http://mrshl.net i am your okay nightmare Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:21:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m finding it harder and harder to pay attention to new music. That’s just how it goes. But for what it’s worth, here are the 10 records that poked my body with a stick. These are the 10 records that made me remember I’m kinda into music. And why. ... http://mrshl.net/top-10-musics-of-2008/ Now that damn near everyone is on Facebook, including high school classmates I’ve not seen in 16 years, I’m really starting to enjoy Facebook quite a bit. Way more than I ever liked Myspace. The reason is simple: I like seeing what people are up to, and everything about Facebook ... http://mrshl.net/five-facebook-features-you-probably-arent-using/ New blog? Hell, yes. I might even get Elissa to join.  Allow me to explain… First, are you an Emusic subscriber? Well, I used to write these posts where I would list each month’s eMusic downloads and explain why I downloaded each record. Because it was ... http://mrshl.net/the-downloaders/ I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here, but I’m now a regular contributor to the Houston-centric music blog Nonalignment Pact. Every Saturday, I write something or other about music. The blog isn’t always or even mostly about Houston music. But everyone else on the blog does have ties to the ... http://mrshl.net/nonalignment-pact/ So last night we dropped in to see Jordan’s parents on our way back from Jordan’s marathon in San Antonio. We left a little later than we planned and it was dark by the time we got on 71. We had been driving about 5 minutes when a deer jumped ... http://mrshl.net/we-killed-a-deer-with-our-car/ Most of the time, civil law is incredibly boring unless you’ve got a dog in the show. But every now and then, a case comes along that even a non-lawyer can get excited about. The case of Caperton v. Massey is one such case. Via Slate: ... http://mrshl.net/a-conflict-of-interest-that-went-to-the-us-supreme-court/ And in his announcement, Christopher Buckley has more-or-less articulated my reasons for supporting the Democratic candidate for the presidency, despite my concerns about Obama’s less-than-conservative spending plans. John McCain has changed. He said, famously, apropos the Republican debacle post-1994, “We came to Washington to change it, ... http://mrshl.net/william-f-buckleys-son-will-vote-democratic/ Via my one of my usual sources (popurls.com), I found a not-so-funny clip from Scrubs, in which Turk and JD play Space Invaders with the interns. I’m not really a fan of Scrubsm but because I’ve been playing a crapload of Space Invaders on my Nintendo DS, I watched the ... http://mrshl.net/space-invaders-theyre-human/ Courtesy of Kagro X from the Daily Kos, here’s a list of odd items that are tucked into the now unsinkable bailout bill. Page 279 — Rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Page 280 — Mine rescue / mine ... http://mrshl.net/the-enhanced-bailout-bill/ Jack Thompson made a name for himself by repeatedly suing videogame makers using the same thoroughly discredited legal theory: that video games incited kids to commit violent acts, and that game studios were therefore liable for the kids' actions. Well, Florida has now disbarred Jack Thompson, ... http://mrshl.net/jack-thompson-is-so-disbarred/