December 2008
9 posts
Gamers and Lamers
I consider myself a serious gamer. I’ve killed literally hundreds of monsters in 2-D or 3-D cyber-worlds ranging from Asteroid, Doom II, Doom I (demo only), plus a bunch of old Apogee games I found online for free. I also played Half Life one time, but it was pretty scary, so I went outside. For these reasons, I think I’ve got a solid handle on the mindset of a hardcore gamer.
Or...
Keep Bush On
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7782422.stm
While the US has suffered greatly under its most irresponsible and inept presidency in recent memory, the Bush administration is finally beginning to turn out some real gold. There was the EU conference where no European leader would look Bush in the eye (let alone shake his hand) as they marched out for a photo op, his kissing Barbara Streisand...
Virgin and Child
All religious images re-uploaded in fabulous high-resolution!
My brother pointed out that “tumble” isn’t really a cycle. He ought to get excommunicated.
Deposition from the Cross
This way seems more likely than getting ladders and shit.
Martyrdom of St. Patrick
I think this is how he died. Or a leprechaun turned him into a snake.
Annunciation Scene
The angel dances back-up for the non-virgin Madonna these days.
Last Supper
Jesus didn’t seem to mind when the proprietor banned him for life.
Welcome to Fox, a note from Zorro Reynard, CEO of...
As you read this brief note, dear employee, rest assured I am nowhere in your vicinity. I did not craft this note as a mere blind to distract you from some prank or practical joke I am setting up against you. You read this of your own volition, as you are truly a master of what happens to you, a captain of your dignity and fate. Rest assured, everything is in its right place. Your stapler to...
The year was 2008, and the word on every lip...
[cue honky tonk piano music]…GOLD! Gold fever! Everybody had it. It was bigger than la grippe, typhus and herpes put together, with similar symptoms to boot. There wasn’t a man-jack east of Oakland who hadn’t wondered at the myths of this magical metal seemingly immune to the feminine ebb and flow of Wall Street. While sub-prime mortgagers and mortgagees roiled in the...