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My NeoCounter sent me an e-mail the other day (something I didn't really know it did). It sent me and e-mail that said I had my 950th unique city visit the blog. So that got me to thinking, while the friends that are here and following I know. there are obviously a bunch of others that have either stopped by once, or hopefully stop by regularly from many cities to see what is going on in the heartland.

So if you are just lurking around drop a comment below with what city you are in and if you have a blog leave that link too, I would love to drop on by and check it out.

On Friday we went out to celebrate Dani's b-day and it started with dinner at a hibachi table at Samurai Sushi and ended with too many drinks at Billy Joe's. I think good times were had by most. I tried out Add it Up by the Violent Fems and Call me Al by Paul Simon with and assist from Dani on the Simon ditty. I think for a first attempt they both came off OK. My Doorbell from the White Stripes was an epic fail, a terrible combination of too fast and too much beer. Mike hit a homer with "I am Man of Constant Sorrow". I think he should bring a fake beard next time. Amy, Dani, Zac, Tad Chilly and Cas all had fun songs. Mary Lyn wouldn't sing us anything, grrrrr. Larry brought us Paper Airplanes as a b-day request for Dani, while still a huge hit with us the rest of the bar didn't get into like the first time which I didn't get. And Amy's friend *insert name here as you see too many beers were had too remember* went the "funny" route dropping this bad boy on us "Since You've Been Gone" in the style of Kelly Clarkson:

Like the Phoenix

It seems lately the things I like either go away or go bad. My awesome computer when turned on the other day wouldn't boot and made a strange beeping noise. Went to get some milk the other morning, it was bad. Some programs at work that seem to be fine all of the sudden can't seem to run. My favorite weekly hang out for 5 years, Billy Joe's, closed. And now my absolute favorite restaurant in Des Moines, Sage, will be closing their doors at the end of April.




I know, poor Cam, it must be hard to be you..... But hey, now my computer has and extra 2 GB of RAM and a new video card. There happened to be another gallon of milk in the fridge. Programs can always be fixed, I think that is what is called job security. Billy Joe's has actually re-opened, all be it sans movie theater and at last check trivia is missing too. And Chef Meek is going to be heading downtown to Sbrocco. So all is not lost, and things are never quite as bad as they seem. But as we have come to point out at work.... things are never as bad as they seem, until they are. well we say that and 110 111, what ever it takes.




So I dedicate this posting to things that once were but are no longer

• Iowa State Basketball
• Me wearing 32" waist pants
• My 81 Camaro
• Sage
• Pushing Daisey's
• The Sinclair dinosaur
• Prissy's right eye
• My ability to stay up until 2AM and get up for work at 6
• My N64
• That great house at Simpson that seems to be no more
• Grass in my backyard
• The beer barn
• Life on Mars
• Roadshow video
• Billy Joe's Picture Show
• Pondarosa
• The camp dodge pool
• Barnards
• The ground round
• Videos on MTv
• Trees in my front yard
• and Adam Fausch

I'd like to hear some other things from around Des Moines that are missing.

Sometimes it does feel true that I change by not changing at all

TANBTNoD

Last night was TANBTNoD. Oh... that's The Annual Night Before Thanksgiving Night of Debauchery.

We (Me, Jamie Lou, Jim and Ginger (in-laws), Zac and Dani, Mike (for a bit), Trent and Monica, Thad, Todd, and Nathan(i think that was the name, he was new to the group and it was a night of debauchery) started off at Billy Joe's Picture Show. Saw the movie, Nick and Nora's Infinite Play List. I would give the movie a C+ to B-. Pretty average show, with some great one-liners. The one things that I really took from the movie is that if anyone is getting raped in that van, it will probably be a guy.

After the movie it was off to the lounge and a night of Karaoke. There we were joined by Deweese and sang ans sang..... there was some Tenacious D, Our Lady Peace, Oasis, Nirvana, Bjork among others....

Some then went on to debaucher at 3-bag...... Then B-rizzle (Bryce) showed up and we hung at BJ's for a bit more... everyone had then left 3-bag so Bryce and I were off to Charlie's Filling Station. There we got terrible drinks, we think they were grapefruit and tequila. Not fun, but we had a nice time....

Now getting ready to head to Granger and eat way too much food and play some Wii!

Things I learned from Pineapple Express

Not a movie for small kids or old adults. Thankfully no one that goes with me to these movies falls into either of those categories. While this movie was very funny from beginning to end I did manage to learn a few things from it.

I learned that if you are going to be fighting it is best to shave your pits, as it will make you more aerodynamic for said fighting.

I learned it probably isn't the best idea to stick your thumb through your zipper to make it look like a penis when you are trying to thumb a ride.

I learned that coughing gets you ten times higher.

I learned that God's vagina smells like Pineapple Express.

I also learned you will probably want to live in the bag that hols the Pineapple Express.

I learned that talk radio is so boring if you leave you car on listening to it and you pass out, your car will commit suicide.

I learned it is really fun to say "Thug Life" when cocking a shotgun.

I learned that you probably shouldn't eat a blow pop from a strippers vagina.

I learned that no matter what the situation if you are being forced down a hole to your death it is best to ask if there is a Rancor waiting for you at the bottom of the hole.

I learned that if you get you ear shot off it will either look cool or gross.

I learned that no matter how bad ass you are if you get hit by a Daewoo Lanos it will mess your nuts up. Also you will get your foot shot off.

I learned that Ted Jones is a killer. And he got served.

I learned that if you tell your g-friend unit that you love her to get her back and she then mentions marriage you should end it because she is immature.

I learned that even if your cat has been dead for three months you should keep the litter box in the kitchen. Also you should continue to celebrate that cat's birthday with a cake.

I learned that most people just want want to get home and have dinner with their wife and that desire will get you shot.




I learned that the army made weed in 1937. Also while testing the effect on humans it makes you feel like melting butter on flap jacks. Additionally when you are asked questions about your superiors you will bust out some jazz riffs and drum beats.





I learned that if your captors say they can hear what you are planning, it probably means they can hear what you are planning.

I learned that if you shoot a man that then swings to your feet you should empty your machine gun into him just to make sure.

LASTLY

I learned that Pineapple Express is so good that smoking it is a major crime, just like killing a unicorn.



Next movie is Mama Mia, I think that there is a better than great chance, I am skipping it!

PEACE!

Things I learned from Watching Step Brothers

Went to Billy Joe's Picture Show to watch "Step Brothers" last Thursday. Peed a little, laughed a lot. Other than "Get Smart" lately the viewing selection has been rough at best, so "Step Brothers" was a much welcomed breath of fresh air. It reminded me of when Jamie Lou and I went to "There's Something Something About Mary", it had the same laugh out loud qualities to it. I will say that watching this movie I learned a few things:

I learned/confirmed that I am a child and I still love fart jokes, they get me every time.

I learned that even if you think your fart will be "silent", it is best to not let one rip during a job interview.

I learned that if you punch a dickhead in the face, there is a chance that his wife will want to have sex with you.

I learned that although you may be 40, you may not have the smarts to build bunk beds. So I say to you, DO NOT BUILD BUCK BEDS no matter how much room it will give you for activities.

I learned that throwing "Boats and Hoes" into a moving Italian song makes it more accessible to the average man. A killer drum solo, just makes it great for everybody as well.
Thanks for the Edit Kelly!

I learned that if you know you live with a sleep walker you must, AND I REPEAT MUST, check the oven before preheating it.

I learned that if you have a Billy Joel cover band you probably should learn his entire catalog. Only doing 80's Billy Joel will result in you being heckled off the stage.

I learned that no matter how much you spend on voice lessons if your wife isn't into the A Capella version of "Sweat Child O' Mine" with the rest of the family, it falls flat.



I learned that even if there are two 40 years olds, get enough little children together the 40 year olds can/will take an ass whooping. Additionally, if you come back for a rematch with that same gang of children appearing from a helicopter, you will do the ass whooping.

I learned that if you are being buried alive you should be quite as to not wake the neighbors.

I learned that if someone, who is sweaty and probably shouldn't be, tells you they were watching Cops you should sanitize your drums before touching them. I am just saying the sack sweat smell might linger for a while
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Pineapple Express is the next movie up, so two winners in a row, now we ballin'!


Now a serious item from me. Parents, tell your kids you love them. Husbands and wives, give each other a hug. Kids call you parents and say thanks for everything. A good friend of mine had his son tragically killed last week. Life is short and don't "wish" you had done something. Do it.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Went and watched The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor at Billy Joe's Picture Show. They should have called it The Mummy: Steaming Pile of Dog Shit. I knew this movie was going to be bad, I had no idea it was going to be worse than Hell Boy. It was so bad am not sure which I would rather see, The Mummy or the new Indiana Jones movie. They both sucked. The bad part is I really liked the first Mummy, and kinda liked the second one. This movie was so bad I had to get drunk to try and forget most of that night, but some things are forever burned into my brain like :

Yetis! Not the fact that there are Yeti, more that you can speak Chinese and English to them and they understand. Even beyond that, after they kicked a man over a building one of the freaking CGI yetis signals "THE KICK IS GOOD" and they laughed. I didn't laugh, I vomited a bit in my mouth and heard Mike say "That just happened." Oh you readers are lucky, I found all of the Yeti clips on You Tube!


The Dragon Emperor after dieing and being reborn (Why she made that curse I don't quite know, why not make one that he dies forever, not one where he can be reborn and all powerful?) can freeze things and shoot fire out of his eyes maybe it was his mouth. Then turns into Tiamat, and a hedgehog, and a flying dragon. Terrible, real silly. Why does he need his army to be brought back from the dead? Why not just freeze, burn, eat, and out race(a Sonic joke there) the enemy. On the other hand, wouldn't modern (1948) weaponry outmatch 19th dynasty weaponry of the army he brings back?

How/Why do 3000 year old machines still work? It is a bit old to be able to pull a switch and have a floor open up with a pulley system. It is just old and tired. Why in the HELL did they have to blow open the door to the tomb if other explorers had already been inside and were found dead? What, they closed themselves inside after they died?


Step Brothers next week. I could hear Ferrell say "I'm burying you!" a couple times a day and not get tired of it.

Cyclones didn't lose.
Squawks did.
Gators did.
Trojans did.
The Irish are.
Hope the Vikes win tomorrow.
I gotta say, it was a good day.

HELL BOY and Birthday gift

Oh, big red, you disappoint me.

I learned I was expecting waaaaayyyyyy toooooo much for this movie. Probably because I kinda liked the first. This one felt like they were just going through the motions, only this time they had 75 Million for special effects instead of 5 Million. I don't even have the energy to write all of the things that I hated about this movie (not sure when I turned so cynical, probably around the time the Palin was deemed worth fo the VP nomination. I am not even a political type of guy, but man does the hypocracy of the republican party this week piss me off. Like some how trotting your 17 year old daughter and her unborn bastard child out is a rallying call for the party. What is going on in the world? Use a rubber losers.)

Larry tells me there are things in this life that are meant to be Fantasy, and I get it. I live in fantasy land most of my life. Less now that I am not in College, but I still live there. This movie is pure fantasy, bu that doesn't let them off from silly things like tossing Hell boy through concrete (makes him madder) and then hitting him in the face with a locker room locker door (almost knocks him out). Things like this are not excussable...... I give this movie a D+. Next week is Hancock, and I am really excited for this one. **EDIT** Tuesday night will be the night for the movie for me as the Vikings will smash the Packers on Monday **EDIT**....

GUBBY actually did have a birthday gift for me, not that I ever doubted him.... It was an Autographed copy of "A Feast of Crows" from George R.R. Martin (my favorite author... maybe Piers Anthony, But he IS probably number one) The series (hopefully) is being made into a show on HBO. They are going to turn "A Song of Fire and Ice" into a mutli-part show. His series began in 1996 with "A Game of Thrones" and the intention is to have each of the series' 4 novels fuel one season each. As each novel is at or exceeding 1,000 pages a season should be no issue for each book. SO thanks for the gift Mike, time to read the 4 books again and hope (pray) that "A Dance with Drgons" will ever get turned out. It was to come out literally years ago, but he isn't happy with it so it waits. in the mean time I guess I can read them all again. So here is to hoping that Jon Snow, Tyrion, Daenerys and the rest will soon be available for consumption!

It look s a bit like this (can't find the camera to take a pic)


From the rest of the Fam-damn-ly I got an I-pod Nano, great Polo Shirts, I-tunes cards, Madden 2009 for the x-box, and bottle of Hennesy and Rosetta Stone Spanish among other things. All in all a pretty good haul if you ask me. And as always, everyone is way too generous.....

Things I learned from "Wanted"

I learned that the ATM is the only truth giver in your life and will tell you your friend is nailing your girlfriend.

The best way to get back at that guy for nailing you girlfriend is a good old fashioned "home rowing" the following is a reenactment for you viewing pleasure:



I learned that it is easier to bend bullets than step one foot either direction and shoot straight.




I learned that a box truck can keep up with a Dodge Viper. So save your money and just buy a Taurus. I mean why would it even be close to being possible for a V-10 600 HP sports car to out run a diesel Box truck that looks like it could have come from U-haul. That is just crazy talk!





I learned that this is one time I actually wished Samuel L Jackson was in the lead roll and not Morgan Freeman. That way he could have said "YES THEY DESERVE TO DIE, AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!" and it would have been relevant.

I learned that after you hear a terrible story all of your morals float away and you turn into a killer. I mean really you won't kill a guy because it it wrong, then you are told "I didn't kill someone one once then my family died and while those two events aren't related you just never know. Now get to killing!" So you do.

I learned it takes about six weeks of getting your ass kicked to turn into the best killer in the world.

I learned that if a loom kicks out a tapestry you can somehow write down binary from it. Now this Binary code doesn't turn into number like all binary I have worked with, no it turns into, let's say a hexadecimal translation, so the ones and zeros make words.

I also learned our hero James McAvoy can read the secret code without any formal training.

I learned that if you see a crazy possessed loom kicking out a tapestry with no person running it, that will seem just fine to you. I mean hey, you CAN curve bullets and shoot the wings off of flies.





I learned Angelina Jolie looks hungry. And her face may be a little "off". And her tattoos and choices in men can be a bit "off". Yet still has a nice padunkadunk.




I learned that shooting first asking question later to a man trying to keep you from falling about a mile down a canyon might result in you shooting you father.

I learned that falling a few thousand feet will be fine once you get a hot wax bath.

I learned that people really hate rats. and that if you strap high explosives to 1,000 of them they will move themselves perfectly around to have a great explosion. I also learned that you can rig a rat high explosive vest complete with timer for a thousand rats without any training. I also learned it should only take you a few hours to do this. This kid was amazing.

I learned that when you fight a man that has a knife you can't kill him with bullets. No, you have to get the barrel of you gun plugged with a knife blade. This will not jam your gun and blow up in your eyes, not even close. No, it will make a knife blade cannon which is handy because only knives and kill a knife wielding man.

I learned that if you blow up a textiles factory no one comes to check it out. Because fire never did anything bad in Chicago.

I learned the whole secret father bit it tired and played out. Make it a brother, or old baby-sitter, or an uncle.

I learned that if you have an old mustang, and you have a head-on accident with an old corvette you don't crash. Oh no. you do a barrel roll over a limo so you can say "I'm sorry" in sow motion as you shoot a man in the face and land on your wheels.

I learned I want there to be a wanted two electric bugaloo.

I learned I don't want it, I need it.

I learned that chicks dig melon flavored condoms. I also learned you will buy these for you friend to use them to nail your girlfriend.

I learned that they will foreshadow civil war muskets and french pistols that have been turned into semi automatic weapons but rather than explain their purpose it is easier at the end to just admit you made a mistake to make these people seem like "highlanders" or something that live forever and easier to pretend you never foreshadowed them in the first place.

I learned that if you are going to shoot your arch enemy it is easier to shoot through your friend's energy drink, your boss' glazed donut hole, several panes of glass from a mile away.

I learned that if you stand on an "X" kiss your ass goodbye.

Lastly I learned I enjoyed this movie more than Sex and the City. Did I see SatC? no, but that girl is so ugly in SatC this had to have been better.

So this movie gets a D maybe a C- if they had explained the old guns. James McAvoy plays a slacker pretty well. Common (if it actually happens) will make a great Green Lantern. Jolie has a nice padunkadunk. If I missed anything please feel free to leave it in the suggestions. Next up is "Hell Boy 2 - The Golden Army"

What I learned From Indiana Jones

Things I learned from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I learned that Monkeys hate, and I mean hate, Russians

I learned that Tarzan Swinging through the jungle will get you through said jungle faster than the speeding vechiles will

I learned that in the 50's there were "Lead Lined" refrigerators

I learned that in case of nuclear explosion being in one of these lead lined fridges and being thrown hundreds, hell maybe thousands of feet, you will be just fine.

I learned that in the 50's Area 51 was guarded by only four guards. Once you kill them you have free reign over the entire place.

I learned that the metal in gun powder floats to a magnetized box. Buy only when thrown in the air. If you are dumping the powder into the hat it goes into the hat. but if you throw it up in the air from the hat it flies. I think the hat is the key to finding the magnetized box. QED

I learned that the magnetized item in the box only effected the pry bars after the lid was taken off. So wood must dampen the effect, yet be strong enough to make gun powder float.

I learned that Indy still hates snakes. But not enough to not grab one to get out of a sink trap.

I learned that if you are in the middle of a jungle in that sink trap it is not a good idea to tell your crazy friend, and I do mean crazy like has truly lost his mind, to "get help" because he will just go and find the Russians you have escaped from. Probably because they are the only other people in the jungle.

I learned that Shia LeBeouf playing a greaser on a motorcycle makes me giggle out loud

I learned that running will make all bullets miss you.

I learned that the sword is still the weapon of choice for some.

I learned that Indy is ok if you don't go to school if you aren't his kid.






I learned that Predators are cooler aliens than the crystal skull ones are.








I learned that Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom doesn't seem as ridiculous as it once did.

I leaned how many waters falls it takes to crash the duck boat. 'How many?' you ask. That is a great question. Then answer is Jump off a cliff onto a tree that is lower you safely to the water. Then falling down one waterfall, then a second and finally a third will wreck the duck boat. I also learned that falling down the three waterfalls will not put a mark on you.

I learned that hot rodders will mess with the military folk.

I learned that CGI ground hogs look funny more like meerkats.



I learned that Caddy Shack's Gopher was a better dancer that Indy's ground hog.









I grade this movie at a F+. So it passed.........barely. If you want a movie that uses solving riddles as the way to a treasure watch either of the National Treasure movies. If you want a good Indiana Jones movie Watch the first of the third installment. If you want to watch a silly Indiana Jones movie watch the Temple of Doom. Just don't watch this one. If you did happen to see this one maybe you got lucky and looked in the skull's eye sockets and it ate your brain too. I wasn't one of the lucky ones though.

Things I learned from watching The Incredible Hulk

I learned lot of things while watching Ed Norton's The Incredible Hulk. So in no particular order here we go

I learned that you will not like the hulk when he is hungry.




I learned that Ed Norton must not have got real tattoos for American History X.







Unlike the Dude, Tim Roth does make a really good bad guy.

If the U.S. military is after you in a foreign country, you will not only be able to elude them, but hitchhike your way all the way home in 17 short days from Guatemala by way of Brazil.

The hulk loses his mental faculties, but the abomination speaks the queen's English with perfect diction.

The hulk clap will put out fire, but not rupture ear drums.

Tony Stark made a lot of money this summer.

Lou Ferrigno is still a massive, MASSIVE human being.

He is also still quite deaf.

He also can't find shirts that fit him.






If you need to learn a foreign language, forget Rosetta stone, all you need is Grover.









The Abomination, after getting "knocked out", will remain in that state for several minutes.

Soda from Brazil with hulk blood will make you feel kinda tingly on the inside.

Stan Lee likes said Brazilian soda.

Stomach acid has no effect on a USB drive. Hulk or Human it is all good.

Even Bruce banner thinks Purple pants are a bad idea.

Encrypted chat is done in real time. And they are real fast/accurate typers, not one backspace used.

There are still crazy cab drivers in NYC. Maybe, just maybe the subway is a better choice.

Bombs don't hurt the Hulk, but the military thinks hand guns might.

Found out the Hulk is afraid of Thunder.



The Abomination can take bullets and direct hits from missiles but if a steel chain hits him he goes to sleep like a little baby. Also those same chains don't have a weakest link, the hulk can choke as hard as he likes....







The last things I learned? NYC still doesn't know how to get their citizens out of harms way when a disaster happens. They just let the people do as they please.

Like Iron Man another solid movie. I say B- again. Next up will be the new Indiana Jones movie. From the trailer it looks like they may have mailed this one in and went for a bad movie. But I may be wrong. I hope I am wrong.

Things I learned from the Movie Iron Man

When you want a classic American burger... after being in captivity for 3 months... and you are a billi0nare... you go to Burger King.

You can build a full mech suit in a cave and your captors will only check on you once. When they get suspicious of you that one time, they won't smash yout feet they will threaten your doctor friend.

The Dude is not a scary bad guy.

A reporter with a degree from Brown will sleep with you with only a few catty remarks.

Your assistant will learn how to overload and blow up your arc reactor with only a few short commands. She will then argue about blowing it up when missiles get fired at you.

You can open chest/heart surgery in a cave in the desert, and everything will be OK.

You can admit to being Iron Man after killing another person and destroying a lot of property, and no one will have a problem with it.

Nick Fury has the chance of yelling a lot and being eaten BY A SHARK! (a little Chappell joke there:
"HOWS IT TASTE MOTHER F***ER!?"
"Can you please stop yelling?"
"NO I CANT STOP YELLING, THAT'S HOW I TALK HAVEN'T YOU SEEN ANY OF MY MOVIES?!? SHAFT, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE, JURASSIC PARK, DEEP BLUE SEA, I WAS EATEN BY A F***IN' SHARK IN THAT ONE!"
"SAMUEL JACKSON IT'LL GET YA DRUNK! YOU'LL BE F***IN' FAT CHICKS IN NO TIME!"


You can fall from thousands of feet from the sky onto the desert, and be just fine.

Old Christine's ex husband can get a job as a spook at Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcements and Logistics Division. And they have to work on an acronym for that Division.

When you ship illegal arms to terrorists, you ship them with your company's name on them. Because hey, any press is good press.

All in all Iron Man was a pretty good movie. At time sit felt a bit like a two hour trailer for the next Iron Man movie, but it was entertaining. One of the better movies I have seen at Billy Joe's in a few months. I would give it a B-, would have been higher if not for the Dude playing the bad guy. I mean that is only slightly more meanacing than Topher Grace being Venom. Dumb, just dumb.

Next up is The Hulk with Ed Norton and William Hurt, I am hoping it is a pretty good movie too.

Billy Joe's Karaoke Night

After a very, very long work week it was a nice Friday night out for me. Finished of my Summer beer tour at Old Chicago. Remember Think Globally, Drink Locally. Then it was off to Billy Joe's for some karaoke singing. I think a good time was had by all. The Fabulous Doak Sisters were there. And Thad and Monica and Trent and Zac and Cam and a bar-full of singers. Some were good, some were great but everyone had a fun time. Until some dude blow chunks in the urinal, sing and floor of the men's room. Who ever you are dude. Not cool, not cool at all.

I digress, below are some photos from the night:


The Girls:

The boys?
Shhhhhhh, Dani Singing Bjork. Someone has been practicing
LION FACE!
LEMON FACE!

He's good (best Billy Madison Voice)I have no idea what I am singing, Maybe Elvira! But it looks a bit more serious than that, maybe I should practice like Dani?!?!


Thad, the day before the debacle :( Thanks for the help again!

Zac Rocking it!
Monica Rocking it? Trent loving it?!?!
The girls?

You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Yeah, please listen to me when I say DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN, and not because Sandler got all roided our for this roll(he does have good abs). Mostly because you will want two hours of your life back. Here is the little secret, you aren't getting it back. I am guessing because Mike Meyers made the abortion of a movie the Love Guru, Sandler being a SNL alum didn't want him to be the only one. Terribel, just terrible. Better than Norbit? Yes. Better than Date Movie? Oh, God yes. Better than much else? Not really.

On of the saddest thing (other than Michael Buffer playing a role in this movie) Is the poor writting by Judd Apatow I normally find the movies his name are put on the pretty damn funny side, but not this time. A few bright spots would be the cameos by Jon McEnroe George Takei, Bruce Vilanch, MAriah Carey, Kevin James, and Chris Rock (his family got hacked up). But really other than that a D would be the highest I could go.




Big plans upcoming first in the Blog world I will have thoughts on the UFC and Affliction fights. And JB not sure which guy you don't like but, Tim Silvia got $800,000.00 to fight Fedor. That got me to thinking, I wouldn't take it. I'd be drinking my dinner through a straw for the rest of my like and talking through a machine like Stephen Hawkings. Now would I like Jamie Lou fight Fedor? No, I am not an animal people. Geez.


Also along the lines of the fights will be my thoughts on Mediacom, and how I am 95% sure I am getting a dish. More on those douche bags in another post, they may need an entire post dedicated to them. A-holes.


Also comming up, Jamie Lou is off to KC to see her sister and our nephew and her parents. So that should be a great trip for her. I a lucky enough to have an IBM guy coming in to work the next week, so I will be getting prepped for that most of the weekend (all of sunday for sure).

Speaking of the weekend, finally going to get the rest of the pool paving finished up at the folk's. Some nice friends have a greed to work for beer, pizza, and a swim on Saturday. So Jamie B, Joe V, 80's Paul, Dave, Rusty and others. Pray for no rain, It would be nice to get that project DONE!

Movie Review: Narnia

Well it would appear that images aren't uploading right now, but no matter. What I thought of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:



Strange movie. First it is rated PG, but man oh man do a lot of people get killed. I am guessing it would have had to have been in the hundreds. Second, the kids are gone for one year, they come back and it has been hundreds of years, yet the children have no remorse with killing and have no problem fighting with adults/creatures. So their internal morality has no problem with what they do, I find that strange. Third, the movie shut off right at the end for about 10 minutes right before the big finale so that is always exciting. Fourth, the girls take off towards then end of the movie, never really mentions why but off they go. Last, why did the white witch show up for a 2 minute(if that) appearance. Rating C-, not even really a great kids movie and I think it is a bit dark for them to enjoy, and I found my mind wandering more than once.

Actually one more thing, if there are flying creatures why are horses so important? just like LotR, that bothers me.

I don't care what anyone says, it is nice to go to the bar and not smell like smoke when you leave. For those that have been to Billy Joe's it is safe to go back :) Tommy and I am sure other look to have scrubber the NTN boxes, the chairs are nice and shinny, and karaoke has never been more smoke free!

Grabbed a NeoCounter counter. That was kind of redundant as it meant the same thing. Like PIN number, ATM machine and the like. Trying to make the layout look a bit better, but as always I am looking for suggestions and or requests of things to write on, or items to include next. Heck I was impressed I put a slide show in. So who know what else could be out there. Again, for a guy that works on computers, I have a lot to learn.