A smattering of stuff
The Bible in 50 Words [via Joe Jenett, et.al.]
That reminds me of Jump Off The Cliff Notes, a parody that my English teacher in high school exposed me to. Instead of “plot”, for each book being lampooned, it was “What Goes Down”. For The Scarlet Letter, the entire plot was summarized as, “Nothing…besides Hester Prynne that is.” I still chuckle over that to this day.
I missed the 2-year anniversary of my [insert homepage, weblog, linkdump] on January 11. My first posts were about this newfangled Radio thing I had just installed. Despite the fact that I have moved to Movable Type, I wouldn’t hesitate recommending Radio to someone looking for something that just works with little babysitting.
One of the most disappointing things about my new computer was the quality of words on the flat screen. The monitor self-adjusts and I couldn’t find a way to improve the view.
Today I stumbled across the ClearType Tuner. No effect. Then I realized I better use Internet Explorer to view the page, not Firebird. Once I did that and downloaded the tuner, I was able to choose a text sample that looked best to me. Click it and now I can read my screen 100% better than before. Excellent!
(Now I can close Internet Explorer until the next Windows or Office Update is needed.)
The business side of pro wrestling. Interesting read on the seriousness of wrestling as a business for World Wrestling Entertainment. It’s mostly a review of the company’s financials and stock price.
Blame Canada: Curling Sweeps U.S. - “Since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, curling clubs in the U.S. have shown double-digit growth in unlikely places.” [NY Times]