Entertainment
TiVo Users Fear Recording Restrictions
I used to have a TiVo, and I loved it. The ability to “time shift” your TV watching, even while watching live TV, was fantastic. So you can imagine I was a little peeved when I read that TiVo had Read more
Entertainment
TV and Ethics
This is an interesting case. A woman gets vetted for “Extreme Makeover”. They interview her family, and encourage them to say mean things about the way she looks. Not so shocking. Then they cancel the girl’s appearance on the show Read more
Europe
Pub Quiz – New Record Low Score!
The Table of Contents was in bad shape tonight. We only had three players and were missing key elements of our knowledge base such as sports, all things relating to the Netherlands, and music. Plus, the picture round was a Read more
Brian
Fantasy Football 2005 – Week 2
The good guys are on a roll. Even though TO went off like a bomb in San Francisco, and even though my quarterback had one interception for every four completed passes, the good showing by my receivers and backs carried Read more
Ramblings
North Korea
I love these guys. They are so crazy. Ever since the Taliban was routed I was worried that I would be deprived of “examples of crazy regimes”. But thankfully, North Korea has stepped up to the plate. Honestly, these guys Read more
General
Kavalier and Clay
Okay, so on my wife’s prodding I read “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay“. She always reads these “literary” type books and then shames me into reading them. The other one she made me read is The Secret History Read more
General
Fantasty Football 2005 – Week 1
It has begun. The epic head-to-head fantasy football challenge of which Pete “Ball Sucker” Guzik and I are the only participants. Drafting new teams each week, we tally up the points each week in the ongoing struggle for bragging rights. Read more
Ramblings
Questions on Trimming
So is it gross to trim your knuckle hairs? Would that be considered ‘manscaping‘? Does it make any difference if you do it at work? With a huge pair of steel scissors from the supply cabinet? Just wondering.
General
The Table of Contents
Here’s a picture of our team from last night. Damn, we look smart. And oh so pretty.