Monthly Archives: October 2008

Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies May Have Drug Charges Dismissed

Looks like Steven Page may be “Off The Hook”, to quote a BNL song title. He appeared in court and the judge offered to dismiss all charges if he seeks treatment and remains drug free.
Good for him. I hope he turns things around. And I’m looking forward to the new BNL album, and also a [...]

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Shiba Inu Puppy Cam

Some friends of mine have just had puppies. Well…that is…their dog had puppies…
Anyway, you can see a live cam of the puppy action here.

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Don’t You Want To Save The Earth With Captain Kirk?

When Captain James T. Kirk says “There’s not a minute to waste to save the Earth,” you better damn well get off your butt and do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXP3hQ7jaUk
More William Shatner PSAs on the Sierra Club web site.

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How You Can Help The Nation With Its Debt

I thought this article on The Consumerist was interesting. It provides a basic explanation of our national debt and what things we can do to fix the problems associated with it. Good reading for election season.

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Facebook Privacy and Security

So I just joined Facebook to keep in touch with several people I know. I had resisted for a long time because I wasn’t sure I really needed another social networking site, and also because I was concerned about privacy and security. Now that I’ve joined up, I wanted to understand the issues and what [...]

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Darth Vader and Heidi Klum

Just another reason people want to be the Dark Lord of the Sith….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWTmDbcOD0

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Adventurers Club — When You Go

During the final Hoopla, the actor playing Emil Bleehal absolutely brought down the house with his rendition of this Jonathan Coulton song, “When You Go”. It’s a beautiful song, and this was an amazing, deeply heartfelt performance. I’m not ashamed to say my eyes were welling during this song, and still do a bit now. [...]

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