I’ve been wanting to get back into shooting photos lately. The recent snowstorms provided a good subject, but my dislike of cold + laziness kept me inside. But I really have to keep practicing, so I had the kids show off their favorite stuffed animal while I played with the off-camera flash.
This is the fourth year of my annual soundtrack project, and here is this year’s summary of my musical tastes. Again, the only rule is that the songs chosen have to fit on a regular audio CD. Listen on Apple Music (except for *) Thes One: “Gate City Savings And Loan” The Shins: “Little Boxes” …
The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night This is the card that started it all. We just did it on a whim — no real planning — but many of our family & friends said “you have to do this every year!” So here we are…
Since I don’t follow football, basketball, hockey or NASCAR, the months between October and March are just a countdown to spring training. So while I’ve heard that some Boston-area teams are doing well, I still follow only off-season baseball. So far the Yankees have signed both C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett — with more to …
What do I do on a Sunday evening after the kids are in bed? Why, optimize one of my personal websites for iPhone viewing…for fun! So now if you view a Sinko podcast on your iPhone or iPod touch, the layout will be optimized for your smaller screen. And yes, I know:
I was a huge Lego fan growing up, so Gizmodo’s article about the Lego company’s Memory Lane — the secret vault with almost every Lego set ever manufactured — really brought me back. It was actually cool seeing Space Galaxy Explorer and castle (two of my favorite sets) again…I guess the Lego nerd is still …
Here is your pro-Obama link…
Very funny video of Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin: Couric: What newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this, to stay informed and to understand the world?Palin: I read most of them, again, with a great appreciation for the press, for the media…Couric: But, like, what ones specifically, I’m curious, …
Undecided To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?” …
Surviving Grady pretty much sums up my feelings about the Sox: Wanna know the strangest thing about today? It’s not that the goddam Tampa Bay Devil Rays are about to play in the World Series, giving their legion of faux fans at least a few more hours to learn all the players’ names before first …