Archive for November, 2007
Depp’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ is coming to theaters nationwide on December 21!
If you love a good thriller, and especially if you’re a Johnny Depp fan (aren’t we all??), get ready for a holiday treat. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” starring Depp and directed by — yes! — Tim Burton, opens in theaters nationwide December 21.
The character Sweeney Todd is buried in legend. Best [...]
Good to know: Planets Earth and Venus are practically twins
Okay, I guess I’m not understanding enough about how scientists, particularly astronomers, think — because I just read a couple of stories where they announced that Earth and Venus are so similar that they could sort of be thought of as twins.
That’s really quite a stretch for me to figure out. Even with all the [...]
Puzzled by ‘SEO’ or ‘SERPs’? Here’s a useful company with a useful glossary
When I first started my website adventures on the Internet, I noticed the abundance of acronyms — which makes sense, because the whole of computer “geekdom” is peppered with acronyms. I didn’t know a “SERP” from a Dallas SEO, a CSS from a Google Death Penalty (not good!). I’m still working on the abundance of [...]
Ohmygod — Is Britney pregnant again or not? Who knows? Who cares??
I don’t know whether I’ll be able to handle the uncertainty and sleep nights ever again: Conflicting reports from “reliable” entertainment sources say Britney Spears (everybody’s candidate for mother of the year) is pregnant again — or not.
Are you as fed up with such silliness as I am? Maybe it’s an age thing. I’m just [...]
If you love to travel, here’s a chance to win free tour tickets
I’m not very good at contests, but here’s one I’ve signed up for: a chance to win 4 Sightseeing Tour tickets from “Trusted Tours and Attractions” in one of 21 cities. All you need to do is sign up for their monthly “eNewsletter.” You can sign up right here. The newsletter offers monthly travel tips, [...]
Not exactly news — presidential wannabes flash their star power
The day after Barack Obama’s campaign announced Oprah Winfrey was campaigning for him, Barbra Streisand surprised no one with a public statement endorsing Hillary Clinton. Well, according to reports, there was a small element of surprise involved because Streisand earlier in the year gave money to the Clinton, Obama, and Edwards campaigns
Thank God, we finally [...]
The sky is falling! Atheistic film is out to destroy our nation — NOT
People of faith everywhere should start to quake and even quiver, because apparently the atheists are out to destroy America, starting with the evil movie “The Golden Compass,” which will destroy the faith of our children.
At least that’s the fear a well-meaning evangelical Christian recently expressed in our local newspaper. To read this gentleman’s comments [...]
Wet basement problems? B-DrySystem may be just what you need
Don’t let basement leaks get you down. If you have such problems lurking below your home, find out how the B-DrySystem people may be able to help you. I live in a home which is more than 100 years old myself, and I understand problems related to basement leaks and wet basements.
I was very interested, [...]
Don’t speed and you probably won’t get a speeding ticket
There’s been a bit of a fuss locally in the “Readers’ Letters” section of our local newspaper over police tactics used to catch speeders. Namely, one very upset woman wrote earlier this month that she was ticketed for speeding based on the use of “eye in the sky” tactics: a Missouri State Patrol aircraft tracked [...]
Looking at a digital camera for the holidays? Take a look here
How do you use your digital cameras? You do have a digital camera or two lying around the house, don’t you? Perhaps in your cell phone at least?
According to some statistics I saw online, digital cameras were the most requested electronics gifts for the 2006 shopping season. In fact, we never purchased our first digital [...]
