Moneyball… good, but not great

I’ve been wanting to see Moneyball since it was in the theater. Of course I rarely see films in the theater anymore, as I’m not always prepared to sell off internal organs to pay to see one. So Moneyball tells the story of Billy Beane and how he and a rather unattractive overweight fellow changed … Read more

My new home!

So in the course of actually getting interested in blogging again and learning more about it, I started comparing some sites and services and did my usual anal-level of research on the subject. I’ve found that this is maybe the best blog hosting site on the web and have correspondingly moved all of my crap … Read more

I love my Kindle, but…

So, what the heck is up with e-books costing different amounts of money? I can understand printed books costing more. I mean paper costs money so I can understand trade paperbacks costing more than mass markets, hardcover books costing even more, etc. E-books don’t work like that, it’s all digital. No matter how big the … Read more

Just finished Mass Effect 3

So I just finished playing Mass Effect 3 recently. Loved it and the whole series so much that now I have to write about my experience playing the games. The Mass Effect universe over the three games was so rich I wanted to live there–it was that good. Up there with Star Wars or Star Trek. I didn’t … Read more

So I finally own a cellphone

(This was originally posted on 6/26/09) You win. I’ve held out for a long, long time but you win. As the saying goes, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. I’m one of those of a very small minority who actually thought having cell phones was a bad idea. For the record I still think … Read more