Author Archives: Solonor

Face It: Computers Can’t Replace Cops

Posted on August 20, 2003 by Solonor

Remember the hullabaloo over the face-recognition software put in place to catch criminals at the 2001 Super Bowl and then permanently in Ybor City? Turns out that after all the demands to remove it based on privacy fears, instead Tampa … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Wouldya Lookit That! | 4 Comments

Wabbit Season! Duck Season! Football Season?

Posted on August 19, 2003 by Solonor

I guess, it must be football season, since the office pool is getting organized. And would ya take a look at the shape of this week’s Carnival of the Vanities? Apparently, I’m a Kicker: “Weird little guys–but essential to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Yo! Listen Up! | 3 Comments

Whew! I thought it was the movies that stunk…

Posted on August 19, 2003 by Solonor

Cape Times – Hollywood finds itself at the mercy of cellphone-toting teenagers According to movie executives, it’s not the fact that the movies suck that’s causing people to stop watching them. It’s those damned kids and their cell phones. See, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Rants 'n' Whines | 7 Comments

Dirty Secrets

Posted on August 18, 2003 by Solonor

Thanks to the ever-glorious and wondermous brandelion, you get to see my embarrassing Top 5 Guilty Pleasure Songs. Because if I didn’t blog it, she’d just go blab it to the whole Internet. She’s like that ya know. Please, note … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, Life, the Universe and Everything | 13 Comments

Like a Hurricane…errr…Tornado!

Posted on August 18, 2003 by Solonor

Late getting the ol’ PC fired up. We had us a good ol’ tornado warning tonight. I just love those. Don’t you? [Grooving to: Like A Hurricane by Neil Young] Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 5 Comments

Pre-coffee Ramble

Posted on August 18, 2003 by Solonor

Just because I didn’t blog yesterday, it doesn’t mean I wasn’t chained to the computer all weekend. Au contraire mon frere with the thong underwear! Mostly, I spent a ton of time getting ready for the 2004 season of Solonor’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival of the Vanities, Life, the Universe and Everything | 4 Comments

School of Rock

Posted on August 16, 2003 by Solonor

Rule 1: We watch it cuz it’s free. This is actually a pretty sweet deal. Every week there’s a new, free movie at one local theater or another, and they leave piles of passes at my wife’s place of employ. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 3 Comments

A Song in the Moonlight

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Solonor

I heard one of them on the way home from work. One of my songs. Now, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I’m a fan of music. Not “country” music. Not “rock” music. Not “classical” music. Just music. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, Life, the Universe and Everything, Tunes | 16 Comments

Where are her priorities?

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Solonor

pippa said: is back, and she’s got a really cute lame excuse for why her Uruk-hai got knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by Scott’s Misty Mountain Hops… Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Yo! Listen Up! | 2 Comments

She So Sesssy…

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Solonor

It’s Friday. You know what that means… No, it’s not time to replace the hamster wheels in the Lake Erie Loop… No, it’s not time to vote for Gallagher… No, it’s not time to have your system surreptitiously blast Microsoft… … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Aortal | 2 Comments