FlasshePoint

Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Wii Bowl-Ohh’s

I finally got a chance to play with a Nintendo Wii this weekend. N and I were babysitting my niece and nephews on Saturday night so my sister and bro-in-law could have a night out, and they’ve got a Wii. I watched my nephew play a bit of Zelda, which looked very cool, [...]

Raise Your Can Of Beer On High

There is justice in the world. Or something like justice. Maybe “justice lite”. I don’t know. At any rate, it made my little heart go pitty-patter to see that the second and third current top selling CDs at CD Universe (as of this writing) are the Spectres and Some Enchanted Evening [...]

Wii Makes A Splash

There’s something else I’ve been pondering lately. I wonder why oh why Nintendo decided to call their new next generation video-gaming system “Wii”. It’s pronounced, and is supposed to suggest, “We” or “Wheeeeee!”. But it makes me, and probably everyone else, think “Wee”, as in “pee” or “small”. Or “Oui” as [...]

Stay on Message, Luke

So… how do the Democrats intend to unseat the Republicans and gain back the trust and favor of the American people? Is it by doing something about the health care crisis? Protesting an unwinnable war? Maybe by defending science and reversing the dumbing down of Americans? By combatting an administration in [...]

Spicy Redefined

I don’t understand the concept of Spicy Brown Mustard. It doesn’t seem any spicier to me than normal mustard. It doesn’t seem spicy at all. Maybe my palate is just so used to spicy food that it takes a lot of heat to activate my Spicy Sense. Oh well, it doesn’t [...]

Aborted Launch

Tomorrow is Launch Day for the new Xbox 360 videogame system (mainstream media review here). I always have to have the latest new gadgets, especially video game systems, and I’ve thought long and hard about buying a 360 on Launch Day. But ultimately I’ve decided I’m not going to do it.
Reasons I’m Not [...]

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