Looks like the filtering system at the pool is failing. The water was so cloudy, I kept expecting to run into this guy: while swimming laps.
Month: July 2009
Flash Intro?
(via email) Should your website have a flash intro?
Isaac Asimov
Revisiting some old favorites…
| The Robot Novels | |
|---|---|
|
Caves of Steel |
|
The Naked Sun |
|
The Robots of Dawn |
|
Robots and Empire |
| The Galactic Empire Novels | |
|---|---|
|
The Stars, Like Dust |
|
The Currents of Space |
|
Pebble in the Sky |
| The Foundation Trilogy | |
|---|---|
|
Foundation |
|
Foundation and Empire |
|
Second Foundation |
| Foundation Sequels | |
|---|---|
|
Foundation’s Edge |
|
Foundation and Earth |
| Foundation Prequels | |
|---|---|
|
Prelude to Foundation |
|
Forward the Foundation |
Friday Random Ten: 2009-07-10
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Beaujolais | The Alan Parsons Project | Stereotomy | Rock |
| 2. | Outside Now | Frank Zappa | Broadway The Hard Way | Alternative & Punk |
| 3. | The Sun Road | Bozzio, Levin, Stevens | Black Light Syndrome | Rock |
| 4. | Endless Dream: Silent Spring Talk Endless Dream | Yes | Talk | Rock |
| 5. | A Series of Left Handed Remarks | Terry Bozzio | Solo Drum Music (Disc 1) | World |
| 6. | Rubber Shirt | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | Alternative & Punk |
| 7. | A Fine Day For A Parade | Fountains Of Wayne | Utopia Parkway | Alternative & Punk |
| 8. | How Do You Do It | The Beatles | Anthology 1 (Disc 1) | Rock |
| 9. | Dancing Men | Simon Phillips | Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich | Jazz |
| 10. | Hallelujah | John Cale | Scrubs | Soundtrack |
Fscking Cool
The 10 Coolest Things We Saw at the MythBusters Studio
Blunt?
Former Governor Matt Blunt still feels the need to pay to advertise his accomplishments….
Department of Law
(via Eschaton) Sarah Palin Speaks to ABC News But when I asked Palin if she ever decided to pursue national office again, as she did less than a year ago when she joined Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the race for the White House, wouldn’t she encounter the same political blood sport? Can such ugliness … Continue reading “Department of Law”
Friday Random Ten: 2009-07-02
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | America | Yes | Fragile [Bonus Tracks] | Rock |
| 2. | The Count of Tuscany | Dream Theater | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | Metal |
| 3. | America | Spinal Tap | This is Spinal Tap Soundtrack | Soundtrack |
| 4. | Shout | The Beatles | Anthology 1 [Disc 2] | Rock |
| 5. | Onward | Yes | Tormato | Rock |
| 6. | Murder By Numbers | The Police | Synchronicity | Rock |
| 7. | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | So | Rock |
| 8. | Walls | Yes | Talk | Rock |
| 9. | Cousin Kevin | The Who | Tommy | Rock |
| 10. | A Change of Seasons | Dream Theater | A Change of Seasons | Metal |
GOP Scare Tactics are Getting Lamer
(via Southern Beale) John Feehery, a former staffer for Dennis Hastert and conservative lobbyist, warns in this CNN commentary that the Democrats will use their new filibuster-proof majority to foist silly French ideas like the metric system on Americans. OH NOES! Not the metric system!
Congressman Timothy V. Johnson: A Clueless Spammer
Yet more spam from Timothy V. Johnson… Subject: cap&trade From: Congressman Timothy Johnson <timothy.johnson@houseenews.net> Reply-To: 2100042350.26983.250@houseenews.net Date: 2 Jul 2009 10:46:04 -0700 (PDT) To: Janice Hopkins Who the fcsk is Janice Hopkins? [self serving crapola deleted — Basically Mr. Johnson thinks money is more important than life.] Mr. Johnson labors under the delusion that: I’m … Continue reading “Congressman Timothy V. Johnson: A Clueless Spammer”