In case you didn't know, the 2005 Weblog Awards are running right now. There's a 10-day voting period which ends on December 15th. Like all things in the blogosphere, the Weblog Awards are mostly just an attempt to get attention. Then again, that's how the Oscars started. If you care about these awards, you should visit the main Weblog Awards site and start voting. You get … [Read more...] about Vote for the 2005 Weblog Awards
Archives for December 2005
It’s Always the Bastards
Marathon Pundit points to a Daily Herald story that says Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn is proposing a suspiciously censorial law prohibiting protest within 300 feet of a funeral. As is typical of most proposed censorship, Quinn's bill is in response to some bastard who is using freedom of speech to say ugly things. Specifically, this bill is in response to the … [Read more...] about It’s Always the Bastards
Disturbing Lyrics From Eminem
On Eminem's latest album, Encore, there's a track called "Mosh" in which he lashes out against President Bush and the war in Iraq. At about 3:30 there's this bit of tripe: Let the president answer a higher anarchy Strap him with an AK-47, let him go, fight his own war Let him impress daddy that way You see the problem don't you? The notation AK-47 stands for Automatic … [Read more...] about Disturbing Lyrics From Eminem
Flower Pot
Just a quick grab shot today. … [Read more...] about Flower Pot
Why I Want a Nikon D200 – Part 1
Last week I mentioned that I want one of the new Nikon D200 cameras. Why, you may be asking, would I want such a thing if I have a perfectly good camera already? The short answer is that this is a DSLR camera. That's a Digital SLR camera. That means Digital Single-Lens Reflex camera. Got all that? If you want the technical definition, lookup SLR on Wikipedia. In … [Read more...] about Why I Want a Nikon D200 – Part 1