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• ...one day I woke up... February 20, 2012
  The title's probably a question mark unless you've seen the promo video for smashbooks. I saw it. And then I saw it again. And again. I have no idea why I watched it so often since this style of music is something that normally sets my teeth on edge. Just like I have no idea why I suddenly felt the ... […]
• Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review February 20, 2012
  Game: Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Developer: Remedy Entertainment Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Available on: Xbox LIVE Arcade only After two years, Alan Wake returns in American Nightmare; making the jump from full retail title, to a smaller downloadable Xbox LIVE Arcade experience but how h ... […]
• Where is the knowledge lost in information? February 19, 2012
  Notes to self on Burke’s A Social History of Knowledge. One of my favorite histories. [find in a library] The endless cycle of idea and action, Endless invention, endless experiment, Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness …. Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we ... […]
• Happy First Bieberfeverversary to Me February 19, 2012
  I wasn't certain where to throw the flag on which day I officially contracted Bieber Fever. "We've" discussed it several times now, and it was either the night Floyd & I watched the Grammy's (February 14, 2011) or the night we went to see Never Say Never (February 19, 2011). Turns out the evidence i ... […]
• My REM cycle will grow trunks like a mighty oak February 17, 2012
  For somewhat obvious reasons that I'm not willing to get into right now, I've been having trouble sleeping lately. This is nothing new. I've had bouts with insomnia since I was a kid. But it's always been about having trouble falling asleep more than being able to stay asleep. Recently, though, I've ... […]
• LONGBOX GRAVEYARD - A NOSTALGIC MARVEL BLOG February 17, 2012
  I have noticed that at times I can get very nostalgic. Maybe this is something to do with growing older? Or maybe it's because I eat too much cheese before I go to bed? Still, whatever the case may be, I am sure that this is something everybody goes through come what may. Now a good example of this ... […]
• You Can’t Offer What You Haven’t First Collected February 16, 2012
  It’s a common church house scene. In baskets, bags, plates or boxes, churches collect money for something they call an offering. The functional reality: congregations can’t offer what they haven’t first collected. Same goes for individuals. Before I can offer myself as a living sacrifice, I have som ... […]
• February 19, 2012 February 16, 2012
  7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME It's astonishing to some people that we Catholics will spend time talking to a priest about our deepest faults. Confession of sins and being assured of God's forgiveness is not something that everyone readily understands. But when we take the time to really acknowledge ou ... […]
• Written 14 February 2012 February 15, 2012
  There are mornings when I can’t wait for Julia to step on that bus so that I can sit and write. Oh, how glorious is that? This is one of those days. Snow is falling, quieting my world and looking for all the world just like I imagined this winter sort and clean out would look from my dining room win ... […]
• Wrath of the Dragon Story February 15, 2012
  Note: This is based on the Funimation dub of the movie. This movie starts with an alien boy being chased by a monster. The monster squashes him. On Earth, a bank robbery is stopped by the Great Saiyaman and the Great Saiyanman II, also known as the Great Saiyawoman. They are watched by an old alien ... […]