Serenity is the New Star Wars
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 Posted in Movies | 6 Comments »Yesterday morning I read this quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon about his movie directing debut, Serenity: "I worked for a long time to come up with something epic enough to be a Universal movie and not just ...
10 Things I Hate About Blogging
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 Posted in Blogging | 5 Comments »I love blogging. Why else would I keep doing it for almost seven years? But still, some things about it just annoy me. So I present the Top 10 Things I Hate About Blogging. 10. The Name of My Blog. Thoughts. What ...
The Vertigo Tour: U2 in Minneapolis
Monday, September 26th, 2005 Posted in U2 | 3 Comments »On Friday night I sat behind the stage, which isn't quite as good as back stage, for the U2 show in Minneapolis. I first saw U2 in 2001 during the Elevation Tour when I was just becoming a fan. This ...
It May Cause Suffocation
Saturday, September 17th, 2005 Posted in Just for Fun | 1 Comment »I bought a new office chair today. It's been a long time coming and basically happened because I had a coupon that expired today. While putting the chair together I was glancing over the various warnings and I just loved this ...
Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005 Posted in Business & Marketing | 1 Comment »If you haven't seen Dove's newest ads, they use wrinkled, freckled and full-figured women
Ultrasound: It’s a Girl!
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 Posted in Children | 2 Comments »We went for the ultrasound today and the verdict is in: It's a girl! We think. Ultrasounds aren't certain, and we didn't get a great look. Apparently our girl is modest and likes to stay curled up in the fetal ...
Target is Cheaper than Wal-Mart
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »Despite its image as the upscale discounter, Target is actually cheaper than Wal-Mart. A recent Star Tribune story explored whether or not Target's upscaled status would turn into a liability when rising gas prices force consumers to focus on price ...
My Cross-Dressing Dog
Monday, September 5th, 2005 Posted in Animals | 1 Comment »Our dog Speak made another appearance in the Target ads. And yes, he's a well-paid cross-dresser. I actually took him to this photo shoot, and it was pretty interesting. What you can't really tell in the picture is that he's also ...
Overwhelmed by Katrina
Friday, September 2nd, 2005 Posted in World News | 1 Comment »Nobody really cares what someone a few thousand miles away has to say, but Hurricane Katrina just overwhelms me. Initially I paid little attention to the news reports. It sounded like another hurricane. Sucks to live in the path of ...
Hurricane Katrina Aftermath
Thursday, September 1st, 2005 Posted in World News | 3 Comments »I'm shocked watching the news about everything that's happening in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It saddens me that there could be so much devastation and so many people killed. But it maddens me to see that the response hasn't ...
