Ephemeral IsleI think I think, therefore, I think I think I am, I think.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286159952006-09-26T19:24:51ZBlogger
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trueDavid2006-09-26T12:17:00-07:002006-09-26T19:24:51Z2006-09-26T19:24:51Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115929869136223906Real World IntrusionToday is one of those convergences of the planets that causes the postings of Time to collide with the shredder of Eternity. I have a client project to wind up, a huge glop of site maintenance to deal with, a breakthrough in a book proposal I've had on hold for six months, friends in town AND a seven-month old cattle dog puppy that needs to be exercised in between so he won't suddenly want to playfalseDavid2006-09-25T00:01:00-07:002006-09-25T14:44:37Z2006-09-25T05:33:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115916240557732590Wang Chung
I'm going to be a bit busy today, so I suggest that in the meantime everybody Wang Chung tonight, as it were.falseDavid2006-09-24T00:01:00-07:002006-09-24T06:04:00Z2006-09-24T05:59:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115907755007021977The Wizard of Speed & Time
A marvelous little gem from Mike Jittlov, an incredibly talented special effects artist with a love of cinema, but who never broke into the big time because he never could play by the rules. This one is a short piece called The Wizard of Speed Time that he made into a semi-autobiographical feature film of the same title in 1989.
Think of it as an ode to the joys of drinking way too muchfalseDavid2006-09-23T10:07:00-07:002006-09-23T17:11:11Z2006-09-23T17:11:11Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115903147195231682Tesla Memorial
A bronze statue of Nikola Tesla has been unveiled at Queen Victoria Park, Niagra Falls, Canada.
I'd say something about it sparking new interest, but that's going too low even for me.falseDavid2006-09-23T09:54:00-07:002006-09-23T17:12:26Z2006-09-23T17:01:30Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115903089011852054Dying in DhimmitudeNottingham City Council is building a new £2.5 million multi-faith cemetery in Bulwell. What is noteworthy is that "multi-faith" in Nottingham means that all the graves, including the Christian ones, will face Mecca. According to Steve Dowling, services director for Environment and Public Protection,
In the first phase of development it has been agreed that the graves will face north east.
ForfalseDavid2006-09-23T09:47:00-07:002006-09-23T16:53:07Z2006-09-23T16:53:07Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115903038721877520Bin Laden Dead?According to a leaked French DGSE intelligence services report, the Saudis believe that Osama Bin Laden reverted to ambient temperature back in August due to a bout of typhoid.
We've been down this road too many times since Tora Bora, but we can always hope. One thing is for certain, the fact that he hasn't even been seen on video for a couple of years makes me suspect that he's a brain in afalseDavid2006-09-22T00:01:00-07:002006-09-22T06:06:34Z2006-09-22T06:05:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115890514582526703Poll Results
Damn!falseDavid2006-09-21T11:36:00-07:002006-09-21T18:41:37Z2006-09-21T18:38:35Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115886391592711371The Bishop!
A cleric for our times.falseDavid2006-09-21T09:51:00-07:002006-09-22T04:52:56Z2006-09-21T16:56:52Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115885781204848490Sauron, Call Your Service
One Ring to rule them, and one Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them, and in the dark bind them.It isn't quite like that, but the Remember Ring is a first step. Slip this on your finger and it's programmed to heat up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit on a specific day *cough* anniversary *cough* every hour for 24 hours-- and it runs on a thermopile that makes electricity from your body heat, so youfalseDavid2006-09-20T15:15:00-07:002006-09-20T22:35:53Z2006-09-20T22:21:44Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115879090422009879PerhapsLord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, quoting Samuel Huntington of "Clash of Civilisations" fame:
The fundamental problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilisation whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.This isn't just a problem for the West, but for moderate Muslims,falseDavid2006-09-20T10:35:00-07:002006-09-20T17:40:47Z2006-09-20T17:39:05Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-115877394598097233Just Not Getting ItThe Home Secretary Mr. John Reid was heckled by a Muslim "activist" who said he was "furious" about "state terrorism by the police" and called Mr. Reid an "enemy" of Islam.
Imagine a German immigrant doing that in Britain in 1943 and you'll see that both the government and the Muslim "community" have a very long way to go.false