The Curse of Relevancy

It appears that searches for a certain celebrity (whose name in Pig Latin is Isa-lay Ushell-kay) have taken over my referrer list. That's what I get for being relevant, I guess. I guess I need to optimize the referrer tracking thing in some way. Maybe create a Perl script to organize things a bit better. Or maybe I'll just make... read more »

Privacy

I'm not somone who's paranoid about privacy rights. Some people refuse to use the supermarket discount cards because the supermarkets are tracking what they buy; I say, so what? I don't bother to delete the browser cookies that advertisers use to track my web browsing habits. And if John Ashcroft wants to see a list of the books I've bought... read more »

Football Report

Well, this week I don't even need to wait for Monday night for my football report. As it has been most of the season: two out of three. The Dallas Cowboys beat the the Carolina Panthers, who had the best record in the NFC. The Cowboys are now in a four-way tie for best record in the NFC. My fantasy... read more »

Master & Commander

Saw Master and Commander on Friday night with The Parents and my cousin Scott. If you like Napoleonic War naval warfare movies, you'll like this one. In fact, even if you're not particularly a fan of Napoleonic War naval warfare movies, but just like a good adventure movie, you'll probably like it. For me, the most intense scene in the... read more »

Boot Camp

Some of you who read my blog have mentioned that you're interested in writing fiction. I believe I've already mentioned attending Orson Scott Card's Literary Boot Camp. It was a great expreinece, and I learned a lot. I toke some notes while i was there; they are far from complete, but may be of interest to someo of you. You... read more »

Collaborating on a screenplay

It's a romatic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Go here to read the screenplay. Go here to collaborate on your own screenplay. (Found this via Dave Barry's blog.)