Editor’s Note: I have been asked by GSN to review two of the network’s newest game shows slated to premiere this Tuesday. I do not work for GSN and am not being compensated for these reviews.
The second show I’ve been asked to have a look at is “Starface,” which isn’t a remake of anything. In fact, it’s a new concept based on what has become an unfortunate trend in today’s society.
I’ll let GSN elaborate: their press release on this show begins with this:
“We live in a time when …

Apple Computer wants to take advantage of print media by building an eBook-capable iPod, according to a recent report from Variety.
While the big publishers are still waiting for the appearance of a new-fangled eBook reader from Sony that could boost sales, they’re not denying the possibility of a partnership with Apple; nor would they likely mind the potential success citing the success similar agreements brought to the music industry.
I’d certainly consider buying an audiobook to play on my iPod, although I prefer being able to listen to books in the …

After my recent rant about environmental alarmists who talk about “Global Warming” at every possible turn, I thought that it’s only fair to encourage others to do something about the phenomenon. That’s the topic of this week’s question.
(And you might want to have a look at sites like this one, this one, or this one, for assistance in coming up with your answers.)
But first, Cat, of “Sweet Memes,” was first to play last week. Congratulations, Cat!
On to this week’s question!
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Name seven things you have done …

Hope you’re enjoying the summer but staying cool. One way do that is to get out of the dangerous heat long enough to answer these six questions!
But first, Wil of “The Daily Snooze” was first to leave a link to the specific entry in which he answered the questions, so he was first to play last week. Congratulations, Wil!
Here are this week’s “Saturday Six” questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a …

I just noticed that the character in the “Weather Pixie” on my sidebar has decided to parade around without a shirt since it’s so hot here in Virginia.
If I looked like him, I might, too.
I don’t. So I’m not.
I’ve lost a total of nine pounds on the diet so far. That puts me eleven pounds down from my top weight on January 1st. Sure, eleven pounds — even nine, for that matter — is something to be proud of. At least I’m going in the right …

I had been meaning to watch for this a little more closely, but I see that the 70,000 mark has been hit on my primary counter.
This figure isn’t 100% precise: I had many hits at the old AOL version of this journal that no longer exists. When I moved here, I took that counter’s value and continued it. Since AOL’s counter isn’t — or at least wasn’t — the most-reliable, there’s no way to know for sure exactly how many the original really did get.
Still, 70,000 looks …

No, I don’t mean that in a “there’s no such thing as ‘Global Warming’” way, nor do I mean to suggest that we shouldn’t be worried about it.
I have no doubt whatsoever that global warming is an absolutely documented fact and that anyone who disputes the existence of it is out of their mind. We do need to be making changes right now in how we live our lives in every effort to stop taking such a toll on our home planet, because if we don’t, we will eventually …

The latest “Patrick’s Place Poll” gave you the choice of choosing the greatest of the last ten U.S. Presidents.
There was almost a dead tie for first place, which is pretty much what I expected. Ronald Reagan, our 40th president, came in first with the narrowest-possible victory, earning 41% of the vote. Our 42nd president, Bill Clinton, had 39% of the vote.
I was sure that there would be a duel between these two, but I honestly expected Clinton to be the one to edge out ahead.
I would have expected …

Editor’s Note: I have been asked by GSN to review two of the network’s newest game shows slated to premiere this Tuesday. I do not work for GSN and am not being compensated for these reviews.
GSN is doing a remake of a modest 1980 NBC game show called “Chain Reaction.” Before I watched the first episode, I already had one thing in mind: I didn’t want to like this show.
The original version was hosted hosted by game show legend Bill Cullen, and pitted two teams consisting of …

Over at “The Blue Voice,” two recent posts are worth mentioning. The first, called “Trust,” is an anti-war message that begins with this:
“The most important thing I’ve ever learned from religion, is that religion was created to divide us, not to allow us to live in peace.”
I don’t really believe that, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who do. Religion, when practiced by religious people who live their lives the way they should, is supposed to unite us. But when religion divides, it’s generally …

It came by no means as a surprise, as I had noted my slacks getting slowly tighter, that I had lost more ground in the battle of the bulge.
Feeling “blah” can encourage you to eat. Eating can make you feel a little less “blah,” at least while you are actually eating. But the more you eat, the more you gain, and the more you gain, the more “blah” you feel, which sends you to the rerigerator more often in an attempt to feel a little less “blah” again.
Get …

They solve crimes with the greatest of ease, sniffing out clues that most of the rest of us would never notice. Supersleuths are the subject of this week’s edition.

But first, Julia, of “Aesthetic Vibes,” was first to play last week for the second week in a row! Congratulations again, Julia!
On to this week’s question!
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Name seven of your favorite fictional detectives.

Either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal and include the link in a comment. (To be considered “first …