Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
All Around The World
Some links for your entertainment:
The Marine Corps in China.
Raging Bull is overrated…
..and so apparently are certain albums.
LibraryThing Local - an interactive map of all things bookish.
Bookshelf Etiquette
N.B. - The title song for this post can be found on Living Legends by the Fleshtones.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Old Downtown
Some time ago the Bunny and I attempted to visit the Pabst brewery in Milly-wah-kay. Unsuccessfully, because as it turned out, that particular brewery is closed.
However, you can go here to check out some pictures of the now-abandoned building. Extra creepy bonus - pictures from an insane asylum - for children.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Littlest Things
Between the collections that The Intended and I brought along when we moved in together (and two recent purchases en route), there’s a fair number of cookbooks lining the shelf in our kitchen. So what I’m kind of curious about is - do folks treat their cookbooks strictly as reference material, plucking them from the […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Books, Eatin' n' Drinkin' by The Silver Fox
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
L’Amour Et L’Eau Fraiche
Right then. As I talked about earlier, the inaugural use of the mandoline was in making ratatouille, using a recipe I found at SmittenKitchen. It was quite tasty, though as the following pictures show, I won’t be winning any awards for presentation in the near future:
A few days later The Girl The Intended made […]
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Bring On The Dancing Horses
Things I did this weekend:
get engaged.
9 Comments » - Posted in The Life and Times of the Broadcast Kid by The Silver Fox
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Let The Music Play (Again)
This could turn out to be very handy: an application that allows you to download music from a friend’s iTunes library. Still in beta for Windows though.
No Comments » - Posted in Technology, Music by The Silver Fox
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Stars Burn Out
Yesterday marked the passing of science fiction giant Arthur C. Clarke. I can’t say I was a huge fan of his work, though as a fan of the genre I was familiar with his work. I’d venture a guess that most folks knew of him as the man who wrote the short story behind 2001: […]
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
London Calling
Reason number 1,311 to return to London some fine day: The TinTin Shop.
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Wearing of the Green
Happy St. Paddy’s Day.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Out Of Left Field
The Gator returns. Awesomeness ensues:
Always felt like I had Red Sox blood in me.”
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Stacked Crooked
Today in the New York Times: an article and slideshow on the athenaeums - private libraries - of New England, complete with pronunciation guide for the local dialect:
(A note to those who visit: While “athenaeum” is commonly pronounced ath-eh-NEE-um, in New England ath-eh-NAY-um is acceptable.)”
Last semester I had occasion to visit the Salem Athenaeum during […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Librarians & Libraries by The Silver Fox
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Play My Game
A few more Gary Gygax tributes from around the tubes. This article from The Believer, written when Gygax was still alive, is especially well done.
Until I read some of these tributes I’d forgotten just how many of these games, beyond Dungeons and Dragons, that I played as a kid. In retrospect, some of them were […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
On The Evening Train
This is the kind of historical tidbit that fascinates me: Chicago’s long-abandoned freight subway. Apparently the tunnels are still extant, though sealed off to the public.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
The first celebrity crush I can recall having was Kim Richards, when she played Tia in Escape To Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain. Therefore, it is with some trepidation that I learn of Disney’s intentions to make another Witch Mountain movie.
Somewhat related - perhaps I should add Tuff Turf to my Netflix queue? […]
2 Comments » - Posted in The Life and Times of the Broadcast Kid by The Silver Fox
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
I Only Said
Hope springs eternal, as do book memes. Found this one here, and as always, feel free to play along at home.
1. When/how did you become an avid reader?
Second grade. The school library. The astounding revelation that I could get any book about any topic I chose. So I read Guadalcanal Diary about a million times. […]
