Our cat Shaggy Nick died this morning. It is truly the end of an era. I got him soon after Michelle and I started dating... almost 14 years we've had him. He's essentially the physical embodiment of our life together.

I should write more about him right now, give him the remembrance he deserves, but I'm just too tired and numb right now.

...the long rumored Apple tablet has arrivedWhile watching the iPad announcement, I couldn't help but think I was watching Norville Barnes in 'Hudsucker Proxy' unveiling his new ideas for the hula hoop: "A larger model for the portly, one with more grit inside for the hard of hearing... oh yeah, I'm full of ideas ( Read more... )

There's been a meme going around on some of the whisky blogs I read this week: "how many bottles do you own?" Just so vampyrusgirl can put my burgeoning scotch collection into perspective, I offer her this:

Single malt scotch: 834 ( Read more... )

RIP Eric Rohmer. While I've never been a huge fan of the French New Wave (the notable exceptions being the capers... I love Rififi and Bob le Flambeur), The Lady and the Duke is one of my favorite films. It is like watching an oil painting come to life. Simply gorgeous. I may have to re-watch that this week.

So, I survived another East Coast Grill Hell Night. This time around, I went the multiple appetizer route. I got (rated in order of preference ( Read more... )

I had heard rumors of this a few months back, but it just got confirmed for me in an email newsletter from Laphroaig: they are discontinuing the 15-year old. Methinks I'll be shooting across the border tonight after work to the NH state liquor store in Nashua ( Read more... )

In lieu of actual content, I shall provide videos to amuse and delight.

One of the coolest Rube Goldberg contraptions ever:

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...one of the coolest actors around, Robert Carlyle (I have to admit, I love Plunkett & Macleane):

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...an oldie but goodie-- one of the best self-referential tracking shots in film history: the opening scene of Robert ( Read more... )

Huh. A funny thing happened on the way to the Massachusetts Democratic primary. Both the Globe and the Telegram (and even the Blue Mass Group editors, FWIW) have endorsed Alan Khazei for Senate, and pretty impassionedly too ( Read more... )

I know there are a few Scrubs fans on my f-list... in preparation for the new season which is starting in a couple of weeks, I was looking on ABC.com and discovered there was a series of webisodes from last season called Interns... I never got that memo! Anyways, they're funny! Check them out.

I saw a fantastic documentary on the Military Channel this weekend: War Dogs of the Pacific, about the USMC 'devil dogs' and their handlers in the South Pacific in WWII. (Don't let the fact that the first glowing review on that website is from Michael Savage dissuade you ( Read more... )