Month: May 2009

  • The Wrong Box

    If you’ve never seen “The Wrong Box”, and you hear the names Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Michael Caine, and think it worth watching, there’s an even better reason. Wilfrid Lawson, who plays the butler, Peacock. What I wonder is if Albert Finney borrowed on Lawson for Scrooge? It sure seems like he…

  • Late Afternoon Grand Canyon

    Late Afternoon Grand Canyon

    Late Afternoon Grand Canyon View larger

  • The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Canyon View larger

  • I decided there was no rationalizing it

    Barry Mahon’s oeuvre consists primarily of 60s sex flicks/exploitation films, though his bio at IMDB focuses on his having been Errol Flynn’s manager. At the end of his production career he did a few children’s films, showcasing his son, which are supposed to be…bizarre. The question? How can I rationalize spending $30 on a DVD…

  • I’m Practical That Way

    Toothpick lampshade making its way around the internet. I saw it last week on another site and is on Boingboing now. My immediate response is, “But you’ll poke your eye out!” I seem to be the only one with such concerns. (But, seriously, “You’ll poke your eye out!”)

  • Tourists, Grand Canyon, Arizona

    Tourists, Grand Canyon, Arizona

    Tourists, Grand Canyon, Arizona View larger on white

  • Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game

    Our son is a big fan of the Mouse Guard books. Which means he’s going to soon find this Mouse Guard game and want it. (Has great reviews.) As for his making a computer game, last night he announced that he realized he didn’t really want to try to program a game, he just wants…

  • Grand Canyon, Arizona

    Grand Canyon, Arizona

    Grand Canyon, Arizona View On White

  • H.o.p. Discovers Scratch

    I never anticipated trying to help my son make a computer game. Teaching him Photoshop, helping with animation programs etc., yes. But a computer game??? He’s working in MIT’s Scratch and I haven’t a clue. More and more poses (called costumes) he makes. And sprites. And backgrounds. Eventually he’s going to be serious when he…

  • Active Memorial Day Weekend

    A really good incentive to immediately wash your dishes after dinner and take out the trash is because you never know when the police are going to be trekking through your apartment to get to the back courtyard. At least the place was tidy otherwise.

  • Tree, Grand Canyon, Arizona

    Tree, Grand Canyon, Arizona

    Tree, Grand Canyon, Arizona View On White

  • A Haruki Murakami story in the making