Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
February 22, 2006

AI:5 - 12 Melodious Maidens

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Ahhhhhh…
Singing. Performing. Personalities. Actual competition.
Now, that’s more like it!
It was a very enjoyable way to spend 2 hours of TV-watching, getting introduced to these 12 girls, hearing them sing & watching them perform. There was good, there was bad, and there was even ugly — both from the girls and from the judges [...]


February 18, 2006

Happy Birthday ENIAC

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : technology

Way back in 1946, ENIAC was unleashed upon the world.
And now, this has resulted in you being able to read my blog!
Check out a very cool article about ENIAC, it’s origins, and it’s ongoing implications.
The scientists knew that they had created something that would change history, but they weren’t sure how to convey [...]


February 17, 2006

S12:ep03 - No More Misty-Eyes

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Live from the Akron/Copley, OH metroplex (yup, I’m on a Territorial Roadtrip!), a quick entry, with a few observations (Survivor sometimes gets a bit tedious to recap, at least for me…):
Shane, at the risk of stating the obvious, is an absolute raving nutjob (I mean, when you make Aras, Courtney, & Cirie look normal, stable, [...]


February 15, 2006

AI:5 - Hollywood Days 5&6 - Deep Cuts

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

We have our 24 semifinalists!
The tension & drama of the final cuts — the last time the judges have direct impact on the competition — made for good TV. This wasn’t a surprise, but it was nice to see that the producers didn’t feel the need to try and overly manage things.
Here are the 24 [...]