Archive for April, 2008

Douglas Barr - The Worst Actor I Have Ever Seen

Posted: Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 comments: 1
Posted in Entertainment, Film
Douglas Barr - The Worst Actor I Have Ever Seen

The 80’s will never be known as television’s finest hour.  Sure there were some legendary shows like The Cosby Show, Night Court, and my favorite 80’s show Sledge Hammer.  But those were sitcoms.  I think the real evil of 80’s TV lay in the crappy hour long shows.

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Showtime Killing HBO

Posted: Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 comments: 1
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle
Showtime Killing HBO

Just a couple of years ago it seemed like all I ever watched on television was HBO and 24.  With shows like Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Rome and The Wire, HBO seemed to elevate television into something much higher quality. 

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Does WordPress 2.5 Fix Google Cache Hack?

Posted: Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 comments: 1
Posted in Web, blog
Does WordPress 2.5 Fix Google Cache Hack?

I have spent the past few months working on a very search centric CMS that I could offer clients, and use myself.  So the idea of upgrading my WordPress is something I didn’t want to deal with.  I admit that WordPress 2.5 looked to be a great step up, especially since I was 3 versions [...]

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Thomas Kohnstamm Never Went to Columbia for Lonley Planet

Posted: Sunday, April 13th, 2008 comments: 0
Posted in Asides
Thomas Kohnstamm Never Went to Columbia for Lonley Planet

An author named Thomas Kohnstamm just admitted that while he wrote a guide book to Columbia for Lonely Planet, he has never been there.  Somewhere Arthur Frommer is having a good laugh.

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Nicki Clyne is My Friday Night Date

Posted: Friday, April 11th, 2008 comments: 0
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle
Nicki Clyne is My Friday Night Date

It’s Friday night and I’m not out at a club, or a movie, or even the Olive Garden.  No, I’m at home watching the biggest geek show on the planet, Battlestar Galactica.  This is even worse than my fight against WoW addiction.  Well…maybe not that bad, but it’s not good either.  I have to admit [...]

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Is MySpace to Blame for Victoria Lindsay’s Beating?

Posted: Thursday, April 10th, 2008 comments: 9
Posted in Crime, Current, Internet
Is MySpace to Blame for Victoria Lindsay's Beating?

I have had a few flame wars online, but I can honestly say that it’s never even come remotely close to physical violence.  But then again few of my flame wars are with teenage girls on MySpace. 

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Is Algae Biofuel (Oilgae) the Answer?

Posted: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 comments: 3
Posted in Environment
Is Algae Biofuel (Oilgae) the Answer?

The world is embracing the challenge of reducing greenhouse gases as evident by the Kyoto Agreement. Biofuels are substitutes for fossil-fuels that are developed from renewable green plants. However, when governmental monies are in play, some programs get funded that otherwise would not or should not. (guest post by Elizabeth Rathgeber)

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Rohit Bhargava - Personality Not Included

Posted: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 comments: 0
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Rohit Bhargava - Personality Not Included

My friend Rohit Bhargava just released his book, Personality Not Included.  He is a genuine expert on branding who is also an exceptional speaker on the subject, so I’m looking forward to reading the book.

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Ashland Film Festival Summary

Posted: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 comments: 4
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle
Ashland Film Festival Summary

This is the first year I was in town for the Ashland Film Festival, and I’m happy I finally got to attend.  I just got back from SXSW a couple weeks ago, so I was missing film festival life. 

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Review of Fair Trade at Ashland Film Festival

Posted: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 comments: 0
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle
Review of Fair Trade at Ashland Film Festival

The movie Fair Trade was playing along with 7,500 Miles to Redemption at the Ashland Film Festival and is the third documentary I saw at the festival.  The Fair Trade movie is directed by Lauralee Farrer and follows the life of Tamara Johnston, a young women with a promising future who suffers the loss of [...]

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