Free Stuff?

Want to get back at the anti-gay radical right and hit them where it counts - right in the wallet? Check out this bodacious yet sublime scheme.  I wonder how long it will take until the nimrods at Focus on the Family catch on and tighten up their operations. 

Liar, Liar!

Now we know that John Karr is deranged, not homicidal. Big surprise. Way to go, Boulder D.A's office - you're now batting .000!

Boo Hoo

Poor little Tommy Cruise - Paramount has cut him loose. Has Sumner lost his mind or has the no accountability, free ride tide in celebrityville turned? Watch out, Mel - you could be next!

Now, That's News to Me

Boulder is not really the Utopia we all think it is. Who knew?

Get Well Soon, Roger

The great Roger Ebert has posted an e-mail explaining his months-long absence from the movie beat. I hope he's back in action well before the Christmas open-to-qualify-for-the-Oscars films are released.

Microsoft Gets Something Right!

Two things account for my return to blogging after a four-month hiatus: the semester has ended so it seems like I have more time, and Microsoft has just introduced Windows Live Writer. This new stand-alone application makes blogging simpler than ever. There's no need to go to my Blogger account, or click "Blog This" and deal with its awkwardness. Live Writer uses my blogger template, allows me to compose off-line, and then publishes it directly and correctly to this blog.

Try ClearContext - save $15!

I've been using ClearContext, an Outlook add-in, for several months now and it has really helped me get a handle on my e-mail, tasks, and schedule.The following personal coupon code, CC15-15940, will give you $15 off the purchase price of $69.95. At least give it a try with their 30-day free trial available here. Even if you don't think it's worth the money (and I was skeptical at first, but now I don't see how I can work without it!), there's a free version with fewer features that still helps keep your e-mail well-organized.

Those Lips!

The irrepresible Sandra Bernhard hawks MAC lip gloss. Has there ever been a better spokesmodel?

Happy Anniversary! Love, Warren

After years of hoping while studios released every two-bit, dimwitted B movie in their vaults, I am so excited that Paramount is finally issuing REDS on DVD. The 25th Anniversary of the film - one of my all-time favorites (I saw it at least 7 times during its initial release, including back-to-back showings - yes I was obsessed!) - was the peg they were waiting for, I suppose. Will its Oscar-winning director Warren Beatty do any press to push sales? Doubtful, but who cares?! Now, if I could only find more information about what extras, if any, are being included. It seems to me that there is plenty of room on a second (or third!) DVD for the witness interviews in their entirety; is that what the purported 6-part documentary consists of? Well, one can hope...

P.S. Note to Paramount: it's time to update your web site, don't you think? There's no mention of this DVD's October 3 drop.

Braces, Day One

So I had my orthodontic braces installed (or whatever the appropriate verb is) this morning. All went smoothly, and it even took less time than I had thought. The brackets and wires feel awkward, but the staff assure me that within a week or so I'll adjust. Fine. And the Aleve  is working like a charm so far.

Fast forward two hours when I'm ready to sit down for my first meal with my new mouth. TWACK! I felt the top wire shift to the left, and suddenly the subtle pressure I'd been feeling on my teeth is gone. With my tongue I can feel the sharp edge of something metal; that wasn't there before, was it?  Quick trip to the mirror reveals that one of the brackets had come off a tooth.

The orthodontist's receptionist didn't seemed too fazed when I told her my problem; I was offered an appointment for TOMORROW afternoon. Was she kidding? I just had them put on less that three hours ago; couldn't someone fix it today? Time is of the essence - I don't want to spent one day longer than necessary with these things. I'll be seeing someone (who knows what they're doing, I hope), later this afternoon.

Not an especially propitious start, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. I am in Boulder after all, where "no worries" is our mantra.