http://bluezhift.proliphus.com blueshifted rantings Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:33:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I must really be blonde because my wife is constantly telling me that I don't understand...TT http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/07/04/incidentally-blonde/ I take my lunch time walks as much for the sights as for the exercise a couple of days ago I was definitely not disappointed. On my way back I was stopped at an intersection on N Michigan waiting for the light to change. Across the street was an attractive ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/07/01/a-perfect-model-moment/ Even after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in cases of child rape, it appears that some politicians intend to keep writing unconstitutional laws invoking it in rape cases. This ultimately underscores the hypocrisy of all too many of our elected officials. They say that the death ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/06/26/vengeance-is-mine-saith-the-states/ Now that it has gotten more expensive to drive to work than take the bus, I'm on the bus! I've been taking the bus 2 days out of the week at least for the last few weeks, but it's not really all about the fuel cost. I've found that it ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/06/24/get-on-the-bus/ Yahoo! has been in the news a lot lately. The most recent news is of a possible alliance with rival Google in part to avoid a buyout by the likes of Microsoft. So billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been throwing a hissy fit because he was unable to make more ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/06/13/hooray-a-free-yahoo/ RRRRRRrrrrrrrr! My Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard is back from the dead, for now at least. After reading on the net numerous reports of key issues, and hating hating hating the replacement spare I was using, I figured I had nothing to lose by trying to fix my malfunctioning keyboard. ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/06/12/resurrected-pirate-keyboard/ Arrrrrrgh! The R key has died on my keyboard (Microsoft Comfort Curve)! *expletive deleted* Now I must make do with the uber crappy spare... Not a happy camper!>_> http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/06/12/my-dead-pirate-keyboard/ Just something I ran across on Amazon.com. There's no picture yet, but it looks like Yubisaki Milk Tea Volume 8 is scheduled for a release in October 2008. I've been following this series for a while now, and was wondering if it would continue past volume 7 or had been ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/06/01/yubisaki-milk-tea-volume-8-october-i-guess/ Yesterday I discovered that my oldest son was farther along the digital media curve than I thought. I was passing by him as he worked on the kids PC and caught a glimpse of what was clearly his art work on a YouTube channel, before he could cover it up! ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/25/my-sonic-adventure/ A week has now passed since Anime Central 2008 and life has settled back down to what passes for normal. Still I am filled with fond memories of a really good time. Friday my main objective was to make it to the concerts which I did. Peelander Z was, well, ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/23/acen-2008-aftermath-part-ii/ Anime Central 2008 is now over and so far I'm at a loss for words, probably due to total exhaustion. ACen 2008 was a lot better for me than 2007. This year all of our badges came in time and I was able to avoid any unnecessarily long waits in ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/19/acen-2008-aftermath-part-i/ I'm a bad man. My lovely wife thought I was working late, instead I was watching Speed Racer at the movies and enjoying every minute of it!^_^ I grew up watching Speed Racer, and this movie perfectly captures the flavor of that experience. It just feels right and well worth ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/09/speed-racer-mach-a-go-go-go-see-this-movie/ As the price of gasoline has crossed $4/gallon, there are signs that Americans are changing their habits. SUV sales have plummeted, hybrids and smaller cars are in great demand, and people are beginning to drive less. With this we may well see the end of the American obesity epidemic because ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/08/expensive-oil-and-the-slimming-of-america/ To some, it may be unthinkable, but an Obama-Clinton ticket is beginning to look like the only way for the Democrats to assure themselves of victory in the fall over McCain. The bottom line seems to be that Barrack Obama is not going to win over the voters who have ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/07/simple-as-black-and-white-obama-clinton-ticket/ Outlaw Star was the first complete anime series I bought on AMV and still remains one of my favorites. I finished the Outlaw Hearts AMV just in time for the Anime Central AMV Contest, but with nearly 140 other entries competing for a spot in the finals, the odds are ... http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2008/05/04/new-amv-outlaw-hearts/