctions on Saudis over religious rights The moral of the story is: if you gots lots of oil, the U.S. won’t hold you to the same standard. If you ain’t got lots of oil, start getting a space Read more…
Thanks to Ken for finding these examples. They don’t have Halloween here in Europe (not really), which is probably stunting the emotional development of millions of European children. But in the spirit of the season I thought I would post Read more…
Been so busy now that school started that I didn’t get a chance to immediately post the results of the Table of Contents’ last showing at the pub quiz. 3rd place!!! In case you weren’t keeping track, that’s the best Read more…
What an amazing world we live in. Communications technology continues to astound me in the way it affects our lives. In my lifetime I watched as the Berlin wall was cut down. I watched the Twin Towers fall. I watched Read more…