All your abs are belong to us
A few weeks ago we bought the Wii Fit. Nellie really wanted one; I was curious but not very hopeful. I imagined a bunch of step exercises and yoga poses, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
It's the Cillian Murphy & Danny Boyle High-Definition hour!
My Blu-ray copies of 28 Days Later (imdb | rotten tomatoes) and Sunshine (imdb | rotten tomatoes) just arrived. That is all.
Also good bait: Us magazine
There are people who need some training on how to buy things. Here’s how to spot them: When waiting in line to pay they will take up as much space […]
"Insidious" might be a stretch…slightly devious, perhaps.
I’ve been meaning to write about an Economist blog post from December about MBAs which points to a debate between three professors from MIT and Harvard about whether MBAs are […]
Turns out I own clothes that I've never even worn
Each weekend starts with the intention of seeing The Wrestler. Each weekend ends with us having failed. Friday night would have been an ideal candidate but, well, being tired and […]
Would it be too dramatic to land at Juno beach and push inland from there?
At first the travel plan for this year was the Rockies in the summer. Then we thought about doing northern Italy and Switzerland with a short stint in Paris. But […]
You know that scene in A Clockwork Orange where they pry his eyelids open? Does that work? 'Cause I might give it a whirl.
Now that the Oscar nominations are out, and I feel like I should watch most, if not all, of the films up for major awards, it dawns on me how […]
"I'd say I'm a pretty darn good father. My father tried to eat me, I don't remember trying to eat Timmy."
I forgot to blog about some movies we cleared off the PVR lately. Here they are, from worst to best: The Notorious Bettie Page (imdb | rotten tomatoes) was a […]
Risen, like a turkey from the ashes
A final thought on yesterday’s topic, Bush’s legacy: as the clarity of distance seeps into the memory of the Bush43 years, it will be curious to observe the phases through […]
"Both the country and, ultimately, the Republican Party are left the worse for it."
With America’s eyes (and the eyes of others here in Canada and around the world) focused squarely on Washington for Barack Obama’s inauguration, some have taken a break to wonder […]
