12/30/04: If you have
Comcast Sportsnet Chicago on your cable (ours is channel 37) and you're home this Saturday morning (1/1) at 10:30am, you can see our cousin Frank on the premiere episode of his own fishing TV show "Time on the Water". Learn about fishing from one of the best!
But Frank, where's the accompanying web site?
12/25/04: We hope everyone has a happy and safe Christmas holiday. (And click the picture to get a better look at our nativity set!)
By the way, the painting behind the set is not one of Stephie's. It was done for us a while back by our friend Diane, of
Banana project and
Frog Listening fame. Don't you think it makes a perfect backdrop to the nativity? Thanks again, Diane!
12/22/04: As crude, vulgar and over-the-top the
Father of the Pride can be, I still think parts of it are really funny.
And if they made action figures of Siegfried and Roy as they are in that show, I'd buy them in a heartbeat!
12/21/04: Happy Birthday,
Frank Zappa!
12/12/04: Earlier today, I finished reading
Atlas Shrugged by
Ayn Rand. Several months ago, a consultant at work was speaking very highly of the book when it somehow came up in conversation. I mentioned that I had it but was a little intimidated by an 1100-page paperback with tiny print, but he assured me it read fairly quickly. He went on to say that the book really influenced the way he looks at the things, particularly politics (this was before the recent election.)
So I thought I’d give it a try. I’m not the fastest reader, and I typically only read before going to bed, which means I’m sometimes too tired to go more than a couple pages, but the book is a classic, and the guy in the office said it was a pretty good read.
Anyway, several months later, and a lot of holding my eyelids open, and I’m done. All I can say is: Atlas Shrugged. And so did I.
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