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The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2004 - Bob Sehlinger Winning Low Limit Hold 'Em - Lee Jones The Middle Mind: Why Americans Don't Think for Themselves - Curtis White Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World - Bruce Schneier--> The New Yorker The Economist The Richmond Times Dispatch and constantly referring to Dynamic HTML the Definitive Reference 2ND Edition - Danny Goodman |
July 31, 2002
Just take the Golden Gate across the James
I was Googling around for more pencam photos and found the most fantastic view of downtown Richmond on this site. That must be Church Hill right? Or Oregon Hill? Well, you can't entirely blame Ms. M, she just didn't read her website provider's instructions closely. "Send us pictures of YOUR hometown." (Found on kungfugrippe.com).
June 30, 2002
Blasts From the Past
First Blast
I've been listening to the Pretty Girls Make Graves album this week and trying to think of whom they remind me. There are the obvious comparisons – Fugazi, X-Ray Specs – and there's Damn Near Red. I stumbled on their CD after they had disbanded with some of the members becoming the Rah Bras. However, you can still download a passel of their songs. (Link credits to jenblack.com)
Second Blast
Because I can't leave well enough alone, I was/am still thinking about changing the site design (again) and was contemplating my options. Somehow, as I cataloging previous artistic endeavors, I remembered candle-making. I didn't make elegant bay berry tapers cooled in rain water, instead, I had been a milk carton candlemaker. At one point, I think I even had a snail shaped candle – maybe a dark blue snail. All of them were made from some assertively bright primary color – no dusty rose or taupe – these were blue or yellow or red.
June 29, 2002
Oh!
At least, that's the preview track from Sleater-Kinney's upcoming album One Beat. As you may have heard, the CD is due to come out August 20. If that's not enough Rock and Roll for you, they'll be on the East Coast in October.
And that's right - there's some tasty keyboards on the track. I have to admit that I've been quite pleased with the return of the synth and the organ to hard rock. Several of my favorites - the Dismemberment Plan, Unwound, and Pretty Girls Make Graves - have managed to blend keyboards into some fine toothsome rock. For those of you who are modem-bound, "Oh!" is worth the wait – provided you can handle the suspense for the next three weeks until the album comes out.
It's the 21st Century! Where's my robot?
For the outdoors type, there's the Plustech Timberjack. More of a couch potato? Try the R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid. The little guy's not much good at cutting down forests, but he can caddy your 12 oz beverage for you. (Found on memepool and slashdot.org respectively).
Drop Pounds Overnight
Well, maybe not overnight. But at least try some novel methods. You'll need to lose a few pounds once robots are doing all your work for you.