Monthly Archives: April 2005

Spiral Laser Beam

By danieldyl | Published: April 22, 2005
Filipino and Danish researchers “have found a way to generate helico-conical, or spiral-shaped light beams.” Hmmm, will this lead to Lasik surgery being an even quicker procedure? Maybe Lucas should delay the release of Star Wars Episode III and insert a scene featuring spiral laser whips. Oh wait, the Balrog got there first, didn’t he? [...]
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Sidewaste

By danieldyl | Published: April 17, 2005
Sideways was called by one critic “a movie that’s nothing more than a grown-up version of “American Pie” (only with less heart).” I just saw it last night and I tend to agree with her. But I also see why it got a 96% Tomatometer rating. The movie reminded me of my own all-male excursion [...]
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Revelations

By danieldyl | Published: April 13, 2005
I’m no big fan of end-time stories but I think I’ll check out Revelations premiering tonight on NBC. I’m currently listening to an interview with its producer, Gavin Polone (Panic Room, Curb Your Enthusiasm), on the Michael Medved Show. Polone admits he’s attempting to do a “stepped-up” version of the Left Behind movies, in terms [...]
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SF Trip

By danieldyl | Published: April 10, 2005
Here are pics from several weeks ago when we took the foreign exchange student on a tour around San Francisco. We tried to stick with the 49 Mile Drive scenic route as much as we could but we had to bypass a few of the landmarks to finish before it got dark.     Show more… [...]
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Mission San Jose

By danieldyl | Published: April 9, 2005
I almost forgot about the photos I took last September of our local mission, Mission San José de Guadalupe, until I read Phisch‘s entry on the mission in her area. Like Phisch, I was unwilling to pay the $5 entrance fee to check out the mission so the images here are of its exterior surroundings. [...]
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