Over at Who Tends the Fires, Ironbear reviews a Jackie Chan movie. It ain't pretty, but the review is fun and the comments are great!

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1 Heya ted, thanks. Glad you enoy my occassional irreverant trips into filmdom. ;]

Someone has to do it, and we can't expect Mr. Cranky to see every film and survive...

Posted by: Ironbear at February 29, 2004 06:51 PM (4Tr+k)

2 I was gonna thank you for the linkage, but I see Ironbear beat me to it!

Heck, I'll thank ya anyways: THANKS! :-)

Discussion is continuing, if you wanna pop on over. Feel free to join in, too!

--TwoDragons

Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at February 29, 2004 08:09 PM (FyB1G)

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Two Nervous Dogs has returned. I tried working in some sort of crotch-sniffing joke, but it wasn't working. Go read, she's funny!

Thanks to Tim at Backstage for the pointer.

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Cherry posts a friday joke each week (as does Tiger). Always good for a chuckle, but this one really had me laughing. If I ever meet these guys, I'll buy them a tank of petrol.

Spring is in the air. Daffodils are starting to show, birds are singing, bees are buzzing, and Munuvians are meeting for beer, pizza and trivia. That's right, fellow Munuvians Tuning Spork and Stephen are taking your questions, which will be asked and answered in the First Annual Fairfield County Munuvian Blogger Trivia Invitational. A barbed-wire cage match was considered, but we're an amiable bunch in Munuviana.

Drop in and say hello to Sarah. Her husband was just deployed overseas for a year.

Also, brand new Munuvian Ilyka Damen hasn't quite moved in yet, but soon, very soon. I'm looking forward to it.

Munuviana. In some obscure and lost language that had to have meant "concentrated goodness".

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Mookie is at her best friend's house for the weekend, a couple of counties south of here. They're going to a Junior ROTC Military Ball, and she won't be home until Sunday. Not that that leaves us child-free, because oldest daughter Robyn made it home from Michigan yesterday afternoon.

We've raised a couple of chatterboxes. Sheesh.

I've been sitting here thinking about this house we live in. Fourteen years now. It's the only house Mookie remembers.

Tonight we signed the contract to have new windows and back door installed. I have no doubt that they'll pay for themselves in a year or two, but still, it's a lot of money. We heard from a neighbor that a house down the street sold for an obscene price, which I love to hear. The slumlord has been fixing up the house next door and supposedly he's selling too. Good deal, if it's true.

It's after midnight, the ladies are long in bed, and Freddy vs. Jason just finished on the DVD. No review coming for this one because I'm not a big gore fan. A friend lent it to me so I'm watching it. It's not a bad movie for the slasher genre, but it's not something I'd normally watch.

I also have the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre to watch this weekend (much more to my taste). Expect a review of this along with a comparison with the recent remake when it's released in the near future.

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Three lightweight presidentially themed movies I enjoy, especially during this political season:

Dave

The American President

My Fellow Americans

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The leader of the Japanese cult that used Sarin gas in an attack on the Tokyo subway system got the death penalty today. Appeals are expected to last another decade.

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Oldest daughter is coming home from college for a week. Dad's doing a happy dance. Lansing might be closer, but that city never had a song nearly as fun written about it.

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I finally got to watch the rest of Pirates of the Carribean last night. Good movie, but am I the only one who thought Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) sounded an awful lot like Arthur (Dudley Moore) in the movie?

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It's a contest called Miniature City, and the idea is to photoshop an image to show what the world would be like if you were tiny.

Thanks to Cindy of Squipper and Al of Fulton Chain for the pointer.

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The recipe for prison hootch, Pruno. I had tears in my eyes after reading this, it's that funny. If you do decide to try this, please let me know how it comes out.

Thanks to Blackfive for the pointer.

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ThatÂ’s a tiny title for a subject as big as the universe. I have the pleasure of having several real artists as co-workers. IÂ’m not talking about making-a-living-at-it artists, but each of them, in their own way, considers themselves an artist, and I agree with them. These are guys who work for a living. Some artists live for art, but like everyone else, most artists know that itÂ’s kinda nice to have a roof over oneÂ’s head, and you do what needs doing to pay the rent. It makes for interesting conversations.

What got me to thinking about this subject is that a co-worker, Kyle, mentioned that the Hirschhorn Museum is having an event this weekend called 24 Hour Psycho. ItÂ’s kind of an odd one, and we got to discussing aspects of it. Briefly, an artist has stretched the Hitchcock classic into a full 24-hour event, apparently by viewing most of the movie in slow motion. ThereÂ’s more to it of course (thereÂ’d better be), but thatÂ’s the gist of it. My attitude is that IÂ’d love to be able to say I saw it, without actually inflicting myself with the performance, because it sounds deadly dull. more...

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Mostly images of the American Southwest, in black and white.

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A t-shirt gift for the scientifically-inclined youngster of any age.

As a matter of fact, I am a Rocket Scientist.

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1 That's great! Almost makes me wish I had a kid so I could get him one!

Posted by: Victor at February 26, 2004 10:34 AM (L3qPK)

2 Thanks, dude! I'm going to have to put you on commission.

Major redesign of the Web site is happening this weekend if I can ever get the ASP code working right.

Love your blog, check it daily when the boss isn't watching. See you at Great Meadow next month?

Posted by: Doug Pratt at February 27, 2004 10:06 AM (D6ZyB)

3 You made my day, Doug! Great Meadows is a go, and the TARC kids I'm mentoring are planning to be there with at least one rocket for test flights.

Any word on the Sky Ripper J? I've got the parts for an upscale Yellow Jacket just begging for Level 2 cert.

Posted by: Ted at February 28, 2004 01:26 AM (2sKfR)

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At this rate, I don't even have to worry about going to heck.

Spotted this at California Yankee, who's only slightly less evil than sleeping dachshund puppies.

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1 I take this post to be a vote for the "evil" banner.

Posted by: California Yankee at February 25, 2004 06:08 PM (KZyUq)

2 I have a dachshund. Trust me, even when sleeping, they are evil big time!

Posted by: Punch Buggy at February 26, 2004 12:00 AM (0KiI4)

3 In fun, yeah, I'll take evil every time. That gets my vote.

Punch Buggy, a co-worker has dachshund, and says the exact same thing!

Posted by: Ted at February 26, 2004 07:12 AM (blNMI)

4 I'm going to hell.

Posted by: Rzo at February 26, 2004 10:29 AM (5Q++3)

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We don't have to bother with that pesky election nonsense...

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Thanks to Daniel for the pointer. more...

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(press release - link no longer works)

Indian Space Research Organisation
Bangalore, India

February 23, 2004

Accident at Sriharikota

An accident occurred at the Solid Propellant Rocket Booster (SPROB) Plant in Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, at about 1600 hours[1030 UTC] today. This happened while a test propellant segment was being prepared for transportation after curing. The propellant in the segment caught fire and caused severe damage to the building, in which the operations were going on.

Three persons have escaped from the building with burns and they have been admitted to the hospital in Chennai. Operations are on to rescue the others.

Emergency action have been put on to approach the building and clear the debris and reach the people inside. A high-level Committee has been constituted to look into the matter. Chairman, ISRO, Shri G. Madhavan Nair, has rushed to Sriharikota to personally supervise the operations.

The current spirit in India concerning their space program is reminiscent of the US in the 60's. Tragedies must be avoided, but risks will be taken and despite setbacks the program will move forward.

Infrastructure can be rebuilt. Let's hope that they've learned some lessons in safety from this, so that those lives lost aren't just wasted.

Personal note: Hey BATFE, notice that this rocket propellant caught fire and burned? According to you, there should have been a massive ka-boom. Don't you hate it when real-life physics doesn't conform to your fantasy universe? Idiots.

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Hah, fooled you! Maybe someday, but not today.

I realize that starting a blog is like cutting your first record. You've got years of material stored up inside you, and you can pick and choose a personal 'best of' to get a rip roaring start. It's the second album that separates the Elvi from the My Sharona's (to completely mangle a metaphore or whatever the heck that is). Fortunately, I'm ancient and have a vast store of made up bull experiences and stories to draw from.

So remember, when you leave your comments, "Do you really want to hurt me?"

Thank you, thank you very much.

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1 Nope.

That was the answer to your question. I don't understand the question but at least I can try to answer it :-)

Posted by: Ozguru at February 25, 2004 07:30 AM (56B9D)

2 Well, no. But you should know: Culture Club gives me hives.

Posted by: Victor at February 25, 2004 10:05 AM (L3qPK)

3 I cannot believe you used "My Sharona" in that post. I'm still laughing...

Posted by: Cindy at February 26, 2004 02:28 PM (i1ipe)

4 I am confused, nothing new but it is early still so its understandable. Are you not comparing an artist to a song?
Shouldn't tha be like comparing a In the Getto to a My Sharona? Or maybe an Elvi to a ,,, humm let me think a second, the Knack, right?
Or is it an apple to an orange?

Posted by: Starhawk at February 27, 2004 07:25 AM (SoO2k)

5 You're absolutely correct Starhawk. It's a screwed up comparison. I did it on purpose. And I'm sticking to that story.

Posted by: Ted at February 27, 2004 08:16 AM (blNMI)

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Sometimes in traffic, when some chucklehead really pisses me off, I take a deep breath and remember the words spoken by Lt. Miller (Tom Hanks) in Saving Private Ryan:

"Gentlemen, we can do this with a stickybomb."

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1 yes, a stickybomb would do the trick.

but wouldn't a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System with a M-61A1 Gatling shooting 20mm depleted uranium rounds at a rate of 4500 a minute be so much more satisfying?

aww, who are we kidding? that'll never happen.

I know! twin .50 cals!

That would be great!
especially if you could use the helmet where the guns turn where your head is pointed.

yeah...

wonder if Honda has that option on the new Civics?

Posted by: Rob at February 24, 2004 11:17 AM (rOi9m)

2 Ever play a game called "Car Wars"? Yep, you can do all that and more.

Posted by: Ted at February 24, 2004 11:32 AM (B+qrE)

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A t-shirt I designed a few years ago about model rocketry.

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(insert humorous introduction here)

This is fun in a goofy sort of way (warning: bandwidth alert). Kudos to Silflay Hraka for the pointer.

Yahoo is trying their little game again, where they change the privacy policy and everyone is automatically opted-in to allow them to track your movement throughout the internet. Thanks to the guys at Anticipatory Retaliation for the heads up on this one, including the way to opt-out.

From The Universal Church of Cosmic Uncertainty:

You've heard of the Enigma cipher machine, yes? The Germans used it during WW2 for encoding and decoding messages.

If you've always wanted to play with an Enigma, the Enigma-E building kit might appeal.

The Enigma-E is a DIY Building Kit that enables you to build your own electronic variant of the famous Enigma coding machine that was used by the German army during WWII. It works just like a real Enigma and is compatible with an M3 and M4 Enigma as well as the standard Service Machines. A message encrypted on, say, a real Enigma M4 can be read on the Enigma-E and vice versa.

TL Hines has been posting a series he calls the "Darkhorse Dialogues", where he interviews the fringe presidential candidates. Lots of fun, and it makes you appreciate the solemn dignity of LaRouche and Nader.

Ooooo, look Susie. Firemen's equipment.

Over at JimiLove's place, he shares a beautiful piece titled The Tao of Two. Little Max already has wisdom beyond his years. Some samples:

No is temporary, but yes is forever

Caution is a byproduct of experience

If whining never worked no one would do it

You control your own mouth, and what goes in it

Everyone gets a kiss goodnight before bed

Pushing the elevator buttons does not make you a "big boy", knowing which ones to push does

Lynn asks two intriguing questions:

If you could have as a pet, any creature from science fiction what would you choose?

If you could own any device from science fiction what would you choose?

Over at Left & Right, Rob has been compiling and revising his list of Top Guitar Players. Lots of debate on this one, you should check it out.

Paul has been schizo ecclectic in his posting subjects lately, writing about everything from wallets and cell phones to an acoustic version of Disco Inferno. Visit Sanity's Edge, and thank him for not being Bill.

Ever write a newspaper about a goof they made? Say Uncle did, and they asked him to write an Op Ed piece about the assault weapons ban. Read all about it here. He cuts through the fear factor and misinformation to score some telling points. Good job.

I'll close with a blog I've just began to visit regularly. Scott talks about those scam artists at Classmates.com. I dealt with them last year, and they really are bottom-feeders.

Update: Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning bears a striking resemblance to Richard Simmons. Yeah, I'm ticked off after watching the Caps lose a third period lead and get blown out.

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1 A great roundup!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 24, 2004 07:29 AM (jtW2s)

2 Ted, you are an evil tease!!!! Keep it up....

Posted by: Susie at February 24, 2004 09:11 AM (0+cMc)

3 Scott's post just proves my theory: classmates.com was started by the Antichrist.

Posted by: TL Hines at February 24, 2004 02:01 PM (lZuGl)

4 Thanks for the inclusion and link. ;-)

Posted by: The Gray Monk at February 24, 2004 05:55 PM (S1nA7)

5 Thanks for the mention. They are the great Satan. I've been out of pocket a little lately because my Mom has hit town like a tornado..hehe.

Plus, writer's bloc and all of that.

Posted by: Scott at February 25, 2004 04:20 PM (zL4bg)

6 Thanks for the mention. They (classmates.com) are the great Satan. I've been out of pocket a little lately because my Mom has hit town like a tornado..hehe.

Plus, writer's bloc and all of that.

Posted by: Scott at February 25, 2004 04:20 PM (zL4bg)

7 Sorry for the repeat. I blame my own ineptitude.

Posted by: Scott at February 25, 2004 04:34 PM (zL4bg)

8 Pet? No probs - a treecat from the Honor Harrington novels.

Device? Uuhhh.... lemme get back to you. So many nifty toys, so little time.

Posted by: Ironbear at March 01, 2004 01:53 AM (3i0ii)

9 I answered: Inertialess drive (Doc Smith's) and treecat. Got here from yr kid's blog. That "God is a tomato" entry was hilarious. Left a comment, but restrained my nasty sense of humor in respect for her age. People have been telling me I act like a ten-year-old for forty years or so, didn't wanna gross her out with my stupid immature juvenile jokes.

Posted by: Justthisguy at March 01, 2004 02:39 AM (77KTH)

10 Thanks for stopping by. I'm not encouraging you, but she's been exposed to immature and juvenile humor her whole life. Her mom... yeah, that's the ticket...

Posted by: Ted at March 01, 2004 07:59 AM (blNMI)

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