A new movie rating scheme

Most newspapers rate movies on the star system. Four to five stars are printed, and from none to all of them are colored in. Supposedly, the more stars colored, the…

A subtle difference

These plaques were placed outside the doors of a toilet in a train station on the outskirts of Taipei. Even with my lack of Chinese, I managed to go to…

Just upgraded. Anything unusual?

Joy noticed that my older version of Wordpress was once again hacked to insert a list of drug names into the theme header.php file. So, I upgraded. When I did,…

Today’s groaner

How many bishops does it take to celebrate Earth Hour? Tutu. (....pause for laughter....) Those wrestling guys at the WWF have been sending me emails touting earth hour again. Spokesman…

Panda Runner

The site Panda Runner went live over the weekend. You haven't been there yet? Now's your chance. The site is a collaboration between my number one son and his best…