Monthly Archives: April 2006

Heroism And Murder

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Arthur

A piece linked from Instapundit to an American Digest, where the author of the latter commented the following after seeing the movie ‘Flight 93’: is that heroism is a virtue that most often appears among us not descending from some … Continue reading →

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And more around

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier today, I received 100 extra experience points by using a chainsaw on a couple of tree branches left behind by one of last Winter’s storms. Cleaning up the saw afterwards, is a completely different matter. I saw and read … Continue reading →

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Power, apparently

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Arthur

I was reading (and followed before) the latest news items about the UK’s Prescott affair (in short: deputy prime minister had a lover) and for some kind of reason, it reminded me of the last days of the Major government, … Continue reading →

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And Around, Around

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Arthur

With the official ‘name release’ of the next Nintendo console (‘Wii’, formerly codename ‘Revolution’), the Internets have become a safe haven for rumours and more speculation. And more of that, just for an ‘extra digg’. It is this bad that … Continue reading →

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Cilantro

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Arthur

I don’t really mind cilantro, and no, I don’t use them for my ‘pasteitjes’ either. Isn’t cilantro just celery but then in smaller form? As a matter of fact, when I bought celery here the first time, I thought someone … Continue reading →

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Stereo-huh

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Arthur

After deciding upon buying a mini-stereo set, I was reminded of the band Duane Eddy and other old bands (and songs). Most of these songs happen to come from my dad’s collection, who appears to have the same taste of … Continue reading →

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Birthday and some more

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Arthur

Huzzah! It’s the queen’s 80th birthday today! No, not that queen: but her’s will be in a couple of days! Free food! Earlier today, I read a Rogers’ flyer that proudly showed off their line of podcasts. Which reminded me … Continue reading →

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Warhead

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Arthur

warheadn 1. A person who is in a state of delirium or confusion, distraction, after being struck by an epiphany ex – “After finishing his quantum physics assignment, Fonzie really looked like a warhead today” Origin: An English adoption of … Continue reading →

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Ahem

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Arthur

A public reminder:

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Chernobyl

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Arthur

It’s almost 20 years ago that the worst nuclear accident happened in the former USSR, at the nuclear powerplant at Chernobyl. Today, Greenpeace also released a report that claims that the total deathtoll (including cancer related deaths) is around the … Continue reading →

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Doom 3 recap

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Arthur

Today, I decided to finish off Doom 3 and beat the ‘boss monster’, which I apparently did in a shorter time than beating the one from the level (appropriately) called ‘Hell’. It was that level that had me wonder why … Continue reading →

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Kong and Geisha

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Arthur

We saw two movies last night: ‘King Kong’ and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. Kong, directed by Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”), is a spectacular movie with amazing effects but does not come over as being a movie about ‘Kong’. Too … Continue reading →

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The Cement Factory

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Arthur

Earlier this morning, I was trying to find references to an older LCD game from Nintendo. While I was not aware of its actual name, I was sure that it was from Nintendo, it was an LCD game and it … Continue reading →

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