Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others
But no, apparently the publisher changed its mind about offering an electronic edition, and apparently Amazon, whose business lives and dies by publisher happiness, caved. It electronically deleted all books by this author from people’s Kindles and credited their accounts for the price. via pogue.blogs.nytimes.com I love my Kindle, but this is bad news for everyone. It makes me wary to buy anything when this can happen. And, as David Pogue notes: “You want to know the best part? The juicy, plump, dripping irony? The author who was the victim of this Big Brotherish plot was none other than George Read more…
At the Movies: HP6
We went out to Gig Harbor last night for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It was a fun adaptation. Generally speaking, all the choices they made were good ones. … Except one. SPOILERS BELOW! In the book, when Draco has Dumbledore at wand-point, Harry has been petrified and covered by his invisibility cloak by Dumbledore. Because of this, he can't interrupt the proceedings. In the movie, Dumbledore simply tells Harry to stay out of sight no-matter-what. That's it? Harry Potter, who seldom does anything he's told, sits idly by? I was not convinced. Further, the choice of the Read more…
Bigger, Better Stadium Thriftway
Great news for the local neighborhood! “According to the TNT, Mike Hargreaves, the owner of the Stadium Thriftway, is planning a 6000+ foot expansion. The move will take over some space currently used by Premier Collision (who will be moving to a nearby facility) and will allow for many additional services including a larger fresh seafood counter, expanded cheese selection, and an expanded deli among may other improvements.” Via Exit133: http://www.exit133.com/5399/stadium-thriftway-bigger-better-and-a-large-pile-of-fish
John Dillinger, Bank Robber
We saw Public Enemies tonight. I thought it was a pretty good film. Long, with some slow parts, but also with some fun parts too. Johnny Depp is always fun to watch, and his Dillinger is really good. Billy Crudup’s Hoover is fun too. Michael Mann’s choice to shoot in video feels like a misstep. It just didn’t work for me and I regularly felt it was jarring me out of the picture. It had the wrong look and vibe. Glad I saw it. But looking forward to many other movies on my list.
Who robs cave fish of their sight?
I was interviewing for the job while my college roommate was visiting last week. He asked about what City Club did and I told him they were a civic organization. "Like the Stonecutters?" He asked. Yes, Joe. Exactly like the Stonecutters. In fact today's Port Commission Candidate Forum looked a lot like this:
More on City Club of Tacoma and what I’ll be up to there …
Today was my first day on the job as the new (and first!) Executive Director for City Club of Tacoma. The non-profit celebrates its 25th year this year. Their mission: "To provide a nonpartisan forum that brings people together to explore issues and ideas affecting the South Sound community." I feel like that mission is a really good fit for me. It's a part time job, so I'll still have lots of time to devote to Mary Holste Design, which I run with my wife, and my other projects (I'll eventually post about those later). I'm very excited about the Read more…
Andrew Fry wants a Day, but will take a Minute
Like Andrew, I was also intrigued by Minutaur. Especially since it’s a local production. Here’s Andrew’s summary from his post today: “I could hope for the Governor to send out a proclamation that today is “Andrew Fry Day”, but I would have to somehow earn that. Not happening any time soon. If only there was a way for me to publicly claim that day for myself. (or to be less self centered, claim it for someone else in the hope that they will then claim one for me in return)Well, set your watches. My first moment will arrive tomorrow on Minutaur. Minutaur Read more…
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