The Republican Debate

I watched the first part of it online, and don’t recall seeing such a hopeless bunch since, well, I don’t remember when. I’m not sure I could vote for any of them. Not wholly unexpected but very, very depressing nonetheless. [The only thing worse...

The Princess Bride

I just finished William Goldman’s The Princess Bride, his 1973 novel upon which the fantastic 1987 Rob Reiner movie was based. Goldman’s getting props here for his work on the screenplay, because the movie is absolutely terrific. The book isn’t bad,...

These aren’t the laptops you’re looking for

Or, more accurately, they’re not the laptops I’m looking for. Apple speed-bumped its already impressive MacBook line this morning, upping the speed, hard drive capacity, and RAM on their lower-end portables. Unfortunately for me, I want the MacBook Pro to...