As a reader, suspense is important for me. It is the most important factor that determines whether I will enjoy a novel or not, even more important than the characters. More than that, it determines how engaged and interested I will be, and even how quickly I can get through a book. One way to […]
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I’m already having second thoughts about buying the Canon C200. For one thing, I’ve been reading the manual and doing online research, and there are tons of exceptions and weird things the camera won’t do. For example, it records 4K, but it won’t output 4K on the SDI port. It supports free run time code, […]
Spoiled by Great Presidents
Posted: 1st March 2017 by Cheap in Philosophy, Photography, UncategorizedTags: voting
I just saw a headline (and didn’t bother to read the article), “Betsy DeVos is a Stupid, Stupid Person”. Of course the reason we have her is obvious: we have a stupid president who wants to be the smartest person in the room. And the reason we have him is also obvious: we let stupid […]
Decembery Stuff
Posted: 27th December 2016 by Cheap in Camping, Fiction, Fitness, Hunting, Travel, UncategorizedTags: backpacking, Irish Wilderness, Kim Harrison, Ozark Trail, Penny Dreadful
Flannel bed sheets are pretty awesome in the winter, but now there are little fuzz balls everywhere. I finally got my car put back together after having replaced the broken engine valve. I still had to have the catalytic converter replaced, which was damaged by all the unburned fuel that was dumped into it. However, […]
I just read what is essentially a scene-by-scene analysis of Star Trek VI. It was quite interesting to read, because it examines the film in a way that I never have. This is my favorite Star Trek film, I have watched it many times, and I have long admired it for its economy of story […]