tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59059412010-03-18T21:56:13.050-05:00Terra NomadEvery day is like survival. You're my lover, not my rival.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-60979609866390234342010-03-18T21:56:00.001-05:002010-03-18T21:56:09.809-05:00This blog has moved<br /> This blog is now located at http://blog.soelo.com/.<br /> You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click <a href='http://blog.soelo.com/'>here</a>.<br /><br /> For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to<br /> http://blog.soelo.com/feeds/posts/default.<br /> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-6097960986639023434?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-55194569531795878112010-03-18T12:46:00.000-05:002010-03-18T12:46:42.159-05:00Health Care Reform<a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/87557-cbo-health-package-costs-940-billion-cuts-deficit-by-130b?sms_ss=blogger">CBO: Health package costs $940 billion</a><br />Democrats are lauding a CBO report that found their health care package will cut the deficit by $130 billion.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-5519456953179587811?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-23597654769801902502010-02-18T17:49:00.000-06:002010-02-18T17:49:00.239-06:00Did you knowthat the highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-2359765476980190250?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Soelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376605282130220762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-44450727529685522662010-02-10T21:40:00.002-06:002010-02-10T21:40:13.624-06:00Spain 2010I booked our flights today! We fly to Madrid on Sunday, March 28th and we fly back from Barcelona on April 7th.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-4445072752968552266?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-49565191538012543232010-01-06T08:26:00.011-06:002010-01-06T08:26:00.122-06:00Did You Knowthat there is a spaceport in South America? The European Space Agency, CNES and Arianespace all use the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a> in French Guiana.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-4956519153801254323?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-71564316920810031272010-01-05T17:41:00.001-06:002010-01-05T17:41:00.435-06:00Winter TVChuck - back January 10th<br />Lost - back February 2nd<br />Parenthood - Premieres March 1st<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-7156431692081003127?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-46059020059007834692010-01-04T10:55:00.000-06:002010-01-04T10:55:00.383-06:00WeekdaysYou probably know that Sunday is named for the Sun and you may know that Monday is named for the Moon, but what about the rest of the week? They took their names from various gods: Tuesday is named for Tiw or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BDr">Tyr</a>, Wednesday is named for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woden">Woden</a>, Thursday is named for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor">Thor</a>, Friday is named for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frige">Frige</a>, and Saturday is named for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_%28mythology%29">Saturn</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-4605902005900783469?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-73309247806862657192009-12-30T18:25:00.000-06:002009-12-30T18:25:00.160-06:00Couch Potato 3<br />Continuing <a href="http://www.soelo.com/2007/12/couch-potato-2.html">these</a> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/2005/08/couch-potato.html">two</a> posts, a list of all the shows I watched regularly from the last two years. I think the best new show of 2009 is Modern Family.<br /><br />2008 <br />* Chocolate News<br />* Do Not Disturb<br />* Free Radio<br />* Fringe<br />* Kath & Kim (US)<br />* My Own Worst Enemy<br />* Parking Wars<br /><br /><br /><br />* Welcome to The Captain<br />* Worst Week<br /><br />2009 <br /><br />* Better Off Ted<br />* Bored to Death <br /><br />* The Goode Family [anim]<br />* Hoarders <br />* Modern Family<br /><br /><br />* Parks and Recreation<br />* Sit Down, Shut Up (US) [anim]<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-7330924780686265719?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Soelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376605282130220762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-17864730163874983262009-12-29T07:08:00.001-06:002009-12-30T15:47:15.595-06:00Nothing Left To LoseMat Kearney - Nothing Left To Lose <br /><br />Something's in the air tonight<br />The sky's alive with a burning light<br />You can mark my words something's about to break<br /><br />And I found myself in a bitter fight<br />While I've held your hand through the darkest night<br />Don't know where you're coming from but you're coming soon<br /><br />To a kid from Oregon by way of California<br />All of this is more than I've ever known or seen<br /><br />Come on and we'll sing like we were free<br />Push the pedal down, watch the world around fly by us<br />Come on and we'll try one last time<br />I'm off of the floor, one more time to find you<br /><br />And here we go, there's nothing left to choose<br />And here we go, there's nothing left to lose<br /><br />So I packed my car and headed east<br />Where I felt your fire and a sweet release<br />There's a fire in these hills that's coming down<br /><br />And I don't know much but I found you here<br />And I cannot wait another year<br />Don't know where you're coming from but you're coming soon<br /><br />To a kid from Oregon by way of California<br />All of this is more than I've ever known or seen<br /><br />Come on and we'll sing like we were free<br />Push the pedal down, watch the world around fly by us<br />Come on and we'll try one last time<br />I'm off of the floor one more time to find you<br /><br />And here we go, there's nothing left to choose<br />And here we go, there's nothing left to lose<br /><br />And I can still hear the trains out my window<br />From Hobart Street to here in Nashville<br />I can still smell the pomegranates grow<br />And I don't know how hard this wind will blow<br />Or where we'll go<br /><br />Come on and we'll sing like we were free<br />Push the pedal down, watch the world around fly by us<br />Come on and we'll try one last time<br />I'm off of the floor one more time to find you<br /><br />Come on and we'll sing like we were free<br />Push the pedal down, watch the world around fly by us<br />Come on and we'll try one last time<br />I'm off of the floor one more time to find you<br /><br />Come on and we'll sing like we were free<br />Push the pedal down, watch the world around fly by us<br />And here we go, there's nothing left to choose<br />And here we go, there's nothing left to lose <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-1786473016387498326?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-63105075082395187722009-12-08T15:29:00.001-06:002009-12-30T15:33:18.951-06:00It's beginning to look a lot like Crap<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/4170259092/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4170259092_a983cf7dd4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/4170259092/">It's beginning to look a lot like Crap</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/soelo/">soelo</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-6310507508239518772?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-56152309720414904412009-11-25T19:21:00.000-06:002009-11-25T19:21:37.169-06:00Did you knowthat Captain Cook named at least four different places "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich_Islands">The Sandwich Islands</a>"? Today they are known as Hawaii, Cook Islands, Efate (part of Vanuatu) and the South Sandwich Islands.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-5615230972041490441?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-16189531413493814292009-10-15T15:39:00.000-05:002009-10-15T15:39:57.531-05:00Half Price Price Books Clearance Sale this weekendBig location, big selection, big savings! Everything will be $3 or lessat the Minnesota Clearance Sale at the State Fairgrounds on Saturday& Sunday, October 17 & 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at theGrandstand. All seven Twin Cities stores are contributing merchandiseto create our biggest Clearance Sale yet! So come to the Half PricePrice Books Clearance Sale and fill your shelves with great books,movies and music at great prices!<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-1618953141349381429?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-73600582568992331892009-10-12T08:40:00.001-05:002009-11-25T19:23:28.982-06:00Winter<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/4004217787/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/4004217787_087f985fae_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/4004217787/">Winter</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/soelo/">soelo</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>It is here.<br />Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-7360058256899233189?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-43864271940428017172009-10-06T23:37:00.000-05:002009-10-06T23:37:01.917-05:00Six YearsToday marks the six year anniversary of <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog">my blog</a>. Should I feel guilty that I have blogged a lot less over the last year?<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-4386427194042801717?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-1432307693877849902009-09-30T13:44:00.000-05:002009-12-30T15:33:32.229-06:00Today's MemosTo: the guy at the next table<br>Shut Up. Not only are you loudly talking about politics, you are not saying anything remotely original.<p>To: my future self<br>Have you taken the first test to become an actuary yet?<p>To: Grumpy Gus<br>Stop sighing every three seconds. If you have something to say, say it!<br>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-143230769387784990?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-67171823842068012032009-09-19T18:09:00.001-05:002009-09-19T18:09:00.250-05:00Zoos and AquariumsI don't remember the first time I went to either the Minnesota or Como Zoo, but I'm pretty sure it was in the eighties. But I have now been to 21 other zoos or aquariums: Shedd Aquarium (Chicago) 1993 and 2005, St. Louis Zoo 1994, Grant's Farm (St. Louis) 1994, California Academy of Science (San Francisco) 1998, San Francisco 1998, New England Aquarium 1999, Underwater World 1999, Columbus 2000, Cincinnati 2000, Newport Aquarium (Kentucky) 2000, Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha) 2002, Blank Park Zoo (Des Moines) 2003, New Orleans Aquarium 2003, Fort Worth 2005, Lincoln Park (Chicago) 2005, Great Lakes Aquarium (Duluth) 2005, Santa Barbara 2006, Bioparco (Rome) 2007, Berlin Zoo 2008, National Zoo (DC) 2009, Atlanta Zoo 2009<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-6717182384206801203?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Soelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376605282130220762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-4340857045897838112009-09-17T18:13:00.001-05:002009-09-17T18:13:00.379-05:00Damn Good FoodEver eaten at <a href="http://www.hellskitcheninc.com/">Hell's Kitchen</a> in Minneapolis or Duluth? The chef and owner Mitch Omer has written a recipe book that comes out on October 1st. My favorite is the <a href="http://www.kare11.com/life/recipes/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=4396">Mahnomin Porridge</a>, mmm.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-434085704589783811?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Soelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376605282130220762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-4913224710189433062009-09-16T08:12:00.000-05:002009-09-16T11:44:24.522-05:00Wikipedia GamesThere are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_games">games based on Wikipedia</a>:<br />- <a href="http://www.imaginaryyear.com/raccoon/wikipedian_tag.html">Wikipedian Tag</a>, where two people start on different pages, and move by following links<br />- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Get_to_Philosophy">Get to Philosophy</a>, where you move through pages by selecting the first link on each page and end up at Philosophy or in a loop. I got to Philosophy from both of the random pages I tried: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujols">Jujols</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layanese">Layanese</a>.<br />-<a href="http://www.wikipediamaze.com/">Wikipedia Maze</a> which is a version of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Six_degrees_of_Wikipedia">Six Degrees of Wikipedia</a>.<br />-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikirace">Wikirace</a>, where you compete to travel from one article to another in the shortest number of steps.<br /><br />All of those are based on the links, but work is underway for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Trading_card_game">Trading Card Game</a> based on Wikipedia as well. <br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-491322471018943306?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-51500162941211687462009-09-11T09:06:00.001-05:002009-12-30T15:33:57.163-06:00A Sure Sign of Fall<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/3909008299/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/3909008299_279ca4a52b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/3909008299/">A Sure Sign of Fall</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/soelo/">soelo</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-5150016294121168746?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-28831937379403264312009-09-10T22:19:00.002-05:002009-09-11T10:23:33.903-05:002009 Fall TV (my version)Here's what I plan to <strike>watch</strike> record:<br /><br />9-12 Sit Down, Shut Up - FOX<br /><br />9-13 King of the Hill - FOX<br /><br />9-17 Survivor: Samoa - CBS<br />Fringe - Fox<br />The Office, Community, Parks & Rec, SNL Thursday - NBC<br />It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - FX<br /><br />9-20 Curb Your Enthusiasm - HBO<br />Bored to Death - HBO<br /><br />9-21 Brick City - Sundance<br />How I Met Your Mother - CBS<br />Big Bang Theory - CBS<br /><br />9-23 Old Christine - CBS<br />Modern Family - ABC<br /><br />9-24 Grey's Anatomy - ABC<br />Flash Forward - ABC<br /><br />9-25 Law & Order - NBC<br /><br />9-26 SNL - NBC<br /><br />9-27 Amazing Race - CBS<br />Simpsons, Family Guy, Cleveland Show - FOX<br />Extreme Makeover: Home - ABC<br /><br />10-14 South Park - Comedy Central<br /><br />10-15 30 Rock - NBC<br /><br />11-03 V - ABC<br /><br />Midseason: Scrubs, Lost, Chuck<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-2883193737940326431?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-26139794725863317932009-08-20T13:04:00.002-05:002009-08-20T13:04:37.640-05:00Fun facts about Zanizibar:The shortest war in history took place there on August 27th, 1896. <br />Freddie Mercury was born in Stone Town in Zanzibar City. <br />The first mosque in the Southern Hemisphere was built in Zanzibar by Arab traders.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-2613979472586331793?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-32770989530056375132009-07-11T13:58:00.001-05:002009-12-30T15:32:30.995-06:00Omnitheater<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/3709968595/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3709968595_78b0c3c9fe_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soelo/3709968595/">Omnitheater</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/soelo/">soelo</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-3277098953005637513?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-33407006641100433292009-06-25T17:57:00.000-05:002009-12-30T15:33:57.165-06:00Celebrity DeathsEd McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. No, I didn't have anything to do with any of them!<br>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-3340700664110043329?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-51308880439297628932009-06-25T08:30:00.000-05:002009-12-30T15:33:57.167-06:00Summer in the CityThere is less than a week left in June. It seems like the summer months go by so quickly. Yesterday I had movers come and move most of my stuff so now I have to get the last of it packed and moved and clean the apartment. My roommate will be moving his stuff this weekend too.<br>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-5130888043929762893?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905941.post-30430009839108015482009-06-08T14:03:00.000-05:002009-12-30T15:33:00.757-06:00MonosyllabicA <a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/17824/If-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say">recent thread on Metatalk</a> (subsite of <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/">metafilter</a>) neatly summarizes how I feel about people who insist on posting their opinion of anything and everything, especially when said opinion is usually "Cool!" or "Lame!" or even "I saw this already!". The internet has allowed everyone to inflict their banalities on everyone else. These kinds of comments are pretty useless when it comes to things like movies, books, youtube videos or anything other widely available media. They only become powerful when aggregated into a rating system. I don't care that nycgal94 didn't like the book. I care that 95% of those who rated it didn't like the book.<br /><br />So I try to keep my mouth shut (ha!) when it comes to media nuggets that I didn't like, unless I am asked directly or have a specific point to make. I will tell you that I hated the Matrix if you ask me, but if you post about it I'm not gonna post "hated it".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><hr /> <a href="http://www.soelo.com/blog.html">Terra Nomad</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5905941-3043000983910801548?l=www.soelo.com%2Fblog.html' alt='' /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498586636097291792noreply@blogger.com0