Two thumbs up.

I went into this movie determined to like it.  I told my stepfather: "It's either going to be so good it's good, or it's going to be so bad it's good.  It's got Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and aliens.  I'm not expecting Citizen Kane."  I was right.

I've looked into the future and I know what Google is doing.  Google is going to redefine how we use electronic devices.  And it's pretty cool.

Credit to Paul Peterson for sharing this article by Sirota from Salon.com: http://www.salon.com/news/david_sirota/2011/08/05/obama_fdr_debt_ceiling/index.html

The basic argument: Obama isn't weak; he just isn't a liberal.  Well sure, he's a Democrat, but his record seems awfully conservative.  Bottom line: he's a powerful centrist and Democrats should stop acting surprised when he doesn't advance their liberal agenda.

I disagree.

We've said goodbye to a family friend: the Belkins' 1994 Honda Accord.  To give you an idea of how important this car is:

We happened to have three different olive oils in the house.  One from Spain, one from Italy, and one from California.  So what's a guy and gal to do?

More photos of everyone's favorite kid.  (Or, at least, my favorite kid.)

Two new awesome cloud-based services have popped up in the last couple weeks: Google Music, and Spotify.  They both offer awesome new ways to enjoy your music, but which one is better?  Meanwhile, there's a spoiler hidden among those clouds . . .

When a friend of mine said he had Google+ invitations available, I asked for one.  Now I'm part of an elite group of early adopters.  What does that mean?  That means I'm on a brand spanking new social network with 9 friends.  That's way below critical mass.  You can hear the echo.  So, why pay attention?

Thumbs Down

It seems awfully harsh to give this fine piece of software a thumbs down, and perhaps it's undeserved.

The good part: I've got a cool photo of the Space Shuttle.  But first, why that's important: