April 2009

I think these would be fun to use if I ever sent mail…

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From NYTimes.com: Shuttering Neverland: Michael Jackson’s Effects Go to Auction

One person’s treasure is another person’s trash?

Examiner.com: Scion iQ concept is the smart way to bring the Toyota iQ to America

Now this is a small car that I wouldn’t mind driving.  Why isn’t GM making a car like this?

From NYTimes.com: A Bad Day on the Course Beats Any Day Pumping Gas

A week ago Steve Wilson was in his Mississippi gas station and convenience store preparing his customers’ favorite item: a hot-pressed roast beef po’ boy sandwich with gravy.

On Thursday, Wilson stepped onto the first tee at the Augusta National Golf Club with the two-time Masters champion Tom Watson and the Englishman Ian Poulter as partners. Wilson, 39, an amateur golfer and gas station owner who has been having recurring nightmares about a golf ball that refuses to go in the hole, is a Masters tournament rookie.

Great story.  What an experience it must be for an amateur to play the Masters in Augusta.

From NYTimes.com: 101 Uses for a Deserted Mall

The dominance of the fashion, food-court and family-focused mall is ending. No new enclosed malls have opened in the U.S. since 2006.

This is article is a discussion of malls and their future.

The new Star Trek had a surprise premiere in Austin and its official premiere in Sydney yesterday and the initial reviews are very positive.  I’ve been a little on the fence about this movie.  I have always loved Star Trek and I was afraid of any “reboot” that would drastically shift Star Trek away from an emphasis on stories and characters to pure action.  Initial reports are of a frenetic pace with lots of action, but still retaining the essence of Star Trek.  That’s encouraging and I’m starting to get more excited about seeing it.

Here’s a comparison of the different Enterprises seen in the TV show and the movies.
The top Enterprise is from the original television show.  The middle Enterprise is the one shown in 1979’s Star Trek the Motion Picture.  In the movie, the middle Enterprise is actually the same ship as the top Enterprise after being refitted upon its return from the original five year mission.

The bottom Enterprise is from the new Star Trek and is a modern take of the top Enterprise.

Also, here’s an article about Shepard Fairey from ArtworksMagazine.com