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  • Silly season

    We’re finally getting to the end of the conference “silly season.” I’ve never quite understood why so many organizations and associations have to schedule their statewide and national events during the same period of time. Fortunately, the American Library Association doesn’t stick to the same idea. Thus far, I’ve presented [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:17pm EST
    by tim

  • Silly season

    We’re finally getting to the end of the conference “silly season.” I’ve never quite understood why so many organizations and associations have to schedule their statewide and national events during the same period of time. Fortunately, the American Library Association doesn’t stick to the same idea. Thus far, I’ve presented [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:17pm EST
    by tim

  • Do you want to be a librarian?

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    Fellow UNC-G alum Lauren Pressley recently published a book entitled So You Want To Be A Librarian. It’s an attempt to answer the questions librarians everywhere hear from those who think they might be interested in the profession. Even though I’m long past the point of being curious about what [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:11pm EDT
    by tim

  • EO 13233, is revoked

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    While the early press for the Obama presidency has largely centered on his order to close Guantánamo Bay and his de-authorization of torture, his repeal of Executive Order 13233 created a minor celebratory stir with librarians, archivists, and historians. Bush enacted EO 13233 in 2001 in order to restrict access [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 11:17am EST
    by tim

  • Are You Going To Eat This?

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    Each week, after we go grocery shopping, Liz and I play a game I like to call “Are You Going To Eat This?”™ The rules are simple: The Object: Empty the Refrigerator (Fridge) of leftovers Roles: One player acts as the Caller The other player(s) become Bidders Rounds 1. Each round, the Caller selects one item [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2008, 1:54pm EST
    by tim

  • To have a Sim Garden

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    I realize this commercial is designed to encourage kids to point their parents in the right direction… Nonetheless, I find myself intrigued by the basic idea. Not that this particular game looks like a night-well-spent, but it does put me in mind of the older Electronic Arts line of simulations [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2008, 6:43pm EST
    by tim

  • No Montreal in June

    Number of comments: 2
    Since July, Liz and I have been making plans to go to Montreal next June to see the Canadian Grand Prix. Our plan was to take eight or nine days, purchase a three day pass for the race, and spend the remainder of our time exploring the city. Saturday night, [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2008, 8:15am EDT
    by tim

  • Umbrella?

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    While I tend to support the Web 2.0 movement, I’ve not hidden my dissatisfaction with the majority of sites, and particularly the amount of redundant (and unnecessary) overlap of products. I do, however, occasionally come across a site that melds interesting bits-and-pieces into a usable, creative application. My latest discovery: Umbrella [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2008, 9:00am EDT
    by tim

  • Palin’s brush with cenorship

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    Having spent the better part of the last two months working on a program for Banned Books Week, I couldn’t help but notice the buzz about Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, which surfaced during a recent Time article: Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2008, 12:08pm EDT
    by tim

  • Digital Literacy? :: electronic oxymoron

    Number of comments: 3
    The New York Times ran an article last week on the changing face of literacy in the digital age. The column focuses primarily on the habits of teenagers, college-bound students, and how the Internet is impacting their reading. Clearly students are developing a different set of skills than they would [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 11:52am EDT
    by tim

  • Batman: The Dark Knight

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    Even though Bale’s “Batman voice” continues to annoy me, and the two-villain-structure seemed completely unnecessary, Nolan manages to pull the threads into a fairly exciting action flick. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2008, 9:49am EDT
    by tim

  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe

    Number of comments: 2
    The variable (X) is supposed to represent paranormal activity, but in this case it winds up being a rather weak attempt at examining faith. Rating: 3 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 4:01pm EDT
    by tim

  • Web 2.0’s Catch 22

    Number of comments: 6
    I’m sorry to say that not long ago, my personal life hit a Web 2.0 saturation point. Not because I’ve ceased to find interesting applications, but because there’s a finite limit to the number of things you can effectively maintain. This seems to be the hidden cost that underlies [...] [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2008, 10:31am EDT
    by tim

  • What does a librarian do?

    Number of comments: 5
    Bobbi Newman, at Librarian By Day, noticed a search in her logs that read: “what is a librarian’s day like?” She writes: I’m assuming it’s someone considering becoming a Librarian and I thought what an amazing opportunity! If I post about this and get others to do it too, it [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2008, 6:29pm EDT
    by tim

  • McCain’s Ledru-Rollin road to the White House

    When the Supreme Court released its opinion on Boumediene v. Bush Thursday, McCain commented: “It obviously concerns me…but it is a decision the Supreme Court has made. Now we need to move forward. As you know, I always favored closing of Guantánamo Bay and I still think that we ought to [...]
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    Posted: June 14, 2008, 2:28pm EDT
    by tim

  • Gardening on the Hill

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    Even though Church Hill has a well known community garden, Liz and I were fortunate enough to move into a house that had an existing plot. Unfortunately, it wasn’t well designed. Last year, I did a small experiment. I planted green onions and radishes to see what would happen in [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2008, 9:40am EDT
    by tim

  • It was just the alcohol

    Number of comments: 1
    At long last, scientists have uncovered the culprit to absinthe’s mystical, mind-altering affects — alcohol. A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif’s supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. In the most comprehensive analysis of old [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2008, 4:25pm EDT
    by tim

  • Ben Folds at the National

    It’s no doubt somehow apropos that Liz and I would wind up seeing Ben Folds as our first show at the National, since we’ve seen him numerous times in the past and have something to use for comparison. The last time we saw Ben was at Wolf Trap, as one [...]
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    Posted: April 14, 2008, 11:42am EDT
    by tim

  • Fine dining at 90dB

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    When I first moved to Richmond, I spent the majority of my off hours on the North side of town (where I was living at the time). As I changed jobs, and came to work in Shockoe Bottom, I eventually began visiting a wider number of restaurants throughout the Fan [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2008, 11:17am EDT
    by tim

  • I like this pairing

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    Even though I would have preferred to have the positions flipped, I can’t help but wonder if this wouldn’t be the best pairing on the Democratic ticket in 2008: Not only can Richardson be an inspiring speaker, but unlike the rest of the field who are constantly fielding attacks about their [...]
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    Posted: March 22, 2008, 11:04am EDT
    by tim

  • Hiking Wahrani

    As a one time avid hiker, who’s used to having the bounty of the Appalachians at his backdoor, I’ve often grumbled about the utter lack of both trails and scenery the greater Richmond area has to offer. The truth is I’ve gone on very few hikes since moving here. This [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2008, 1:24pm EDT
    by tim

  • Hamilton wins Australian GP

    Number of comments: 2
    With his chief rivals buried deep in the field, Lewis Hamilton pulled ahead in the early stages and managed to maintain his position virtually throughout the race. Even though it would seem like an uninteresting race, new rules prohibiting the use of traction control insured a lively display throughout. The [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2008, 11:49am EDT
    by tim

  • You gotta keep the devil, way down in the hole

    This week, Liz and I (and millions of other fans) said goodbye to HBO’s The Wire. If you never watched the series, or meant to but never found the time, I’d highly recommend Netflixing it, as we did with the earlier seasons. If you’re like us, you’ll probably like the [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 12:49pm EDT
    by tim

  • geistweg mashup

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    Those of you who’ve been visiting this site for the last few years can probably remember a time when this blog lived at the main domain address (simply: www.geistweg.com). That eventually changed when I moved over to WordPress and added a number of pieces to my on-line footprint — flickr, [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2008, 10:42am EST
    by tim

  • In the span of forty-eight hours

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    Gary Gygax passed away… Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. Jeff Healy died… Blues and jazz guitarists everywhere [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2008, 8:03pm EST
    by tim

  • No advocacy group left behind

    While reading a recent NY Times article on a survey administered by Common Core to 1700 high school students, I noticed a few missteps that should throw up red flags to anyone taking this group seriously. About a quarter of the teenagers were unable to correctly identify Hitler as Germany’s [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2008, 12:05pm EST
    by tim

  • GlobeHopper Coffeehouse & Lounge

    Number of comments: 5
    GlobeHopper, the newest edition to Richmond’s coffeehouse scene, opened this week and I managed to stop by this morning with my co-worker Amy to grab a handful of coffees for our staff. For those of you who haven’t heard, Style Weekly did a short blurb on them last week. Not [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2008, 12:27pm EST
    by tim

  • The winner is

    Number of comments: 2
    Like many Oscar nights of the past, its nearly impossible to tell which way the wind is going to blow in any given category. This year was no exception. None of us predicted that Marion Cotillard would win Best Actress and very few of us managed to correctly pick the [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2008, 11:06am EST
    by tim

  • Oscar Picks

    To keep things fair, I don’t vote in the Oscar Pool that I run. However, I do post my own thoughts on who will win each year, and this year, my predictions look like this: Best Picture: There Will Be Blood Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis in [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2008, 5:57pm EST
    by tim

  • Mystery Bleeding

    Number of comments: 5
    Earlier this week, I was chatting with a guy about living in Church Hill. He commented that he still thought of it as a rough neighborhood, even though he knew there were a few restaurants and businesses, and that a lot of houses were being remodeled. I told him that [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2008, 9:00am EST
    by tim

  • Last call for Oscar Pool

    With the Academy Awards coming up this weekend, you’ve only got two days left if you’re interested in entering the 3rd Annual Geistweg Oscar Pool. This year, the categories include: Best Picture (1) Best Director (1) Best Actor (1) Best Actress (1) Best Supporting Actor (2) Best Supporting Actress (2) Best Original Screenplay (3) Best Adapted Screenplay (3) Original [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2008, 7:49am EST
    by tim

  • Who Killed The Electric Car

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    With a list of possible suspects — big oil, the automotive industry, customers, and politicians — Chris Paines documentary spins itself as a fact finding “who dunnit” punctuated with (unnamed!) interviews of those who fought on both sides of the Californian EV1 war. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2008, 7:14am EST
    by tim

  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    Coming as a sequel to Elizabeth, its hard to find any real continuity between the two films as Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush both take ninety-degree turns with their characters, while the indigestible revisionism leaves the film feeling like a movie-of-the-week. Rating: 2 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 1:39pm EST
    by tim

  • Atonement

    You know going in its going to be sentimental and device driven, and its not bad for such a movie, though the underlying story of betrayal gets a little washed out as the film gradually morphs into a confessional. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 11:39am EST
    by tim

  • Oh, what a giveaway!

    Number of comments: 2
    “America is trapped in this notion that we care about human life.” – President Bush during an interview with Matt Frei [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2008, 12:05pm EST
    by tim

  • There Will Be Blood

    Number of comments: 4
    This portrait of a fictional oil tycoon introduces us to a host of unsympathetic characters who we get to follow through thirty pointless years of their lives until we simply long for the day when “there will be editing.” Rating: 2 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2008, 7:55am EST
    by tim

  • Near serendipity

    Today, I was voter 706 at Precinct 707. [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2008, 4:52pm EST
    by tim

  • Biofuel not the answer (no surprise)

    Number of comments: 4
    Even as governments take the first steps in addressing the on-rushing fuel shortage and the ever expanding global warming problem, a new study from Nature Conservancy demonstrates that converting farms and land to crops of biofuel adds to the problem rather than alleviating it. This research examines the conversion of [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2008, 2:20pm EST
    by tim

  • Uneeda past

    Number of comments: 7
    If youve ever visited St. Johns Church or driven through Church Hill, youve no doubt seen one of Richmonds antique wall-advertisements (pictured here). Like a lot of old cities, Richmond has its share of newer buildings, but its frequently separated by small pockets of urban history that have somehow slipped [...]
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    Posted: February 05, 2008, 7:20am EST
    by tim

  • Super Bowl XLII

    The only thing I enjoyed more than watching the New York Giants shock and pound on the New England Patriots was getting one last chance (this season) to watch Joe Buck make doe eyes at Troy Aikman. [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2008, 8:10am EST
    by tim

  • Blogging versus journalism

    Number of comments: 5
    As many of you have already seen, there have been a number of responses to Deveron Timberlakes latest article that took a swat at food bloggers. The underlying theme was that bloggers arent experienced, nor do they follow formal journalistic guidelines. The problem with that is that it makes assumptions [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2008, 8:19am EST
    by tim

  • 3rd Annual Geistweg Oscar Pool

    Number of comments: 5
    You know it, you love it, youve been waiting for it since December its time for the 3rd Annual Geistweg Oscar Pool. You regulars already know how this works, but for the new folks, simply click the link, fill out the form with your picks, and wait for Oscar [...]
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    Posted: January 29, 2008, 3:06pm EST
    by tim

  • Rambo

    Number of comments: 1
    Alonso Duralde sums up why Stallone’s latest steroid-fest is bad: The film does for the Myanmar genocide what “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” did for same-sex marriage — it brings a serious issue to the attention of morons who havent picked up a newspaper in five years while [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2008, 11:52am EST
    by tim

  • If anything happens to me, dont call Mary-Kate Olsen

    Number of comments: 3
    I am, of course, referring to this: The masseuse who discovered the body of Heath Ledger in a Manhattan apartment on Tuesday twice called a friend of his, the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, before calling 911, New York City police officials said on Wednesday. If you’re going to call a has-been stars from [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2008, 8:00am EST
    by tim

  • Que Pasas premiere

    Number of comments: 4
    Not unlike scores of other Church Hill residents, Liz and I (along with Susan, Jake, and Leigh) wound up stopping by Que Pasa last night for their baptism-by-fire. As many of you probably already know, this is the restaurant thats been battling to open for the better part of two [...]
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    Posted: January 22, 2008, 4:17pm EST
    by tim

  • Dominion getshostile?

    What do you see when you look at Dominion’s website header? When I first glanced at it, I could have sworn I saw a Dominion worker holding a gun to a woman’s head. When I looked again, I noticed it was a hair dryer, yet the expression on the Dom workman’s [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2008, 10:12pm EST
    by tim

  • The BIGGEST Picture

    Number of comments: 3
    February 9th and 10th will see the Byrd Theater turned over to Richmonds first annual Environmental Film Festival. The event is called The BIGGEST Picture and features films and speakers addressing pollution, global warming, overpopulation, and a myriad of other environmental problems. The schedule looks like this: Saturday 9:45 am The Lorax 10:35 [...]
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    Posted: January 17, 2008, 12:35pm EST
    by tim

  • Nobody needs a clown

    Number of comments: 3
    When the University of Sheffield decided to make improvements to the childrens ward of their hospital, they made a remarkable (though not unexpected) discovery. Kids universally hate clowns. The study, reported in the Nursing Standard magazine, found all the 250 patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed disliked the [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2008, 12:38pm EST
    by tim

  • Life imitates The Wire

    Number of comments: 5
    Liz and I have been Netflixing HBOs The Wire for the last four or five months. If youve not seen it, the show follows a group of police† officers, detectives, prosecutors, and the organized gangsters theyre attempting to apprehend. This morning, when I flipped open my Google News page I [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2008, 11:22am EST
    by tim

  • Edwards healthcare argument

    Number of comments: 8
    As the campaign rolls along, and additional candidates fall by the way side, one of the key issues continues to be health care. Thats not particularly surprising as its been a talking point on practically every campaign since the 1950s. Even though we, as a nation, seem to yearn for [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2008, 11:32am EST
    by tim

  • Richardson to drop his bid for President

    Number of comments: 2
    On Wednesday, sources close to Bill Richardson stated that the Presidential hopeful would be closing down his campaign after back-to-back fourth place finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire. At the beginning of the race, I commented that Richardson was, for me at least, the perfect candidate. Hes an experienced diplomat, [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 10:58am EST
    by tim

  • Early NH results (Obama and McCain)

    Number of comments: 2
    If youre a big fan of the West Wing, youve probably heard of a tiny town in New Hampshire that acts as a barometer for elections. That town is Harts Location (known as Hartsfield’s Landing on the show) and its sister town of Dixville Notch. As per their usual, both [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2008, 12:20pm EST
    by tim

  • Animatronic candidates dont win

    Number of comments: 5
    Try as hard as they might, the designers of the HillaryBot ‘08 simply couldn’t get it to produce a believable blubber. Even as the press wonders if this could be Hillary’s Muskie moment, I can’t help but notice how utterly staged the entire thing feels. †Just ask Gore. [...]
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    Posted: January 07, 2008, 6:05pm EST
    by tim

  • Away From Her

    A flat attempt to take an overly-sentimental look at how a husband deals with his wife’s battle with Alzheimer’s. Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2008, 9:01am EST
    by tim

  • The Good German

    Even though the post-World War II plot is intriguing, the execution makes for the worst film Ive seen since…Eastern Promises. Rating: 0.5 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2008, 9:54am EST
    by tim

  • Eastern Promises

    With horribly sprung accents and a pointless script, this has to be the worst movie I’ve seen since Howard the Duck. Rating: 1 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2008, 8:35am EST
    by tim

  • Juno

    Number of comments: 5
    Even though Diablo Codys dialogue runs the risk of being over-the-top pretentious in the first act, she, and the cast, settles into a steadier, relaxed rhythm that combines expressive, emotional scenes with well-placed outbursts of comedy. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2008, 9:27am EST
    by tim

  • Mother Night

    Of all the Vonnegut novels, Mother Night is probably the only one that works better as a film than a book. The double themes and somber mood are somewhat easier to watch, and the subtle tones that make the plot work are somehow more poignant when shaped by an actor. [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 7:06pm EST
    by tim

  • The Ghost Brigades

    John Scalzi was one of my best literary finds this year, and after reading Old Mans War in the spring, I picked up the pseudo-sequel The Ghost Brigades. Like the previous novel, this second installment takes place in the far flung future where soldiers are made from the recycled elderly, [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 5:57pm EST
    by tim

  • Firestorm: Allied Airpower and the Destruction of Dresden

    I should preface this by saying that Ive known Marshall (the author) pretty much my entire life. That being said, I have to admit that I was still impressed with the amount of research that went into Firestorm. Behind the books basic question — why was Dresden firebombed — rests [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 3:24pm EST
    by tim

  • Freakonomics

    Number of comments: 3
    Despite the fact that its been out for years and has been recommended by numerous people, I didnt get around to reading Freakonomics until earlier this year. As you probably already know, Levitt and Dubner use this book to examine multiple social conundrums (both popular and obscure) with the mind [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 3:19pm EST
    by tim

  • Captain Alatriste

    I first stumbled across Perez-Reverte after seeing the somewhat awkward film version of The Club Dumas. Even though Ive been pleased with most of his books, I will admit that he frequently suffers from a tendency to get lost in his own plot intricacies. This is true to some extent [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 10:36am EST
    by tim

  • The Republican War on Science

    One of the most insidious and underhanded tactics of current political operatives is the use of pseudo-science. As Chris Mooney demonstrates in War on Science, its not a new practice, though it has reached a volatile crescendo thats not only alarming, but often drowning out the voices of real intellectual [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2007, 1:21pm EST
    by tim

  • Canary in a Cat House

    Ive never thought of Vonnegut as a short story writer. I realize he started as one, selling pieces to magazines back in the 1950’s, but his storytelling skills have always seemed better suited to novels. I suppose thats why Ive never particularly enjoyed rereading Canary in a Cat House. Yet, [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2007, 10:39am EST
    by tim

  • In the country of last things

    Number of comments: 2
    Dystopian fiction has always been a difficult genre to pull off well. Authors tend to either saturate the reader in the physicality of their dysfunctional society to the point of losing any frame of reference for the reader (e.g. The Road), or they leave so many holes in their backstory [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2007, 8:22am EST
    by tim

  • Times Magpie

    Number of comments: 1
    While we were in Seattle, I happened across Myla Goldbergs Times Magpie: A Walk In Prague at the Elliott Bay Bookstore and decided to read it for my final Armchair Traveler book. I enjoyed Chuck Palahniuks Fugitives and Refugees, which is another Crown Journeys book, and had been looking for [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2007, 9:43pm EST
    by tim

  • His Majestys Dragon

    Its ironic that I put down The Golden Compass wondering why peoples standards drop so low whenever they pick up a book marked fantasy, only to turn around and pick up another thats actually well written. Touche. While I wouldnt say that Noviks idea is unique — introducing a fantasy [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2007, 2:37pm EST
    by tim

  • Best American Nonrequired Reading of 2006

    As most of you already know, Id rather pull off my own fingernails that endure anything Dave Eggers had a hand in creating. Obviously, the exception that proves the rule is the Best American Nonrequired Reading series. As the name would imply, the editors pulled from both fiction and non-fiction [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2007, 8:34am EST
    by tim

  • Holidays in Asheville

    Number of comments: 3
    As per our usual, Liz and I spent Christmas in the land of my people (Asheville). Even though the bulk of our time was spent in the house, scarfing down enormous mounds of food, we did get out on Sunday to roam around downtown. As usual, we wound up finding [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 10:58am EST
    by tim

  • Solving traffic jams

    Number of comments: 4
    As many of us get ready to hit the roads for the Holiday, you might be interested to know that the Universities of Exeter, Bristol and Budapest have finally unearthed the cause of those unexpected highway slowdowns that seem to occur for no apparent reason. The team developed a mathematical [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 10:57am EST
    by tim

  • Dying, it really is a crime

    When our neighbor — John Murden — mentioned that the Richmond Crime reports were back on-line yesterday, I figured it was a good time to grab a shot of crime in our community as a sort of yearend-look-back. As I was scrolling around the various crimes that happened nearby, I [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2007, 3:19pm EST
    by tim

  • Librarian costs you, smartass is free

    Number of comments: 2
    Question: How did Hitler die? Answer: Hitlers not dead. Hes living in the United States and working for the Republican Party. [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 10:49am EST
    by tim

  • Richard Kelly to film at Langley

    Number of comments: 2
    One time Richmonder Richard Kelly will be back in the Commonwealth early next year as he begins shooting his third film entitled The Box (based on a Richard Matheson story). The film stars James Marsden and Cameron Diaz as a couple who receive a box that will grant them a [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2007, 6:13pm EST
    by tim

  • Richmond incompetence 1, Fish 0

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    When engineers drained Great Shiplock Park as part of their preparations to create a new flood wall, they inadvertently killed hundreds of fish. John Hay, the supervisor of the project, was “surprised to find so many fish living in the canal in the first place and hes not sure how [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 4:42pm EST
    by tim

  • Cabbies never let me drive!

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    What do you do if youre late for the airport? If youre Michael Schumacher you just ask the cab driver if you can take the wheel. “I found myself a passenger, which was strange enough, but having ‘Schumi’ behind the wheel was incredible,” said taxi driver Tuncer Yilmaz. “He drove at [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2007, 10:18am EST
    by tim

  • RVA 2k7 Blog Awards

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    It seems Ive been nominated for an award. That other blog I write — geistweg † genocide — was nominated for a RVA 2007 Blog Award in the Best Topical Blog category. Its nice be nominated, particularly since geisteg † genocide doesnt have the community oriented appeal that a lot [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2007, 10:11am EST
    by tim

  • Formula De

    Number of comments: 3
    Not to sound plagiaristic, but Ive been a long time reader of Matt Baldwins Defective Yeti, and look forward to any number of his regular columns, including his irregular review of games. Its during these moments when I realize that my knowledge of everything played with dice and cards has [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2007, 9:51am EST
    by tim

  • The Golden Compass

    Number of comments: 1
    With the film adaptation of Philip Pullmans popular book hitting theaters this week, I figured I should probably sit down and give the first novel a read. After a hundred pages, I quickly remembered why I stopped reading fantasy when I was a teenager. The entire problem with The Golden [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2007, 7:03pm EST
    by tim

  • The Waitress

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    I never thought I’d say this but Andy Griffith was the absolute highlight of this rather mediocre attempt at a black-comedy-slice-of-life-indy film. Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2007, 4:28pm EST
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  • Seattle: a travelers guide

    Number of comments: 6
    Since Liz and Ive been back from Seattle, Ive spent the last few days talking about what we did and what we liked about the city. For those who havent been, or might be thinking of visiting, I thought Id take a moment and share some thoughts: Seattles actually small This was [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2007, 12:13pm EST
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  • Seattle through text messages

    Number of comments: 4
    While Liz and I were vacationing in Seattle, I sent a series of text messages to John in order to help document what we were doing. They went something like this: Day 1: Expedition reached Seatac today. Day 2: Expedition leaving for Sound. Day 2: Expedition reached Sound. Smells like fish. Day 3: Snow [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2007, 10:03am EST
    by tim

  • My hebs back home told me say shalom

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    Liz and I are off to Seattle. We’ll be back in a week or so and I’m sure we’ll have tons of pictures, stories, and travel anecdotes to relate. Until then, for my last NaBloPoMo post, I leave you with the traditional send off of my people: If Jesus is your [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2007, 2:02am EST
    by tim

  • Fox porn

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    Posted: November 29, 2007, 8:55am EST
    by tim

  • Found: 60 pounds of pot

    Number of comments: 3
    Did you lose 60 pounds of herb on Interstate-4 this past week? If so, call 813-631-4020 to claim your lost merchandise. We have operators standing by, twenty-four hours a day. In order to claim it, youll have to provide some sort of proof that its yours. We prefer fingerprints, but [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2007, 10:26am EST
    by tim

  • Rebuilding with the elderly

    As if this season hadnt been weird enough for the Chiefs: The Kansas City Chiefs signed free agent placekicker John Carney on Tuesday, making yet another attempt to correct a series of faulty decisions that has plagued their kicking game. If Brodie Croyle winds up injured are we going to run [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 9:05pm EST
    by tim

  • Kindle, meet my little friend

    Number of comments: 3
    Not unlike a guy who opens a restaurant in the exact same location that one has failed for the last twenty years, Amazon rolled out its much talked about new e-book reader. Known as the Kindle, its track on the market is not unlike previous readers by Sony and Franklin, [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2007, 1:08pm EST
    by tim

  • For Sale: Coach and Kicker, $1 OBO

    Number of comments: 4
    I was thinking of writing another post about the sub-par coaching habits of Herm Edwards. As I was reading a recap of the game at KansasCity.com though, I noticed that not only had almost everything I would have said already been plastered across their comment section (within an hour of [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2007, 7:40pm EST
    by tim

  • No Country For Old Men

    Even though it’s well directed and acted, No Country’s repetitive arcs and flat ending leave no question that it was originally penned by Cormac McCarthy. Rating: 3 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2007, 10:04pm EST
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  • It was almost worth it

    Number of comments: 2
    Unlike the bulk of America (no pun intended), I had to work on the day after Thanksgiving. As it happens, I managed to make a major score for one of our upcoming events in the spring,† which almost makes having to come in today worth it. Not quite, but almost. [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2007, 4:44pm EST
    by tim

  • Surf and turf, the real first Thanksgiving

    Because my mother was a frequent cooker of turkey, we often departed from what most of middle America might think of as a traditional Thanksgiving meal. For instance, for about ten years, instead of turkey and stuffing my family supped on steak and shrimp. When people used to hear about [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2007, 11:27am EST
    by tim

  • Eating away guilt

    Number of comments: 1
    In an interesting bit of foreshadowing, the Pilgrims’ success (and their resulting first Thanksgiving) was largely due to the aid of a Native American; a Native American who had been captured and enslaved numerous times by European traders before he came to live in the Plymouth area. Nonetheless, the holiday [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2007, 4:57pm EST
    by tim

  • 1 Dead In Attic

    Number of comments: 2
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    Posted: November 20, 2007, 11:10am EST
    by tim

  • Bush visits VA on World Toilet Day

    Number of comments: 3
    Because Virginia wasnt the site of enough American history, Berkeley Plantation is playing host to President Bush today to commemorate what theyre calling the countrys first Thanksgiving. On Monday, the president plans to stop by the plantation on the banks of the James River, where English settlers held a thanksgiving [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2007, 10:09am EST
    by tim

  • Knocked Up

    Number of comments: 2
    You only have to watch this popularly received comedy to understand why the United States lags so far behind in math and science. Rating: 2 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2007, 1:54am EST
    by tim

  • Oceans Thirteen

    Soderbergh continues this classic caper franchise with a threequel that outperforms Eleven’s sequel. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2007, 6:49pm EST
    by tim

  • LOLCreashun contest

    John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War, recently visited the Creation Museum and came back with a huge collection of photographs. As he put it, Ive posted over a hundred pictures from my Creation Museum visit, many of which are begging begging! to be LOLd. Which is exactly [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2007, 9:51am EST
    by tim

  • FEMA the mad cow disease of government

    Number of comments: 1
    I dont have any direct experience with FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), but I do have a long history of doing battle with Homeland Security. Since FEMA is part of that illustrious cluster fuck, I wasnt at all surprised to hear that theyve made headlines again when they insisted [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2007, 11:40am EST
    by tim

  • Balancing universal health care

    Number of comments: 4
    Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic dissects the conservative argument against universal health care by using his friend and colleagues recent Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS a treatment for Parkinsons) as an intellectual test case. Its an engaging piece, because Cohn doesnt directly argue against or for a position, but [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2007, 12:25pm EST
    by tim

  • Steampunk iPod

    Number of comments: 1
    Liz and I are getting ready to take a vacation to Seattle, Ive got about $500 in medical bills that my insurance decided I needed to pay (thanks a lot asshats), Christmas is only a month-and-a-half away, and yet Im contemplating spending $15 on an iPod skin from Colin Thompson. [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2007, 12:40pm EST
    by tim

  • Battle-fatigued pawns in a newfangled concept of baiting warfare

    Number of comments: 3
    Veterans Day came at an odd time this year, namely just three days after my cousin was acquitted of murder charges in the death of three Iraqi civilians. Within days of his arrest, the Washington Post and New York Times began spilling small details that would eventually lead to the [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2007, 12:05pm EST
    by tim
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