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Some movies we’ve enjoyed lately
We gave up on the summer of junky movies and turned to Blockbuster’s cheapest DVD rental plan instead. For just $8/month, we get two movies delivered and 2 more in-store rentals for free. Thankfully, we’ve uncovered some real gems using the service lately. Here’s a rundown: Brick – 3 1/2 out of 5 – Joseph…
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Testing Windows Live Writer
This is a test of Windows Live Writer, a new desktop blogging interface just released by Microsoft. Get your own right here. Here’s what the “Insert Map” function is like: Interesting…it offered to let me specify margins, but it doesn’t appear to be respecting that. The biggest thing I want out of a desktop blogging…
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This weekend
* We watched Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. My vote: *** out of 4 stars. Funny, hilarious in places, and slick overall. I am deepy disturbed that they cut my favorite line from the trailer – “I can’t lower my heart rate; I’ve got a cougar on me!” – from the feature film.…
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Moorelies.com is back!
After a nearly seven-month hiatus, my political weblog Moorelies.com has emerged from retirement anew. This time around (major version 3 by my account), I’m taking a backseat and operating primarily as publisher while two new bloggers, Chris Hata and Mike Faulkingham, take over daily posting duties. Please head over to the new Moorelies.com and check…
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My entry into ‘The Office’ promo contest
NBC and YouTube are holding an open compeition for people to submit :20 promos for “The Office“, recently nominated for 3 Emmys including Best Comedy. Up to 10 winners will have their promos aired on NBC this fall. I’m a huge Office fan, so with the help of my brother-in-law and my wife, I submitted…
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My first check
When I went to visit my Mom a couple weeks ago, I noticed an artifact on her fridge from my early days as a web developer: A copy of the first check I ever received from doing web development work: Click the photo to view it at full-size. FYI, here’s a snapshot of the resulting…
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I can’t lower my heart rate! I’ve got a cougar on me!
The best movie I’ve seen so far this summer is Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Rick Bobby. Wait, you say! That movie won’t even be in theaters until August 4th! How did a lowly commoner like me see it? Well, to be completely honest, I haven’t seen the whole movie…just some funny bits via the…
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Notable absence acknowledged
I’ve been away on vacation. I’m back home now- back to blogging soon! Hope you all had a fun, safe, and restful Fourth.
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Hi
Yikes! I’ve got 7 posts in my drafts folder in various stages of completeness. In lieu of finishing one or any of those up, I’m offering this video. I apologize in advance for the poor lighting in this video. I hope to improve the lighting for any future endeavors. Enjoy your Tuesday!
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Think about this one for a minute: “Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.” –Samuel Johnson