Happy Friday. A few minutes ago I was making fun of the Canadians and stumbled on some great bar chords from Generation X. Lets try a few more. Continue reading
Daily Archives: May 17, 2013
If you were at one point a baby, or you have a baby then post a picture. No toddlers here. Just babies. Continue reading

Star Trek Into Darkness is the latest entry in what has been characterized as director JJ Abrams’ revival of Star Trek. Re-assembling the cast from the 2009 blockbuster, Abrams and writers Damon Lindelof, Robert Orci, and Alex Kurtzman attempt to weave a tale of adventure, romance, and revenge. Unfortunately, this attempt is not only an utter failure; it’s also an assault upon the senses, and an insult to human intelligence. Warning: spoilers follow. Continue reading
When I was younger, I used to be able to be out of and and out the door in about 40 minutes. I think I was this way until grad school. Classes didn’t start till the evening, but I had to be at my tutoring gig by noon. I had an hour commute via CTA, so I knew I needed to leave the apartment by 11. I’d be up by 9, let myself do a bunch of bullshit internetting, make a real breakfast, dilly dally about what I was going to wear that day and what have you. I think I mostly liked the idea of watching late morning TV – back then I’d watch 2 hours of ER. Continue reading
Some time ago I started browsing in earnest among the sprawling online community of Reddit — which probably has a subforum for any substantial interest you can think of.
I explored the site for quite a while, but concluded that most of the forums seemed either uninspired or else poorly calibrated to my interests. Continue reading
You did it, you made it through another week. Continue reading