Monthly Archives: April 2009

30 pounds later

My Wii Fit informed me today that I am no longer obese; I am merely overweight. Sweet.

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They laughed at Paul Potts, too

Paul Potts was the unassuming man who wowed British (and ultimately worldwide) audiences with an operatic voice that just didn’t seem to match the man. Susan Boyle seems destined to follow in his footsteps. When the 47-year-old Scot appeared for the first time on “Britain’s Got Talent,” you could see the judges roll their eyes [...]

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Trailer for ‘Moon’

There haven’t been a lot of movies that have intrigued me lately, but “Moon” looks really promising. It stars Sam Rockwell, which is a plus in and of itself–and I believe the voice of “Gerty” belongs to Kevin Spacey. It’s got undertones of “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the visual tone of “Space: 1999.” I [...]

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The road to global warming is paved with good intentions

My biggest problem with “Go Green” initiatives (and the plain ol’ “environmentally friendly” ones before them) is that well-intentioned people jump on them without considering their impact because no one wants to be seen as hurting the environment. We’ve all heard stories about how the environmental impact of recycling material can be greater than properly [...]

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