Archive for November, 2007
Black Friday: It’s Not About the Junk
No One Camps out on Black Friday. The Lines are too Long.
I did. for the first time ever, and probably the last, my daughter and I camped out in front of Toys ‘R Us so I could save a whole $20 on a Zune. A Zune that I had already ordered from Amazon, but [...]
Satan Says: What Is the Golden Compass?
In the book and soon to be released movie “The Golden Compass”, the titular device is called the alethiometer. It is a clockwork device that can answer any question. In the books, written by Phillip Pullman, the golden compass is entrusted to Lyra, a little girl with a big destiny. She is a pawn [...]
Spur Awards add Best Song?!?!?
Guilty Pleasures: Zombies!!!
My Daughter is having friends over tonight to play board games, primarily Apples to Apples, the family friendly game they have just discovered.
Beyond the warm and fuzzy fatherly feeling of providing a safe, fun environment for teens, I’ve also got a pretty nostalgic feeling coursing though my system right about now.
Of course, we can’t have [...]
Site of the Week: The Hungry Ghost
I’ve been reading The Hungry Ghost for the last week or so and been having a blast.
Mark has a fun and exciting take on the world, and his Confessions of a CEO Cantos are a real joy to read. I would like to see them eventually collected into a chapbook with some serious illustrations.
Mark’s doing [...]
