Mar 2007
A new phone number...
03/14/07 06:24 PM Filed in: Personal
GrandCentral.com is a new
system I am trying out that gives you a phone
number and whenever someone calls you on that
number all your phones ring. Cell, work, home,
whatever. You can answer wherever you are. They
also have cool features like different rings and
messages for different callers, and call
recording.
Try to call me with the button below.
Try to call me with the button below.
Sam Cam Still Shots
03/09/07 10:48 AM Filed in: Personal
For those who can't access
the live video of SamCam I have
set up a motion detector to upload a new picture to
this page every time
the camera detects motion in the habitat. It detects
the camera moving. I don't know, yet, if it will
dectect him moving. We'll just have to see.
Here is the latest shot from the cam.
And here is the previous one.
Here is the latest shot from the cam.
And here is the previous one.
SamCam
03/05/07 11:26 AM Filed in: Personal
I have set up a web cam to check in on Sam during the
day. You can click on the presets to look at
different locations in his enclosure. He spends a lot
of time hiding in his hideyhole, so if you don't see
him right away, give it a little time.
SamCam
SamCam
Movies vs. Books
03/05/07 11:23 AM Filed in: Personal
A saw someone comment in a forum about how movies are
never as good as the book upon which they are based.
I have a different opinion, and I guess that's what
blogs are for, so...
Books are a completely different medium, and shouldn't be compared to movies. It's like saying Stephen King is better than Steven Spielberg. Both are great storytellers in their chosen area's but trying to compare them would be silly.
A book can convey a lot more information than a movie, because it is not time limited. So a movie has to try to tell the same story in a much shorter window. That means conveying things differently and leaving out a lot. If you are expecting a movie to have all the same content as the book, then you will always be disappointed. But if you make a conscious choice to not compare the movie to the book you can appreciate the movie for what it is and perhaps enjoy it more.
Books are a completely different medium, and shouldn't be compared to movies. It's like saying Stephen King is better than Steven Spielberg. Both are great storytellers in their chosen area's but trying to compare them would be silly.
A book can convey a lot more information than a movie, because it is not time limited. So a movie has to try to tell the same story in a much shorter window. That means conveying things differently and leaving out a lot. If you are expecting a movie to have all the same content as the book, then you will always be disappointed. But if you make a conscious choice to not compare the movie to the book you can appreciate the movie for what it is and perhaps enjoy it more.