Oklahoma apparently doesn’t agree with the title of this blog. And the Associated Press story is now making the rounds. Released today, the AP story says: “Oklahoma Declares Watermelon Its State Vegetable.” Actually, it’s just the State Senate who declared this. Governor Brad Henry hasn’t yet signed the bill. Hopefully, the Shawnee native will check[...]
It’s no wonder that typing “suing airlines” into a Google search returns nearly 500,000 results. These companies run their businesses like a bunch of mentally-challenged kindergarten students. It’s even worse if you use an online travel agent, because it’s just another buffer between the customer and the airline. My wife and I booked our round-trip[...]
IMDb: Little Miss SunshineWikipedia: Little Miss SunshineRating: R(Language, some sex and drug content)Length: 101 minutes (1:41)Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie FarisGenre: Comedy, DramaMy Rating: 9 (of 10) Looking for a different kind of movie? This one’s it. Little Miss Sunshine is the story of a dysfunctional family determined to get at least one thing right in[...]
IMDb: GrindhouseWikipedia: GrindhouseRating: R(Strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use)Length: 195 minutes (3:15)Director: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth, Edgar Wright, Rob ZombieGenre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerMy Rating: 8 (of 10) You’ve probably never seen a movie like this. And you may not want to. But I[...]
IMDb: This Film Is Not Yet RatedWikipedia: This Film Is Not Yet RatedRating: None(Rating was surrendered; NC-17 was suggested by the MPAA ratings board)Length: 97 minutes (1:37)Director: Kirby DickGenre: Documentary “This Film Is Not Yet Rated” is a documentary that follows one filmmakers’ quest into the innards of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)[...]
Teacher who threw feces at boy may keep job(Click headline for original post of story,unless Reuters has moved it by now) By Scott Valentine TORONTO (Reuters) – A Toronto school principal who pleaded guilty to throwing human excrement at a 12-year-old boy may get her job back, officials said on Tuesday. “It’s quite possible she’ll[...]
“I thought the left loved freedom of the press and open government. I guess that’s only when ‘The Man’ is someone else.” That’s what one commenter said on a news story about the federal government hoping to charge a journalist for publishing news. It’s an astute observation about the way our two-party political system works:[...]
Commentary: A record Powerball jackpot isn’t a record to celebrate (Christian Science Monitor) The editorial board of CSM concluded their piece with this: Before the news media play up the next record-setting mega-lottery like Powerball, they may want to add these kinds of caveats in their reporting. It could deter people from rushing to the[...]
Following are some passages I underlined during a reading of To Sail Beyond The Sunset (1987) by Robert A. Heinlein, the last novel he published before dying in 1988: “I remember Earth. I knew her when she was clean and green, mankind’s beautiful bride, sweet and lush and lovable… It is futile to mourn over[...]
There is a school of thought, albeit a relatively unpopular one, that poor grammar or punctuation on printed signs should be corrected with a Sharpie or other tool, vigilante style. In the News: Vigilante Copy Editor (New York Times) And there are older instances, such as this one (The Virginian-Pilot).
Following are some passages I underlined during a reading of The Cat Who Walks Through Walls: A Comedy of Manners (1985) by Robert A. Heinlein: “It does not do to encourage bad banners; one should retaliate, urbanely but firmly.”
In The News: Adobe starts subscription for Photoshop and Dreamweaver (BBC News) This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone; many software companies are moving in this direction. Instead of having to ship millions of boxes and discs every year when they upgrade the software, they’re just going to add the updates to the online[...]
Following are some passages I underlined during a reading of I Will Fear No Evil (1970) by Robert Heinlein: “…most people think of money as something to pay the rent. But a money man thinks of money in terms of what he can do with it.” “…it’s impossible for a woman to lay it on[...]
For about $5, I made this measuring cup holder that’s hidden inside a kitchen cabinet: (Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
My wife and I invoked our “30 minute rule” when watching this movie. The rule is: if the movie can’t interest either of us in 30 minutes, then we turn it off and quit wasting our time. According to Wikipedia, this film is based on a 1974 novel and “the story follows the hunt for[...]
Following are some passages I underlined during my 2002 reading of Stranger In A Strange Land (1961) by Robert Heinlein, of which I wrote on Nov. 14, 2002, “Perhaps the best book ever written.” (I no longer feel that way, but it’s still a pretty good book.)
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