Author Archives: Solonor

Braaaaains

Posted on June 13, 2004 by Solonor

Why did I take this test at 8:30 on a Sunday morning? Well, I blame society. And Michele. Mostly Michele. Plus, I can only watch bananaphone so many times, ya know. Continue reading →

Posted in Wouldya Lookit That! | 2 Comments

In which the author attempts to avoid work as long as possible and remind his loyal minions of his upcoming birthday…

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Solonor

Home from work today, I’m trying to get a bunch of junk together for a yard sale we’re having… um… today. So, we’re behind schedule. Bite me. The house we bought in 1997 had its garage converted into a large … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 11 Comments

Hit the Road Jack

Posted on June 10, 2004 by Solonor

CNN.com – Ray Charles dies at 73 – Jun 10, 2004 Yikes! Another major icon dies. Another one who’s name started with “R”… If these things come in threes, Rodney Dangerfield, Reggie Jackson, and Ricardo Montalban better take their vitamins … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Tunes | 7 Comments

The Terminal

Posted on June 10, 2004 by Solonor

I love summer, because it’s much easier to get to the free previews when the kids are out of school. And free previews are the best way to see some movies. Take Tom Hank’s latest film, The Terminal, for instance. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 3 Comments

9:09

Posted on June 10, 2004 by Solonor

When looking for links to the Internet fads yesterday, I realized that the Web is such a large place that something could be “huge” for years and there would still be people that haven’t seen it. I know that I’m … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Wouldya Lookit That! | 2 Comments

I keel you!

Posted on June 9, 2004 by Solonor

If you haven’t seen the movie, don’t read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Fifteen Minutes. If you have, don’t drink a soda while you do. Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 2 Comments

All your badgers…

Posted on June 9, 2004 by Solonor

Whenever I am feeling stressed (and I can’t find the Doom Song), I turn to my old friends, the Badgers to make it all right. You can never have enough badgers, I always say–except on the occasions when I say, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Strangeness | 13 Comments

Fell in love with a girl

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Solonor

I think I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Modern Country Music Sucks. I know I sound like an old codger (“Back in my day…”), but I’d much rather listen to Merle Haggard than the watered-down, blow-dried Hag wannabes. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Tunes | 4 Comments

Thank you, heroes of D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2004 by Solonor

I feel horrible that I ignored the remembrance of D-Day today. I hate it when newscasters and pundits and politicians use “fate of the world” type phrases to describe everything. There have been relatively few instances in history when the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Wouldya Lookit That! | 4 Comments

Long Distance Dedication

Posted on June 6, 2004 by Solonor

You may not believe in kharma or whatever, but man sometimes coincidence is just too much. The first song in my randomized playlist when I finally dragged my butt off the couch to the computer this afternoon was this: The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Rants 'n' Whines | 12 Comments