Somehow this is Steve's fault.

Go us!

I couldn't stop laughing when I read this XKCD comic...

Sadly, I know people who would probably be responsible for something like that actually being true. Especially since my brother used to live in Somerville.

Christmas has come and gone! Hooray Christmas!

And yes, I had a beard. It's gone now though. Facebook has pictures if you're horrified enough by the notion to want to see.

Adam Sessler (of G4TV) had a great Soapbox recently. Not bad for a three minute segment, he talks about the violence and video games matter of factly, and you might want to check it out.

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful. - Edward R. Murrow