I really can’t think of anything to say about this except maybe “DEAR GOD WHY!?”

An all-star CD starring William Shatner?

Ben Folds puts own album on hold for actor’s work

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Billboard) — Ben Folds is pushing back the release date of his next solo album to early 2005 in order to give “Star Trek” veteran William Shatner’s upcoming collection, “Has Been,” his full attention. The set is being targeted for a September release by Shout! Factory.

“It is a great record and it is really worth going out and doing some shows in major cities,” Folds told Billboard.com. “(Shatner) is not a musician at all — he’s not rapping or singing — but he is still part of the music. I’ve never heard a record quite like it.” [CNN.com]

I just discovered today that Hartford, CT is now one of the cities listed on craigslist.com. I didn’t think we were a big enough place to even rate our own section of craiglist.

My mom’s been wanting to try out Comcast’s On Demand for a while. This afternoon she decided to watch Love Actually on it. I’ve been watching too and in my opinion On Demand isn’t worth the price of it. First, lots of small streaming issues. Little audio glitches or small bits of pixilation. My parents say they didn’t notice, but it’s just enough to drive me nuts. Second, pan & scan. Boo Hiss. I didn’t notice any choice to order a widescreen version either. So given that it isn’t much cheaper than a DVD I think I’ll stick to renting DVDs.

Oh, and the movie wasn’t too bad.

Solomon Short
“Any great truth can — and eventually will — be expressed as a cliche — a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, ‘The black cat is always the last one off the fence.’ I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true.”
[Quotes of the Day]

Wired has an interesting article on how spam affects the blind.

Blind Get Earful of Spam Daily

It’s annoying to read spam. It’s even worse to hear it. Blind users rely on text-to-speech programs to hear what’s on their screens, and they face an aural assault daily. [Wired News]

It seems that octopuses have have a prefered limb (tentacle?):

Octopuses have a preferred arm

Most octopuses have a favourite arm, zoologists have discovered. This is the first time they have been found to show any bias when choosing which of their eight limbs is right for the job.

The creatures use their trusty first-choice appendage when exploring a new nook or cranny, says Ruth Byrne of the University of Vienna in Austria. She presented the discovery on Sunday at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society in Oaxaca, Mexico. [Nature.com] [via David Harris’ Science & Literature]

How exactly does one say which arm it is? Something like 3rd limb clockwised?

Since I’ve been spending a lot of my time down in CT these days I’ve been watching the news here a lot more. The big story for a while has been the investigation of Gov. John Rowland. Lately it has seemed like there’s been almost a little bit more every day about his dealings.

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland will announce his resignation Monday night, amid a federal corruption investigation and a growing move to impeach him, an administration source told The Associated Press.

The governor was planning to announce his resignation on a live television address to the state at 6 p.m., the source said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Rowland’s resignation would elevate Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell to governor.

Rowland, 47, a Republican easily re-elected to a third term in 2002, admitted late last year that he lied about accepting gifts and favors from friends, state contractors and state employees. [CNN.com]

Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. Today mom and I made breakfast for my dad. I made hollandaise sauce for the first time, it wasn’t too hard (I used Alton’s recipe since I’d just seen him make it on his show recently).