Amusement

A new opera, called 'u' premiered in Holland a couple of nights ago and I was unable to attend. If anyone managed to see it I would be interested in a review. I missed the invitation to the event since it was sent to Klingons on Qo'noS, an M-class planet orbiting the star Arcturus and I was stuck in Chicago.   … [Read more...] about Opera Review Needed

Meet the God of Tetris, master of blocks. If you've played Tetris, his last words will haunt you. … [Read more...] about God of Tetris

[Update, 12/29/09: the village idiot himself weighs in; see the comments.] Here we go again . . . Near as I can figure out, Josh Hendrickson of Minnetonka MN, didn't have anything useful to do last Saturday, so he headed on down to the Obama Worship Seminar at the Target Center, where thousands and thousands of Minnesotans were assembling to hear Barack Obama explain that the … [Read more...] about The Village Idiot Position in Minnetonka is Filled [Updated]

Instead. "I need to see your license and carry permit." Which was just as well, for reasons I'm not going to go into, about where some people put their insurance cards.  He didn't ask about that. "Do me a favor, sir, and step out of the car." He didn't sound like it was really a favor, so I did, and pocketed the keys, closing and locking the door behind me quite … [Read more...] about What Can We Learn from This?

What Shepherds Do When They're Bored: (No, it's not dirty.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3qvJgY9XQI(Hat tip: Lindsay) An Interesting Way to Draw Cartoons: (Yes, it's dirty.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmfL5sJ7F4 … [Read more...] about What Shepherds Do When They’re Bored. Also, An Interesting Approach to Drawing Cartoons