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The Mighty Echoes

Fri, 30 May 2008 20:56:00-0400

I was recently watching one of my favorite movies "Wilder Napalm", and while the movie was a box office flop (under 85K), it had a great music score. A soundtrack cd was never released for the movie but you can get some of the songs f...

Too WiiFat for the WiiFit

Fri, 23 May 2008 11:51:00-0400

We recently joined the Wii craze and my daughters are having a great time with the system. Unfortunately I can't use the WiiFit, at least until I drop a few lbs. It seems I'm over the weight limit. I'm just glad the Wii didn't screa...

Bulk Soybeans Update

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:28:00-0400

I found a local producer for organic non-GMO soybeans. I drove out to Malta, IL to get a 50 lb. bag from Plapp Family Organics. The price was reasonable and definitely a savings when compared to buying in smaller quantities from som...

Charlton Heston Dead at 84

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:57:00-0400

Charlton Heston died Saturday at 84. While "Ben Hur" was considered his best role and being known for his portrayal of historical figures, I remember him most for his Sci-Fi roles in "Planet of the Apes", "Omega Man", a...

Bulk Soybeans

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:57:00-0400

My cooking hobby has taken a vegetarian turn of late. Currently I'm playing around with mostly soy products including Soy Milk, Tofu, Tempeh, and Okara. As such, I need larger quantities. Unfortunately soybeans are not carried by Co...

Spitzer and Stiffler's Mom

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:12:00-0400

Is it just me or does Eliot Spitzer's "Kristen" have a striking resemblance to Stiffler's Mom (Jennifer Collidge)

BucketList: Lava

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:22:00-0400

What's happening in this video just replaced my "Standing next to a live lava flow" on my Bucket List.

A Google Wish: Site BlackListing

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:26:00-0400

An old post (almost 2 years now) by Ray Camden on Expert Exchange continues to receive comments. While there is a solution to removing expert exchange using creative search term formatting or by using FireFox/GreaseMonkey, I only wish tha...

Using a Zune as a Portable Storage Device

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:09:00-0400

I wanted to use some of the free space on my Zune as an external hard drive. There are a couple of articles that discuss how to set your registry entries to mount your Zune on the desktop. The Zune in my case would not let me drag fi...

R.I.P. Robert Jordan (Fantasy Writer)

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:17:00-0400

Wouldn't you know it, Just this month I started reading (or rather listening to) the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (real name James Oliver Rigney Jr.), and he dies of a rare blood disease a couple of days ago. Since the announcement, I'...

Meats Meier: 2D/3D Animation Artist

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:53:00-0400

Every once in awhile video.stumbleupon.com comes up with a real gem. That's how I found out about Meats Meier's 3DArtSpace.com site. His demo reel speaks for itself.

Harry Potter's Fate and the Future Movies

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:29:00-0400

I'm in a quandary. I have the last Harry Potter book on order, but I'm reluctant to read it. The book is usually better than the movies, but in the case of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling has done such an excellent job of over...

Google Street Maps

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:38:00-0400

Google Street Maps has created a small army of L. B. Jeffries, hoping to catch glimpses of the absurd in the ephemeral snapshots available through Google maps "street view" option. With a simple mouse click you can travel down t...

Algae instead of corn as an alternative fuel source

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:19:00-0400

I read an interesting article on Venturebeat regarding the use of algae as a source for alternative fuel. The article has some very interesting points, including statistics on fuel acreage yields on the different crop types, such as soy, ...

It was the worst of toys, It was the best of toys.

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:11:00-0400

The Creepy Crawler thing Maker from Mattel has been rated on of the top 10 worst toys of all time. Well, that may be, but it was also the best toy I ever had. Yes it was a hot plate and yes I did get a burn or two off of it, but it was wo...