It's "POYN-set-EE-uh" dammit!! NOT "POYN-set-uh".
Dammit don't you people recognize a syllable when you see one?!...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Do-It-Yourself Butt-Numb-A-Thon! When you absolutely positively can't get to Austin...
My eyes, ears and brains are frazzled after this weekend... but in a good way!
Some readers will remember five years ago, when I attended Butt-Numb-A-Thon 9 in Austin, Texas. What the heck is a "Butt-Numb-A-Thon"? It's an annual 24-hour long "film festival" in Austin, Texas, hosted by founder/grand poobah of AintItCool.com Harry Knowles. A full day of movies (some vintage,...
Thursday, December 06, 2012
EVERYONE in U.S. under virtual surveillance by federal government (and why)
The government of the United States is not of the people, by the people and for the people. And it has not been for a very long time. Maybe not even in the memory of anyone alive today. We all know it. Unfortunately there seems to be damned little we can do about it. But having spent most of my life as a historian I also know that the established order can and eventually...
"So... shall we begin?" STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS teaser is online!
I'm telling y'all here and now, that when Star Trek Into Darkness comes out in May... that for the first time in my life I will show up on its premiere night wearing a Starfleet costume. And I will wear the uniform proudly! I even have an idea for it but you good readers will have to just wait and see :-)So what is it that would so motivate your friend and humble narrator to make such a drastic departure from his usual space saga haberdashery?Boldly...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
First official image from ENDER'S GAME
This is not a good sign...That's Harrison Ford as Graff and Asa Butterfield as Ender, in the first official pic from the production of Ender's Game, based on Orson Scott Card's classic science-fiction novel.For the record, I think Butterfield is a terrific and astounding young actor. The first time I saw him in anything it was in Hugo and he brought a spirit and sense of...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
"Every one I know goes away in the end..."
Eleven months ago I posted this video following the death of my mother. It seemed like the song most reflective of the emotion that I was feeling.In the past few weeks no less than five people who I had known for most of my life have also passed away. There are a few with us still, who are now being comforted in their final days.Yesterday a friend for more than thirty years, a person I had known since kindergarten and came up through high school...
Monday, December 03, 2012
Assault on Woodbury! Mancave! TYREESE! Mid-season finale of THE WALKING DEAD is a blaze of gory!
JEEBUS CRIPES CRISPIES WITH MILK AND ONIONS!!Andrea?! What the hell are you doing still hanging around Woodbury?!?The last episode of AMC's The Walking Dead until Season 3 resumes in February was beyond mortal hyperbole. It aired yesterday evening but at the moment I'm still unable to catch it until either Monday mornings or evenings ('cuz that's how I'm currently able to...
Is China home to most of the world's Christians?
There is an interesting article at the Catholic News Agency's website about the condition of religion in present-day China. Particularly, it presents notable evidence that China will soon have a larger Christian population than any other country.But in reading this, I am compelled to wonder if the Chinese might already have most of the world's Christians. Maybe more than all other countries put together.Could that be even possible?From the article...During...
The first poster for STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
Sometime in the 23rd century, it's gonna be a very bad day to be in London...
(click to embiggen at warp speed)The figure looking across the blasted British landscape of the 23rd century is Benedict Cumberbatch's character. At this point I don't believe he's meant to be Gary Mitchell: the new ongoing Star Trek comic series overseen by J.J. Abrams' crew took care of the alternate...
Friday, November 30, 2012
Michael Jackson's THRILLER was released 30 years ago today
Ignoring the obvious - that soon thereafter he began his downward spiral into cosmetic catastrophe and overall instability - it will forever be acknowledged that once upon a time, Michael Jackson was a musical genius. As well as a masterful performer on stage and in his music videos. It was not without reason that he was dubbed the "King of Pop". How long he maintained...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
U.S. Government spent $100,000 determining if Jesus died for the Klingons
Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma has been digging into the details of the federal budget. Among the things our government is spending our money upon: inventing roll-up beef jerky, the study of goldfish swimming patterns and an iPhone app for scheduling coffee breaks.And then there's this: $100,000 of taxpayer money to look into the question of whether Jesus Christ died for...
Georgia city hall has a moonshine still (and it's legal too!)
This honestly shouldn't have to be said again, 'cuz I've made enough fuss about it already. But even so...Folks, I really, really can not help anyone to build, buy or otherwise acquire a moonshine still.The hit TV series Moonshiners is in the midst of its second season and as last year, this blog is getting slammed with visits from good people looking for information about...
Monday, November 26, 2012
Worst. Timed. Commercial. Break. Ever.
Last night's The Walking Dead on AMC brought back the intensity after the past couple of weeks' relative calm (which was needed, after what happened to Lori). This series is consistently demonstrating why many consider it to be the finest show on television right now.But that's not the point of this post. Instead I have to remark that what you're about to see is either gross negligence or brilliant marketing.At the end of the next-to-last act of...
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Turkey Frying... IN COLOR!
Kristen's brother Scott Bradford was a witness to the turkey deep-frying on Thanksgiving two days ago. While maintaining a safe distance (and maybe more than that) he shot some terrific video of the action. Scott edited it together and now for your viewing pleasure y'all can watch the searing heat and tormentuous oil in all its glory!!Scott also posted the video on his own blog, and he testifies to the exquisite and juicy taste that in a turkey...
Larry Hagman, 1931-2012
In memory of Larry Hagman, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81, here is a classic scene from Dallas of his character J.R. Ewing - one of the most despised villains in television history- telling it like it is to on-again/off-again wife Sue Ellen:In his memory, we should go out today, find a drunken woman, and slap h...
Friday, November 23, 2012
2012 Thanksgiving: What I am thankful for
It's not Thanksgiving Day right now. It's the day after: often called "Black Friday". Which as some astute observers have noted, we spend one day being thankful for the things we have by spending the next day trampling all over and killing each other trying to get the things we don't have.Admittedly, there are some things which I do not have at the moment, that I have been in constant prayer about. But I must also acknowledge that I have been...
Deep-fried turkey, Thanksgiving 2012 Edition
Another Thanksgiving has come... and with it, once again, another round of Yours Truly doin' up some deep-fried turkey!This year's Thanksgiving was special, in a number of ways. For one, I'm spending it with Kristen and her family. For another, this marks my tenth anniversary of deep-frying turkey! So for those reasons and more, I wanted this one to be extra special.Here's...
