Category Archives: Uncategorized

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it; happy Friday to all.

For some reason, the first song here (“Swinging London” by the Pretenders) represents the Saturnalia to me. I was at first dismayed that this was the only video of it on YouTube, then strangely pleased. Somehow, this reflects the true … Continue reading →

Seen at rimrunner, a pretty good seasonal video: the Silent Monks sing Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus.

On the dubious premise that Everything is Better with Latin!™… Dreidel Song Cantus Turbinis I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when it’s dry and ready then dreidel I shall play! Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, … Continue reading →

1. Nick is alive and well in Shanghai and my conniption-levels are dropping below the red line at last. Also, Skype is my new best friend. 2. “Everything is better with Latin!”™ Even the making of Iron Man as chronicled … Continue reading →

1. On the Eve of St. Nick, my son Nick has set off for China where he’s going to present a paper at a professional conference. This freaks me out so much I’m not fully aware of how freaked out … Continue reading →

I think what disappoints me about the Avatar aliens is that all this technology has been deployed to create an improved version of the same old man-in-a-rubber-suit effect. Why not make aliens which are impressive but distinctively nonhuman, like Anderson’s … Continue reading →

A happy Thanksgiving to my compatriots; a happy Thursday to all.

Our smallest and craziest cat (Cleo, a.k.a. Antisonja) is helping me write by smashing her face against mine repeatedly and drooling on my shirt. It’s not improving my word count, but it does have a certain entertainment value.

The headline for a TPM article today is “Things Get Messier Still at the Wash Times”. I wasted a few moments wondering what the metaphor meant–how things could “get Messier“–by being dimly luminous, fuzzy, distant? Then I realized: oh, yeah … Continue reading →