Shoor in the City

• Looks like the guys in control of the weather finally decided to give us a break up here in the Northeast.  The last two weeks were almost enough to make this Texas boy want to cry.  Sheelpi, Tui, I really envy you guys out in San Diego.  Bring on the summer!

• Russ turned me on to this great website: www.howstuffworks.com.  Ever wonder how a digital camera works?  They’ve got it.  Want specs on the Mustang GT500 Shelby?  Got that too.  Want to know how lightning works?  You better believe they got that.  Spontaneous human combustion?  I swear to you, I’m not making this up… this website enumerates different historical cases and explains the scientific theories behind how a person can just unexpectedly burst into flames.  They even explicate the story behind Sith Lords and the Dark Side of the Force.  And you guys thought I had too much time on my hands.

• Speaking of the Dark Side, the missus and I saw the final Star Wars movie last week. Expect a full review soon.  I’m sure there have been and will be many film doctoral dissertations written on the Star Wars series, so what I’ll have to say probably won’t be anything groundbreaking, but I’ll do my best to add a little to the discussion.

• I’m working through my second Salman Rushdie novel in as many weeks, with another one on deck.  The man’s mastery of the English language is amazing, and the intelligence level at which he writes is unparalleled.  I’ve always loved to read, but no one has actually made me want to become a writer as much as Rushdie.

• Damn the San Antonio Spurs.  Damn them straight to hell.  Doesn’t Manu Ginobili sound like some sort of bacterial parasite you get from eating uncooked seafood?  Am I alone on this?  Yea ok, probably…

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