Movie Day.... Earlier today, I decided that the cure for what ails me would be a smack upside the head what I like to call Movie Day. And I have opined that I think it should be within our rights to, twice-a-year, declare "Movie Day" which would for that day relieve us of our obligations, freeing fo...

Hecklers Ruin Free Speech Talk Hey people, I just ten minutes ago came from the speech scheduled this evening at UMass by former Boston Herald columnist Don Feder on the issue of hate crimes and free speech. Ironically, the speech was unable to be delivered due to constant interuptions and insults f...

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Depression Humor I didn't post anything yesterday because I spent the whole day in bed sick. Nevermind my health, should I start dyeing my hair? Anyway I couldn't stand not feeling well enough to do anything, yet forced by illness to just lie around. Good thing I recovered quickly or I may have slip...

Vacation Insomnia, or Why I'll Never Go To Jurassic Park What the hell is this shit? Awake at 5:30 on my vacation? I went to bed at 1. Why am I awake two hours before sunup? And can I just say this, as a guy who's often driving to work before the crack of dawn? This switch back to Daylight Savings T...

Who Moved My Remote Control? OK, you sunsabitches. Which one of you assholes moved my remote control? If I get up, and find it next to the fridge, I'm gonna be pissed. That's all the way in the kitchen....

Thoughts this Monday evening.... I saw Watchmen on Saturday, and generally liked it. I'm reserving final opinion on a later day. My friend Alex has (rather correctly, I think) stated that Zach Snyder's movies lack soul. I view this one as a step up from 300, which was itself a step up from Dawn of t...

A Man Called Pig Pig Pen cops a feel from Janis Joplin Today is the 36th annivesary of the death of original Grateful Dead keyboard player and blues vocal stylist Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan. Many Deadheads argue that Pig's death marked the end of the band's best musical period, although others argue tha...

In Search of New Worlds Things may be a mess here on Earth in the realm of politics, but at least in the realm of science NASA is looking ahead by sending up a space probe in search of new planets, should political folly put ourselves in need of one. The Kepler space probe, unlike many space project...

Thoughts from the Ass End of the Night... As I wander, a little groggy and a touch buzzed, into vacation.... As I recover from an e-mail that kinda hurt, if you want the truth.... As I revel in the fact that I don't have to wake my ass up early for the next several days.... As I watch China and Chin...