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

…with Shawn Levasseur.

Archive for October, 2004

Sometimes paper is an elegant technology.

Posted on October 27th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Introducing the Hipster PDA… The latest in wood pulp technology.

Coming Attractions…

Posted on October 25th, 2004 by Shawn L.

A couple of weeks ago there were some positive developments with Flagship Cinemas. I haven’t gotten around to blogging them yet. I will before too long.(in reference to this post)

I love radio… I hate radio stations

Posted on October 25th, 2004 by Shawn L.

One week ago tonight during game 4 of the ALCS, I was watching the game on Fox. But I had turned down the sound in order to listen to the radio call of Joe Castiglione and Jerry Trupiano on the Red Sox Radio Network.The local station is WRKD 1450, which used to be a locally […]

Always backup your computer weekly (at a minimum)

Posted on October 22nd, 2004 by Shawn L.

I sure hope Virginia did.

Curse of the A. Rod ???

Posted on October 22nd, 2004 by Shawn L.

Is A. Rod. a curse for any team he’s on?

Other’s Recommendations for The Libertarian Presidential Ticket

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by Shawn L.

The Conservative argument for Michael Badnarik at American Conservative magazine(via Hit & Run)A Liberal’s argument to libertarians to vote for Michael Badnarik(again, via Hit & Run)

Schilling on Tonight’s Victory

Posted on October 21st, 2004 by Shawn L.

“I’m excited, very excited. And hopefully drunk in a couple of hours.”Gotta love these guys.

I endorse Michael Badnarik for President

Posted on October 20th, 2004 by Shawn L.

I hope that George W. Bush will win the election. (Actually I hope that we can all wake up on November 3rd, and know SOMEBODY has won, but that’s another story) No candidate can carry on the War on Terror better that Bush will, yet I feel that I cannot vote for him. He, along […]

Vote. Even if you think all the candidates suck.

Posted on October 15th, 2004 by Shawn L.

You know what I find worse than finding out someone doesn’t vote? That they try to justify it as a principled stand.Stand against what? How does not voting de-legitimize the state? What makes you think people will be able to distinguish a “protest” no-show from just being lazy?It’s a lie to say that your vote […]

The Flagship Cinemas Reverse-Tote-Board of Shame

Posted on October 14th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Recording the business lost to the Flagship Cinemas due to my year long personal boycott.To find out why I’m doing this read this blog entry.Movies I wanted to see, but haven’t:13 Going on 30Mean GirlsThe Girl Next DoorChronicles of RiddickThe Boston Red Sox MovieThe TerminalThe NotebookFriday Night LightsMr. 3000WimbledonThe ForgottenMovies I have seen elsewhere:Man on […]

Have yourself a Laugh this Saturday

Posted on October 13th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Come to the Toastmasters Area 14 (District 45) Humorous speech contest at the China Rose in Brunswick, Maine this Saturday at 11am.Details here.I’ll be competing in the “other” contest of the day, the Speech Evaluation contest.

I’m not the only one with a problem with cinema chatter…

Posted on October 13th, 2004 by Shawn L.

This couple has taken up theater vigilantism.This guy has had to deal with drunks and screaming babies… (sounds like an airline complaint, not a theater gripe).And here’s a set of “Movie Manners courtesy cards” that quietly encourage movie-goers to be quiet themselves. I may buy a couple of sets… I wonder if they have discounts […]

“Who won?” is the wrong response.

Posted on October 13th, 2004 by Shawn L.

Tonight’s the third and final Presidential debate.Sure enough there will be plenty of crowing about who won or lost this debate, as well as the whole debate series. This is the wrong focus, and it is ultimately irrelevant. The debates serve as a ground for pitting ideas against each other and see how well they […]

Use it or lose it

Posted on October 13th, 2004 by Shawn L.

So, why the sudden interest in blogging tools and ease of use?Because I want to blog more. I want to write more.If I want to consider myself a writer. I darn well better write and not just think about writing. I probably had hundreds of topics I could have blogged about at one time or […]

Looking for the Right Tools for the Blog Job.

Posted on October 12th, 2004 by Shawn L.

I’m amazed at how easily some people blog.At a certain point the blogging tools usually get in the way of efficient blogging.Now don’t get me wrong , I love Blogger. It does as a good a job on creating an efficient user interface as anyone. It’s just that, being a web interface, it requires a […]