Monthly Archives: September 2008

The dark side of drumming

Posted on September 22, 2008 by jimbo

… I can’t listen to Def Leppard songs anymore. I can *tell* the guy’s missing an arm, just from listening to the drumming. It’s too macabre for me. *shiver*

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A letter that I did not send to Steven Brust

Posted on September 19, 2008 by jimbo

Brust posts on the ‘net. A *lot*. So it’s pretty easy to get ahold of him and tell him how you feel, if you’re into that sort of thing. And I nearly posted this to livejournal, because I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Ape

Posted on September 12, 2008 by jimbo

WILLIAM HARRIS wrote: > According to Yale Alum Mag, Western knowledge of the African gorilla dates only from the 1840s. > A Yalie brought back a skull from Gabon in 1847 and worked on the taxonomy. > The previous 400 … Continue reading →

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I *told* you

Posted on September 4, 2008 by jimbo

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-worst-parts-of-best-games/a-200806161050968082/p-2

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Santa

Posted on September 2, 2008 by jimbo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_claus#Deception_controversy I think the last paragraph is the most telling. Innocence is bliss, and knowledge is power. And both are just fine when appropriate.

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