josh | February 28, 2008
… about the housing crisis? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has a viewpoint with which I agree.
“I’m not interested in bailing out investors, lenders and speculators,” he said. “I’m focused on solutions targeted at struggling homeowners who want to keep their homes.”
The idea that the government would get involved and help keep excessive home prices up [...]
josh | February 25, 2008
It’s been about 15 years since the I last saw Dances with Wolves. Tonight, I (mostly) paid attention to it while reading the news, and really enjoyed it. I’d forgotten how good it is. Kevin Costner does a good job in all aspects of this movie, though I could have done without [...]
josh | February 25, 2008
This is some sad news.
A lion attacked a 10-year-old boy visiting a circus in eastern China, biting off his arm through the bars of its cage, state media said Monday.
The boy was looking at the lion Saturday at Wanfota Park in Mengcheng, a county in Anhui province, when the feline lunged and grabbed the boy [...]
josh | February 24, 2008
I spent money yesterday. I went to CompUSA in Orem to see what their 40-60% off sale was looking like. Well, they still had the display model of the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 printer. It’s a 7 ink printer and will do large format 13″ x 19″ prints and for over $200 off of the [...]
josh | February 24, 2008
Melanie and I watched Deja Vu tonight. It’s a really great story and a terrific performance by Denzel Washington. I’d seen it before but this time I enjoyed it even more.
josh | February 23, 2008
I watched The Italian Job tonight, well past my bedtime. It was quite entertaining. I really had no clue what was going to happen and was just enjoying being taken along for the ride. I can’t think of any of the characters I didn’t like. Well, I mean, anybody except those I wasn’t supposed to [...]
josh | February 22, 2008
Have you ever played Settlers of Catan? It’s a really cool board game that Melanie and I played quite a bit for a couple of years. After a while, though, we just got too competitive so we decided to stop playing it against each other. Perhaps it was the 40 game winning streak that she [...]
josh | February 21, 2008
Well, it looks like another NyQuil night for me. I have a wicked cold and my throat is killing me. I just took some NyQuil and expect that I’ll be sound asleep very shortly. Last night, I was out cold by 10:45pm. My phone started buzzing at 3:15am when my boss had sent [...]
josh | February 21, 2008
I watched Twister tonight. As far as special effects go, it’s still a decent movie. As far as plot goes, it’s somewhat fun, presuming that you let your brain check out during some parts.
The good things:
The special effects. The dark clouds and stormy skies looked pretty cool.
The character of Melissa Reeves, the [...]
josh | February 21, 2008
Apparently, the banning of guns isn’t enough for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They’re now banning plastic dart guns and the game “Assassins.”
The college student game of “Assassin” isn’t so much fun in the wake of deadly campus shootings, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials have banned it from the campus.
The game had turned dangerous Wednesday [...]
