New Family Member

We have a new family member. His name is Tucker. He was born on September 8th.

Must-read for Gringos

Okay, I admit it, I was a little uncomfortable with the noticable influx of Latinos moving into my city lately. I couldn't order a burger or even Panda Express anymore without seeing a whole staff of Latinos taking my order - and speaking 100% Spanish while they do it. "What is happening?", my xenophobic side said to myself and I indignantly wondered, "how they dare be so blatant about it? - This is America - they should speak English!". My whiteness was feeling rather threatened.
Well, this book by Jorge Ramos helped me overcome what I discovered was racism inside of me. I don't think anyone decides one day that they will be a racist - I sure didn't - many of us just grew up with it. I highly recommend this book.

Happy Halloween

Guess who? This is me unmasked. I thought I would finally come out. Yes, I am a clown. I am fed up with covering my face every morning with beige make-up and trying to look like everyone else! I just want everyone to just accept me for who I am!

Newsweek Cover Story about Mormons

Newsweek did an interesting cover story about the history and teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is pretty balanced and seems even to favor the church, where in 1997 there was another cover story on Time magazine that was entitled "MORMONS, INC. The Secrets of America's Most Prosperous Religion." which was more negative. Trumpeted Time: “The church's material triumphs rival even its evangelical advances.” They estimated the Church’s worth at about $30 Billion.

LooneyTunes.com

It looks like an old institution has digital. LooneyTunes.com has many Flash cartoons and games on their site. This is the first time I have seen full-length professional cartoons attempted in Flash. They are somehat mechanical, but pretty well-done.

New Quark Identity

Hmm - I don't like their new logo. I guess Quark, Inc. is trying to redefine itself. To me, it's a little too late. After years of terrible customer service, expensive upgrades, and paranoid licensing policies, Quark seems desperate with it's new rival InDesign hammering away at their customer base. I think I'll sue them for copying my duck logo.