Everything Else
Land of the Coerced, and the Home of the Slave
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 23rd, 2005
The movie Operation Dreamland is a documentary of the lives of soldiers in Fallujah. The link above will take you the trailers page; at the bottom, watch the “Recruiting” video, which roiled me enough to make this post. A pair of commanding officers mock and demean their soldiers, who have already served their country, in an effort to get them to stay on for another tour of duty.
I can appreciate the position the American military is in, but I wish they wouldn’t shame their surviving soldiers with statments like. “You can’t go home and live with momma; she’s not gonna put up with you anymore.”
Bush’s Genius Stupidity
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 20th, 2005
http://www.xroadsfilms.com/batescomedycentral/
My God Comes in Marinara
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 14th, 2005
In Kansas, a group of religious nutbars on the Education Board are trying to use their voting majority to destroy the basis of Science in that state. In case you haven’t heard, there is a growing push to introduce creationism, rebranded as Intelligent Design (ID), into the Science curriculum. You heard right: Science.
Then in steps a brilliant, funny, and expanding group of people fed up with ID who have put forth their own theory of how we all got here: the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM).
Volleyball I.Q. on the Decline
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on September 13th, 2005
So I’m coaching the junior boys’ volleyball team at my high school this year. The athletes look fantastic, and picking the team is proving difficult. One thing I like to do is see how they react to weirdness, and distraction. I get them to serve, one at a time, and we do penalties for each Read the full article…
New Apple/Motorola ROKR is for SUKRs
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on September 11th, 2005
I waited a long time for the new Apple/Motorola phone. My current Motorola phone was a very sturdy and long-lived StarTac, and I love Apple, so the combination of the two seemed like a perfect marriage. And I wanted to stay loyal to these companies, to support the excellent products I had experienced previously.
Quicktime 7 Not So Lucky
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on September 11th, 2005
Apple does QuickTime usability FAIL.
From iPod to iReincarnate
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on September 9th, 2005
Be careful of your typing. Hoping to see a video of Steve Jobs introducing the new iPod nano, I accidentally misspelled the domain and ended up here. Was I happy to discover that there is such an organization as the “Association for the Alignment of Past Life Experience?” Yo Holla! But me wanna see shiny Read the full article…
Debriefing the 3-Day Novel Contest
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on September 8th, 2005
I failed. That’s the short story of my attempt to write a long story. Not only did I fail to write a winning novel, after paying my $50, I didn’t even submit what I had written. Here’s why I still consider the weekend to be a huge success.
Underwater Cameras Help Save Girl From Drowning
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 31st, 2005
As if lifeguards don’t lounge around enough, underwater cameras installed in pools are now able to page them when somebody drowns.
The 3-Day Novel Contest
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on August 29th, 2005
In keeping with the contest’s survival guide, I will not be answering phone calls, socializing with friends, etc. over the weekend. There is one small exception: if you are willing to deliver food, you’re welcome. For five minutes.
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