Day: August 30, 2005
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Book: Skeletons of the Zahara
Skeletons of the Zahara re-tells the story of an early 19th century shipwreck on the northeast coast of Africa. The American merchant ship Commerce runs aground, and the surviving crew ends up as slaves for various tribal groups on the west edge of the Saharan desert. No fun. Enduring starvation and thirst which evoked (in…
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Movie: War of the Worlds
It’s been a while, but thought I’d note that I did see War of the Worlds a couple of weeks ago. Nothing special, but Tim Robbins must have had fun with his small role. Metacritic gives the movie a 74, for “generally favorable reviews” — seems about right.
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TiVo means…
TiVo means watching the early season Arsenal-Chelsea fixture over two nights nearly ten days after the match is played. Yes, Arsenal lost, as they did in the Community Shield. Yes, Thierry Henry needs to be patient as the team adjusts to new midfielders who don’t serve him as well as Patrick Viera did. But worthy…