I've watched Barry Cooper's Never Get Busted Again, Volume 2: Never Get Raided twice now, and maybe it's just because the novelty has worn off, but this video wasn't quite as much fun as the first one. It's probably still worth buying, however, if you really need to know this kind of information...if you know what I mean. (A lot of people will stumble across this … [Read more...] about Never Get Busted Again, Volume 2: Never Get Raided
A Short Film About Owning an SUV
One of these days I'll produce a video with some substantive content. But in the meantime, I'm just fooling around with the camera and editing software, trying to learn a thing or two about making videos. This is me trying to teach myself how to use edited video to tell a story. A pointless story, to be sure, but fortunately also a very short story. … [Read more...] about A Short Film About Owning an SUV
Bad For America
George Kocan has another of his crazy anti-gay posts up at Illinois Review in rebuttal to a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Maybe I should be more upset at such a display of bigotry, but I find Kocan so over-the-top ridiculous that he kind of amuses me. Let's take a look: Abuse of the language for political purposes is bad for America, even if done by courts or other governmental … [Read more...] about Bad For America
“Klaatu Barada Nikto”
Those are very important words to remember. Especially since I just noticed that a remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is in post-production for release on December 12. How cool is that? … [Read more...] about “Klaatu Barada Nikto”
Starting the Fight Against the Newton TIF
When I used to have more time on more hands (or more energy for my time) I did some blogging about eminent domain issues. One of those blog entries received a comment a few days ago that I wanted to address: I appreciated your article on the TIF struggle in Des Planes. In Newton, IL, the mayor and his rubber stamp council (seven of eight) are making plans to establish a TIF … [Read more...] about Starting the Fight Against the Newton TIF