BBC has released a webisode teaser for their upcoming series of Sherlock. The first two series (seasons) were just three episodes each. The show stars pre-Hobbit Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as the iconic and now public domain characters Holmes and Watson.…
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I finally saw
The Desolation of Smaug and really enjoyed it. I’m not much of a fan of the Lord of the Rings. I’ve read the books and seen the movies. I actually liked the
Two Towers. I have a hard time staying awake through the extended tedium of watching hobbittes walk to a fro.…
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Like many people I used Amazon and other online services for my holiday shopping. I am an Amazon Prime subscriber and have come to rely on free two day shipping. I have had really good experiences with buying online including Christmases past.…
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I’m looking for an Asante Mini EN/SC 10T adaptor to allow my Mac SE to connect to my Ethernet network. If anyone know of one for sale, please comment below.
I’m out of the office and away from home this week. I’m relying on my iPhone to provide my Internet connection. I have a 10GB data plan that more than covers my needs. Yet, I keep hitting these limits that are preventing me from using my phone.…
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I first read Ender’s Game back when “Children of the Mind” was not yet available in paperback. I really enjoyed the novel. I enjoyed the sequels but felt that it was weird the way the two stories were melded together. I felt that Ender’s Game was fine as a self-contained story and it did not need three sequels.…
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This week’s game and video come from R.L. Anderson Stadium where the Legacy Broncos narrowly beat Arlington’s Juan Seguin Cougars on a cool October evening. The Silver Spurs Drill Team performed a Military dance routine to the song “Starships” which features an opening starburst formation.…
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Here’s the video from September 26. It took a while to get to it to edit. It features a snippet of video from Channel 4 where the game was featured as the game of the week. The Broncos won the game.…
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Now available on iTunes is this summer’s big movie
Pacific Rim. I saw this movie premier at G-Fest XX in Chicago with a full theater of kaiju film aficionados. It was a great example of an audience improving the experience.…
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I just got another sale notification from Amazon. My VHS tape of
Godzilla vs Destroyah is on its way to a new home in Washington state. I’m glad to see it going to someone who will watch it. I cannot bear to throw them away when I can watch it on my Apple TV any time.…
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Project Nemesis by Jeremy Robinson and Matt Frank is the Kindle equivalent of a summer popcorn movie. It takes the basic Japanese Daikaiju movie, sets it in the US and sends a DHS officer who normally works on X-Files out to investigate.…
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I got up early Saturday morning to go to Plano for the Balloon Fest. Unfortunately I did not get up early enough to see them before dawn and the weather was too windy for them to actually take off. So instead of sharing my new pictures, I thought I would dig up some pictures from 2009.
