Monthly Archives: January 2009

There’s been a host of technical hurdles overcome, but I’m now back to being a fully-engaged podcast listener. With the old Inspiron 1150 laptop back in operation, I was able to install the Juice podcatcher application and go back and … Continue reading →

Previous entry I related the effects that the passing presidential administrations had on my life. In this entry I want to talk about another chain of succession that had an even greater impact on my lifestyle: personal computers. Recently I … Continue reading →

There I was yesterday, standing in the bakery, sheeting Obama cookies and listening to the NPR coverage of the inauguration. The Obama cookies were selling as fast as the cookie decorators could slather on the frosting. After the news program … Continue reading →

Everyone I work with at the bakery is a weenie, so whenever a news crew comes in to do a story about whatever Obama cookie we have on hand, I’m the guy who gets to talk to them. But I … Continue reading →

Once again, the Space Squid slushpile is empty. Plus most of the pressing business and correspondence leading up to the release of Issue 7 is in the bag. There’s been a couple more occurrences of people querying me about stories … Continue reading →

We’ve put an end to the sale of back issues of Space Squid. Essentially we don’t have any left. So if you’re one of those special people who have a complete set of Space Squid, or a near complete set, … Continue reading →

Some more library audio books we’ve been listening to at work: The Smithsonian Collection: Old Time Radio Science Fiction I’ve listened to this before as I recall, but the selections are such classics that I enjoyed them yet again. There’s … Continue reading →

I had been talking about how impressed I was with the auteuristic stylings of Anurag Kashyap. To that end, I hunted down his children’s animation Hanuman Returns, a movie obscure enough that Netflix had to send it from Canada. Never … Continue reading →

The great thing about the internet, is I can be just checking my email, and then I get to read headlines like: "Texas death row inmate pulls out eye, eats it." The best part about the article is this quote … Continue reading →

In my family, nothing says the holidays quite like krumkake. It’s a crispy, Norwegian cookie that’s rolled into a tube, and filled with cream or Danish pudding (not pictured). I actually own a krumkake iron, but I didn’t fire it … Continue reading →