It was the 70th anniversary of H. P. Lovecraft’s death the other day.
His stories (and others of that ilk) are what I read when I want to read horror. I don’t like gorefests, and something about the creepiness he invokes resonates with me. It’s about time to read/re-read some of it … I’ll have to see what I have from Whispers Press.
I’ve added some new music links to the blogroll.
First, there’s The Walrus Speaks, a music blog with video and audio. The author is a left-wing Hindu, but he’s got pretty good taste in music, as far as I’ve seen so far. I can’t get the audio-only player working in Safari, but have no trouble with Firefox.
Next is Senses Working Overtime. This one has music reviews and links to other music sites, including the Why Fidelity podcasts.
For ukulele fans, we have this site, home of the Big Muffin Serious Band and the Serious Ukulele Ensemble. Lots of lyrics and chords, some tablature. More at Ukulele Beatles Fun!.
Finally, in honor of the recent St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve added Ceolas and the Irish Song Lyrics site.
This would be a good thing, if we weren’t raising a generation with the attention span of gerbils on methamphetamines.
Well, actually, it’s hot. About 200 million degrees. You know, I can remember growing crystals of various types as a science project when I was in school – nuclear fusion was not an option.
Of course, the article’s title misled me – when I see “Radioactive Boy Scout,” I think of David Hahn.
Not to mention that winning a science fair was never this lucrative when I was a boy. My question about this story, though, is this: is it really the 66th year of the Intel Science Talent Search?
… but I think whoever came up with this is just lazy.
Then again, maybe it would keep the cat from unrolling it all.
… but there are plenty of pink crustaceans.
Just a few semi-random things:
I’m not usually one for conspiracy theories, but …
Computer program found guilty of practicing law. Does that mean that lawyers can pass the Turing Test?
And finally, via Anachronista, we have this. Based on the questions, I was expecting Vizzini, actually.
Which Princess Bride Character are You?but my daughter’s the one who’ll love it, since she loves cars. So here we go, testing the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron.
Update: Ace points to this story of an idiot and his Bugatti.
Apparently, the title is in dispute, and has been for a while.
but they’re not all really merit badges, are they?
I qualified for this one when I was younger, but I’ve let my skills deteriorate since then.
Found here.