Watching packages winging their way across the country

I have to say, there's something peculiarly amusing about being able to track the status of my new speakers as they make their way to me (as I write this, they're at a sorting facility in Newark) -- it's one of the subtler wonders of the modern age. It was arguably worth the extra three bucks for Fedex shipping, just for the entertainment value...

Watching packages winging their way across the country

I have to say, there's something peculiarly amusing about being able to track the status of my new speakers as they make their way to me (as I write this, they're at a sorting facility in Newark) -- it's one of the subtler wonders of the modern age. It was arguably worth the extra three bucks for Fedex shipping, just for the entertainment value...

The Movie Industry Lets No Good Deed Go Unpunished

Excuse me? According to ComingSoon.net, they're in the middle of prepping Ocean's Twelve. Okay, yes -- I liked the original. (The remake. Whatever.) But it's not a movie that was crying out for a sequel.

It does seem like Hollywood is now compulsively incapable of allowing any successful movie to to stand on its own, without trying to turn it into a franchise...

The Movie Industry Lets No Good Deed Go Unpunished

Excuse me? According to ComingSoon.net, they're in the middle of prepping Ocean's Twelve. Okay, yes -- I liked the original. (The remake. Whatever.) But it's not a movie that was crying out for a sequel.

It does seem like Hollywood is now compulsively incapable of allowing any successful movie to to stand on its own, without trying to turn it into a franchise...