http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog RockBlog Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:09:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The rise of the netbooks recently has taken some of the press by surprise, and to be honest, as a power-user I was also a bit skeptical. But in reality, any user who has helped someone else perform a task on a computer can see very quickly the appeal of ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=134 [caption id="attachment_120" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A family has a drink to mull over wedding plans."][/caption] I have been mulling over something I watched on TV a few months ago. At the time, I felt uneasy about it a scene from the amazingly good "Mad Men" on AMC. Aside from showing us this ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=105 We live in the Second Golden Age of Television, at least according to JJ Abrams, a producer of Lost. I believe it, TV has never been more clever or interesting. However, I was reminded of a show that I loved and checked it out... again. I didn't watch this show when ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=114 I have many good intentions. One in particular was to write about Vampires in western culture, maybe even a comparison/contrast of ancient slavic blood-sucking demons and the fang-free, Dawson's Creek vampires of Twilight. But I neither have the back-ground, nor the time to do either justice. Instead, I will illustrate ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=112 "Yes, I would like some vinyl siding." "Yes, I would like satellite TV." "No, I am not sure that I will be voting for your candidate, but I would be glad to donate." I would very much like to meet the person who pitched, and sold the first robo-caller. In Detroit right now, ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=109 I wanted to share what I drew in the book, but thought maybe words this time. Cross-posting for saturation. I cried today for, I think, the first time since my Father died. Some of you know why, this is for you. In honor of one of the most important and loved of ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=111 Keep up the bigoted comments about WV, prove you are a lazy hack. Why don't you ask your writers to come up with some new material, it's obvious you can't. You are worse than Karl Rove pandering to the fears of the public. You are dismissing the entire state, a state ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=104 On TWiT last week, Mr. Dvorak made the sarcastic comment that Illustrators and Photographers think that Copyright is all about them. It is John. More specifically it is about Content Producers, and folks who would like to post their nice photos on Flickr with a regular copyright and not have to worry ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=103 So, how is it that not only the true mainstream media, blogs, blog commentators and the industrial humor complex (including Jon Stewart) succeed in painting my entire state, West Virginia, as racist without understanding their own bigotry. It is a sad day when everyone points and laughs and the media ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=101 Blunt Tactics (that just might work) There is a great injustice being perpetrated right now, as we speak...all over the country. Thousands of people are lighting up, toking, puffing...whatever you want to call it, all over the US. While being an alcoholic is a requirement for some vocations-an author in the ... http://mikeandersonrocks.com/rockblog/?p=61