Archive for March, 2004


Seinfeld & Superman: Together Again

Monday, March 29th, 2004

And now I bestow upon you the coolest link I’ve found in more than a month. Drumroll please… The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman. Yes, despite what you might have heard, I do accept gifts.

Cartographer of the Human Body

Monday, March 29th, 2004

Saw this amazing piece of work over on kottke. It’s a map of the human body that actually looks like a road map. Very cool.

Giving Back

Saturday, March 27th, 2004

Speaking of music, how about Marcus Pimpleton. Despite being brought into the world by parents unready to care for him, through the kindness of strangers and his own hard work is a success story in Seattle. Now he’s a music teacher giving it back to the school that gave him so much. I love stories [...]

Let’s Move Porn to Red Light Domain

Wednesday, March 24th, 2004

This might surprise some of you, but there’s a ton of pornography on the Internet. Yeah, really. For years now, parents everywhere have clamored for a separate domain for this material so that they could more easily control the content their children view. The ACLU, among others, have fought this saying it hinders the pornographers [...]

The Reality of Tax Cuts

Sunday, March 21st, 2004

The following is a story that has made the email rounds for a couple of years now, but does show how some people view cutting taxes.
Tax Cuts—A Simple Lesson In Economics
This is how the cookie crumbles. Please read it carefully.
Let’s put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men [...]

For the Movie Addict

Saturday, March 20th, 2004

Everyone watches movies. But not everyone is an addict. FilmWise is for the addicts… who say, know all the lines from Caddyshack by heart. (“This is my friend, Mr. Wang. No offence.”) Or, can recite the 6 Degrees of Separation from not just Kevin Bacon but also The Rock. And don’t miss FilmWise’s Quizzes… very [...]

Orson Scott Card Critiques ‘Passion’

Thursday, March 18th, 2004

I’ve already mentioned how psyched I am that Ender is coming to the big screen. Apparently, Orsen Scott Card, in addition to his fiction works, also gigs it at The Ornery American as a featured columnist. In this column, he reviews ‘Passion’ with an artist’s eye and an intelligent mind. To say this guy was [...]

Answers About Jesus

Thursday, March 18th, 2004

Everyone has a perception of Jesus. We’re all influenced by what our friends say or what we see about Him on TV. Regarding Jesus does a great job of letting us learn about the most pivotal figure in human history. As C.S. Lewis said, Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic or who he said [...]

Iraqi People Say, “Life is Better”

Tuesday, March 16th, 2004

It’s far from perfect, but life in Iraq is much better according to a recent national survey. Public security is still at the top of list of priorities going forward. And while the public predominantly agrees in a centralized government, as of now they’re concerned about who the people are that will occupy positions of [...]

I’m Biased Against Media Bias

Tuesday, March 16th, 2004

How can the media act surprised when people call them biased? It’s alll so obvious simply from the way they title their stories. Here’s an Associated Press (AP) story titled, “Two States Deal Setbacks to Gay Marriage“. Other more neutral titles weren’t chosen:

Califormia Supreme Courts Upholds Existing Laws on Marriage
Massachusetts Approves Amendment on Marriage Definition

But [...]

Drop In Teen Pregnancy

Sunday, March 14th, 2004

When health groups recommended that in order to reduce lung cancer, people should smoke less tobacco, the world applauded.
When health groups recommended that in order to reduce unwanted teen pregnancy, unwed teens shouldn’t have sex, the world stood agast.
That’s not feasible, they would cry. But why the double-standard? Certainly it’s a complicated issue. Every issue [...]

Basketball Exam, Georgia Style

Sunday, March 14th, 2004

I’d be remiss if I didn’t link to Jim Harrick Jr.’s Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball exam. So easy it’s rediculous. I mean, everyone knows that a basketball court has four goals, right?!? Getting a perfect score isn’t anything to brag about.

T-Mac Blows Up

Thursday, March 11th, 2004

62. That’s the load of points that T-Mac dropped on the Wizards. That’s a franchise record. That’s a career record. It’s not Wilt’s 100 or Robinson’s 71 but it’s nothing to sneeze at either. It’s a shame that Orlando is in such a sorry state-of-affairs.

Voluntary Collective Licensing

Thursday, March 11th, 2004

With all the controvery swirling around digitalized music, it takes a sharp mind to come up with a reasonable solution. It seems to me that the folks over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have found one. They call it Voluntary Collective Licensing (VCL) of Music File Sharing. Now, I’m no expert on this complex [...]

An Interview with God

Tuesday, March 9th, 2004

If you could ask God a question or two, what would they be? I wonder what mine would be if I were truly given that opportunity. No doubt, I’d be surprised by His answers. Would I even hear His words, or would I be distracted by His presence? The Interview with God is one artist’s [...]