Sherwood

^^ Amen. as fine a shelf as any man can lay claim to. Your mother must be very proud.

Ah, wonderful. You get to experience another cherished hi-fi tradition... playing outrageous music for salespeople (or show attendants) who only listen to female vocals all day. It's like playing Cypress Hill for your grandparents, only they're obliged to smile while you do so. Of course, some of them are cool...

^^^ However much dinner for two and a highchair goes for at the Olive Garden these days.

hold on... let me print off this police report first...

You're on!

If Fitz didn't believe that your dad was an ambassador, I doubt the cops will either.

What would be the point in that?

This is kind of the definitive work in the subject, so far as I understand. I imagine there is variance -- 70 million people rely on him being a liar. I don't notice any bias 200 pages in. He does say that it was a calculated genocide, though, and it was consciously implemented by the Young Turks, Ataturk included. That's pretty damning stuff. Akcam is not Armenian, himself. He's Turkish, in exile. I'd really recommend it. Any discussion on the subject from here forward will pertain to this book.

A Shameful Act -- Taner Akcam. Not an easy read. Dense, emotionally jarring, and contentious. I enjoy.

Or you ask a stupid question, you get mocked and belittled, then you DO know and you DO belong. That's why this is HC.

Congrats on your new GPS iTouch

Enablers... Good to be home.

Glad to hear that you're testing the software waters for us, Knuckles. I'm about ready to ditch photomatix, much as I love the layout. It has unavoidable halos on almost everything with any DOF, and only two light-smoothing options are usable. I like the photo below, but it illustrates the halo issue well:

Fond of the Music indeed, sir!

Hey, Dan, when's that BH coming in?

Godfather 3 was certainly not the best godfather, but worse than the third Matrix? It was nominated for Best Picture, for goodness' sake.

too fat to get fit? I smell a lawsuit.

Akai EWI USB:

FTFY

You're not doing anything in the next 6 months, are you? Good.

Well if it does, I'm on the phone to you good sir.

A tribute to one of the few men capable of living up to that name:

I shall make a point to attend that meet, Sir, and admire them in person.

Verily, truer words were never spoken. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have bombastic, circus-themed prog rock to enjoy

Douglas, I think you might have been born in the wrong era.