I’ve only just ordered my aforementioned new toy, the Kurzweil SP2X, when I learn that it’s been superseded by…wait for it…the SP2XSP.
Do they hire outside consultants (presumably from a large home appliance manufacturer) to devise such horrible product names, or do they accomplish it in-house?!
Until recently, “waterboarding” was something that Americans did to other Americans. It was inflicted, and endured, by those members of the Special Forces who underwent the advanced form of training known as sere (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape). In these harsh exercises, brave men and women were introduced to the sorts of barbarism that they might expect to meet at the hands of a lawless foe who disregarded the Geneva Conventions. But it was something that Americans were being trained to resist, not to inflict.
Tired of listening to armchair pundits argue over whether “simulated drowning” constitutes “torture,” Hitchens underwent waterboarding himself.
You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it “simulates” the feeling of drowning. This is not the case. You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning—or, rather, being drowned, albeit slowly and under controlled conditions and at the mercy (or otherwise) of those who are applying the pressure. The “board” is the instrument, not the method. You are not being boarded. You are being watered.
He lasted 15 seconds.
Turns out Michael Bay’s script for the new Batman flick was, sadly, rejected. It’s our loss…
My new Kurzweil SP2X is on its way! I never had the opportunity to try this 88-weighted-key stage piano out in the store, so I relied on published evaluations and the opinion of my advisor at Sweetwater, Michael Faz.
It’s been nearly a decade since I went shopping for a full-size keyboard. My first was also a Kurzweil, the venerable PC88, in 1995. It was a brilliant ‘board for its time. It’ll be interesting to see how far they’ve come in the intervening years, and whether my impressions parallel those of its reviewers:
FedEx predicts arrival this week. I can’t wait to play it!
As a rule I don’t buy brand-name analgesics, which are chemically identical to competing house-brand or generics costing 4 to 15 times less.
But I did a double-take when I saw Excedrin Migraine on the shelf and, intrigued, tried to figure out what makes it different from the standard Excedrin formula, which is a combination of equal amounts acetaminophen (Tylenol) and aspirin, laced with caffeine.
That’s three minutes of my life I’ll never have back.
That’s right, there’s no difference. None.
Extra credit: Which will be first to market, Excedrin Crazy Bone or Excedrin Brain Freeze?
Ooh, goody. You mean I get to watch D-list celebrities performing circus tricks badly?
I was at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, playing with a local blues band, when American sprinter Tyson Gay sprinted the fastest 100m ever run in human history, 9.68 seconds. (With a tailwind of 4.1m/sec, it was not a world record.) During the trials also ran a legitimate 9.77, a PR and Olympic record, as well as a more leisurely 9.85 that nearly knocked him out of the running when he pulled up early several yards before the finish line.
So I was amused to see the American Family Association’s take on his accomplishments.
Who knew?
Just For Men Touch of Gray
The first and only men’s hair treatment that lets you keep some gray.*
* Half the active ingredient, exactly the same price!
It’s for the generation that swore it would never get old. And didn’t.*
* We don’t think you’re a drooling, gullible boob! We swear!
When the time came to replace the brush head of my Sonicare toothbrush, my search ran aground on a bewildering array of options, including this one. (Bonus points if you can spit it out five times fast.)
Philips Sonicare Advance SH-2 Ultra Compact Replacement a-Series Compact Brush Head
Seen on Cinemark’s website:
Note: No Children Under Age 6 Will Be Admitted To Any R-Rated Feature After 6:00 PM.
Translation: Children in kindergarten or preschool, please arrive before dinnertime. We want your money. Children age 6 and up, you are welcome to watch our R-rated movies anytime. We want your money too.
