WordPress 3.0 upgrade, tweaks and prepping for blog future
I’ve upgraded to WordPress 3.0 (“Thelonious”) and plan to use its multisite feature. But first I want to do some housecleaning here and at the blogs I plan to merge …
17 more discounted DVDs for my library
The Movie Gallery video chain is going out of business. So, was unable to talk myself out of going into the local store for their closing sale today. Here’s what …
Hank Williams given special Pulitzer, Meryl Streep elected to Academy
Any award Special Citation for Hank Williams (Sr) doesn’t really need an explanation. New York City, April 12 – The Pulitzer Prize Board has awarded a posthumous Special Citation to …
Pistol packing pip-squeak
This is me, age 3 or 4, pretending to be Annie Oakley. So I wasn’t always anti-gun. 🙂
My big haul from Big Lots
Yesterday I went to Big Lots on an errand for my Mom. While there I of course perused their bargain bin of DVDs and books. Here’s what I got: Book: …
Siskel and Ebert outtakes
Oh. My. God. This had me wiping tears off my cheeks AND my keyboard, it’s so hilarious. Maybe to fully appreciate it, you had to have watched them religiously for …
Now I know how Obama felt on October 9
It’s embarrassing to be recognized for something you know you don’t deserve. Well, I’m in that boat at the moment. I just found out I was nominated for an Okie …
Today's book haul
I went to Barnes and Noble today to buy a PHP tutorial. Well, you know how it is. I also came home with: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which …
For the record
I am disassociating myself with Firedoglake.com. Although I had an account on the site for commenting, I was never a regular reader and maybe posted once or twice; still, I …