mushin no shin

Not only did i get to see The Simpsons this weekend, I also saw Rear Window at the Belcourt, so I finally get the references in this:

I’m tempted to say “It’s all connected” but I’d hate that to be taken as a subliminal endorsement for Karl Dean. Not that it isn’t one. Eh. I don’t [...]

So the lovely miss Lesley took this little quiz, and of course I couldn’t resist:

You’re Les Miserables!
by Victor Hugo
One of the best known people in your community, you have become something of a phenomenon. People have sung about you, danced in your honor, created all manner of art in your name. And yet your [...]

…posts giving the same one-word review, but still it has to be done –
Exxxxxcellent!

LMAO … I won’t spoil it … just click

Argh. So the transmission guy tells me that to really fix the car, he needs to completely rebuild the whatsamajig, and that’s going to run me about $1800. He then tells me that for $600 he could instead replace the whosimiwhatsit, but he really couldn’t know if that would do any good.
Well $1800 is out [...]

Miss Gilbert points us to an interesting recounting of a journalist’s converstaions with conservatives, a good post to make a trilogy on the psychology of conservatives.

” Of course, we need to execute some of these people,” I wake up. Who do we need to execute? She runs her fingers through the sand lazily. “A few [...]

Whilst I wait for a gargantuan file to complete its trek by ftp, lets catch up on a few tidbits from last week’s Vacation-Mini. (I took Thursday & Friday off after the holiday).
Well the main goal was to paint my living room & parlor area. It didn’t get done. But I sorta figured that was [...]

File also under: why I blog

Yup, still my favorite band.
Sure, it’s not The Musical Box or Dancing With the Moonlight Knight, still “Behind the Lines” is nothing to sneeze at. And truth be told, my favorite stuff is really the middle period, Duke and Abacab, so this medley with “Turn it on Again” was a welcome choice.

Still, go watch ‘em [...]