Archive for October, 2006

The Hills Have Eyes

Monday, October 16th, 2006

What is it these days with mutant hillbillies? First came Wrong Turn, and now The Hills Have Eyes. Don’t get me wrong; they’re both fairly decent horror movies. It’s just that I, for one, have never thought of hillbillies as scary. Having lived in the country for part of my childhood, [...]

Reading to Your Child

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

“Eee-uuu! Eee-uuu!” So goes the most often heard statement in our household these days, always accompanied by a stampeding toddler waving a children’s book. In case you don’t speak Izzy-ese, that’s his interpretation of the word, “Read,” as in, “Daddy eee-uuu pees!”
I wish I could say I’m always happy to read for [...]

How Singles Keep Warm in Winter

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

It’s nice when something genuinely funny happens in your real life instead of just getting to read about other peoples’ humorous experience. Happy day, I finally have my own anecdote.

I was sitting in my office the other day having a conversation with a work buddy. We were discussing the coming winter [...]

World of Warcraft on South Park

Friday, October 6th, 2006

As a World of Warcraft player, I had mixed reactions to South Park’s “Make Love, Not Warcraft,” the 10th season premier episode that showcased the game. I didn’t find anything wrong with the humor, of course; everything they portrayed was exaggerated but otherwise true. The machinima sequences were, of course, superb (and supposedly [...]