http://genenash.com/blog Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 'net is abuzz that a next-gen iPhone prototype was supposedly found in a bar and exposed on a couple of websites -- Engadget with pictures, Gizmodo with video. Here's the timeline according to PCWorld.com: Someone finds an iPhone (apparently 3GS)laying in a bar. He attempts to find the owner. He turns it on ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2010/04/22/was-the-lost-iphone-a-publicity-stunt-the-best-arguments-for-and-against/ Valentine's Day. It's finally here. As a person who's been single most of my life, I've never been particularly bothered by Valentine's Day. It is what it is, just another day. I was never one to get worked up about what the day is supposed to be, supposed to mean, should be, ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2010/02/14/the-long-hard-slog-to-valentines-day/ [In honor of the release of The Wolfman remake, I resurrect this article from my old blog, originally posted August 21, 2005.]   As I lay in bed, staring out the window at the full moon, I pondered what I could use to fight off werewolves. There's not much silver about the "silver"-ware. ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2010/02/13/werewolves-control-the-government/ On last night's CBS Evening News, Steve Hartman did a story on a 78-year-old blind man who lives in a small town (only 1 million people!) in India. This man lives in a house with four generations of his family. They share one bank account. Even when he goes to ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2010/01/26/what-kind-of-family-would-that-be/ Ah, another in my long sub-genre of "Why I am not writing" writings. Irony appreciated. I wrote the original draft of this article in March of 2009 — nearly a year ago. The opening paragraphs read: It's not a matter of writing but not posting, which I sometimes fall into — I ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2010/01/25/she-broke-my-heart-she-broke-my-blog/   Eat as much pork as you can. We have to stop these bastards.   http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2009/11/24/oh-no-swine-flu-was-just-the-beginning/ For no reason whatsoever, here are some Big Brother 11 predictions. The house usually seems to split into two groups, with one group being considered by the bulk of viewers to be "good guys," and the other side villains. A third group doesn't fully align but either floats back and forth ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2009/07/28/big-brother-11-predictions/ When I saw Superman Returns, one of the previews which flickered onto the screen was for M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water. People openly mocked it. Not just a couple disaffected teen slackers sitting too close to the screen, no, all types of people all over the theater. They ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2008/06/13/people-are-so-over-m-night-shyamalan/ The other day I wrote that John McCain had (inadvertently?) called President Bush "a fool or a fraud" in a recent campaign ad, when he said, "Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war." I concluded that article by writing: ...can you deny George "I can hardly be ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2008/06/13/did-bush-take-mccains-slam-to-heart/ I love the conspiracy theories flying over Big Brown not only losing the final leg of the Triple Crown but coming in dead last. He was supposed to win, don't you know?! Obviously if he lost there must be some dark secret behind it! Some of the theories I've heard: Gamblers had ... http://genenash.com/blog/blog/2008/06/10/big-brown-lost-because/