Jim Rittenhouse's semidaily journal of news, commentary and reports
He’s expressing his rather strong opinions on how the Vancouver Olympics are a money pit in a downturn period, cutting off funding for other public things in favour of high-end expense for the Games. (NSFW re strong language)
The Bruce Schneier Action Figure! At $100, it’s a steal! Be the first on your block! Now, i’m just waiting for the RJ Johnson and Bill Roper Auctioneer Action figures…
….never hurts when you’re setting up your fonts and browser and such.
Unlike many folks out there who read this, I’m not a gung-ho Anime fan; part of it is that extreme cuteness isn’t a big draw for me, and the other is that the more wild, cartoony stuff isn’t much in my taste, either. However, I have exposed Mere to the Miyazaki movies, and she’s seen [...]
Marvellous stuff. See it. Meredith, Kailyn and I went right after work, and we saw it in 3D (which we very much recommend) and were just blown away. *splutter* The kids were just babbling as we came out, and I was not far behind. And the commercials on TV with the cranky old man tell [...]
Feel free on this series to add your captions (photos are under the cut) for the images in your comments. My caption set (in order) is as follows: “They said – come to DC – we can get you a good job with the new administration…they really need guys like you. It’s very different work [...]
CORALINE (7 out of 10) – Recommended, with care MONSTERS VS ALIENS (6 out of 10) – Recommended Meredith is a big fantasy fan, and was interested in both of these due to the heavy TV advertising. We saw both of these in Tru3D, which I recommend as adding to the story (as it did [...]
Heh. Heh. Heh.
….because I sure have. Not for a while, though. Thank goodness – I’ve been out of school for over 25 years.
Ready Kids? Here-we-go! The Watchmen! Baby Huey! Jonny Quest! Tom Terriffic and Mighty Manfred! Hoppety Hooper! Beany and Cecil! Captain Kangaroo! and Mister Moose! Hashimoto the Japanese House Mouse! Mighty Mouse fighting Wolves with Zoot Suits! Heckle and Jeckle! The Beatles! Spinach for Britain with Popeye! The Flintstones having a fag! Three Little Pigs in [...]
Possibly the weirdest Valentines cartoon I have ever seen. SFW, but really mindbendingly weird, and I’m glad they’re not on the market.
Miep Gies, the last of the group who hid Anne Frank from the Nazis, turns 100 today (hat tip to aisb23). Weekend news anchors at a local TV station have a ritual they do during a commercial break – get up and DANCE! (h/t andrewducker) Jabba and other beach huts on the Lincolnshire (UK) coast [...]