January 2007

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• Movies

  Brad’s Notes On Oscar

  01.30.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I‘ve seen all but two of the films nominated for Best Picture this year, and here are my brief comments:
  THE DEPARTED
  I really enjoyed this movie, and I thought it was well-directed and well-acted, especially by Leonardo DeCaprio and Mark Wahlberg. And while I hate to sound like a movie snob (which is probably what [...]

• Books

  Pleasures Of The Hard Won Life

  01.27.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  PATAGONIA, Ariz. — Jim Harrison, author of rugged, outdoorsy books like “True North” and “Legends of the Fall,” is tough on vehicles. His current ride is a much-abused Chevy Tahoe that every day is pounded over terrain most S.U.V.’s experience only in commercials: splashing through creeks, lurching down hills, bouncing over rock-strewn dirt roads in [...]

• Funny Funny Guys

  MacGruber!!!

  01.22.07 | Permalink | Comment?

• Kids & Family

  Waiting For Wii

  01.21.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  From Wii Winter

  From Wii Winter

  From Wii Winter

  It’s important to bond with your children, and there’s no better way to bond then by waking them up at 6 AM on a Sunday, throwing on twenty layers of clothes, stopping at Starbuck’s for something warm and caffeinated, and then waiting in line outside in the 21-degree weather [...]

• Jack Bauer Power Hour

  Jack Bauer Kill Count

  01.14.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Well, he’s back. Last year I kept track of everyone killed on 24, and got lots of hits from a lot of nice people. I was thinking about doing it for Season 6 until I ran across this site. He takes the Jack body count to a whole other level. Kudos!
  Note [...]

• Things That Make Life Worth Living

  Bruce Campbell’s Old Spice Commercial

  01.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

• Home Improvements

  Kitchen Renovation

  01.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  From Kitchen Renov…

  We’re in the process of replacing the ceramic-tile kitchen floor with laminate. As usual, there are all sorts of interesting complcations, and we’re also considering replacing the cabinets while we have the whole thing up.
  Basically we have, from bottom to top:
  Subflooor
  Dried Adhesive
  Linoleum
  Wood Surface for Tile, nailed into Lino/Subfloor
  Thinset Mortar
  3/8″ or more ceramic [...]

• Kids & Family

  Maddy at City Hall

  01.09.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  “Your child has been selected to represent Roosevelt Primary School at the City of Ferndale’s Council meeting on Monday, January 8! Mayor Robert Porter has invited Ferndale School stdents to lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance and perform a short song for the Council and community.”
  “I asked teachers to send me names [...]

• Techie Geekie

  Top 5 Techie Geekie Stuff of 2006

  01.05.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Haven’t had a lot of time for lists, but I was thinking of best techie geekie things that helped me through the day in 2006, and if you haven’t checked them out, I’d have to suggest:
  1) Podcasts and Audiobooks: Some of best books I read last year I didn’t actually read, but listened [...]

• Weather

  I Miss Snow

  01.05.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  You know, it’s probably just me, but I miss snow. I’m not sure if you’re aware, but we haven’t had much snow around here since…well, since at all. Something to do with something than resembles but certainly can’t be global warming because of course, that does not exist. The things I miss [...]

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