First official image of Darth Plagueis

Last week the new Star Wars book Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force came out. I haven't bought it yet but might later this afternoon (and I found these images on Wookieepedia). Within it, hauntingly painted by Chris Trevas, there is the first-ever "canon" image (meaning it's fully approved by Lucasfilm) of Darth Plagueis. If you saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge...

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An update ... a major one ... about running for Congress

I'm still going to run for United States House of Representatives.But not right now.No, I'm not "dropping out". I'm still wanting to see if a regular American citizen can do this. But for the time being, the experiment is delayed.Please understand something: I've been dead-serious about this all along. I filed to create the exploratory committee. The website was almost finished. Some other stuff was taking place behind the scenes too, that I've...

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Today in review

It was a good day today! In short...- We visited my parents.- We had lunch at Salsarita's (great new taco/Mexican restaurant) in Grensboro.- We bought a new computer: one perfect for high-definition video editing.- We went to the Greensboro Historical Museum (and my friend Johnny Yow told me about this last night so I gotta credit him for passing along the word) to see North Carolina's original copy of the Bill of Rights. It had been in North Carolna's...

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Evel Knievel has passed away

Time keeps on slipping into the future...Now it's motorcycle daredevil legend and 1970s icon Evel Knievel, who has passed away at the age of 69.Evel Knievel: the only man who could literally "jump the shark" and have it still be awesome.I've heard quite a bit that in the past year he had an intense spiritual awakening and came to have a profound Christian faith.Don't know...

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Those danged Nazi lizards from outer space are coming back!

Look at what's being published on January 8th, 2008!From the creator of V himself Kenneth Johnson, and weighing-in at 448 pages, it's V: The Second Generation.So in case you are one of the "younger" generation (i.e. my friends younger than 20) and are wondering what V is: almost a quarter-century later it still ranks among the scariest and most disturbing things ever put on...

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Something I never, EVER thought that I would find myself writing

Okay so... what would be a good Mac to buy?Specifically, one for high-def video editing.(This is why you should be careful about what you say, folks. All those years of calling them "Macincraps" might finally be coming back to haunt m...

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TRANSFORMERS: THE SCORE continues to do well!

I just checked the Amazon page for Transformers: The Score. Almost two months since it came out and it's continuing to rack-up impressive sales: right now the overall Amazon music rank is #257, which isn't bad given all the other releases that have come out since then. In the category of Orchestral Pop it's at #6 and its #10 in both Classical and Movie Scores!Where it's really shining though is the Amazon customer reviews: Transformers: The Score...

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Truck adorned with pics of aborted babies lands man in jail

This Associated Press story comes from Buford, Georgia, where the Mall of Georgia is located (one of the best-designed shopping malls that I've ever been too)...Man arrested for truck showing images of aborted fetuses near Atlanta area mallThe Associated PressBUFORD, Ga. -- Police have arrested a Missouri man for driving near the Mall of Georgia with a truck that showed large, graphic photos of aborted fetuses.Gwinnett County police arrested Robert...

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"Nature Trail to Hell" live on stage!

Right now I'm averaging just one blog post a day. Which means that behind the scenes, I'm up to something.But whenever I'm not on sabbatical from blogging (boy did that one go SNAFU or what?) I like to keep a little activity going so that the site doesn't stagnate.Here's something that I found tonight that's well worth sharing: from a 1994 variety show at a New York high school, it's a live-action on-stage performance of "Weird Al" Yankovic's classic...

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Some INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL pics!

Look at what Phillip Arthur has found: three sweet new pics from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! They all feature Harrison Ford as Indy and one of them has Shia LaBeouf as Indy's sidekick. Look closely at LaBeouf's leather jacket and it seems like the word "Mutt" is inscribed on the left side. Is that his character's name? Are the rumors true that LaBeouf is playing Indy's son? If so, "Mutt" would be kinda fitting, since...

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WATCHMEN official set photos!

Hey hey! Taking a bit of a break from getting my U.S. House campaign website up and running. Okay, at this point it's an "exploratory committee" and the website is going to reflect that. But it's still looking pretty good.Anyhoo, I wouldn't normally break in from doing something serious like that (and it is a serious endeavor) unless it was pretty massively major and/or...

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The 50 greatest fictional weapons ever

ToyFare and Wizard Universe have compiled their list of the 50 greatest weapons throughout all of fiction. Lightsabers make the list twice (the standard design and Darth Maul's two-bladed terror) and I was glad to see that the BFG9000 from the videogame Doom also made the cut. There are also some things mentioned here that I'd never heard of before, like Hitler's Handgun...

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My decision on running for U.S. House

I'll do it.Meaning: I am going to run for the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 13th District. As a lot of people have been suggesting over the past year. And it will be as a Republican.I am absolutely serious about this.But I'm not entirely happy with what I'm going to have to do in order for this to be a legitimate thing. You see, per the twisted myriad of Catch-22s that is federal election law, it's not feasible to...

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Women who won't have babies "for the good of the planet"

This may be one of the most screwball things that I've ever read. And I've read plenty of screwball in my short time in this world...There's a story at the Daily Mail website about women who refuse to get pregnant. Who have gone so far as to choose to be sterilized. Because to them, babies are "not eco friendly". They have rendered themselves incapable of having babies to "protect the planet".So in order to preserve the beauty of the Earth, it...

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What I am thankful for in 2007

Last year for Thanksgiving, I posted here a list of things for which I am thankful. It seemed then that this might be a great thing to turn into an annual tradition.So as Thanksgiving 2007 is winding down, I have to say that I am thankful for......my dear wife Lisa, who more times than I can possibly count over this past year has shown again that she is the most remarkable woman that I have ever met, in addition to being the most beautiful. I absolutely...

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Pics and report on Thanksgiving 2007's deep-fried turkey

I awoke at dawn, had breakfast but didn't bother to shower. When you know that you'll be working with searing-hot oil and will get blasted with steam rich in the aroma of garlic butter, getting cleaned-up for Thanksgiving dinner is kind of a moot thing.Deep-frying a turkey is the only form of cooking that I know of that demands wearing extra layers of clothing and such demanding...

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New poster for CLOVERFIELD

About to get in a bit of a nap ('cuz you also gotta be wide-awake when you fry a turkey) but before doing that, courtesy of ComingSoon.net here is the new poster for Cloverfield:And in case you've been following this movie and haven't heard already (like I did from Phillip Arthur), there is a slow-motion close-up of the brief glimpse of the monster that we see in the new trailer...

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