Archive for June, 2007

Sopranos Swansong

Jun 10 2007

There's not much on TV that really draws my interest.  There are shows out there that I like, such as Two And A Half Men, that I will watch if I happen across them, or I will cue up on my PVR and watch in batch mode; but the only show in the last ten years that has caught my faithful viewing was The Sopranos.

img_ep86_03.jpgIn about a half hour, the series finale begins.  I am sitting here waiting and wondering how it will end.  In the past weeks there has been a slow, steady escalation in activity and tension on the show with several long-running, key characters biting the big one.  Last week's episode saw the closing credits ushered in with Tony lying in bed hugging an automatic rifle.

Time to get the refreshments ready, munchies cued up, disk space cleared on the PVR, and cuddle up on the couch to enjoy the bloodbath. 

Whether you die tonight or not, Tony Soprano, I'm gonna miss you.  After tonight, there's nothing worth watching on TV (except Maury Povich's DNA Tests…  I mean, who doesn't want to know if Dashawn is the real father of Dalisha's baby, Shawnisha?). 

I guess I'm gonna have to get a life or something…

 
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Posted by Steve at 8:35 pm, Jun 10, 2007

 

If You’re An Exuberant Monkey And You Know It, Clap Your Hands

Jun 08 2007

Clap, Clap.Monkey Blogging

Some dude I never heard of before, Andrew Keen, who apparently started up a music site called Audiocafe 10 years ago that went belly up in 18 months is criticizing the blogosphere saying that it is made up of "Millions and millions of exuberant monkeys … are creating an endless digital forest of mediocrity."

The article on cnn.com goes on to quote him as saying, "The villains in Keen's narrative are a "pajama army" of mostly anonymous writers who spread gossip and scandal, "intellectual kleptomaniacs," who search Google to copy others' work and the "digital thieves" of media content in the post-Napster era."   This arsehole wrote a book that explains his views: "The title of his polemic, 'The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing our Culture,' attacks what he calls the 'cut and paste' ethic of Web users, who he says are robbing professionals of their livelihoods."

A lot he knows… I use copy and paste. 

My feelings are hurt.  I've been called a monkey before, but never an exuberant one.  I don't even know what exuberant means.  So I looked it up… one definition I found was "generously fruity and vigorous".  I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I don't like being called it…

So, my response to Mr. Keen:  I know you are but what am I?  Nyaaahhh! 

 
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Posted by Steve at 8:12 am, Jun 8, 2007

 

So Long Ruby

Jun 05 2007

Alan and Ruby Hatcher are my Godparents, very good friends of my parents, and a part of my childhood memories growing up in Newfoundland.  Yesterday, Ruby passed away after a relatively short battle with lung cancer.

Alan and Ruby HatcherI hadn't seen either of them for many years.  Last year, on my trip home to Newfoundland, I saw Ruby again at my parents' anniversary party.  It was very nice to have seen her again, and I distinctly remember how pleased she was to have seen me after so many years.  It was a short time after that that my mother found out that Ruby had cancer.

I am saddened at her passing.  Another person who was much too young to leave us has gone.

Rest in peace, Ruby. 

 
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Posted by Steve at 6:13 pm, Jun 5, 2007

 

There’s A Billygoat At The Zoo

Jun 01 2007

Well, folks.  Busy busy busyI haven't been busy creating new content for this site lately, have I?  I figured I should add something on here that pushes Lorne's arse further down the page and hopefully off the front page when someone drops in to visit.

It's been a busy week, kind of.  My parents have been visiting the city and, while we haven't spent gobs of time entertaining, we've been kind of "on the ready" in case something comes up.  Of course, we had Garrett's Party to get ready and we spent last weekend in the garden – planting and replanting flowers and shrubs.  Our postage-stamp sized back yard is starting to look pretty darn-tootin' good, thanks to my wife's willingness to brave the grubs and worms and get her hands dirty.  Besides that, and work, I've been catching up on my pool lessons with Paul (Paul I won't say who's giving or receiving the lessons!), trying to get back in to my exercise routine, watching the playoffs, and life after back muscle and bad mussel issues…and of course, writing stuff to you folks on me blawg!

 
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Posted by Steve at 10:56 am, Jun 1, 2007

 
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