I am a father, so I often brag.
Following his end of the year review, Mark's exit exams ranked his intelligence as "superior."
That's a point for those who think that we are the sum of our genes...
Then again, he does live with me, so that's also a point for environment...
Will we ever settle this debate?
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Grand Theft Auto for the NES
My guess is that golf guy will have no idea why this is funny. Nothing against him, it's just humor for the post-Nixon generation.
(I was going to say post-Johnson administration, but I didn't want him to think that I meant Andrew Johnson).
Cereal Mascot Therapy Session
It's not that I haven't any actual ideas of my own to post, its that this stuff is just too funny.
Board Game Murder Mystery
This is clever, but not if you haven't played board games in the last fifty years.
Wizard of Oz Outtake
I didn't want to post another video tonight, but I ran across this novelty.
Enjoy.
Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Av's (FULL '97 brawl)
It was this moment more than a decade ago that made me a hockey fan.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
More On Spike Lee's Whining
In a previous post, I mentioned that Afro-American director Spike Lee complained that Clint Eastwood used no black actors in Flags of Our Fathers (the story of the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima--none of whom were black), and Letters From Iwo Jima (the story of Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective--non of whom were black).
I wonder if Spike Lee is angry that no Hispanics were cast in Shaka Zulu. Also, no Persians were in North to Alaska. I, quite frankly, am offended that no humans were in March of the Penguins.
I wonder if Spike Lee is angry that no Hispanics were cast in Shaka Zulu. Also, no Persians were in North to Alaska. I, quite frankly, am offended that no humans were in March of the Penguins.
Hurricane Katrina Whiners
FEMA has recently announced that all people currently living in federally founded trailer parks need to find their own residences. The wastefully ineffectual wing of the executive branch stated that the deadline is Sunday (but, at the same time, they promised that no one remaining would be evicted--how's that for setting a deadline?
Many wonder what the displaced people will do, since jobs and housing are scarce in the region.
Here's an idea. Move. Comedian Sam Kinnison said it best, about how really to help the starving people in Africa. Don't send food. Send U-Hauls. If you don't like the effects of hurricanes, then move the hell out of hurricane central. Seriously, if you don't like tobacco smoke, then you choose the no-smoking section of a restaurant. And yes, it's just that simple. I don't like really cold weather, so I don't live in Nome, Alaska. I don't like really hot weather, so I don't live in Death Valley, California--not that I love the winters and summers in Michigan, but they are tolerable.
But FEMA isn't willing to leave one vagrant behind:
"FEMA found an apartment in Baton Rouge for [29 year old Alton] Love and his daughter, who lived at a New Orleans housing project before Katrina."
To me, that sounds like Alton Love's damn job, but whatever. He has a habitable place reserved for him in the state's capitol--yeah feds!
And still the socialists whine, "But after the government pays for the first month, Love has to pay the rent."
Is that supposed to be alarming to us, that the man will have to pay rent for living in someone else's property? Should you or I have to pay rent for this man? Hell no. If this guy won't get a job and provide for himself and his daughter, then relocate him about 200 miles south of Baton Rouge.
Many wonder what the displaced people will do, since jobs and housing are scarce in the region.
Here's an idea. Move. Comedian Sam Kinnison said it best, about how really to help the starving people in Africa. Don't send food. Send U-Hauls. If you don't like the effects of hurricanes, then move the hell out of hurricane central. Seriously, if you don't like tobacco smoke, then you choose the no-smoking section of a restaurant. And yes, it's just that simple. I don't like really cold weather, so I don't live in Nome, Alaska. I don't like really hot weather, so I don't live in Death Valley, California--not that I love the winters and summers in Michigan, but they are tolerable.
But FEMA isn't willing to leave one vagrant behind:
"FEMA found an apartment in Baton Rouge for [29 year old Alton] Love and his daughter, who lived at a New Orleans housing project before Katrina."
To me, that sounds like Alton Love's damn job, but whatever. He has a habitable place reserved for him in the state's capitol--yeah feds!
And still the socialists whine, "But after the government pays for the first month, Love has to pay the rent."
Is that supposed to be alarming to us, that the man will have to pay rent for living in someone else's property? Should you or I have to pay rent for this man? Hell no. If this guy won't get a job and provide for himself and his daughter, then relocate him about 200 miles south of Baton Rouge.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Virtuoso Spanish Guitar
Nothing like this to remind you that no matter how much better you've gotten at the guitar, you still suck.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Spike Lee Attacks Clint Eastwood; I Attack Spike Lee
Director Spike Lee recently criticized Clint Eastwood for ignoring the contributions of black soldiers in World War II. Lee notes that in both Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima, all American soldiers are white--though he forgot to mention that all Japanese soldiers were Asian, specifically Japanese.
To my knowledge, there weren't many African-Americans even at Iwo Jima, so the fact that they aren't depicted in the film does not necessarily represent neglect. The only African Americans that I can think of at that battle were members of the 11th Marine Depot Company and 7th Marine Ammunition Company. Both of these companies served as support for the assaulting soldiers. Since the point of the two films was to depict the men who fought at Iwo Jima, including African Americans would have been mere pandering.
Never you fear, however, for Spike Lee has found the remedy. What he wants is World War II film that fairly depicts the war as a joint white and black American operation.
Said Lee, "Many veterans, African-Americans, who survived that war are upset at Clint Eastwood. In his vision of Iwo Jima, Negro soldiers did not exist. Simple as that. I have a different version," Lee said.
Lee's solution? Miracle at St. Anna, a film that will center around an all-black division fighting in Tuscany, Italy. I can't wait for Eastwood to respond, "Many veterans, white-Americans, who survived that war are upset at Spike Lee. In his vision of the Italian campaign, white soldiers did not exist..."
Besides, who in the hell can take a guy named "Spike" seriously? What makes it worse is that he changed his name to Spike. His given name is Shelton. Now I can understand changing Shelton, but to Spike?
"Mama says, 'stupid is as stupid does.'"
To my knowledge, there weren't many African-Americans even at Iwo Jima, so the fact that they aren't depicted in the film does not necessarily represent neglect. The only African Americans that I can think of at that battle were members of the 11th Marine Depot Company and 7th Marine Ammunition Company. Both of these companies served as support for the assaulting soldiers. Since the point of the two films was to depict the men who fought at Iwo Jima, including African Americans would have been mere pandering.
Never you fear, however, for Spike Lee has found the remedy. What he wants is World War II film that fairly depicts the war as a joint white and black American operation.
Said Lee, "Many veterans, African-Americans, who survived that war are upset at Clint Eastwood. In his vision of Iwo Jima, Negro soldiers did not exist. Simple as that. I have a different version," Lee said.
Lee's solution? Miracle at St. Anna, a film that will center around an all-black division fighting in Tuscany, Italy. I can't wait for Eastwood to respond, "Many veterans, white-Americans, who survived that war are upset at Spike Lee. In his vision of the Italian campaign, white soldiers did not exist..."
Besides, who in the hell can take a guy named "Spike" seriously? What makes it worse is that he changed his name to Spike. His given name is Shelton. Now I can understand changing Shelton, but to Spike?
"Mama says, 'stupid is as stupid does.'"
Monday, May 19, 2008
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