Posts for July, 2006

July 19, 2006

Truth, justice, and the American way

It used to be Superman’s motto. In the new movie, however, the “American way” part has been replaced by “all that stuff”, purportedly to make the movie more palatable to foreign audiences since the modern Hollywood exec thinks beyond just sea to shining (or, these days, steaming) sea. Liberal as Hollywood is, though, I have [...]

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July 13, 2006

Grr. And an aargh, too.

I think the wireless part of my wireless router may be dead… and of course that means more computer problems at home, so if I owe you an email, my apologies, and I hope to get to it soon.
In the meantime, I know there’s a lot to pray about these days, between the Mumbai bombings [...]

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July 10, 2006

The long-lost art of letter writing

I finished The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America this weekend. It’s a very absorbing slice of turn-of-the-century American life, especially in how it makes me think about our uber-technological world affects our lives. Things are supposed to be easier for us.

Thunderbird, my friend
I know they [...]

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July 7, 2006

I should have known something was off when he said he didn’t like ice cream

KEN SPIT ON SUPERMAN!
HE. SPIT. ON. SUPERMAN!!!!
I think I may have to find a new job now, or at least make Ivan be the buffer at all times. Of course, Ivan is so offended by the spittle that he might not want to take on that role, and we’ll both have to find new jobs.

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