"The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the
characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most
fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly
as possible."Mark Twain
Link of the Day [9.05.08]
I sing the praises of Macross Frontier, and for those who have watched it, it’s good, right? Yet, I wouldn’t have even cared for it, if not for watching Robotech, the US derivation/adaptation of Macross, Mospaeda, and Southern Cross anime.
You can get Robotech via iTunes, now. In a perfect world, we would also be able to get the original Macross and Macross Frontier as well. When are we going to break down those country ID barriers? Steve Jobs tear down that wall!!!
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=286444269&s=143441
(h/t Anime News Network)
The Republican National Convention is on. John McCain is set to give his acceptance speech. All week long it was about how the real nominee for change is John McCain.
Conservatives change? Conservatives are looking to make a radical break with the present? Isn’t that the antithesis of being conservative? Looking for the change we need, it’s going to be a lot more of the same. I thought they want it to stay the status quo? Being conservative is to not make any sudden changes that might cause sudden upheavals.
No more Bush. No more McCain phoniness. No more conservatives. No more Republicans in office. That’s the change we can believe in.
If it’s September, then it must be that time of year that the Baltimore Orioles baseball team pack it up and head south for the winter. Their record recedes from .500 mark quicker than the falling leaf.
Have they won any game this month? Will they win any?
M A R G E texted me earlier this week that tickets are cheap. They should just give tickets away or at least do a $0.10 beer night or at least $1.00 adjusted for inflation. They would fill that park up with drunks and maybe one would be crazy enough to streak across the infield and hump the second base umpire’s leg.
Well, with the cheap tickets, we should catch at least one more game. Join me won’t you?
“I believe in this party and all it stands for. I have been a lifelong Democrat. And I will work my heart out to make sure that our values — Democratic values — are restored to our government again.”
Joe Lieberman
Nozomi Sasaki
Originally uploaded by g2slp.
Last of the flicrkr pix of Nozomi Sasaki from flickr user g2slp. There’s plenty more Nozomi pix out in the vast expanse of the interweb, but it’s easier to post from flickr. She’s a beauty. Thank you flickr user g2slp.
Link of the Day [9.04.08]
Every time I watch an anime about school yard crushes, there’s inevitably a scene of bike riding. You don’t see that on 90210 do you?
All over the world, people are riding bikes as a form of transportation. They go to school, work or to the store. What did they do to make it so much easier to ride a bike? Can the US change? Or are our cities, towns, and homes too inhospitable to developing a bike culture?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083000632_pf.html
“In a world…”
Voice-over actor extraordinaire, Don Lafontaine (1940-2008), the voice of movie trailers everywhere
Link of the Day [9.03.08]
Well, August passed by, and I’m still stuck just short of 500 miles for the year. This is worst than last year. I rode about 45 minute per outing then, but a whole lot more of them. This year, the number of times I rode is less, but I put more time in per ride. And again, like last year, my August has been a disappointment. I can only blame myself and lack of motivation caused by the fact that long rides alone suck.
So reading this excerpt of Jonathon Vaughter’s, the manager for Garmin-Chipotle (nee Team Slipstream), ride with Senator Kerry (D-Mass) during last weeks DNC, I just want to go out and cruise. It’s pretty amazing that a sitting Senator can keep up with a former pro cyclists. What’s he do and when does he get the time to ride like that? And if he’s fearless screaming down hair pin descents in the Rockies, what happened in 2004?
I know one thing: I’m in that 12mph lolly-gagging group. I have to get back to the 15 mph.
http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2008/08/29/my-un-conventional-ride
Nozomi Sasaki
Originally uploaded by g2slp.
