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I really applaud Amazon for doing this! Not only are they trying to eliminate that hard plastic packaging that just about everyone and their brother and their cousin's dog hates, but they're trying to do it in a very environmentally-friendly way. Although Amazon is not without its problems, this is a good example of a corporation trying to do the right thing for itself, its customers and the environment.

Bravo!

You know...I normally try to steer clear of being too political. I try to take people for who they really are, not political rhetoric.

But in this case, I have to say something about last night's election results:

Uh-oh.

I'd like to go see the new Bond film, but probably won't be seeing it this weekend. It'll probably have to wait until next weekend. I have too much stuff going on this weekend.

Of course, although I enjoyed the previous film, the real reason I want to go see the new one is because I want to see the new Star Trek trailer. Does that make me sad or what?

I just got back from the Sing Around Nebraska concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska. I had a niece performing in the concert as part of the Children's Honor Choir and my wife and I decided to go to the concert to support the family.

To be honest, I didn't really want to go to the concert, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed some of the pieces by the uNL University Singers and the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir. The York College Concert Choir did a decent job (although none of their pieces were anything that really appealed to me) and the UNL Varsity Men's Chorus sang a song that I sang back in my college days as part of a Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia concert.

Good job to everyone that participated in the concert!

I'm still undecided as to whether or not this Star Trek prequel is a good thing, especially with J.J. Abrams at the helm...uh...so to speak. They claim it takes place in established Star Trek continuity, but just from what I've seen so far, it's hard for me to accept that. I guess I'll know for sure come May, 2009.

And yes, even though I've seen the trailer online, I still want to see it in the theatre.