Category Archives: Culture

A Conversation in Chicago

Sam Andreades: Science is Cold, Hard Fact; Religion is a Matter of Opinion.
Otto: All I can think is that this huge building we are in is possible because of Newtonian statics.
Giles: Yes! It is a map good enough for sending up a skyscraper, but not good enough for sending up a rocket to [...]

Still Downloading!

Sarah and I went to go see the Matrix last night. It was awesome, but I’m still trying to figure a lot of stuff out. More later when I get my brain unknotted.
In other news, Advil Flu & Body Ache has become a new friend…:-(
Later: Chicken & potatos, blogging, and The Big [...]

Is Starbucks Evil?

When I was talking to Jan last week, we had discussed, in passing, the nature of Starbucks. Voracious readers of Our Story will recall that I’m a Starbucks fan. From the drinks to the wireless access, I just really enjoy taking the laptop in, plopping down in an overstuffed chair, and spending an [...]

Things to do on a Friday

Spatula City: The Really Big Button That Doesn’t Do Anything. The button’s gotta lotta energy, you know, but it’s like potential, it’s not KENETIC. It doesn’t do anything but it does it in it’s own little way, you know? I can like respect its desires not to do anything and admire the sheer determination of [...]

Extreme Stickfighting

About two years ago, Jai sent me a hilarious flash movie featuring that charismatic ninja stick figure, XiaoXiao. After some random Googling late at work, I found that, indeed, the madness continues.