Monthly Archives: December 2008
Best Albums of 2008
10: In Extremo – Sængerkrieg didn’t impress me a whole lot at first – they have yet to top 7 – but it’s grown on me of late, with catchy pipe riffs strewn throughout the album. It’s definitely not one of their better efforts, but In Extremo on a bad day still beats most other bands on their best…
The Necessity of Depravity
Idly scouring the internet as I sometimes do, I came across an article entitled 50 NES Quotes You Should Know. I’m no gamer and have no emotional connection to the games of olde like most in gamer culture, but I (correctly) assumed most of the quotes would be funny, and was also keen on being able to make references to old school video games besides “Do a barrel roll!” and “Abort/Retry/Fail?”. And while the article was a success in that regard, the main revelation was gleaned from an offhand comment beneath the fourth page of the article:
Christianity says that people are inherently good and that deep down we all want to do the right thing. Video games prove the opposite is true…
Pat Robertson’s Year End Prophetic Review
Pat Robertson, January 2008:
“he said oil would reach $150 a barrel – the price hit $100 on Wednesday – with the dollar continuing to lose value in 2008.”Reality, October 2008:
“Crude has now fallen about 40% since surging to an all-time record $147.27 a barrel on July 11.”…The Auto Crisis and Car Commercials
Surely by now every American is aware of the collapsed credit market and the imploding American auto industry. So what are the automakers telling us to quell our fears?
(WARNING: The sample of commercials is non-representative and based on two nights of watching an hour of TV.)Honda was subtly and soothingly reassuring, with a hypnotically calm voice:
“Rest assured that now, as always, you can still get low APR financing.*”
*for well qualified buyers…