http://johnrobe.com/blog 8 characters of John Robertson Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:58:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I played this song in an orchestra when I was younger, but I like this version better. Maybe because I’m on painkillers. Is it wrong that I love that the Muppets are web-aware? http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=452 As we sat next to each other each doing our own thing, the following exchange between Timmi and I occurred: Timmi: One half of an apple! I looked over and saw that she had indeed eaten 2 of the quartered apple segments she had recently brought upstairs. After another brief ... http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=451 Trivial but interesting fact I learned from hitting "Random Article" on Wikipedia — A guy named John Scott Harrison is the only person to be both the father and the son of a US president. Plus to top it off, his grampa Benjamin Harrison V, signed the Declaration of ... http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=450 In addition to loving this for the choice of two of my favourite songs (Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes and Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson), I love this because it is truly a very impressive display of violin playing. http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=449 While reading an article on ESPN.com about the “10 players who excel at scare tactics“, I noticed the ad to the right on the page. I see these IQ related ads all the time on the web, but I’ve never known until now how important they are. Tony ... http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=448 Grand Theft Auto 4 is coming out for the PC in November, and I'm so excited about it I decided to play its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas again to hone my driving, pimping and shooting skills. One of the things that the GTA series introduced with San Andreas was ... http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=446 This post will veer into intimate areas not usually covered by this blog, but I promise it won't get too NSFW. Last night I got into bed and snuggled up to Timmi, as per usual bedtime procedure. As I got comfortable and sleepy, I ran my hand up ... http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=445 The last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup, my mom was pregnant with me. That's a long time ago. I have watched hockey every year since then, though admittedly for the first 3 or so, I didn't know what was going on. Except for a rebellious period ... http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=444 This has been around for a while, but if you haven’t seen it, you’ll join me in getting this song all up in your head. We got it. You need it. You’ll find it. It’s just like a mini…. Mall. http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=443 My responses to this: 10. love 9. hate 8. love 7. love 6. love 5. meh 4. hate 3. hate 2. hate 1. hate If "meh" isn't a valid answer, I'll probably have to go with hate … I'm not wild on that creme filling. http://johnrobe.com/blog/?p=442