{"id":382,"date":"2008-07-22T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/07\/miscellaneousness.html"},"modified":"2008-07-22T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T14:34:00","slug":"miscellaneousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/07\/miscellaneousness.html","title":{"rendered":"Miscellaneousness"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are three things<\/span> I am loving today, and they are as follows:<\/p>\n

1. MacGyver. <\/span>Farhad Manjoo — former “Machinist<\/a>” columnist at Salon<\/a> who just recently joined the team at Slate<\/a> — writes about the equal doses of brilliance and lameness<\/a> that come from rewatching “MacGyver” episodes on DVD as a grown-up. “But to adult eyes ‘MacGyver’ is often too goofy by half,” he writes. Noted. I loved Mac as a burgeoning teenager. There were reruns on a couple years ago, and I ended up watching an episode with fresh, adult eyes. The goofiness was high. In that ep, MacGyver actually resuscitated a heart-attack victim using a microphone cable and silver candlesticks. Kids, don’t try that at home.<\/p>\n

But the Bigfoot episode<\/a>? Still awesome. The complete series is out on DVD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Addendum 1: <\/span>Read a comprehensive list of the problems he MacGuyvered his way out of here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Addendum 2:<\/span> I own a Swiss Army Knife.<\/p>\n

2. Mark Hurst, <\/span>author of the self-published (and successful) book Bit Literacy<\/span><\/a>, reveals the secrets of the book publishing industry<\/a> — and the reasons he decided to self-publish instead of go through the mainstream channels. He makes some very good points. Aspiring authors will want to read this. Especially the part about how “you, the author, can’t<\/i> be in it for the money — it doesn’t pay enough. You should write a book because you believe in it.” Don’t write a book for the money. Just…don’t.<\/p>\n

Addendum 1: <\/span>Here’s some stuff I’ve written about writing and publishing industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Addendum 2:<\/span> Here’s some more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Graph Jam.<\/span> If you love pie charts, and you love pop culture, and you love Demetri Martin<\/a>, then you will love Graph Jam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Addendum 1:<\/span> I’m serious. Go tool around Graph Jam<\/a>. It will make you happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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