You can tell you’re getting old when your guild decides to postpone a guild meeting so they can watch the State of the Union. This was one of those times where the Xbox failed me and I had to watch from the computer instead of the tv. It almost looked Read more…
We went to see a production of “A Christmas Carol” this weekend. It was pretty good, the guy who played Scrooge was quite enjoyable and added a little bit of insanity into the role at the end. Previously, my main exposure to the story came from the Disney version with Read more…
This Rolling Stone article about Occupy Wall Street summed up much of how I feel about the Occupy movement. It’s about providing a forum for people to show how tired they are not just of Wall Street, but everything. This is a visceral, impassioned, deep-seated rejection of the entire direction of Read more…
Today, Occupy Wall Street protesters called for a National Day of Action and planned to shut down Wall Street. I’ve watched some of the live streaming coming in from that this morning. The police were out in full force barricading access to the area. They are now limiting access to Read more…
Oh, forgot to include this in the last post, November 17th, two month anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street, has been dubbed an International Day of (Non-Violent) Action. The New York group has lots of events planned that include shutting down Wall Street. Should be interesting to see Read more…
The members of Occupy Wall Street who have been camping in Zuccotti Park for the last two months were evicted from the camp by the city this morning. The mayor claimed: “No right is absolute and with every right comes responsibilities,” the mayor’s statement reads. “The First Amendment gives every Read more…