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ponderings

ponderings
The Sounds of Silence: My Taste in Music is Nothing New and Not Much At All
03.06.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

I really don’t care about music anymore. I can’t point out the day it happened on a calendar, but somewhere along the line I just stopped getting excited about it. It’s just one more aspect of my life where I’m turning more and more into an “Area Man” from an Onion article (here’s another). It [...]
books, ponderings
It Was a Dark and Stormy Opening
05.23.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Guy Dammann has an article up over at the Guardian Book Blog about his favorite first lines (but since he is British, he spells it “favourite”). This is something I’ve always thought about. For many, the first line is the most important part of a novel. It’s the hook that has to make people want [...]
ponderings
Pascal’s Wager, redux.
04.02.07 | Permalink | Comment?

In the last week or so, I have been deluged by a ridiculous amount of spam and phishing expeditions on myspace. I have been fervently avoiding watching naughty webcams and offers of awesome ringtones or a free ipod for filling out surveys. Somewhere in the ugly mess of ignorance and greed, my friend Preston has [...]
autobiography, ponderings, rants
Sure and Begorrah
03.16.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

It’s that time of year again, when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts Guinness and avoiding the pinching punishment of those who forget to wear green. It’s a magical time of year when we can all come together over a pint and look back at the man who made Ireland a serpent-free zone, your [...]