http://gordasm.org Weblog and Playground of Gord Fynes Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:28:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Part of the reason I've neglected the two piles (plus) of unread books which has become my bedside table (seriously, two stacks of books with an alarm clock and a glass of water on 'em) are the plethora of magazines which arrive on a seemingly daily basis that would satisfy ... http://gordasm.org/2008/07/05/periodical-printed-word/ And so marks the half-way point of the year. Yes, already. It's off to scrounge for parking, fight the throngs, watch the fireworks, drink tea, watch some Season Three of Battlestar Galactica, listen to a podcast or two, read an article or two and call it a day. http://gordasm.org/2008/07/01/happy-canada-day/ http://gordasm.org/2008/06/28/for-seven/ 1937 - 2008 http://gordasm.org/2008/06/23/george-carlin-rip/ A few months back, Radiolab had a post inviting readers to offer up their solutions for dealing with an earworm. You know, those songs that get stuck in your head. I threw in my two cents, which were based on an idea a guy I used to play in a ... http://gordasm.org/2008/06/17/on-radiolab-and-earworms/ For anyone that visits these pages on even a semi-regular basis, it becomes apparent very quickly that there's something different going on here. After numerous years of using Textpattern, a fine and friendly Content Management System, I've decided to switch over to using the ubiquitous WordPress. Part of the reason ... http://gordasm.org/2008/06/15/ch-ch-changes/ http://gordasm.org/2008/06/05/dish-life/ I've been meaning for years now to keep a running tally of the films (DVDs, box sets, what have you) I've recently watched (updated regularly). Here goes: Persepolis Big Train (Seasons One and Two) Arrested Development (Season Two) The End of Suburbia Kung Fu Panda Fitzcarraldo Arrested Development (Season One) 30 Rock (Season One) Control Radiant City Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey The ... http://gordasm.org/2008/05/31/moving-pictures/ http://gordasm.org/2008/05/18/mist-redux/ http://gordasm.org/2008/05/05/the-other-side-of-the-mist/