Archives for: November 2008
Post-vacation thoughts
November 28th, 2008We recently returned from a multi-day trip to LA and environs. The main point was to go to Disneyland. We last went two years ago, when our youngest was eight months old. She, of course, remembers it vividly.
We set off at 5:30am on Saturday...yes,… more »
Linguistic Jibe
November 25th, 2008Winston Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons from June 4, 1940:
We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall… more »
Fallout 3: Review and Comments
November 24th, 2008So I recently "finished" Fallout 3. It was good - not awesome, but good. 7.5/10 on the Oso scale.
By "finished" I mean I visited ~75% of the available places, completed ~80% of the side quests, and of course completed the main quest. And, like many,… more »
Slow-building songs
November 20th, 2008There's a type of song that builds slowly, then bursts into a crescendo of sound.
There's a name for this sort of thing, I'm sure of it.
I was thinking about these songs this morning on the drive to work. The classic Rock example (and, of course… more »
Fresh New Home Page
November 20th, 2008As promised, the new home page replete with swanky Cascading Style Sheets and tricked-out Photoshop graphics is now up and running. It's not fully complete, there are some rough edges to smooth out and some pages further down the tree to finish up, but… more »