Month: December 2007
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Book: Bone Hunter
Sarah Andrews’s Bone Hunter has a dinosaur skeleton on the cover, and drags “forensic geologist” Em Hansen into the Utah desert to solve a mystery. Yes, this was one of the lighter reads. If you need the elevator pitch, it’s “CSI meets paleontology meets the Mormons, with an edge of romance to tease.” (OK, that’s…
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Movie: Patton
Patton lingered on the shelf for months, but three hours last weekend finally appeared. I know nothing, historically, about the General, so my knowledge is now based on this fictionalized account. The film is compelling enough, though. Metacritic wasn’t around in 1970, but for Oscar winners, they’ve gone back in time: 91 is the score.…
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Commuting on the bicycle again
It took longer than expected, but secure bike storage at work is once again a reality. (Thanks, Laura!) I biked to work and home again today for the first time in 6 months. Just in time, too, as I’m signed up for the San Bruno Hill Climb on New Year’s Day.
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Book: The Ten Word Game
Jonathan Gash is the pen name of a doctor, John Grant. But he’s not known for his medicine. I’ve read all (I think) of the 23 Lovejoy crime novels, and The Ten Word Game from 2003 was a re-read. I’m trying to avoid returning to old favorites, but sometimes a comfortable read is worth it.
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Movie: Margot at the Wedding
Margot at the Wedding may have Nicole Kidman, but it’s not a movie I’d recommend. I don’t think a 70 at Metacritic is deserved. But it is short.
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Safari 3 offers better cookie management
I didn’t have any excitement about moving to Mac OS X 10.4.11, especially since Safari 3 was a required part of the update. I’m happy to say that Safari 3 has improved cookie management, nearly catching up with Firefox and Opera. I can finally search within the thousands of cookies and easily remove just the…