Monthly Archives: February 2006

Netflix gems: Death Tunnel and Axe

I hope this is the first in a continuing series. I am a Netflix subscriber, for better or worse. But one of the things I love best about them is the RSS feed of new releases. Because they include a … Continue reading 

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Yo ho, yo ho

I just discovered that Thurl Ravenscroft died last May, 2005. He has an extensive Wikipedia entry, if you're interested, but know that he was a singer and voice-over actor, most famously for Tony the Tiger. I just discovered, however, that … Continue reading 

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Getting Jobsed

I was looking through some old draft posts I never managed to finish, and came across one I intended to publish about Macworld this past January. The big news, of course, was the release of Macintosh computers running the Intel … Continue reading 

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Olympic Personalities

Both come with the same fast-living, champion-material, somewhat questionable Olympic pedigree, but it is clear at the end of these Games that Apolo Anton Ohno is the anti-Bode Miller.

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Curling up with some good sports

Another entry in our continuing coverage of the Winter Olympics from Torino. I am a curling convert. During the 2002 games in Salt Lake I didn't really get to watch any curling. I thought, intellectually, that I might like it, … Continue reading 

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They ain’t no Torvill and Dean

Next in our continuing coverage of the Olympics: ice dancing. Last night (Tuesday) we managed to watch the already tape-delayed Monday showing of the final ice dancing competition from Torino 2006. I liked the skating done by two of the couples, … Continue reading 

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