Author Archives: Solonor

There’s a draft (or three) in here…

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Solonor

Like you, sometimes I find links to sites or have an idea for a blog post that I’ll pop into a draft entry to be finished off later. I usually don’t have more than 1 or 2 sitting out there, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Party time! Excellent!

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Solonor

It’s been a while since I did any sort of “bloggy” type thing like link to a passel of other blogs just ‘cuz somebody told me to (not to mention how long it’s been since I used the word “passel”). … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Revolver! Live!

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Solonor

Somehow down the course of the last 75 years, this tape of Revolver has survived, and somehow it wound up in my inbox via some bloody vikings. There were actually two sets–one from a wedding reception we did in 1984 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We hold these truths to be self-evident…

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Solonor

If you are not a regular listener of This American Life, you should be. After hearing the March 28 episode entitled The Audacity of Government, I think that the following words need to have the dust blown off them and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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God, I love RiffTrax

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Solonor

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Geek Tragedy

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Solonor

Last night we went to see Spamalot. It was our surprise Christmas present for the kids (which really came from out of the blue, as we’re not frequent attendees of touring Broadway shows). A splendid time was had all-around. We … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 5 Comments

Series 4 is coming!

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Solonor

UPDATE: “Because of the way that the BBC is funded in the UK through the licence fee, we cannot make videos available outside of the UK.” Grrr. What a load of crap. When will media companies realize that there is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Yo! Listen Up! | 5 Comments

Geek Heaven(s)

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Solonor

It’s not enough that I have the Earth, Moon and Mars to explore, now you send me the entire sky! Thanks, Google! My only problem is that when I search for Vulcan or Tatooine, it doesn’t find any results. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Demented and sad, but social.

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Solonor

Gone but not forgotten, Gary Gygax is given credit for inventing our universe in the New York Times by Adam Rogers in his piece called Geek Love (with chart-y goodness!). It’s a little bit of a stretch to say that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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That nerve-wracking trip to the dentist? Um, not so much.

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Solonor

See, Doctor Pain actually turned out to be Doctor Why-Rip-Out-Teeth-When-They’re-Not-Hurting? Yes, he’d like me to get a root canal on said tooth (if I have $2,000 to spend), but he’d rather not pull it if it is feeling fine. And … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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