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The never-ending conversation on life, liberty, and sequential art…

…with Shawn Levasseur.

Archive for April, 2004

Chicken-Doves

Posted on April 25th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Yeah, you heard me. Let’s take the “Chicken-Hawk” argument and turn it against the anti-war crowd. They constantly tried to shame those backing the war in Iraq and do not or have not served in the military. Creating a bizzare Heinlein-esque “Starship Troopers” scenario, where supposedly only those who serve in the military have any […]

Spreading and tracking the meme…

Posted on April 22nd, 2004 by Shawn L.

Here’s the book meme that’s spreading around the blogosphere…1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 23. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.So… Here goes…Not the most effective behavior: no progress was made, and tension was increased.-Getting Things Done […]

Press Conference Blogging – Grammarian edition

Posted on April 14th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Bush to Reassure Nation About Casualties in Iraq (washingtonpost.com): an article that has a future tense reference to the press conference, and a past tense reference to the press conference. All the while the conference is ongoing and in the PRESENT.oops… (via Instapundit)

Posted on April 14th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Okay… Fifteen minutes in and Bush is still yet to take questions…It is his perogative, but a press conference is not a State of the Union. But I’ll give him this it does guarantee that he gets the topics he wants covered, covered. And calling a prime time press conference (only his third) guarantees that […]

Press Conference blogging continued.

Posted on April 14th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Good move, mentioning the roles that the U.N. and N.A.T.O. are performing in Iraq.

Presidential Press Conference Blogging… – Trivial Pursuit Edition

Posted on April 14th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Let me be the first to comment on this colossal blunder made by the Bush staff…Who cleared that tie for Television??? The Detailed pattern may come out okay on HDTV, but not at regular resolution. Its rippling a rainbow of colors that can’t help but be distracting. That’ll teach him not to deviate from basic […]

The ignorance of some comic book retailers is astounding.

Posted on April 12th, 2004 by Shawn L.

From ICv2 Talk Back - Rick Keefe of R-Galaxy Comics on Marvel in Bookstores:Marvel’s decision to sell to Interlink to rack comics at major book store chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders is another signal that Marvel has absolutely no interest in supporting the current specialty market model, and has in fact SOLD US […]

Using the soap-box as leverage to get paid.

Posted on April 12th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Considering what I’m doing with Flagship Cinemas (see below), I found an article rather interesting. Over at the news site “Comic Book Resources,” there is a rumor/gossip column, “Lying in the Gutters” by Rich Johnson that had the following entry:WHAT AM I TO YOU… A NEGOTIATING TOOL? HMMM?Some creators are, quote naturally, nervous of talking […]

A fate worse than Lawyers…

Posted on April 12th, 2004 by Shawn L.

From ZDNet AnchorDesk: The shocking history of copyrights:1525: Was the English Bible the first bootleg?William Tyndale translated the New Testament into English without permission from the recognized authorities of the day and was, according to Heylin’s book, ‘subsequently garroted, then burnt for his efforts.’ Even then, controversy surrounded consumers’ right to access published content by […]

“Tha’s all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more!” – Popeye

Posted on April 10th, 2004 by Shawn L.

My intentions for this blog had been to talk about things that interest me: Politics, Comics, News, TV, Economics, Movies, Sports. Whatever I had an interest in, I’d write about it here.Right now, however, I am about to add a theme to this blog of mine. A specifc agenda that I’m going to obsess over […]

Warblogging and Kittyblogging intersect…

Posted on April 9th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Right here.awwww… cute….

Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey: The price of gas and driving

Posted on April 1st, 2004 by Shawn L.

After reading this post from Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey, you should learn two things.That the price of gas is only a small portion of the cost of owning and operating a car, and therefore price fluctuations that we are currently facing are not going to cause too much change in our daily commuting habits. And…Never […]