Archives for: "January 2004"

New Poster

One of the cool features of my new Movable Type blog is that I can add Sara as a blog author. She's looking forward to posting some top 5 lists (a la High Fidelity). It is my pleasure to introduce to you the lovely and talented Sara. more »

Spirit rolls out

JPL engineers played Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out" in the control room as they watched new images confirming that the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit successfully rolled off its lander platform early Thursday morning. from the Mars Moblog more »

Vanilla Ice + Tammy Fae + Scientology = TV

Faded rap star VANILLA ICE has become the latest celebrity to be drawn to the teachings of the Church of Scientology. The ICE ICE BABY rapper, 35, joins a star-studded list of devotees - including TOM CRUISE, JOHN TRAVOLTA and LISA MARIE PRESLEY -… more »

Wish I was there

This is one of my favorite pictures from the Mars Moblog. I think it could make a cool title banner at the top of this blog. more »

"What does he said?"

Emma is always saying silly things that make me laugh, but I noticed that one of them actually makes a lot of sense. When she wants you to repeat what someone said, she'll say "What does he said?" It sounds very strange, but it's actually pretty smart… more »

The Answer

I worded the question very carefully so there would be no correct answer. I asked for the name of a person, but the poem was written by a computer program called Ray Kurzweil's Cybernetic Poet. Follow the link to see more poems by the program, and you… more »

a quiz

I'll give a $10 iTunes certificate to the first one to tell me the name of the person who wrote this poem. Angel Beams of the dawn at the angel with a calm, silent sea with a hundred times we write, with a chance we can open up a steady rhythm in… more »

The Lord of the Rings: Spiritual Themes Part I

This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."… more »

[Drumroll]

This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
My new blog is ready. The answer to the poetry quiz question will be posted there. Here it is:www.brendoman.com/dbcChange your bookmarks, because this will be one of my last posts on the livejournal site. more »

Tour my new cabin

This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
This blog has a few features that make it more useful than my livejournal page. At the top of the sidebar on the left I'll be putting links to pages with information and files that I want to make available. Below that are some cool-looking badges that… more »

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