Chuckles
Hm, vintage 2004 Three-Buck-Chuck. One wonders, will 8 years of cellar aging make it, um, drinkable?
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Tempest
I really want to like this album. Really. And it starts out great.
Fall TV Roundup
First and foremost, multiple Emmy-winner “Homeland” returns for season two. We’ve watched episode one twice, and it gets better with a repeat view.
The Master
“The Master” is most certainly not an entertainment. It’s by turns harrowing and disturbing. But we spent the rest of the weekend talking about it.
Photo Monkey and FotoEditor
These are a couple of free photo-manipulation apps available on the Windows 8 Store. Click through for examples, compliments and of course snark.
Three Ways of Reading “Cloud Atlas”
Forward. Inside-out. Outside-in. It’s worth re-reading either way to solve the puzzle of interconnectedness. .
A Wanted Man
A while back, I posted a Top Ten List of things in every Jack Reacher novel. And since then, the author has made it his business to fool me. Only six are wholly true, one partially true, and one totally turned on its head. I may actually have to go back and rewrite it.
But why quibble? Just tell me when the next one comes out.
Lumia 900 Camera with Instacam
I took it as a good opportunity to test the camera on my Nokia Lumia 900 phone.June’s “Wired” magazine gave it (the camera) a very high rating, so it’s worth an audition.
It is just a camera phone, so I’m aware that I’m nitpicking…
Action Movie Monday
Well we weren’t going to the pool. Clouds and rain all of Sunday and Monday Labor Day weekend. As cabin fever slowly crept over us, we decided to head down to SOPAC and catch a movie.
Samsung Slate
This year at The Job, many new students are getting the Samsung Series 7 Slate instead of a traditional laptop. Since we’re part of the training team for this new hardware, I’ve had one to play around with for the last few months. Here’s what I think.
Why Apple’s New Ad Campaign Sucks
If you’d like to take a break from hearing about why NBC’s Olympics coverage sucks, you can do it here.
Worst Superhero Movie Ever
The Green Hornet. Seth Rogen? Seriously?
Happy Birthday, F!
For F’s biiiig birthday we celebrated at Porta in Asbury Park, NJ.
B-W Bach Festival
Last week I got to attend the annual Bach Festival at my alma mater, the first time since I was actually in it as a senior in 1979.
