Tag Archives: the_past

The Thirty-Years Troll

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Last night I was looking at my web stats and I noticed that a new place had linked to my blog entry about Orson Scott Card. I went to check it out and soon my eyes were rolling all over … Continue reading →

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Worse Than You Think: Putting the Star Wars Holiday Special in Historical Context

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

This morning I read an article about the Star Wars Holiday Special at The A.V. Club. It’s a funny article, and a good encapsulation of the first-rate weirdness about that special, but, as with pretty much every article I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Nerd

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

I was going to post something else today but my cousin put this photo of my on Facebook and man, how can I not share it? Yes, I am wearing a towel.

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What Were YOU Doing on August 22, 1981?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Pal Dave T. has been counting down 31 Classic Doctor Who Monsters this month, and today’s entry features a bonus. Thanks to a website someone put together, he was able to identify the exact date he started watching Doctor Who. … Continue reading →

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A Bully Never Forgets

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Mitt Romney recently had a story circulating about him in which, as a young man, he took it upon himself to hold down some guy and forcibly cut his hair. Romney’s since offered a notpology about his youthful pranking and … Continue reading →

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I Believe in Lafayette

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

My second attempt at college took me to Lafayette, Louisiana, which is about 2 hours away from New Orleans, and in the middle of Cajun Country. When you think of “cher” and alligators and swamps and such, this is the … Continue reading →

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Digital Housecleaning

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

I’m in the middle of a big project in which I’m combining old stuff from my website, stuff currently on my computer, and stuff I have backed up onto CD/DVDs and seeing what of it I still want and what … Continue reading →

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I’ll Explain Later 2

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

CLIKC TO MAEK LARAGE!!!

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