Podcasts I Listen To

As one of those fools clinging to a daily hour commute (total, not each way), I found myself quickly tiring of music every day and decided I needed something else to pass the time.  That was just under 3 years ago and that was perfect timing to be part of the podcast boom.  For those not in the know, a podcast is a piece of audio that’s sent out over the Internet and downloaded to a computer or MP3 player (such as an iPod).  It’s basically the audio version of user-created content on the internet.  Categories range far and wide, as does quality and scope and duration and frequency.  I love the idea of podcasts.  I tend to go through a lot of information on the internet (and by information I mean stupid videos) and podcasts save me a lot of time of tracking down research as I can just let it come to me as I drive or walk the dog or do the dishes or take a shower or whatever it is I’m doing.  So, it’s a beautiful thing and I want to plug the podcasts I listen to and give some feedback.  These are all created by folks who want to share what they know and mostly non-profit.  So, they’re labors of love and I think that’s something great that the Internet can give us.

The Opposite of Right

After many many days of consistent posting, I found myself at a loss for anything to blog about in the last couple of days. I looked at the drafts with nuggets for posts but none of them were anything I really felt like saying at the moment. But, I think I finally hit upon what it is that has been trying to crawl out of my fingers and into the keyboard. And I think it all started with Valkyrie.

Year in Review: Movies

On to the next medium!  2008 saw a significant downturn in the amount of movies I saw in theaters.  But it’s also the year I got Netflix so I have managed to see a significant number of average movies, most of which didn’t make the cut.  Need to pick some better movies.  Anyways, here’s my favorite of all the movies I watched in 2008, regardless of when they came out and in no particular order: