I said to my wife at the start of the show, “And this year’s twist will be the 13th finalist.” God, I’m good. Plus, I went three for three.  The judges added Matt Giraud to my list.  Tatiana took the predictably dramatic exit, complete with the judges comforting her from ov...

Didn’t I say I wasn’t doing these writeups this year?  Once more, into the breach! But, first, the tease: After eight years, I’m breaking one of my cardinal rules of AI.  Stay tuned for which rule. . . Von Smith - Good song choice, awkward to watch, rough start. But, please, if I...

Dangit, I said I wasn’t going to do this.  Yet, here I am again.  Time to analyze the performances which started out very very rough. Jasmine Murray - Might be in the Wild Card round if there’s room for her.  The judges like her.  But she picked the wrong song and came off as mere ka...

Only three go through.  Well, only Danny and two others go through. . . Typing this as I watch it.  Posting it at the conclusion.  Why am I doing this again?  HABIT. Jackie Tohn - Remember when nobody knew that Elvis song?  Then someone did a remix of it a few years back and now everyone treats...

You have to know how to play the American Idol game in order to be successful with it. And a big part of that game happens in the opening weeks.  I think contestants are finally starting to realize it.  It’s not enough to be a good singer.  And you can’t go all goofy and not have the ...

Let’s see what came out today, shall we? First, the TV stuff: Night Court: The Complete Second Season At last!  Man, that was a great show.  Where’s the reunion special on this one? Dave’s World: Season Two This must be Harry Anderson’s Big DVD Week. Mystery Science Theater...

I’ve been doing more posting on Twitter lately than here.  My thoughts are a jumbled mess lately. 140 characters is a good limit for me.  But for those not inclined to become Twitterers, here are some highlights.  And because I love you all so much, I’ll add italicized updates after e...

I had my first paid photographic gig over the weekend.  It was a relative’s father’s retirement party.  It’s a good way to start: Lower pressure, small party, lots of people ready to pose. Yet, it’s still nerve-wracking and gave me an entirely new appreciation for what wedd...

Want to see how well Phil Schiller did?  Apple has video of the Macworld Keynote available now. That’s just the stream. I’m sure a downloadable podcast will be made available soon. Just how big is infinity? Why the internet was created: Flickr pool consists of people re-enacting Far Sid...

Sorry, all, for the unexpected downtime on the blog last week.  Things were a little busier in my days off than expected.  Hopefully, we’ll be back up and running this week.  I’ll have some predictions for MacWorld tomorrow morning.  I might run some resolutions I wrote up last week....