Archive for May, 2008
Durham Primary Election Night, Part Deux
8:46PM – Perhaps I shuld actually look at the election results streaming down on the big projector and offer comment? Lots of activity going down right now. Obama is beating Clinton 74-24 in Durham, which is no big surprise. BOCC…results still holding, with [Read More]
Durham Primary Election Night, Part Uno
8:26AM I don’t know quite how one is supposed to “live blog” an event. I came to the Durham County Courthouse as an… 8:33PM …as an observer, mostly. Ginny and MyNC are doing live-streaming. I’ve been chiming in with such pearls of wisdom [Read More]
Welcome to the world, PDH
Ok, not what I was planning to write, but I just got an email that one of my best friends just became a new father. This is very cool. Unfortunately, he is in danger of becoming a Republican. Nobody’s perfect. This is very cool, can I say that again? [Read More]
Volcano redux
I am pleased to see that the “overlooked DVD of the week” on rogerebert.com is Joe Versus The Volcano. I hope most people continue to overlook it, because I kinda like that most people haven’t seen it. But if you happen to be reading this, you ought to see [Read More]
Some slices of toast
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (7/10) I was surprised just how much I laughed my ass off. Stay through the end of the credits. Big Fish (7/10) I was surprised (again, having seen it in the theater, too) how I couldn’t like it more than a 7/10. [Read More]
Microfest
My friend JS will be showing off three of his homebrews, including his Under the Kilt Scottish Ale (1st place winner of the Cape Fear BioFuel Home Brew Competition, Spring 2008), at Microfest today. EDITED 5/5/08, most info removed because event was not at all what I [Read More]
Friday night video blogging: Not quite an ode to joy
I’ll probably counter with a pet video tomorrow, as seems to be my wont. Did I just say that? I don’t think I’ve ever referred to my wont before… [Read More]
Low-sodium, tastes great!
Fruits, vegetables, salads, home-prepared foods, and generally-considered “healthy” foods aside, is there any lunch item on a menu that is relatively low in sodium? I AM thinking along the lines of your traditional fast-food, “you should never eat there [Read More]
Priceless entertainment
1. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Duke Chapel, performed by N.C. Symphony* (preceded by Ilya Gringolts performing Karel Husa: Violin Concerto) Got there two minutes before show starts, got sixth-pew seating! *Featuring: Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Ilya Gringolts, [Read More]
