If you’re like me and you didn’t know something noteworthy was going to happen on David Letterman’s show last night you can go here to find a partial accounting of Letterman’s chat with Woody Harrelson from last night.
Apparently Harrelson has been living a sustainable existence with his family in Hawaii for the past five years.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
McASP: October 10
This has not been a good week for my stocks. Everything is down big, including ENER losing 21% from its price.
Here is an article about Energy Conversion Devices work toward viable hydrogen powered vehicles.
Company | Stock | Net Gain | Percent Gain
DayStar Technologies | DSTI | -36.54 | -17%
Energy Conversion Devices | ENER | -68.11 | -21%
Evergreen Solar | ESLR | -39.04 | -13%
Spire Corporation | SPIR | -36.20 | -16%
Here is an article about Energy Conversion Devices work toward viable hydrogen powered vehicles.
Company | Stock | Net Gain | Percent Gain
DayStar Technologies | DSTI | -36.54 | -17%
Energy Conversion Devices | ENER | -68.11 | -21%
Evergreen Solar | ESLR | -39.04 | -13%
Spire Corporation | SPIR | -36.20 | -16%
Report: October 3-9
Trips -
MinusCar: 8
Multi-occupant Auto: 7
Single occupant Auto: 1
The single occupant trip was a rainy day trip to the park-n-ride. It was nice to see that the lone red car is still parking and riding.
My Car Miles: 9
My Bike Miles/Hours: 115/8.6
I had a good week for being the coldest week in a very long time. The temperature will go a lot lower than it did, but many winter mornings will be quite similar to what I experienced October 6th and 7th.
Morning Temperature Lows
10/6 – 35 degrees, wind NW 29, windchill 22 degrees
10/7 – 30 degrees, calm
MinusCar: 8
Multi-occupant Auto: 7
Single occupant Auto: 1
The single occupant trip was a rainy day trip to the park-n-ride. It was nice to see that the lone red car is still parking and riding.
My Car Miles: 9
My Bike Miles/Hours: 115/8.6
I had a good week for being the coldest week in a very long time. The temperature will go a lot lower than it did, but many winter mornings will be quite similar to what I experienced October 6th and 7th.
Morning Temperature Lows
10/6 – 35 degrees, wind NW 29, windchill 22 degrees
10/7 – 30 degrees, calm
Viewed Media: October 1-6
10/1 – (audiobook) America: The Audiobook (***)
There were plenty of good laughs here, but I have a feeling watching The Daily Show is a fine substitute. I got the book because I don’t watch The Daily Show. I found all the snarky humor I expected.
There were plenty of good laughs here, but I have a feeling watching The Daily Show is a fine substitute. I got the book because I don’t watch The Daily Show. I found all the snarky humor I expected.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
The Future of Employment
As cubicle size continues to shrink The Boy 3 begins to prepare for the future...
Saturday, October 08, 2005
The Condemnation of LA
These are exciting times if you’re in any way connected to Lance Armstrong. These are especially exciting times if you’re connected to Lance Armstrong and you’re one of the people steamrolled when you didn’t measure up to the Lance standard.
So it might be with Prentice Steffen, a former USPS doctor let go prior to 1999. Here are some Dan Osipow thoughts published by VeloNews on Thursday: “Prentice joined our team as an inexperienced EMT doctor…he continues to want to speak about us and jump and down about us, and clearly he has an audience and a platform. But within our team, when Prentice speaks it doesn't mean anything. Prentice is a non-issue."
A Prentice Steffen interview was published Thursday in L'Equipe magazine. In the interview Steffen enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame by expressed his thoughts on Lance being a doping cheater, and also on the high likelihood of there being a large percentage of professional cyclists that dope.
Apparently an over anxious Steffen failed to consider how his statements might affect the people he’s currently working with. Steffen is the team doctor for a developmental cycling team TIAA-CREF. This team is unique in that central to its existence is its desire to prove to its young cyclists that you don’t need to dope to win in professional cycling.
On one had you’ve got a team founded on the hope that professional cycling success can be had without dope. On the other you’ve got the team doctor saying professional cycling success is not being had without dope.
Prentice Steffen issued a retraction and apology today. This wasn’t the usual non-apology apology that we’re so accustomed to seeing. This is a real life acceptance of responsibility. I attribute the uniqueness of this apology to my belief that lots of people involved in professional cycling are in fact actual humans.
Here is the statement.
So it might be with Prentice Steffen, a former USPS doctor let go prior to 1999. Here are some Dan Osipow thoughts published by VeloNews on Thursday: “Prentice joined our team as an inexperienced EMT doctor…he continues to want to speak about us and jump and down about us, and clearly he has an audience and a platform. But within our team, when Prentice speaks it doesn't mean anything. Prentice is a non-issue."
A Prentice Steffen interview was published Thursday in L'Equipe magazine. In the interview Steffen enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame by expressed his thoughts on Lance being a doping cheater, and also on the high likelihood of there being a large percentage of professional cyclists that dope.
Apparently an over anxious Steffen failed to consider how his statements might affect the people he’s currently working with. Steffen is the team doctor for a developmental cycling team TIAA-CREF. This team is unique in that central to its existence is its desire to prove to its young cyclists that you don’t need to dope to win in professional cycling.
On one had you’ve got a team founded on the hope that professional cycling success can be had without dope. On the other you’ve got the team doctor saying professional cycling success is not being had without dope.
Prentice Steffen issued a retraction and apology today. This wasn’t the usual non-apology apology that we’re so accustomed to seeing. This is a real life acceptance of responsibility. I attribute the uniqueness of this apology to my belief that lots of people involved in professional cycling are in fact actual humans.
Here is the statement.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Me & Idiot Driver #2
I'm very surprised this is only the second time I've been able to post about bad experiences with drivers. When I started this I expected there would be a much higher frequency.
While I was walking to lunch today a driver expressed his concern for my safety from the comfort of his 4,000 pound heated metal cage. As I was crossing a street (27,000 cars per day – yeah, I found a new data source) from behind me I think I heard “people have gotten killed doing things like that.” By “things like that” I think he meant just plain old crossing the street which is exactly true. Thanks for the tip.
I’ve posted about posing a challenge to drivers before. Walking confidently and sometimes asserting my pedestrian rights. This incident was odd because I in no way perceived that I had posed any sort of challenge to him.
I stood there in the street and applauded him for his fine performance. As he drove away I quickly finished crossing the street as my walk signal ran out.
While I was walking to lunch today a driver expressed his concern for my safety from the comfort of his 4,000 pound heated metal cage. As I was crossing a street (27,000 cars per day – yeah, I found a new data source) from behind me I think I heard “people have gotten killed doing things like that.” By “things like that” I think he meant just plain old crossing the street which is exactly true. Thanks for the tip.
I’ve posted about posing a challenge to drivers before. Walking confidently and sometimes asserting my pedestrian rights. This incident was odd because I in no way perceived that I had posed any sort of challenge to him.
I stood there in the street and applauded him for his fine performance. As he drove away I quickly finished crossing the street as my walk signal ran out.
Drawing Lines, Lowering The Bar
This week is a very important week for me. If I'm not riding when it’s 40 degrees then I won’t be riding when it’s 30 degrees. And if I'm not riding when it’s 30 there’s no way I'll be riding when it’s 20. These three temperature points make a pretty good summary of yesterday, today and tomorrow. So far, I’m feeling really good about the coming winter.
Here are a couple things about the changing season I’ve been pondering as I ride:
What Not To Wear – I’m a geek, I have a spreadsheet that I keep for cold weather rides. I record temperature factors, what I wore (feet, hands, head, legs, torso), and my perceived comfort levels. I’m working hard to train myself to wear less to minimize sweat. Too much sweat means riding home in wet clothes which seems fraught with danger.
Where Not To Ride – I’m experimenting with alternate routes to work. As I experiment I’m imagining what the roads would feel like if they were icy. I’m also preparing a personal petition to city government. Part of my normal commute includes a gravel dike. If it doesn’t get plowed this winter the most direct alternate routes to work include 40,000 car roads. There are other less direct routes with fewer cars but less direct has new meaning when it’s 0 degrees out.
Here are a couple things about the changing season I’ve been pondering as I ride:
What Not To Wear – I’m a geek, I have a spreadsheet that I keep for cold weather rides. I record temperature factors, what I wore (feet, hands, head, legs, torso), and my perceived comfort levels. I’m working hard to train myself to wear less to minimize sweat. Too much sweat means riding home in wet clothes which seems fraught with danger.
Where Not To Ride – I’m experimenting with alternate routes to work. As I experiment I’m imagining what the roads would feel like if they were icy. I’m also preparing a personal petition to city government. Part of my normal commute includes a gravel dike. If it doesn’t get plowed this winter the most direct alternate routes to work include 40,000 car roads. There are other less direct routes with fewer cars but less direct has new meaning when it’s 0 degrees out.
In The News: Fight!, DM, and SUV's
Portland, OR - after many months of reading and hearing from various sources about all the wonderful things about Portland I finally found something that shows that they are human after all...
"Angry drivers call ‘bike safety’ an oxymoron - ‘Bad apples’ whip up tension on both sides of the windshield"
They even use the term scofflaws.
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Des Moines, IA - Des Moines is getting into the bikes/busses act.
"The nearly $50,000 program will equip 80 buses with racks for two bikes each."
Cool! I wonder what my city spent to equip 30(?) busses with the same. Oh, and 16,000 passengers ride daily in Des Moines, 200 ride daily here.
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All Over, USA -
Explorer, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator - minus 50%
Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe - minus 50%
GMC Yukon - minus 46%
Cadillac Escalade - minus 23%
Escalade ESV - minus 40%
Hummer H2 - minus 32%
Oh, and Ford made the finaly Excursion last Friday.
I read it here first.
"Angry drivers call ‘bike safety’ an oxymoron - ‘Bad apples’ whip up tension on both sides of the windshield"
They even use the term scofflaws.
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Des Moines, IA - Des Moines is getting into the bikes/busses act.
"The nearly $50,000 program will equip 80 buses with racks for two bikes each."
Cool! I wonder what my city spent to equip 30(?) busses with the same. Oh, and 16,000 passengers ride daily in Des Moines, 200 ride daily here.
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All Over, USA -
Explorer, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator - minus 50%
Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe - minus 50%
GMC Yukon - minus 46%
Cadillac Escalade - minus 23%
Escalade ESV - minus 40%
Hummer H2 - minus 32%
Oh, and Ford made the finaly Excursion last Friday.
I read it here first.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Passenger Data: September 28 – October 4
10/4 – 5p – Work to Station – 3 aboard
10/4 – 1p – LBS to Work – 5 aboard, 1 pickup
10/4 – 12p – Work to LBS – 14 aboard, 1 pickup, 3 drops
10/4 – 8am – Station to Work – 3 pickups
9/28 – 8am – Station to Work - 2 pickups
There aren’t very many people riding the 8am route from the new bus station.
The 10/4 12pm ride, not quite a record, was very full.
I picked up The MinusCar Bike Project on the 4th. I departed the LBS, frame in hand, and headed for a nearby restaurant for lunch. As I walked in the door I realized I was heading into a new experience.
Most people at restaurants have back seats and trunks. These are convenient places to store groceries, shopping bags and bike projects. I needed to bring my goods inside. This is highly unusual behavior. Most people inside settled for looking at me curiously. One man in line suggested the bike (just a frame) was going to be tough to ride if that was all there was. I shrugged his comments off and left his group and the cashier to finish their conversation about me. At that point I wasn’t necessary anyway.
Following that the frame accompanied me on two bus trips. Upon boarding my half expectation that I would be denied a ride because bikes aren’t allowed on busses (they’re not) went unrealized. They were difficult trips in that I had a backpack with bike parts, the frame, and an umbrella. I felt an intense need to be very careful to not poke any eyes out as I boarded and departed the busses.
The Wife was right, I should have gotten a smaller umbrella.
10/4 – 1p – LBS to Work – 5 aboard, 1 pickup
10/4 – 12p – Work to LBS – 14 aboard, 1 pickup, 3 drops
10/4 – 8am – Station to Work – 3 pickups
9/28 – 8am – Station to Work - 2 pickups
There aren’t very many people riding the 8am route from the new bus station.
The 10/4 12pm ride, not quite a record, was very full.
I picked up The MinusCar Bike Project on the 4th. I departed the LBS, frame in hand, and headed for a nearby restaurant for lunch. As I walked in the door I realized I was heading into a new experience.
Most people at restaurants have back seats and trunks. These are convenient places to store groceries, shopping bags and bike projects. I needed to bring my goods inside. This is highly unusual behavior. Most people inside settled for looking at me curiously. One man in line suggested the bike (just a frame) was going to be tough to ride if that was all there was. I shrugged his comments off and left his group and the cashier to finish their conversation about me. At that point I wasn’t necessary anyway.
Following that the frame accompanied me on two bus trips. Upon boarding my half expectation that I would be denied a ride because bikes aren’t allowed on busses (they’re not) went unrealized. They were difficult trips in that I had a backpack with bike parts, the frame, and an umbrella. I felt an intense need to be very careful to not poke any eyes out as I boarded and departed the busses.
The Wife was right, I should have gotten a smaller umbrella.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
McASP: October 3
The portfolio performed pretty well this week. Daystar Technologies continues to lag the others. It lost 10% this week. The other three each gained more than 10% which gives the whole group a $63 gain.
On Friday Piper Jaffray "initiated coverage" on Evergreen and Energy Conversion Devices. While this won't necessarily make the stock price go up, I take it as an indication that analysts are taking an interest in the alternative energy sector.
Company | Stock | Net Gain | Percent Gain
DayStar Technologies | DSTI | -42.30 | -16%
Energy Conversion Devices | ENER | 45.43 | 17%
Evergreen Solar | ESLR | 39.36 | 15%
Spire Corporation | SPIR | 21.40 | 11%
On Friday Piper Jaffray "initiated coverage" on Evergreen and Energy Conversion Devices. While this won't necessarily make the stock price go up, I take it as an indication that analysts are taking an interest in the alternative energy sector.
Company | Stock | Net Gain | Percent Gain
DayStar Technologies | DSTI | -42.30 | -16%
Energy Conversion Devices | ENER | 45.43 | 17%
Evergreen Solar | ESLR | 39.36 | 15%
Spire Corporation | SPIR | 21.40 | 11%
Monday, October 03, 2005
Report: September 26-October 2
Trips -
MinusCar: 9
Multi-occupant Auto: 6
Single occupant Auto: 2
Single occupant trips included a rainy drive to the park-n-ride and a morning trip to the grocery store for milk.
My Car Miles: 44
My Bike Miles/Hours: 93/7.3
The car miles were previously detailed here. I recently discovered (what I should have realized) that there is good access to the dentist via the bike trail as well. That would have been a very nice ride for us, with him on the trail-a-bike. I really screwed that day up.
So far the weekly bike miles aren’t going to get me very close to 10,000 miles for the year. Right now I’m at about 4,500 miles. I'm going to try to raise that average this week.
MinusCar: 9
Multi-occupant Auto: 6
Single occupant Auto: 2
Single occupant trips included a rainy drive to the park-n-ride and a morning trip to the grocery store for milk.
My Car Miles: 44
My Bike Miles/Hours: 93/7.3
The car miles were previously detailed here. I recently discovered (what I should have realized) that there is good access to the dentist via the bike trail as well. That would have been a very nice ride for us, with him on the trail-a-bike. I really screwed that day up.
So far the weekly bike miles aren’t going to get me very close to 10,000 miles for the year. Right now I’m at about 4,500 miles. I'm going to try to raise that average this week.
Is It A Resturant? A Grill? A WHAT?
As I rode to do the bicycle pick up of the boys at the end of the day today I found myself enjoying the pleasant aroma from the grill of a nearby restaurant. "Hmmm...wind's blowing just right today." A block later I enjoyed the pleasant aroma of grilling from a nearby residence. "Hmmm...somebody’s going to enjoy themselves some grilled vittles tonight." A block later I became alarmingly conscious that I had been enjoying the exact same scent of grilling for an unusually long period of time.
Not 15 seconds later I discovered the source. It was waiting at the intersection for a green light emblazoned with a sticker inviting readers to visit www.greasecar.com. Yes, this was a vegetable oil fueled diesel Mercedes Benz automobile.
I have gotten a whiff of the the future and it is the smell of grilled meat. I’m imagining a day when I can sit in traffic waiting for a green light and be surrounded by the smell of hamburgers. Or better yet, maybe they’ll figure out how to alter the scents. I’d like nothing better than to have the next smelly 1973 F-150 I get behind at 7am remind me of sausage.
(vittles is not actually part of my everyday lexicon.)
(lexicon is also not actually part of my everyday speechification.)
Not 15 seconds later I discovered the source. It was waiting at the intersection for a green light emblazoned with a sticker inviting readers to visit www.greasecar.com. Yes, this was a vegetable oil fueled diesel Mercedes Benz automobile.
I have gotten a whiff of the the future and it is the smell of grilled meat. I’m imagining a day when I can sit in traffic waiting for a green light and be surrounded by the smell of hamburgers. Or better yet, maybe they’ll figure out how to alter the scents. I’d like nothing better than to have the next smelly 1973 F-150 I get behind at 7am remind me of sausage.
(vittles is not actually part of my everyday lexicon.)
(lexicon is also not actually part of my everyday speechification.)
A Remarkable Day
This morning I tossed the MinusCar Bike frame and fork into the trunk and headed off to work.
Ha! I fooled you! This morning I bungied the MinusCar Bike to my backpack and headed of to work on my bike. It’s true, I’ve been inspired by stories like this from the Oil/Sissies guy.
On my way I noticed a guy camped out under a tree along the river on the edge of shopping central. He was rubbing his eyes, just waking up. Good morning!
For lunch I successfully delivered the bike to the LBS for removal of crank arms, pedals, headset, steer tube races, and cable routing devices. Interestingly the shifter mounts appear to somehow pierce the downtube. It’s not clear what anchors them in place. It is clear that removal of them would leave a hole through the frame. My Pal Pel thought maybe he could find some covering caps to neaten it up a bit. I can only hope the caps come in the form of bones or skulls. Yeah!
It was very nice to finally be rid of the weight of the extra bicycle as I headed to Staples. I purchased two ink cartridges and was pleased-nay-surprised to learn from the cashier that I was due a ream of paper for each ink cartridge purchased. We shared a mutual laugh as we both knew I’d be carrying it on my back. “Do you want them?” she asked. “Yes…NO!..of course.”, I replied. It’s the good stuff too; HP brand paper. One ream is 5.5lbs.
Next was Best Buy for some headphones followed by KFC for two original snackers with BBQ sauce. To go. Then back to work.
Ha! I fooled you! This morning I bungied the MinusCar Bike to my backpack and headed of to work on my bike. It’s true, I’ve been inspired by stories like this from the Oil/Sissies guy.
On my way I noticed a guy camped out under a tree along the river on the edge of shopping central. He was rubbing his eyes, just waking up. Good morning!
For lunch I successfully delivered the bike to the LBS for removal of crank arms, pedals, headset, steer tube races, and cable routing devices. Interestingly the shifter mounts appear to somehow pierce the downtube. It’s not clear what anchors them in place. It is clear that removal of them would leave a hole through the frame. My Pal Pel thought maybe he could find some covering caps to neaten it up a bit. I can only hope the caps come in the form of bones or skulls. Yeah!
It was very nice to finally be rid of the weight of the extra bicycle as I headed to Staples. I purchased two ink cartridges and was pleased-nay-surprised to learn from the cashier that I was due a ream of paper for each ink cartridge purchased. We shared a mutual laugh as we both knew I’d be carrying it on my back. “Do you want them?” she asked. “Yes…NO!..of course.”, I replied. It’s the good stuff too; HP brand paper. One ream is 5.5lbs.
Next was Best Buy for some headphones followed by KFC for two original snackers with BBQ sauce. To go. Then back to work.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Viewed Media: September 23-29
9/29 – (dvd) Sideways (***)
This one made a lot of people’s yearly best lists. It was good. It was original. It was even generally entertaining. But I’m not sure I was convinced of its “best of” status.
9/30 – (dvd) The Love Bug (**)
It is the classic. Before checking with IMDB I guessed this move was made in 1977. I sure was surprised to find a 1968 date attached. What a surprise! Special thanks to Disney for introducing suicide in the form of Herbie trying to throw himself off a bridge.
This one made a lot of people’s yearly best lists. It was good. It was original. It was even generally entertaining. But I’m not sure I was convinced of its “best of” status.
9/30 – (dvd) The Love Bug (**)
It is the classic. Before checking with IMDB I guessed this move was made in 1977. I sure was surprised to find a 1968 date attached. What a surprise! Special thanks to Disney for introducing suicide in the form of Herbie trying to throw himself off a bridge.
Report: September 19-25
Trips -
MinusCar: 10
Multi-occupant Auto: 2
Single occupant Auto: 0
Because of a road trip with my wife and friends, Friday, Saturday and Sunday aren’t reflected in this report.
My Car Miles: 1
My Bike Miles/Hours: 100/7
The one mile was to school and back to pick up The Boy 7. The Boy 3 was with me. I’m really torn on whether this is a justified trip or not. It’s seems pretty sad that we couldn’t just walk this, but then 1 mile for a three year old is pretty far, and we’d probably be late for the pick up. Sigh.
MinusCar: 10
Multi-occupant Auto: 2
Single occupant Auto: 0
Because of a road trip with my wife and friends, Friday, Saturday and Sunday aren’t reflected in this report.
My Car Miles: 1
My Bike Miles/Hours: 100/7
The one mile was to school and back to pick up The Boy 7. The Boy 3 was with me. I’m really torn on whether this is a justified trip or not. It’s seems pretty sad that we couldn’t just walk this, but then 1 mile for a three year old is pretty far, and we’d probably be late for the pick up. Sigh.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
The MinusCar Bike Project. Go.
It turns out that ramming the racing bike into the garage with the car (like I did in August) isn't good for precision crafted Cannondale HeadShocks. The Cannondale factory has confirmed what I already knew after half a lap racing the 24 Hours Of Afton. The lousy feel of the bike was due to a bent thingamajig, and the thingamabob ain't looking so good either.
Bottom line - full frontal replacement is necessary. There's a slight chance they'll be able to match the new shock with the bike's existing paint scheme. By slight chance I mean no possible chance whatsoever.
What' s a guy to do? Get a carbon Lefty that doesn't have to match? I'd rather buy a $700 bike than spend $700 for half a fork. Replace the complete bike and buy a Rush? Something will die in me the day I purchase a full suspension bike. The correct answer is paint the whole bike.
The MinusCar Bike Project has begun. The new paint scheme will be the official MinusCar paint scheme, including MinusCar logo, MinusCar slogan and MinusCar URL. By the way, I have ideas for a logo but not enough graphic talent. Help?
Today I started work on the practice bike:
This is a very old Cannondale road bike that I got from a friend for a very good price. I've been planning to turn it into a road single speed. I'm going to practice on this.
First step, make the frame naked. I was surprised to find Suntour Edge components on the bike. You won't find them in a bike store near you. The cranks, shifter mounts, and cable routing devices remain attached. I need to consult with the consultants for removing them.
The Boy 3 helped.
Bottom line - full frontal replacement is necessary. There's a slight chance they'll be able to match the new shock with the bike's existing paint scheme. By slight chance I mean no possible chance whatsoever.
What' s a guy to do? Get a carbon Lefty that doesn't have to match? I'd rather buy a $700 bike than spend $700 for half a fork. Replace the complete bike and buy a Rush? Something will die in me the day I purchase a full suspension bike. The correct answer is paint the whole bike.
The MinusCar Bike Project has begun. The new paint scheme will be the official MinusCar paint scheme, including MinusCar logo, MinusCar slogan and MinusCar URL. By the way, I have ideas for a logo but not enough graphic talent. Help?
Today I started work on the practice bike:
This is a very old Cannondale road bike that I got from a friend for a very good price. I've been planning to turn it into a road single speed. I'm going to practice on this.
First step, make the frame naked. I was surprised to find Suntour Edge components on the bike. You won't find them in a bike store near you. The cranks, shifter mounts, and cable routing devices remain attached. I need to consult with the consultants for removing them.
The Boy 3 helped.
Friday, September 30, 2005
Balance/Universe/Wheel
I wrote about it here.
Today I realized I didn't link to it.
I'm linking to it here: Balancing the Universe on a Wheel
Thank you.
Today I realized I didn't link to it.
I'm linking to it here: Balancing the Universe on a Wheel
Thank you.
Uh Oh, It's the Missus!
The Wife discovered the blog. Not that it was a big secret, but the right stars aligned and she spent some time reading today. Welcome, The Wife.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Viewed Media: September 16-22
9/16 – (dvd) Racing Stripes **
This is a movie the whole family can enjoy. The Boy 7 practically became part of the show by the end. Two stars because the first half felt a lot like they taped the actors reading the script for the first or second time and called it a wrap. By the end the story redeemed the movie by overtaking that annoyance.
9/17 – (dvd) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ****
Four stars probably aided by the fact that this was clearly, far and away, the best of the first three Star Wars movies. Anakin spent much of the movie looking for something, part of the time I suspected it was a good script he was seeking. But seriously the show stands by itself as a very good movie. Maybe all the effort of the other two could have been combined into this one and saved lots of people a lot of time and a lot of money.
This is a movie the whole family can enjoy. The Boy 7 practically became part of the show by the end. Two stars because the first half felt a lot like they taped the actors reading the script for the first or second time and called it a wrap. By the end the story redeemed the movie by overtaking that annoyance.
9/17 – (dvd) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ****
Four stars probably aided by the fact that this was clearly, far and away, the best of the first three Star Wars movies. Anakin spent much of the movie looking for something, part of the time I suspected it was a good script he was seeking. But seriously the show stands by itself as a very good movie. Maybe all the effort of the other two could have been combined into this one and saved lots of people a lot of time and a lot of money.
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