Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Autumnal Beauty
Fall in New England is beautiful. Fall in Maine is even better. The leaves are changing, the weather is changing, and everything is just nice. Right now it's in the fifties and dry and clear and generally great. And an obligatory picture.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Free Rice
This is just really cool...and hopefully will be really successful.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
Red Sox
I'm a huge Red Sox fan...have been since birth...no johnny come lately am I, no fair weather fan. I cried in '95, I flinched whenever a clip of Buckner or Dent was played, I hate Aaron Boone and cried in '03. I jumped for joy in '04 and cried again in '05. And MY BOSTON RED SOX JUST WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Turning Point
I've resolved to actually make this blog worth reading. That statement basically boils down to posting regularly and mentioning interesting stuff. Of course, interesting stuff is judged by my standards, so this resolution may not make any difference. Starting today, though, I will hopefully be making this blog something notable.
I'll start off my new direction with something I found really neat: the new Radiohead album In Rainbows. Even the New York Times commented on the method of distribution of the new album, which was offering the whole album for download for whatever price people were willing to pay. I myself did not pay anything...my excuse is being a poor college student. However, many did pay money for the album despite having the option to get it for free.
I'd like to think that this demonstrates something about humanity - that overall we are a generous species, willing to give without being forced. The same kind of goodness that is demonstrated when a charity drive succeeds easily was put on show when Radiohead tried to give away their album. I know it seems silly, but the truth is that this means a lot to me - that the human race is good, deep down inside. We may have some problems, but it's good to know that we're not all bad. Even if it's only a silly little thing like the new Radiohead album.
Which, by the way, is pretty good. Not the quality of previous Radiohead, but still good. Especially when you can have it for free.
I'll start off my new direction with something I found really neat: the new Radiohead album In Rainbows. Even the New York Times commented on the method of distribution of the new album, which was offering the whole album for download for whatever price people were willing to pay. I myself did not pay anything...my excuse is being a poor college student. However, many did pay money for the album despite having the option to get it for free.
I'd like to think that this demonstrates something about humanity - that overall we are a generous species, willing to give without being forced. The same kind of goodness that is demonstrated when a charity drive succeeds easily was put on show when Radiohead tried to give away their album. I know it seems silly, but the truth is that this means a lot to me - that the human race is good, deep down inside. We may have some problems, but it's good to know that we're not all bad. Even if it's only a silly little thing like the new Radiohead album.
Which, by the way, is pretty good. Not the quality of previous Radiohead, but still good. Especially when you can have it for free.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The environment is burning!
Well, sort of. As part of the blog action day, I just remembered to post about the environment today. If you want, scroll to past post "The Trouble With the Environment," and read more. As it is, I write today to tell you all that there is still trouble with the environment. Most people have some twisted idea of what is going on, and here's my own twisted account.
Basically, we have this unpleasant phenomenon called global warming greatly affecting us, and more importantly, the earth. This is NOT a repeat of natural warming periods. Whatever the scientists whose research is paid for by Exxon Mobil may say, global warming is caused by humans. We pollute like nothing else, and like nothing else before us. Our factories, cars, houses, farms...all of them put toxins into the earth. I support the greening movement, and the advent of stuff to make our homes more eco-friendly. We need to go further. Imposing limits on industries pertaining to how much they can pollute, more and more research into alternative sources of fuel, limiting sprawl...all this and more needs to be done to help the environment and to start to put right our wrongs.
This year the arctic ice melted farther back than it has in recent history. Lets try to keep that as the high point for melting. Less pollution, more awareness. The US is notorious for insular cluelessness...lets try and solve that problem too. Get cracking, America!
Basically, we have this unpleasant phenomenon called global warming greatly affecting us, and more importantly, the earth. This is NOT a repeat of natural warming periods. Whatever the scientists whose research is paid for by Exxon Mobil may say, global warming is caused by humans. We pollute like nothing else, and like nothing else before us. Our factories, cars, houses, farms...all of them put toxins into the earth. I support the greening movement, and the advent of stuff to make our homes more eco-friendly. We need to go further. Imposing limits on industries pertaining to how much they can pollute, more and more research into alternative sources of fuel, limiting sprawl...all this and more needs to be done to help the environment and to start to put right our wrongs.
This year the arctic ice melted farther back than it has in recent history. Lets try to keep that as the high point for melting. Less pollution, more awareness. The US is notorious for insular cluelessness...lets try and solve that problem too. Get cracking, America!
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