Everything I read in 2004. Click on any title to purchase it from Amazon.com.
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Oh Zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me now so I may fly
Really I had no reason to blog that, but I thought of it just now. So when’s that show coming out on DVD, anyway? Update: A quick search tells me that the ownership of the show is changing, and it may someday soon be offered on DVD. Currently the companion show, Shazam, is running on
Read on »Aid for the victims of the Asian Tsunamis
Sorry — I’ve been away from the computer for a few days and haven’t had a chance to blog anything…. Tsunami Relief – An 9.0-magnitude earthquake and destructive tsunami has caused massive damage in many countries in South and Southeast Asia. USAID is assisting in the relief and recovery effort. Find out how you can
Read on »My Board Games
I love board games, and have 100+ different games in my collection. So far. General Games Adverteasing – The Game of Slogans, Commercials and Jingles Aggravation Apples to Apples (with expansion packs one and two) Backgammon Bazaar – A trading game Bethumpt’d With Words (with Voyager expansion pack) Bingo Carcassone (with Inns & Cathedrals and
Read on »Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
I had never heard this song before… amazing that it was published in 1972 in response to the Vietnam war, and yet every lyric applies today. I recently downloaded it from iTunes…
Read on »Ten Things President Bush Doesn’t Want You To Know About Scalia and Thomas
According to FindLaw’s US Supreme Court Awareness Survey, two thirds of Americans cannot name any of the Supreme Court Justices. And I was surprised that 51% of Americans were moronic enough to vote for Bush. How did this country get so stupid? And since when is ignorance an American value? Even if Americans can’t name
Read on »Scared of Santa
A Great photo album of kids crying on Santa’s lap. My mom probably has a few of these at home of one of my siblings or another crying, because I can remember it happening.
Read on »My “Naughty or Nice” Rating
Nice, with a few exceptions. Needs to be nice to everyone not just friends. (Ha!!!) Could try a little harder when things are tough. (Yeah, I know.) Good sense of humor. Made list last year. Needs to be good all December. ———————- Considering that it’s a randomly generated rating, it’s scary how accurate it is,
Read on »I’m going to be on the cover of Nuvo (and weekend update)
So I found out today that the article that Nuvo Newsweekly is doing on my Big Things Photo collections will be a cover article. I have to go in for an additional photo shoot this evening and the article will run in the January 5th issue. This weekend my grandparents and Aunt Rosemary and Uncle
Read on »The Rise of Pseudo Fascism
Fascinating, and scary.
Read on »Orwell’s 1984, only 20 years too late
I never imagined I would read something like this in the news. Let me say this… I dare you people to show up at my door.
Read on »Amazon vs. Barnes and Noble
Hmmm. I didn’t notice at first perusal of the buyblue.com site, that Amazon.com is on the wrong site of the page. They donated 61% of their political donations to Republicans last year.
Read on »Wow. “India, Russia, China working towards 2005 trilateral summit”
NEW DELHI: The leaders of India, Russia and China are planning to hold a summit next year aimed at countering the dominance of the United States in international affairs, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed the possibility of a three-way dialogue at a meeting in
Read on »One Book, One City
One Book, One City is an annual city-wide book discussion program organized by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library and the City of Indianapolis. The goal is to promote a city zeitgeist of reading and discussion by picking an annual book selection from a long list of titles suggested by Indianapolis residents. In 2004, the program’s
Read on »Best. Boy-Band-Satire. Ever.
Yes, I, too, want a weapon of mass affection.
Read on »Mini-Marathon Sells Out Early
From the Indy Star: “Officials at the 500 Festival announced today the 2005 half-marathon has sold out at the earliest date in its 29 years of running. The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, which will be held on May 7, will have approximately 30,000 runners and walkers, officials said. The cap was reached today, with some
Read on »Costco Vs. Walmart
Interesting information on Costco’s excellent treatment of their employees, versus numerous articles on WalMart’s incredibly poor treatment of their workers: In California In Georgia and other states In Arizona
Read on »Republican “moral values” hypocrites, part 248
Judith Regan, moral hypocrite. You may have heard that Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik recently took his name out of the running for head of Homeland Security. One of the reasons being cited was his possible employ of an illegal immigrant. But there are a couple of other problems that may be the
Read on »Trailer for new Willy Wonka Movie
Check out the movie trailer for Tim Burton’s Willy Wonka And the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp. There’s a lot of stuff I recognize there, especially in Depp’s portrayal, which is clearly an homage to Gene Wilder.
Read on »Lazy Sunday Afternoons
Yesterday, Stephanie and I curled up in the living room under the quilt, next to the Christmas tree, and watched TV while sipping hot chocolate and eating popcorn and cookies. We watched five hours worth of Survivor (including the season finalé) and one of Joan of Arcadia. I love lazy Sundays. On Friday night, a
Read on »Apparently We Missed A Really Big Party
Indianapolis Police are looking for a disgruntled former beer delivery driver who, after being fired from his job, stole the delivery truck he drove and parked it on the west side of town. The trailer, which had contained 14,000 cases of beer, sat open for six weeks while people help themselves to the contents. Police
Read on »How to Kill A Mockingbird: A Book Report
A super cool Flash book report on the book How To Kill A Mockingbird. I didn’t remember so many pirates or sharks or explosions in the book though. I’ll have to read it again. Those are some skilled pirates — flinging bears from the backs of flaming sharks.
Read on »Buy Blue: Supporting Businesses that support progressives
You won’t be able to cast a blue ballot for a while, but you can shop blue every day, even if you live in a (freakin’) red state like I do.
Read on »IPS: Sign The Yellow Petition
Currently in Indianapolis, there is a plan to renovate the crumbling Indianapolis Public Schools system by renovating 12 schools. The plan will cost $200 million and will be paid for through the sale of property taxpayer-supported bonds. The plan is “controversial” because the greedy Republicans in the suburbs don’t want to pay for inner city
Read on »Two things I’ve read in blog comments just today.
“Jesus Christ on a Snowboard” “Christ on a piece of toast!” Heh. That Christ guy gets round.
Read on »Republican “moral values” hypocrites, part 247
Shamelessly borrowed from Atrios, with some additions: Monday, 10/06/2004: Bush introduced Mike and Sharla Hintz, a couple from Clive, whom he said benefited from his tax plan. Last year, because of the enhanced the child tax credit, they received an extra $1,600 in their tax refund, Bush said. With other tax cuts in the bill,
Read on »The Coming of the Third Reich
I started reading The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans a few weeks ago. It’s profoundly disturbing, not just as a work of history but as a harbinger of ill-omen surrounding the current political situation in America. There are parallels that are shocking. And considering that right-wing bloggers are busy making jokes
Read on »The Top 10 Conservative Idiots (No. 179)
Because sometimes I just can’t summarize all of the bonehead things Republicans do, once again I’m linking to the always funny, always succinct Democratic Underground’s list.
Read on »Rupert Sightings
So far, we here at IndyScribe have had two close encounters with Rupert Boneham, beloved star of Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: All-Stars. The first was at P. F. Changs Restaurant at Keystone at the Crossing. Rupert came in and ate at the bar with friends, prior to the season finale of Survivor: Pearl Islands,
Read on »First Person Account of Sleep Apnea
Just for future reference. My older brother had surgery to deal with his sleep apnea problem.
Read on »False data found in abstinence program
Fucking lying bastards, scaring the hell out of kids with false information. “Many American youngsters participating in federally funded, abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the gay male teenagers in the United States have tested positive for the AIDS virus, and
Read on »Things that make you want to vomit…
Check out this Republican set-up photo of president Bush. Is there anything that makes you want to throw up more than that? If you can go to hell for arrogance, Bush will be in the Ninth Circle…. “Iconic symbolism, loyalist rallies, nationalism, corporate corruption, the rising persecution of gays, purging of political opponents, unprovoked invasions,
Read on »Sorry Everybody Photo Site
Wow… a new picture site, along the lines of Sorry Everybody, which apologized for the results of the 2004 election. This new site, called The FOR Iraq Photo Project hosts pictures of people sending messages to the Iraqi people. It’s pretty powerful.
Read on »Poignant Quote of the Day
From Salon Magazine’s review of Michael H. Kater’s new book “Hitler Youth”: To that end, it was crucial to curb formal education and abstract thinking. By the end of the ’30s, teachers were encouraged to wear HJ uniforms to school, and a new category of “liaison teachers” was formed, answering directly to the HJ. The
Read on »Another problem with thieves
This time to my truck. I went out this morning and found my gas door open and my gas cap off and hanging. There was no gas missing (I had just filled my tank) and the truck seemed to run fine. (I have a warning light/beep that goes off in the car if I try
Read on »Subversive Cross Stitch
Really cool site that sells “irreverent” cross stitch items. Heh. I might actually take up cross stitch again.
Read on »Update Your Amazon Wish Lists, People!!
Sheesh. I’m looking at them to get ideas for presents, and people have all this outdated stuff. Plus, if you add your friends as “amazon friends” you can win stuff. It’s cool. Also, let me know if you have a wish list.
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