Archive for December, 2008
No More Nazis for Me
I can’t take anymore movies set in the Holocaust. It’s become a cheap dramatic shortcut used by writers to amp up the stakes without having to bother with things like say, character development. Am I supposed to take the movie seriously just because it is set in a serious time? Nope.
It’s gotten so trivialized that [...]
I had a bad feeling this was coming
Once I saw this story on Black homicide I knew with absolute certainty that people would be e-mailing TNC by the dozens to get his take.
History Can Take a Flying Leap
Yes, history will judge this President and harshly. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t allowed to add our two cents.
If Anyone is Still Listening to Me…
I apologize for the light posting. My new programming gig started yesterday and I am up to my rectal orifice in code.
In the meantime, I have these quick thoughts/questions:
1. Why does Wade Phillips have a job?
2. Is there any reason I shouldn’t bitch slap Dick Cheney if I ever get the chance?
3. How is it [...]
Three Snow Days in a Row
And that doesn’t count the weekend. We’ve all been trapped inside for the most part and I’m starting to understand this scene just a little bit more than I should:
Unity V. Change
I’ve been thinking hard about Jelani Cobb’s post on the mutual exclusivity of unity and change. Money quote:
The short version is this: there are things we will have to fight about and we can have change or we can have national unity, but probably not both.
In making this argument, Jelani references one of the quotes [...]
Rick Warren and The Lie That Pleases
Patience everyone, patience. The best way to correct a liar is to let him talk in front of as many people as possible.
Everyone Leave Gweneth Paltrow Alone Forever
I was gobsmacked by Jeffrey Goldberg’s post about the moron in Jersey who named his son Adolph Hitler. Then he complained that he couldn’t get a cake with his kid’s name on it. I think everyone has to step back from making fun of bad celebrity kid names and bow before the titanic ass-hattery of [...]
I’ve Been Psychotically Busy
The Siegfried and Roy thing must have worked, because I am starting a new job in 10 days. Of course, this means I have to clear the decks of what contract work I was able to get and make sure it gets done by me or someone else.
So, here are some quick hits:
1. Leave Jon [...]
Join the Steve Jobs Dead Pool
Apple and Steve Jobs have only themselves to blame for the rampant speculation that Jobs is seriously ill. Steve-O is skipping what has traditionally been the highlight MacBoy day of the year, the Macworld keynote address.
I have no idea whether or not the rumors are true (that’s the whole point of rumors, after all), but [...]