The Soap Box
A place for me to dump my brain and you to pick thru it

A Ray of Hope
12:39pm

In this crazy country where people are willing to trample a woman at Walmart for a cheap DVD player*, I'd like you take a moment to read a news story about how a single Boston doctor, Dr. Paul Farmer, is making a difference in caring for AIDS patients in Haiti. When he asked for funds from WHO and the World Bank to purchase medicine for those dying of the disease, he was told that "treatment is not cost effective." (WHAT????) He begged for drugs from doctors and clinics and actually sold the headquarters for his charity, Partners in Hope, to buy life saving drugs and brought them back to Haiti in his suitcase in order to save the lives of mothers, fathers, grandparents and young children. He employs the un-, or under-, employed of Haiti who walk from house to house EVERY day to make sure those who need the medicine get and take it.

It's refreshing to know that a man who could just sit on his laurels and rake in the dough as a Harvard professor instead is willing to spend as much time as possible helping the less fortunate; the people who the World Health Organization and the World Bank were willing to throw away in the interest of saving money.

* link thanks to Andrew.

How to Save SNL
10:37am

With the departure of Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live seems to be floundering. Will Ferrell was the "go-to" guy, willing to do anything, humiliate himself in any way for a laugh. The same can be said for Chris and Tracy. They did not rely on impersonations like Darrell Hammond does. They created completely new characters (Mango, Mr. Peepers, Brian Fellow, Astronaut Jones). So, who's the go to guy now? No one. What new memorable characters have debuted this year? None.

It's not the fault of the guest stars. They don't do the writing. Even some of the most solid guest stars such as Alec Baldwin have been poorly used this season. Then there's poor Kelly Ripa, stuck in a TERRIBLE sketch about cow farts. COW FARTS! I remember a day when the sketches were edgy and intelligent and now, in their 29th season, we are reduced to cow fart jokes. Give me a break!

So, how can SNL be saved? PUT JIMMY FALLON IN MORE SKETCHES. This man is a comedy genius whose talents are not being fully utilized behind the Weekend Update desk. When Jimmy first started on the show, he was thought of as the new Adam Sandler. (He even did Sandler impersonations from time to time.) This guy can play the guitar, make up parody songs and create original characters like Sully & Denise, the teens from Lexington MA. The funniest show this season? The one were Justin Timblerlake guest starred and it wasn't because of Justin that the show was so funny (although I must admit he was much better than I imagined he could be). No, what really stood out was the last sketch, The Barry Gibb Talk Show, with Jimmy in the requisite white suit practicing faux karate moves on his guests and switching to falsetto halfway through a sentence. It was hysterical. The entire cast of the sketch was cracking up at his impersonation.

So SNL, get someone else to sit behind the desk and get Jimmy and his creative talent back on the stage where it can do you the most good.

Thank you, and goodnight.

Movie Night
10:50pm

Saw a sneak of The Last Samurai tonight and I loved it. I personally think it's the best Tom Cruise movie since Born on the Fourth of July. Watching him in this movie, I thought, "why does he waste his time with Mission Impossible schlock when he could be making movies like this?"

The movie was PACKED and we ended up sitting in the second row in a theater that has a slightly curved screen. You know you're sitting too close to the screen when the subtitles are 1 foot high and blurry.

For those sensitive viewers, there is some violence although most of it is at the end.

So, reviewing the movies I've seen this year, I realize I only need to see 11 more before then end of the year to match the number I saw in the theater last year. I don't think I'm gonna make it.

The Mac Scandal
8:03pm

Here is the story of a poor sap just trying to make a living in beautiful Washington state.

Our hero, Michael, was working a kinda permanent temp job over at the Evil Empire in Redmond, aka Microsoft. One day on his way into work, he noticed something that tickled his funny bone: a bunch of Mac G5s being unloaded at Microsoft receiving. He thought it was so amusing that he took a picture and posted it on his blog. A mere four days later he found himself packing up his personal belongings and being escorted off the infamous Redmond campus.

Wow! I never thought posting a picture on a blog that literally could have been taken anywhere (notice you don't see any Microsoft logos or anything or even a BUILDING in the pic) could lead to the unemployment line! So, is the lesson learned that a blog can be a dangerous thing or that Microsoft has no sense of humor or that, indeed, Bill Gates was fathered by Darth Vader?

The Day After
12:39pm

Had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ate a ton of food. Didn't make it to the movie. We were having too much fun over dinner to rush out of the restaurant to get to the theater. Then got up at 6:45am this morning to try to grab a cheap PC laptop at Best Buy or CompUSA (fear not Mac enthusiasts, I have not turned to the "dark side" but I have clients that are PC only and it would be convenient to have a PC at times.). Got to Best Buy by 7:10am and it was a madhouse! A MAAADHOUUUUUSE! (Said in my best Planet of the Apes-Charlton Heston impersonation.) I've NEVER seen the parking lot so full! People were streaming out with huge boxes of god-knows-what. Coffee cups were strewn around the outside of the store indicating that people were lined up before the place opened at 6 am! Needless to say, the cheapo Toshiba laptops that were advertised for $499 were all gone. We ran over to CompUSA to check out their $599 Toshibas and they were, of course, also gone. So after a quick stop at Einstein's Bagels, it was back to bed. I am NOT going back out there today. It's too crazy! Besides, it's COLD out there! I'm gonna stay in with my kitties and my personal radiator/husband.

Me OLD!
9:32am

Ok, I realize it's my birthday today and all, but the parades are a little much. Just put back on my regular programming please. Thanks.

We'll be going up to Santa Fe, where my mom lives, then actually going out to a restaurant today and then to see Master and Commander. Yay! :)

I hope you all enjoy your family and/or friends today and don't forget to have a piece of cake for me!

Just Stuff
5:56pm

Did you know that while slavery is illegal in every country, there are approzimately 28 million slaves in the world, including in the US? So if you have nothing else to feel thankful for tomorrow, be thankful of your freedom.

Have you ever wondered about zebras? I mean, B&W doesn't hide you on the plains. What's the purpose of the stripes? Anyone know?

Did you know that Family Feud in Mexico is called "100 Mexicans Said"?

Anyone know how I can get rid of this virus that Nick and I have been passing back and forth for over a month now?

FYI: The Haunted Mansion, which opened today, got panned badly. Good! Someone needs to tell Disney that making a movie out of all their rides is a BAD idea! So now their success rate is 1 in 3 as the Country Bears also tanked. (I mean who really thought that movie was a good idea?)

As tomorrow is my birthday, I give you, my wonderful reader, the day off! Yay me! lol

An Open Letter to Women's Retail Stores...
2:38pm

...which includes The Gap, The Limited, Banana Republic and others.

Hi. I live in the desert. That's a place where it's dry and warm. Ergo, all of your pretty wool sweaters are useless here. Have you heard of a material called cotton? It's plant based and has been around for hundreds of years. You can make light gauge cotton sweaters out of it that can be WASHED in a washer machine and breathes so you don't sweat your head off. Wool, on the other hand, does make one sweat, causing one to need to bring the sweater to the dry cleaners, costing more money. Perhaps you can look into the cotton thing for your stores located in the south and then I'll buy something from your store.

Sincerely,

Jen Bennett
Cotton Lover

Curiouser and Curiouser
10:51pm

The young boy who is bringing charges against Michael Jackson told police exactly where in Michael's mansion they could find love letters and poems written by Michael to him. The boy claims Michael's nickname for him is "Rubba" since they used to play the "rubba rubba" game together. Ewwwww! I think I'm gonna be sick.

Random Stuff
3:40pm

Interestingly enough, there are NO articles about Clay Aiken anymore on the PETA web site. Also the link to the poster referring to Clay no longer works! I told you to enjoy it while you could!

It's FREEZING here and I mean that literally. Yesterday the big tree in my backyard had all its leaves and I woke up this morning and all the leaves were on the ground. Very strange! Now, who can I coerce hire to rake them up for me?

We are going to see Dave Attell (from Insomniac fame) and Lewis Black (from The Daily Show) tonight! It's gonna be funny as hell. I can't wait!

My birthday week started yesterday. That's where I celebrate my b-day for an entire week and use it as an excuse to buy and/or eat anything I want. Birthdays are great!

We started watching the DVD for Two Towers last night. I say started because it's 4 hours long! We got through the first DVD and there are a lot of extra scenes that were not in the theatrical release. All but one, so far, actually add to the story and I think shouldn't have been cut out. It's too bad there are so many restraints put on theatrical releases. It must frustrate directors.

I saw the most interesting documentary on the Discovery Channel. Yes, I actually turned off the Game Show Network long enough to watch something else. (C'mon! It's possible!) It was about this Tibetan monk mummy found just over the border in India. Monks knew how to mummify themselves so that after death, the could still look over fields or villages, etc. to take care of it. They would basically starve themselves for 3-4 months before dying. That way there would be no bacteria or whatever it is in the digestive tract that eats away at the body after death. Wow! Really weird shit! This particular mummy was almost 600 years old. Apparently, at one time there were many mummies in and around Tibet. When the Chinese invaded Tibet, the Tibetan people immolated many of the mummies so that the Chinese did not get their hands on these sacred relics. The reason this guy survived was he was located in India. Anyway, if you can catch the documentary, it's worth it!

Quote of the Day
12:41pm

Regarding the new movie "The Cat in the Hat":

If the producers had dug up Ted Geisel's body and hung it from a tree, they couldn't have desecrated the man more. - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe

Now that's HARSH! Guess I'll pass on this flick.

PS: For those of you who don't know, Ted Geisel is Dr. Seuss's real name.

ROFL!
12:17am

Apparently clay Aiken of American Idol fame (?) said some not very nice things about cats including that they are Satan and that he ran over the kitten he had when he was 16. Fucker! I hate him now, not that I ever liked him. I was indifferent at best. Well, PETA is pretty pissed at him too so they have created this new wonderful poster poking fun of him. They claim they will not release the poster if he meets their demands which include placing pro-neuter message on his web site, apologizing for his cat comments and granting PETA an interview. Then they will change the poster to say, "Cut 'em off. They don't taste that great anyway." Anyway, enjoy the poster while you can!

I personally love the placement of the band-aid. lol.

Quote of the Day
12:53pm

In reference to Massachusetts legalizing same sex marriages:

Who's gonna perform a gay marriage? A gay priest? Find one of those!  - Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

Catty
9:14pm

I watched the Victoria's Secret fashion show for about 5 minutes and here's are my thoughts:

Why is it necessary to show commercials for VS when the whole fucking show is one long commercial?

If I were a blond supermodel on a(n) (inter)national television show I would have dyed my roots. Oh wait, I'm sure I'm the ONLY person looking at the top of her head.

What the hell is sexy about shapeless, flat chested women running around in black uh...costumes...pretending to be in Chicago?

Why in the world is Sting wearing a floor length skort?

And then I turned the channel to Law & Order.

It's a JOKE People!
12:31am

This was seriously a question on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire yesterday and NO ONE on the show seemed to get the joke:

In 1999, what stiff politician shared too much information in a series of TV ads about male impotence?

And all I'm thinking is, "if he was so stiff, why did he need viagra?" Bwaaaaahahahaha!

What's It All About Alfie?
2:24pm

Many people ask me what the point of a blog is. Well, I'd have to say that the point varies from person to person. For me, it's to have a voice in the crazy world to try to balance the nutjobs who seemed to infiltrate the internet faster than you can say "dot com." (I can happily say that the internet is more balanced today that it was a few years ago, thank goodness.) And also, for me, having a blog gives you, the reader, a voice too! I welcome all comments that are respectful and thought out to some degree. (They can be half baked, just not raw.) If you disagree with me, then tell me! You're not gonna hurt my feelings. My God, what a BORING place the world would be if we all agreed on everything. Then only vanilla ice cream would be made, everyone would wear jeans and there'd be no TV programming after midnight. OK, maybe not those exact things, but you get the idea. I will be the first to tell you that, contrary to how it may appear on here, I do NOT know everything. Hey! If I'm incorrect or if my blog triggers something in your noggin, then teach me something! How else do people learn for Pete's sake?

So, what's this rant really about? I'll tell you. There's a certain blog I read on a daily basis where the blog owner has removed my comments when they don't agree with what he/she says. OK, it's their blog, and they can do whatever they want with it. However, this procedure certainly does not impress me. The messages sent are that "if you don't agree with me, you're not my friend." and/or "I need people to agree with me to validate who I am." Again, ok, fine, if that's what you need but let me make it clear that's NOT what this blog is for. Comment! Say what you feel! mike sure does and I respect him all the more for it, even tho he does know how to piss me off. Do I hate him for it? No. Do I wish he would stop? No. I know he's being honest and being true to himself and I appreciate that in a person. You know what truth gets you? Truth frees you from ignorance. Could there be a more worthy goal in life?

TV
12:42am

Does anyone remember the TV show, Greg the Bunny? DAMN that show was funny! I keep searching on Amazon to see if it's coming out on DVD. Well, it's not. You know what is? The complete series of Firefly, of which I think 6 were ever aired. And, even worse, The Anna Nicole Show season 1. OMG! If those 2 shows can sell on DVD, certainly Greg the Bunny can! Hey! Let's start a letter writing campaign to get GTB on DVD! I mean, it's got Seth Green! AKA Scott Evil! OK, Who's with me? No one? Awww, c'mon! Be a pal!

PS: Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen Hunger Force DVDs are out this Tuesday! Woohoo!

Celebrity Notes
2:08pm

Have you seen Courtney Love lately? She looks like hell! See what drugs will do to you?

Michael Jackson's father claims he never beat him. "You beat someone with a stick," states Joe Jackson. He does admit that he whipped Michael with a belt and a switch. Oh! Well, thanks for that distinction you sicko.

Steve Martin has been tapped as Inspector Clouseau in a new Pink Panther movie. Should be interesting.

Hooray for Liv Tyler! She's been told by the powers that be in Hollyweird that she needs to lose weight in order to win more roles. Well, she's balking, saying, "I've been told that if I lose weight I'd have more work, but I refuse to submit myself to Hollywood standards. To the rest of the world I am slim and I like the way I am." We need more actresses who feel as she does. It's sad that women are supposed to be stick thin to be popular and if they have any curves, they are considered fat.
<rant>
That's just fucked up. I mean it used to be that women who looked like they could birth healthy children, i.e. a little fat on them with a bootay and boobs, were considered attractive for good reason. They could carry a child through a cold, hungry winter, allowing the male to pass on his genes to a healthy child. What the hell is attractive about a toothpick? It goes against all evolutionary sense!
</rant>

That is all. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.

Why?
10:10pm

So, while I don't talk about it much, there is one candidate for President who I think would do a good job. If you are a regular reader, you might know who it is. Here's the thing: while I like the guy (that rules out Braun, who I think is very intelligent and well spoken but doesn't have a prayer) I am for some reason hesitant to say who it is. I originally thought I'd actually volunteer for him but I can't seem to sign up. I'm reluctant to sign up as a supporter on his website for fear of being bombarded with, well, for lack of a better word, propaganda. So what's the deal? Am I afraid of ridicule for my choice? Not really. Maybe I'm afraid of starting a political war here. I think what it really is is that I don't want people judging me by my political choice. I mean there are few things that give someone a stronger first impression than your political preference. I'll give you an example. I personally think Kucinich is a loon. He's living in his own little world, and it is NOT the world at large. People who are Kucinich followers might be really nice people but if they think he can lead this country, they got a screw loose. I'm sorry, it's just how I feel. (So that would eliminate Kucinich as the person I'm leaning toward for president.) I guess I might also be afraid of something coming out about this candidate that is just HORRIBLE and then I will not want to be associated with this person. I mean, it seems that everyone has skeletons in the closet and they all get shook loose by our umm...unscrupulous press. OK, so I guess that's all I have to say. If you NEED to know who I'm leaning towards, you can ask me and I will tell you. If you don't need to know, I'll tell you who it is if he wins the election ;)

One Way To Get Kids To Go To School
6:46pm

Remember I mentioned poverty in New Mexico? Well it turns out many kids in NM only eat at school and go hungry at night and weekends. So now, teachers and counselors are stuffing backpacks with food from the local foodbank for kids to take home with them. Since they started this project attendence is up at schools in the area. Think it's so they can get some food for a change? Hmmm... You can read about the project here.

In Local News...
12:10pm

The state of New Mexico has been declared a disaster area...not for poverty or lack of education...but for lack of water. We are officially a drought state even as it continues to rain outside, melting the snow in the backyard. Go figure.

Some asswipe had his 4 year old son wait outside his girlfriend's house for hours in 40 degree weather while he boffed his girlfriend. He's in jail now and deservedly so. Jackass.

And in extremely local news, I'm hibernating in my bed today. It's cold out there and I don't feel good. Wahhhhh!

Fun With Church Signs
12:05am

Sometimes, Gerald at the Presurfer comes up with just the coolest sites ever. Wait...every day he comes up with the coolest sites ever but this one is so awesome, I had to show you my results. At this site you get to make your own church signs. Here's one I made that is the least offensive.

Heh, I crack myself up.

Phew!
5:23am

Looks like we got that furnace working just in time as we are already at the anticipated high temperature for the day at 5:20am! The next 2 days are supposed to be rainy and snowy with a high today in the 40's and in the 30's tomorrow! I don't remember signing up for this.

More Random Notes
10:34am

So, there are topless pictures of Jessica Lynch and Larry Flint has them. Oh who cares? Leave that poor girl alone! Speaking for myself, boobs are boobs, you know? Unless her boobs are diamond encrusted or can do tricks, then there's nothing special there.

I would like to thank CBS for cancelling The Brotherhood of Poland New Hampshire. Now I have absolutely NO reason to watch CBS. I mean, why should a show with excellent acting and writing stay on the air? God forbid.

For those of you keeping score, we still have no heat. Ugh! Maybe today we'll get the whole thing working.

Random Notes
12:17am

OK, I can handle humanity again. Yesterday was just a little overwhelming. It was like a conspiracy. Everything was out to get me. You know those days when EVERYTHING is difficult? Like paying for groceries? It was one of those days. However, a good dose of chocolate makes everything better ;)

The Psych GRE was awful. I pray I never need to take that again! I won't know for 6 weeks what my score is which seems sadistic on the part of the GRE folks but whucha gonna do?

So, I have to say I've been underwhelmed by the new artists in the music world. I really don't care for Nora Jones (sorry mike) or that Dildo woman but I have found a new Irish artist that I can wholeheartedly recommend. His name is Damien Rice and if I had to represent what he's like in a mathematical equation (because I'm such a freakin geek) it would look like:

1/4 Nick Drake + 1/4 Cat Stevens + 1/2 completely original.

The songs that have a richer arrangement are just so unique (including using the clink of wine glasses for percussion in "Cheers Darling") it's fun to listen to because I keep hearing new things. Other songs are very spare, with just him and his guitar. If you want more info on the album, here is the Amazon link. My favorite song is "Volcano" but the stream from Amazon is of so low quality, please don't use it to judge the song. He is available at iTunes tho if you want to cough up the 99¢ (and if you don't want to spend a big whopping 99¢ to get a song legally then you're hopeless).

OK, with Monday over, the week can only get better right...RIGHT?

Humanity! Ugh!
3:10pm

Ever have one of those days where humanity as a whole sucks? Not individual people, just the mass of humanity? Part of my problem is that I saw a new documentary on Tibet last night and MAN if that doesn't make you hate humanity, nothing will. The fact that the US has given the country that is committing genocide on Tibet most favored trading status sickens me. 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed since 1950. I sometimes wonder if they are luckier than the nuns that are raped and beaten until almost dead. How is it that every nation in the world (with the exception of France, I think) refuses to even acknowledge the physical presence of Tibet? OK, I could continue to just spew forth my frustration on the subject but I think you get the idea. Maybe I should just crawl into bed until tomorrow. (Ha! I wish!)

Possible Spoilers Ahead
12:00am

OK, Matrix Revolutions was NOT as bad as purported. There are some problems, without a doubt, but it was better than the second one. There was no long philosophical speeches but there was no amazing action scene a la the highway scene in the last movie. I do wonder if they will be paying royalties to John Williams for severely ripping off his Star Wars music. There are other "homages" to Aliens and Dark City. Personally, I will never find Keanu Reeves a believable Christ figure (or a believable Buddha for that matter) but I can almost overlook the cross of light emanating from his body at the end...nah, I can't. Eh, I can say that I was on the edge of my seat during a big battle scene and I was way more entertained that the last one. It's not a bad flick. Just don't try to piece it together with the others and you should have a decent time.

Movie Quote of the Day
12:02am

I'm really disappointed in you guys! The answer to yesterday's quote is Memento. If you haven't seen it you MUST! Do any of you watch indie films? Or are those verboten?

From what movie is this quote?

Actor 1: I'm bisexual.
Actor 2: Puh-lease! I went to a bar mitzvah once. That doesn't make me Jewish.

PS: the Psych GRE is tomorrow. Then I'll be back to posting real important stuff, like the weather, so this may be the last movie quote.

Movie Quote of the Day
12:12am

From what movie is this quote?

Actor 1: [Running] Okay, what am I doing?
[Sees Actor 2 also running]
Actor 1: I'm chasing this guy.
[Actor 2 has a gun, shoots at Actor 1]
Actor 1: Nope. He's chasing me.

Random Wibblings
11:22am

You know what makes me crazy? Not that some losers try to get my credit card information by posing as some eBay official. No, I can take that. What I can't take is the fucking MISSPELLINGS in it! Hello? have you heard of a spell-checker? I mean, if you take the time to emulate an eBay email, take the 10 seconds it takes to use a fucking spell checker. That you try to rip off poor unassuming eBay users makes you a loser. Not using a spell checker proves you're a WICKED loser.

Hey! Some magazine in London wants to use one my of Olympic pictures! Wow! I feel honored! No one's ever wanted one of my pictures before! Woohoo!

Some of you might recall that I've been working with a research project dealing with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (the leading cause of mental retardation and COMPLETELY preventable). Well, last night Law & Order:SVU did a really nice episode about FAS. While most women stop drinking as soon as the find out they are pregnant, some women cannot/will not stop, which was the situation in the episode last night. Here's why I think the episode was so good:

1) The woman in question was white. Too many people think FAS is a Native American problem. Well it's a problem in any race in which you have alcoholic women of child bearing age. So that means ALL races.

2) The woman was middle-class. It is often believed, but wrong, that FAS is a lower-class problem. Again, it's a problem wherever you have pregnant women drinking. Surely you don't think those lower-class women are checking into Betty Ford Clinic? Uh, no. There is alcoholism among women of every socioeconomic class.

3) Ethically, how do you stop pregnant women from drinking? Do you arrest them? Do you charge them with child abuse even though it's only a fetus? If you can charge them with child abuse, what happens to abortion rights? If you throw a drunk pregnant woman in jail, will she ever again look for help from a doctor knowing he could have her arrested? There are no easy answers and this episode illustrated that well.

Entertainment Weekly skewered the new Matrix movie. Ugh! After sitting through that incredibly pretentious second movie, I wanted a REALLY big payoff. (I felt like I deserved a really big pay-off, didn't you?) However, the love affair between Neo and Trinity is pretty minimal according to them so that's something. I don't need to see Carrie-Ann Moss's "O" face again, thanks.

So, the Psych GRE is in 3 days. I'm not freaked yet, but getting there. If anyone who is reading this has taken it, how many of these damn proper names do I need to know? There are sooo many of them!

Movie Quote of the Day
12:03am

From what movie is this quote?

First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?

Movie Quote of the Day
12:32am

OK, so none of you saw Hilary and Jackie (the answer to yesterday's movie quote). Well you should! It's excellent! It's not a happy story but the acting is amazing and the way the story is told is novel. Go rent it!

From what movie is this quote?

Actor 1: Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?
Actor 2: Always like this.

PS: The final Matrix movie opens up tomorrow! woohoo!

Take Two
9:55pm

I actually just posted something and then took it down, something I rarely do. It was about a student in one of my classes whose behavior makes me a bit cross. (OK, it pisses me off.) But after reading the post, I just felt it was mean and I didn't want to keep that negativity circulating around the (virtual) universe. I sometimes forget that I can't wait for the world to become a better place. I have to do my part to help it along. Some days though, it requires a fark of a lot of effort.

Movie Quote of the Day
11:51am

From what movie is this quote?

I just want a fucking fuck for fuck's sake!

Ernie Gropenegger?
4:37pm

Hollywood strikes again as the recent California gubernatorial race is being made into a porn movie starring real-life candidate Mary Carey. Super-sized Ron Jeremy will play Cruz Bustamante, renamed Spooge Cruztamante in this fine piece of celluloid. (Ahnold has been renamed Ernie Gropenegger.) If you want more details, you can read about it here.

Movie Quote of the Day
12:11am

From what movie is this quote?

Everything is different, but the same... things are more moderner than before... bigger, and yet smaller... it's computers... San Dimas High School football rules!

Hi...
10:29pm

...I'm procrastinating. What are you doing? Need something to do tonight? Here's a dumb/fun quiz about 80's song lyrics.

How I Would Handle Iraq
9:34pm

If I were President, (which would never happen because I'm not stupid enough to run and even if I were, those skeletons rattling around in the closet would stop me from winning) and it was determined that Saddam Hussein had to be removed along with his cronies, here is how I would do it. I would recruit the best sharp-shooters we have (who also have a certain moral flexibility) and pair each one with a really good spy. Then I would publish a deck of cards with the most wanted, each with a price. For example, Hussein would be, oh, I dunno, a billion dollars. His asswipe sons would be maybe $400 million each. The cheapest person in the deck would be at least a $million. Then I would give each team a month to acquire their target or the targets of choice. Then all teams would have the same 36 hours in which to kill however many people in the deck they could. Also there would be a monetary penalty if any civilians were killed in the process. Assuming all 52 wanted people were killed, the total cost would be $26 billion tops. Those that did the killing (the team of killer sniper sharp-shooter and spy intel specialist would share the bounty) would be set for life and could vanish if they wanted or keep working for the government. We would lose maybe 12 people total, who actually knew the dangers of what they signed up for and went willingly, civilian casualties would be practically nil, no aircraft would be lost, no country would need to be rebuilding from bombing and the city of Baghdad would still have electricity and water. So we saved government funds, human life, and time and money in cleanup.

You've probably heard it argued that a female president wouldn't have a stomach for war. Really, I'm not sure that's the case. I think it's just that we can't pass up a great bargain.     ;)

Just a Thought...
7:38am

Do you think that if President Bush had a son in the Armed Services, the whole Iraq thing would have been handled differently? I certainly do.

Movie Quote of the Day
6:20am

From what movie is this quote?

Did you know there are 452 official kinds of cheese in this country, isn't that amazing? To find 452 ways to classify what is essentially a bacterial process? Don't you think that's amazing?

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