WTF
I saw TIME magazine this week and it actually pissed me off.
The soldiers that died at Iwo Jima deserve more respect than this. This Pulitzer prize winning photo deserves more respect than this.
I have actually stood at this monument and gotten misty eyed thinking about the sacrifices of my fathers generation.
I bet half the pussies that created this cover drive Hummers.
--Bite me, Time magazine
RIP - Charlton Heston
Film Legend Charlton Heston Dead at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing ''Ben-Hur'' and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.
The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said.
Chuck loved movies and guns. He was a "Gentlemen Shooter". My kinda of guy.
--The damn dirty apes are prying the guns from his cold dead hands as we speak. RIP
Portraits Before and After Death
I believe that 95% of the internet is Shit. I have seen to much of it and have been disappointed so often that when I find part of that elusive 5% it can make me sigh.My wonderful wife sent me this link:
Portraits Before and After Death
Not many things are so haunting and beautiful that they can make her cry.
"My good friend is a hospice nurse. She often says there is no difference between her work and the work of a labor and delivery nurse; one helps to birth babies and the other helps to birth souls - both of which require great courage. She likes to imagine that those souls are a messy, squirming, crying blob which are handed to their creator who knows and loves them.
There is great and haunting beauty in these images, and death..."
--I miss my parents... still.
Craigslist.org
I am an addict to Craigslist, dammit.
I check it for campers, taxidermy, toolboxes and other free stuff almost every day.
Every major city has a craigslist page. Got to www.craigslist.org and find your closest page!
--I just got a cool fox trophy!
Battlestar Galatica Season 3
I just got season 3 of BSG!
By the Gods I love this show.
The production quality, the acting, the plots, the action, the special effects are excellent.
Watching this on the 120 inch screen is Glory and Goodness with a hint of Love!
I was lucky enough to meet Ron Moore and talk with him a little.
--Excellent
DC vs. Heller
Dick Anthony Heller is a 66-year-old security guard who carries a handgun to protect the employees and property at the federal building where he works in Washington, D.C.
Because Heller also is a resident of the District of Columbia, he is prohibited from having a handgun in his home for self-protection.
Heller sued to overturn Washington's 1976 gun-control law that also requires all rifles or shotguns in D.C. homes to be disassembled or kept under trigger lock.
Heller sued claiming that the D.C. law violated his Second Amendment rights.
That amendment states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
To the surprise of many observers, Heller won his lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit when that court struck down the district's gun law.
Now it is up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Heller has a constitutional right to keep a handgun in his home, located only a mile away from the court.
In essence, the D.C. law prevents citizens from using guns for self-defense. This is fine with many gun-control advocates.
--Personally, I think Heller should be able to keep a handgun in his home for his protection.
I LoveThis Robot
Boston Dynamics keeps working on their BigDog quadruped robot, which will probably grow to be the future AT-AT of the Pentagon. Its evolution since the last time we saw it is nothing sort of mindblowing, and a bit spooky.
Movie Night!!
Don't gasp and fall over! Marty is having a Movie Night!!
When: Friday, March 14th, 6pm
What: No Country for Old Men
Where: Marty's Movie McMansion Theater!
Who: You and people like you!
Why: Because the new home theater ROCKS!
I just picked this movie up today. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture and I have NOT seen it yet!
The bar opens at 5pm! Dinner at 6:30 or so! RSVP, Dammit so we can figure out what to cook or order! We might grill or order pizza!
RSVP! Do it now!
McCain is a Lock
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ralph Nader is entering the presidential race as an independent, he announced Sunday, saying it is time for a "Jeffersonian revolution."
Ralph Nader is running for president as an independent.
Sen. Hillary Clinton told reporters, "I remember when he ran before. It didn't turn out very well for anybody -- especially our country."
In other news:2008 Election Results Leaked
-- I still think everyone qualified to actually run this country is too smart to go into politics...
Lunar Eclipse
The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 occured Wednesday night, Feb. 20, 2008, with cameo appearances by Saturn and the bright star Regulus on either side of the veiled full moon.
I went out with BR and the kids. My Nephew Christopher was here too.
--It was cold and clear and a perfect viewing sky.
Blu-ray set to be DVD standard after Toshiba white flag
Blu-ray set to be DVD standard after Toshiba white flag
TOKYO, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sony's Blu-ray looks set to become the standard for high-definition DVDs after Toshiba signalled Monday that it may give up in a long-running format battle, to the relief of investors.
Toshiba Corp. is reviewing its HD DVD business and "a complete withdrawal is one of the options it is considering," an industry source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Blu-ray and HD DVD -- which are incompatible -- can provide cinematic-quality images and multimedia features but the players come at a much steeper price than current-generation DVDs.
The demise of HD DVD could spur sales of next-generation DVD players among consumers, who have been reluctant to gamble on one of the formats, analysts said, although Blu-ray was already far ahead in sales, particularly in Japan.
Blu-ray can store more data than HD DVD but was initially seen as more expensive to make.
Nonetheless, a growing number of Hollywood studios and retailers have decided to go exclusively with Blu-ray. US giant Wal-Mart gave a decisive boost to Blu-ray last week when it said it would stop selling HD DVDs.
Blu-ray also received a boost from its inclusion in Sony's PlayStation 3 video-game machine. Microsoft opted to offer an HD DVD player for its rival Xbox 360.
A study last month showed that Blu-ray, even excluding PlayStation, enjoyed a crushing 90 percent of next-generation DVD recorder sales in Japan in the last three months to 2007, although HD DVD fared somewhat better in the US.
--It looks like Marty World Theater is going Blu-Ray!!
One of my close friends died last night.
My Friend Kelly died last night.I'm heading out in a few minutes to go see her husband Joe.
Joe was the best man at my wedding. Kelly stood and read my poem to Brenda.
Kelly was even at my bachelor party, kicking my butt at poker.
Memorial services will be as follows:
Saturday, February 16th, 10:00am
Flower arrangements can be sent there. However, in lieu of flowers, you can make a donation to Kelly's favorite charity - St. Jude Children's Hospital. You can use our home address (listed below), or this email address: kelly_memory@eadarain.com if you'd like to have a note included with the donation.
Please contact me for additional details.
--I am still in shock.
LOST is back.
Look. I know I watch too much TV. I am trying to be more selective about what I do watch. But I still gotta watch LOST. You watch it too! You know you do!!
The writers strike is going to limit the LOST goodness this Spring. They better come back well rested and on plan!
-- At least we also get Jericho back too!!
Favorite Sci-Fi Gun
There is a meme going around the web currently regarding your favorite gun from Sci-Fi movies. This one is from Aliens, the M-41A.--It looked real good on Ripley...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)