How Did They DO That?

Fantastic Machine

I received both of the following videos by email and they are just too good not to share. The first is a commercial for the Honda Accord that aired in the U.K. There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see happened in real time, exactly as you see it. … Read more

More Stupid Stuff

I Have three gripes to file under STUPID STUFF this morning: I am in Key West on business for a few days. Yesterday, on the drive down, I stopped at a Shell station in Florida City before hitting the keys, since gas prices rise 30 cents a gallon the minute you leave the mainland. slid … Read more

Hopelessness Is Only One Letter Away From Homelessness

On Friday, January 19th, St. Petersburg, Florida officials raided a community of homeless people who had taken up residence in tents under the I-375 overpass. Ostensibly this was due to concerns about fire code and health and safety violations: people smoking and cooking inside their tents, tents located too close to the street, and the … Read more

File Under Stupid

My eyeglasses are now broken in two places and taped with clear packing tape instead of masking tape so that I can see out of at least one corner of each lens (sorry Dad, still no duct tape). It became obvious that these lenses were not going to last another week until I could get … Read more