Cutting the Cheese
William Heise | October 31, 2009
This ad speaks for itself:
It’s Halloween: More on Zombies
William Heise | October 29, 2009
It’s Halloween week, so I thought I’d go back to the previous post in which I note that zombies seem to be everywhere in the culture these days. I’ve been thinking about this a lot (I know, how cool am I?) and here are some of my zombie thoughts. Zombies are lifeless creatures who come [...]
It’s Halloween
William Heise | October 26, 2009
Last week I posted some stuff that might have caused some of you to believe that I’m a cultured gentleman, so this week I have decided to put your mind at rest. After all, it’s Halloween. The first video is a nice one about nice witches from Mexico. It is by Conjunto Jardin and is [...]
Mitchell
William Heise | October 25, 2009
Kathy and I used to love Mystery Science Theater 3000. Although I liked Mike Nelson as host a little more than I liked Joel Robinson, our favorite episode by far was entitled “Mitchell.” This was Joel’s last episode before he retired. My favorite line: “Why would anyone want to do that with Mitchell, Joel?” (at [...]
White House Promises
William Heise | October 25, 2009
Found this on the Web today. The Obama White House is switching to open-source code to power ther website. This is stunning news and comes completely out of the blue. It’s a shame they can’t switch over to another form of the much-praised open source: information sharing. If I recall, that was a campaign promise [...]
A Medieval Lesson for President Obama
William Heise | October 24, 2009
I voted for Obama in the last election. I would do it again. But I voted for him despite my recognition of some of his weaknesses. The chief of these is that he is an academic liberal (as opposed to a NASCAR-watching farmer or an entrepreneur working in “flyover country”). This means he tends to [...]
Assorted Figaro
William Heise | October 19, 2009
These are some female arias from my favorite opera, The Marriage of Figaro. In 1785, four years before the French Revolution began, Mozart sat down with Lorenzo Da Ponte and they plotted to set the infamous play by Beaumarchais, La Marriage de Figaro, down in operatic form. This was no small feat, as Emperor Joseph [...]
Obama in the Comedy Crosshairs
William Heise | October 14, 2009
I’ve been following Andrew Sullivan’s blog this week. He found this on theonion.com. I thought it was funny.
The Wonder Boner
William Heise | October 14, 2009
At 0:51 it says something like “Fish should be dead before using the Wunder Boner.” (The YouTube poster swears it’s real). Thanks, Murray.
The Philosopher’s Song
William Heise | October 14, 2009
