Haven’t been feeling very well and it has killed my writing the last few weeks. Adding insult to injury, I broke a tooth 5 minutes before the local dentist closed for the weekend and have to wait until Monday to get something done.
Anyway, I ran into quite a few interesting things on the Net during all this and will put them in this post while I plot out a rather large one on the very bad economic news this month.
First up is a low budget docudrama aimed at educating kids about the Battle of Bunker Hill. Since we live in a very visual age, I think the idea for the whole series has a great deal of merit.
Next is a fascinating find of the earliest known Hebrew writing. It dates 400 years earlier than the previously oldest Hebrew discovered and suggests the Old Testament is well, older than thought. The content is very much like the scriptures and contains commandments on how to treat orphans, the poor, and slaves.
Ever buy expensive running shoes? That may be making a fundamental mistake about running if this article is correct. All I can say is that is my natural way of walking when barefoot so I wouldn’t be surprised if the theory pans out. No matter what, the prices commanded by these shoes is ludicrous.
Finally, a cautionary story about how success can corrupt the creative process to the point of destroying a project. Duke Nukem 3D was a hugely successful videogame released in 1996 and the sequel was promised almost immediately. Last year it was cancelled after an insanely prolonged development that showed no sign of completion. At least it no longer is the king of vaporware!
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