tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71026202012-02-13T02:28:25.007-06:00Ramblings, thoughts, observations, anything that comes across my mind and that I feel like sharing.jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-69714495657240267662012-02-13T02:25:00.000-06:002012-02-13T02:26:43.671-06:00

I don't have my stuff (life) together yet. I want to write posts, and I have so many ideas. Yet, I'm lazy and don't get around to it. I've got tons of podcasts I've downloaded and haven't listened to them. I would like a better stereo in my vehicle to handle this stuff. That's about an hour a day of listening that would be better use of my driving time, though I do take that time to pray (

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[This was written right after Christmas. I lost my internet connection on Christmas Eve and could not get the file to my phone to post on the blogger app.] The New Year every year is a time to start something new, to make resolutions, to examine one's life and seek ways to improve. Traditionally, I have not done this resolution bit. Can't fail if you don't try, right? But, I've been pretty

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-13334434646226584482011-02-17T14:51:00.001-06:002011-02-17T14:51:14.789-06:00

This is my first post from my phone in the Blogger App for android. Sponge Bob is happy.

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Today, I am thankful for doctors and readily-available medical care. A large dog jumped on my leg, and I had been having increasing troubles with it, so much so that I was using a crutch to get around. Well, after x-rays and examination, the doctor and his student doctor assistant shadowing him for a month did not find anything specific. But through that examination, I'm back on my diabetes and

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-71960167393362771912010-11-21T22:39:00.000-06:002010-11-21T22:39:54.962-06:00

Today, I had a hard time picking something specific to be thankful for. Perhaps I've been too general the past few days and covered most everything. Which tells me, regardless of how trite or cliché it might be, if I'm thankful for it, I will list it. Today, I am thankful for air conditioning. Living in Houston (or the South), it seems a necessity. And with my sinuses, I run my A/C longer than

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-34701710751650480732010-11-20T22:22:00.001-06:002010-11-21T22:09:20.063-06:00

kind of funny: I actually looked at the stats for this blog just to see what I could see. I don't post anything for months and get 5 followers (which I find funny). Then I start posting, and I lose 2 followers. I'm glad I don't do this for the followers or have an ego about those kinds of things. Heh. Today, I am thankful for the little things in life that we get so busy and presume are always

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Today, I am thank for a couple of things, like Benadryl to combat my severe sinus attack, and rolling chairs (because my leg is hurting - Doctor on Monday).

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Today, I am thankful for my friends. To laugh, to cry, to share, to experience life together, my friends are my family in lieu of immediate family nearby.

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This is beginning to be a trend, posting every other day... Not intentional, and as I was driving home last night, I was thinking of what I wanted to put in this post, but then I was tired and blinked, and it was out of mind. It being Wednesday, the day comic books are delivered every week except when there is a holiday at the beginning of the week or UPS messes up the delivery, it dawned on me

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Today, I am thankful for my vehicle. I drive a Trailblazer, and it is tons different from my Regal I used to have. The only luxury on the Trailblazer is keyless entry and electric driver's seat. No moon roof, no cassette player (but it does have a CD player), no steering-wheel mounted radio controls, no thermometer or compass, no leather seats. But I love driving my Trailblazer; it's easy to

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Sorry, Mondays are packed for me, and I didn't get to this. Excuses, excuses... Today (and most every day), I am thankful for music, in particular thinking about Arcade Fire (because they were on SNL last Saturday and were great). Their music pierces my very soul and speaks to it at a level beyond consciousness. I know, that's all kinds of New Agey gobbledy-gook, but not really. Music has a way

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-21738447461017292942010-11-14T02:31:00.000-06:002010-11-14T02:31:40.569-06:00

Nov 14, 2010: I am thankful that I have a job, and that our company is doing decently, decently enough that I got a pretty nice raise which will be retroactive to Oct 1 on my next paycheck at the beginning of December!

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I'm all alone. It's scary. Yes, I know I have God/Jesus/Spirit, and that's not nothing. But a real live person? Nada. And I don't see that changing in the next 50 years or so. If only I could figure out how to be the guy that won't automatically screw things up, because that part (screwing things up) I seem to have down pat. Maybe I should start my Thanksgiving posts for the rest of the month

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-40643004034224751732010-08-07T00:45:00.000-05:002010-08-07T00:45:34.506-05:00

Next Monday would have been my dad's 69th birthday. I wish I had some kind of artistic outlet so that people could see how devastating his death two years ago has been to me. Instead, I put on a brave face and try to press on. But wow do I miss him tremendously.

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[hey, look, a new design. Blogger provided; I played.] Wow, there's so much to do: work, movies, dinners with friends, good TV shows, bad TV shows, plans for the future, cleaning up the apartment, stories to write, new skills to attain, new things to learn about, books to read. And I do almost none of it. I work, and I watch some movies and TV (both the good and the bad). Sometimes, I get

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-70159337614928492692010-02-13T23:58:00.003-06:002010-02-14T00:39:41.432-06:00

I went to see The Wolfman today. To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. I've seen the old Universal Studios Frankenstein and Dracula films, and it's possible I saw the Wolfman film, but I don't recall too much about it. I'm familiar with werewolf legends in general: full moon raises the werewolf up; a silver bullet through the heart will kill them (or is that being shot anywhere with a

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Register

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I went to see The Blind Side today. There were lots of previews that had nothing in common other than being dramatic. Or comedies. Or just some totally random collection of movies that had no tie-in to any other movies out at this time. Oh, well, it’s still good to see. But by the time they were finished, I had forgotten what we came to see. In full disclosure, I had absolutely nothing to do

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-50725192191767556652009-09-21T23:59:00.001-05:002009-09-21T23:59:17.111-05:00

On July 6th of this year, I had to do the hardest thing I’ve encountered in my life: I had to put my beloved cat, Clark Kent, of nearly 16 years (3 days short) to sleep. He had developed kidney disease; his liver was beginning to fail; he had a lesion on his lung; and his levels were all moving in the wrong direction. I put up a memorial page on evercats.com. Sadly, the picture posted there is

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-9943920029498653452009-05-09T07:53:00.003-05:002009-05-09T08:18:50.283-05:00

Maybe it's because I first read about this on the first anniversary of my dad's death, or maybe there's something God is trying to tell me, i don't know.But I read about this student who had been missing since May 1, Gerald Smith (he was a member of the Lockergnome community run by Chris Pirillo. He was found dead last night (click title for article). I "knew" yesterday afternoon that he was gone

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-8925909917884308982009-05-05T22:17:00.003-05:002009-05-05T22:32:57.583-05:00

Well, after months of hemming, hawing, and darning, I have finally joined a gym. Dieting can only do so much, but in the past, working out has done wonders for me. And I really need to drop some major pounds, especially before I go back to the doctor in a couple of months. And I really want to be off my medication but soon. I'm tired of being overweight.Tomorrow morning is my first workout (with

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-57770420106310118352009-04-18T23:18:00.004-05:002009-04-19T00:42:43.383-05:00

While I started out with a bang this year on the blogging front, I quickly sank back into old patterns. It's been a month since my last post. To be fair, I've not been blogging a whole lot; hence, the lack of posts. Yep, think about that one a moment.I set up mobile blogging a few days ago but haven't played around with it much. Don't know how "bloggy" I can be on a phone. Should voice

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-32382902806935199792009-03-19T22:41:00.004-05:002009-03-19T23:17:15.021-05:00

Wow I've been busy. I started out blogging with a bang, and now it's been what, five weeks since I last posted. So much I've wanted to write, but haven't taken the opportunity to do so.Okay, watched Stanley Kubrick's The Killing. Pretty good movie, and very accessible for a Kubrick movie. His stuff is not for everyone, but I think most people can enjoy this. The basic story is about a robbery of

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-59147552260510984032009-02-08T22:42:00.002-06:002009-02-08T23:06:27.333-06:00

Yesterday (Saturday), I rented three movies from RedBox: Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (Can't believe I'm admitting that), City of Ember, and The Wackness.Balls Out has virtually no redeeming qualities. It's not too often you see a movie about tennis; at times, it is roll-on-the-floor funny, but so much of it is potty humor, the cussing is horrendous, and there are many cringe-inducing moments

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-53743068224082151032009-01-30T23:34:00.001-06:002009-01-30T23:36:46.624-06:00

Mr. Bale,Happy Birthday!Thanks for your work. It is greatly appreciated.Sincerely,Jack

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Part of my non-year resolutions is to do more things that involve not staying at home watching movies (though I want to more of that, too, whittling down that list of unwatched DVDs I have not compiled yet).Last Tuesday, for instance, I had planned to go see Jon McLaughlin in concert at Warehouse Live (he sang the song "So Long" from Enchanted); I have his album Ok Now, which I've listened to

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-5041011124706279902009-01-18T12:51:00.002-06:002009-02-08T01:22:56.579-06:00

The Boys from Brazil (by the way, there might be spoilers, so be warned. I'll try to be careful, but you never know.)12:47 PM about 17 minutes into the movie. Paused the movie. Notes so far: Gregory Peck! Laurence Olivier! James Mason! some pretty big names.very nice opening music (Jerry Goldsmith)and look, co-starring Steve Guttenberg! (I find that particularly hilarious.) He's 19 or 20 when the

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-28432608774756450082009-01-15T22:21:00.006-06:002009-01-16T07:16:28.170-06:00

A quick look at upcoming movies. Note: It's January; studios dump movies in January, but also open wide the Oscar-caliber movies (a la Gran Torino)releasing Jan 16:My Bloody Valentine 3-D I think I'll pass on this. most others will do so in droves.Notorious A bio-pic of Notorious B.I.G. Do you honestly think this will be worthwhile? Any movie that gets touted as "best movie of the year" in

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-8879388178673887922009-01-14T22:39:00.003-06:002009-01-15T08:13:43.272-06:00

I haven't posted a lot about movies lately other than to talk about what I'm currently watching (The Boys from Brazil) or what I've recently seen (Ivan the Terrible part 2; Cat Ballou).Anyway, I'll have to soon come up with a list of upcoming movies I'm looking forward to (quite a few). In the meantime, here's the trailer I ran across that reminded me of doing this (in addition to all the other

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-41983369699351919082009-01-13T00:29:00.006-06:002009-01-13T00:42:41.627-06:00

The prospect of writing a book is daunting. Failure seems imminent, so why being, right?Instead, I'm trying an experiment. Walking through Barnes & Noble looking for journals/notebooks/cards, I stumbled across a green-covered notebook and came up with a swell idea: write a diary for a character in the notebook. And then that expanded into something else. So, I've written almost one full page

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-81791042539225270262009-01-10T03:27:00.004-06:002009-01-10T04:24:12.589-06:00

Remember Escape to Witch Mountain? I enjoyed it as a child, especially all the powers the kids seemed to have. I bought a double-feature DVD (shock) of this and it's sequel, Return from Witch Mountain. Haven't re-watched them yet. But someday (maybe this weekend, the reason becoming more apparent after reading further).Woke up this morning at 2 a.m. and had trouble getting back to sleep, so I

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-49083185706869813322009-01-08T21:09:00.003-06:002009-01-08T21:27:04.307-06:00

Did you really think I would/could keep up a daily posting schedule? I certainly did not, nor did I expect to.Cat Ballou was pretty good, even if it did have the traitor in it. Lee Marvin was pretty good in his dual role, though one of them wasn't much acting. overall, the movie was pretty funny, and it does raise some questions about the nature of justice and such, should one care to think upon

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-26504401831822004912009-01-04T23:48:00.003-06:002009-01-05T00:23:01.392-06:00

I can't believe I'm making my fourth blog entry for the year already, and it's still January. Last year just really sucked, I suppose, so much that what little inspiration I ever had to write anything just slipped away behind an iron wall. Maybe in 2009, Obama has given me hope to write again. It is to laugh.(He actually has inspired hope in me, hope that we as normal, hard-working Americans

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-22422558401886410652009-01-03T20:45:00.004-06:002009-01-05T00:30:03.606-06:00

wow! Look, three posts this year!So, after a trip to Sam's Club and mailing a birthday card to my best friend from college, I went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, directed by David Fincher (of Seven, , Fight Club, and Panic Room, oh and Alien3 (I'd include Zodiac, but I haven't seen it yet). I mention David Fincher merely because this movie is so

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-4151992560890693032009-01-02T21:04:00.003-06:002009-01-02T21:35:23.461-06:00

I like animation quite a bit. And for quite a few years, I've enjoyed watching many cartoons on Saturday morning. I was sad when Superman was taken off to be replaced by one of three showings of Pokemon, which I did watch but didn't really enjoy. I could see the appeal of it to younger children, but it wasn't for me.Not having cable or satellite, my cartoon watching is limited to whatever is

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-84528221125113359142009-01-01T10:34:00.004-06:002009-01-01T10:53:34.381-06:00

I officially welcome 2009 to the world. Not first, not splashy, just ... welcome. 2008 turned out to be a pretty horrific year for me personally. With my father's brain tumors returning leading to his ultimate death, my mom's nearly fatal collapse, and work becoming more and more stressful with little hope economically of being able to change jobs, my apartment being an overwhelming mess, and my

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-62576411466259154242008-12-20T16:41:00.003-06:002008-12-20T17:23:42.574-06:00

I contributed to my DVD horde today by purchasing some Gilmore Girls (I'm not afraid to admit that I like this show) and the two volumes of Warner Bros. Holiday DVD Collection. My, that's a lot of DVDs in my collection. Anyway, I watched the first disc in Volume 1 of the collction, Boys Town (and on the flip side, Men of Boys Town. What a great movie or two. Both of these spoke to something in

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-62490164423746036592008-12-12T23:18:00.002-06:002008-12-12T23:36:40.975-06:00

I've had so many ideas for blog posts lately, but I haven't done anything about it. I do have a draft about Jesus, but it's not flowing together completely, so I still need to work on it.Anyway, I get several different emails daily from Google Alerts. (Aside: this is a great service, kind of like an automated Google search delivered right to your inbox every day; you should really check it out.

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-75246967658799960862008-12-02T00:15:00.000-06:002008-12-02T00:16:11.708-06:00

The innocent blame themselves.The guilty blame the innocent.

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-78438421255850500802008-11-21T00:31:00.004-06:002008-11-21T00:48:05.726-06:00

I always wondered what I would think or do if I ever encountered my ex-fiance again. Well, through the magic of Facebook, she contacted me tonight.I went cold, because our parting was a tad one-sided, or make that one-decided. She just kind of dumped me with no real explanation. When she got married a few months later (within the year), it kind of dawned on me that maybe, just maybe, she had met

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-56925606016491391302008-10-26T21:18:00.000-05:002008-10-26T21:18:53.681-05:00

This is what I've long thought about "security" at airports now, that it's just for show and does nothing for true security. All the current TSA guidelines do is make life harder for the average and even not-so-average travelers. Real terrorists, however, will always find a way.The Things He Carried - The Atlantic (November 2008)We only attack what's been done in the past (like the whole liquids

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-59568779401132677002008-10-17T00:57:00.003-05:002008-10-17T01:11:49.425-05:00

So far this year, I have not managed to write a great deal on this blog. Nothing much to say, I suppose, other than it's just been a way tough year for me, possibly the hardest one ever, and I just haven't felt like writing a whole bunch. And not being around a computer to type up the things that do pop into my mind.Driving to work this morning, I was thinking about National Novel Writing Month (

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-7433113410756243292008-10-12T17:08:00.003-05:002008-10-12T17:12:23.603-05:00

Got this clip from failblog.org. While there might be things to wonder about in our water, that it creates rainbows when the light hits it is something that should reassure us, not cause us alarm.

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-92135331751010911872008-09-29T23:35:00.004-05:002008-09-29T23:43:33.213-05:00

So, I get in today, and our male boss/owner, who went to China the day Ike hit, has returned and delivered us an email: Since we missed three days (24 hours) of work, and since traffic has been bad since then and we were late/delayed, we are being "charged" for the "fair" amount of 12 hours to apply against vacation time or make up the hours. Never mind that the building was shut down for those

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-34914446541901461862008-09-15T23:10:00.003-05:002008-09-15T23:37:51.176-05:00

This past weekend in the Houston and surrounding area, we had this little thing called a hurricane. It's name? Ike, just in case you hadn't heard.What horrible devastation. I'm so thankful that nothing really happened to me (and debris was hitting my window all night -- nothing major, but I've seen lesser things break windows, especially under high spend). A little leak in one corner of a window

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-62842926943246513142008-08-21T02:42:00.002-05:002008-08-21T02:47:45.986-05:00

I recently ordered a laptop from Dell. It's plum purple and much nicer looking that I thought it would be. The purple is kind of subtle; it makes me wonder what the green one would have been like, but I still think it's too apple green for me.Anyway, my original plan was to get the laptop with Vista and then "upgrade" to XP Pro. I've decided to postpone that for now and see what Vista is really

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-10782809503540441762008-08-09T22:14:00.003-05:002008-12-20T17:22:32.797-06:00

Today, my father would have been 67. Happy Birthday, Pops! You are sorely missed.

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-35026373803398030382008-07-22T20:33:00.001-05:002008-07-22T20:34:58.132-05:00

I just watched this video on Godtube.com. Be prepared: you will cry.

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I'll get to the title of this post momentarily. But first, this message:After reviewing my recording on my MP3 player, I finally have that second thing I couldn't remember before. I do lots of surveys and pretty much get points. Eventually, enough points adds up to getting some merchandise. I've only traded in points for a couple of things, both DVDs (the other merchandise is either junk, or just

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A couple of things (and I'll actually address two things this time, unlike this previous post — I kept recalling for about three days afterwords what the second thing was, but never when I was in a position to write about it. Oh, wait, I think I did a voice recording of what that thing is; I'll have to get my mp3 player out and check it out. I'll post it soon. I also plan a glowing review of said

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I'm a fan of Alfred Hitchcock's. Or, maybe better, I tend to like his movies. I suppose for directors I recognize and "follow", he would be in my Top Ten. Every movie of his I've seen, I've really enjoyed.Except Vertigo.Oh, the technique he developed for the vertigo effect is wonderful. And Jimmy Stuart and Kim Novak are quite wonderful. But the movie just left me feeling, "So what? This is

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On June 5, the right side of my face went numb and stopped moving. Not sure if I was having a stroke, I went to the emergency room. It turns out to be a Bell's Palsy (link on WebMD opens in new window/tab), apparently a result of a severe sinus infection and no small amount of stress over the past few months.After years of abusing my body by not taking care of it, exercising, and eating decently,

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Those of you who know me know of my love of Superman. I mean, my cat's name is Clark Kent. I came across this video tonight on godtube.com (the link should take you to a new window or tab if you know how to do that).Superman

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It's been a while since I last posted.My father passed away at 4:30 a.m. on May 6, 2008. I went home May 2 (after watching Iron Man) not so much to say goodbye as to let him know I was there and be a support for my mother. And to be there with him. I often downplay my role in anything, like this wasn't about me. But then I realized, this was about all three of us: my mom, my dad, and me. We're a

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Monday nights, I meet with a men's group for some accountability and mutual encouragement. This past Monday, we wound up not meeting, so I decided to go to Ikea and look around, see what's new, blag blah blah.If you don't know about Ikea, it's about the size of a Super-Wal-Mart, two stories. You're also guided through all their different departments. One cannot just run in and grab something

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Recently, I wrote about Emergency!. I had gotten the first three seasons on DVD. I went to Sam's tonight to get Season 4 to complete the collection of what's been released so far. Sadly, it was not to be found. I'm not sure what will happen now. My life, nay, my collection, is incomplete!Okay, Deep Discount DVD recently had The Flash TV series from the late 80's on sale, so I ordered it. I

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Note: This should have been published 3/28, but when I tried to publish via email, it came back as undeliverable, and I just didn't get around to it until today.I went to Wal-Mart last night (and didn't buy a DVD!). At the checkout, I impulsively picked up a bag of the new chocolate Skittles. Someone (CR) had said they were horrible. I won't go that far, but I don't think I'll choose to eat them

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I recently bought season one of the 1970's show, Emergency!, going on my memory of enjoying it as a kid. I started watching it last Saturday, and it's just as much fun now as I remember it as a child. (I was 7 or 8 when it came out.)The pilot episode covers the establishment of the paramedic program in California. We take such a program for granted and a given today, but who could imagine that it

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Have I ever mentioned I love movies? I watched a movie last Friday night, I Could Never Be Your Woman, that was released direct to DVD. Normally, this is the kiss of death for a movie, but in this case, nope. I saw it reviewed on Ebert & Roeper, and both critics gave it a thumbs up. I'm glad in this case that I took them at their word (normally I ignore critics). While Romantic comedies typically

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Hey, Look! a new entry! Sorry, I've got lots of thoughts, most of them irrelevant, but I'll see if I can remember to share them anyway. And, please, drink my milkshake — I'm lactose intolerant.Now that I've watched a few episodes of Eli Stone (all but the last episode), I must say it's really grown on me. There's a certain predictability a la House (three wrong diagnoses and a final pronouncement

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Pardon me as I'm typing this standing up.I had read about Eli Stone a few weeks ago. A very promising premise (precisely!) piqued my curiosity, much like Pushing Daisies: quirky, different, not something run-of-the-mill. Mr. Stone starts having hallucinations of George Michael singing "Faith" in his living room, the lobby at work, etc. He finds out (eventually) that he has an aneurysm (something

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Here's a poem I wrote last night. excuse the roughness. What a DayFor the first time ever,The cheerleader who lives across the waySaw me and smiled at me.It was really wild. For the first time ever,The jock down the streetGave me a glance and chuckled.Sure beats getting pantsed. For the first time ever,The traffic cop saw me waiting to cross.He could not hide his beaming face.At least it's not a

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Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.--Unknown

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So, I love hearing Robbie Williams sing. I even get Google Alerts to keep up with his shenanigans. Occasionally, I'll get a reference to a site that provides a song or video clip of his. Today was one of those days. The song is "No Regrets" with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys (you know, the guys who did "West End Girls"; yes, you do). The link for that particular page is here.Looking at some other

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A short post after a Merry Christmas!Being at home in Mississippi where my parents have cable, I get to see the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, etc. All week, Sci-Fi has been advertising that they're showing Elf Friday night, which is tonight. What does Elf have to do with science fiction? Really, what?Not that they ever mentioned they were going to show The Nutty Professor

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I went to Wal-Mart tonight. And I left the store without buying anything!

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Speed Racer is a show I used to love watching as a child. I especially loved the Mach 5. I used to dream about being able to drive it, racing around town, hitting whichever button dropped the stilts that made the car jump through the air. Nice, fun escapist fantasy; isn't that what cartoons are supposed to do/be?Then I heard a couple of years ago that the Wachowski brothers wanted to do a

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My current favorite commercial is one of the ones where the cell phone blanks out during a very inopportune time. You know the series, even if you don't know the company (I know the company, but I'm not advertising it. They do happen to provide my DSL.)This one is about the guy who asks his butcher for 50 lbs of beef. The butcher tells him he doesn't have any. The guy then asks (roughly), "What,

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So, the day after I wrote my previous post, of course, I went to church. And God spoke to me.In the sermon Sunday morning, Dr. Brooks (our pastor, natch) said roughly, "In the darkness, we have to remember the promise spoken to us in the light". The darkness is not the definition of my life (or anyone's life), and even if it's extended over a lifetime, God can still work and bring many

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Debi: You know what you need? Marty: What? Debi: Shakabuku. Marty: You wanna tell me what that means? Debi: It's a swift, spiritual kick to the head that alters your reality forever. Marty: Oh, that'd be good. I think. This is from my favorite movie ever, Grosse Pointe Blank. It came to mind while pondering this depression that has set in upon me. It rolled in like a wave as I was leaving

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21) Today (on Wednesday), I'm thankful for our company's annual traditional Thanksgiving duck lunch. Yummy food, good times, etc. (even if we did have to go back to work afterwards)22) I've been thinking over the past couple of weeks what would be the good wrap-up for the big Thanksgiving Day. I hit many of the highlights (with no explanation on the first nine, just a listing), with my parents

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a tiny bit of catch-up19) I'm thankful for creativity. Movies, art, television shows (! — at least now), books, programming, commercials, music, graphic design, architecture, etc. Yes, there are hacks out there, but there are lots of people using their God-given talents to the best of their ability, and I appreciate all of these things. It's such a reflection of God in the world; you only need to

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18) Clark Kent isn't just a secret identity. He's my cat. He's helped me get through some pretty tough times, and he brings me great enjoyment (even if it's from a selfish motive, but why shouldn't a cat want food, water, and a clean box?). And, yes, I know he's "just" an animal. But if you've never had a pet, you wouldn't understand. So, thank You, God, for my pet, Clark.

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16) I'm thankful for all the little things we take for granted: breath, safety in the small things (and large), health, etc.17) As an only child, I'm grateful for my nieces and nephews. They have such a joy for life and help remind me that life isn't all about watching TV/movies.

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15) A few days "late", but it's never too late to honor and express thanks for all of our veterans and their sacrifices for this country and its citizens. For their sacrifice and dedication, we live in one of the greatest nations this world has ever known. If we only knew what freedoms we enjoyed and didn't take for granted...

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another installment on things I'm thankful for14) I'm thankful for times of celebration, recognizing milestones in someone's life and getting together to mark that time, letting them know they are considered special.

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O Lord that lends me life. Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.—William Shakespeare13) I'm thankful for Starbucks — not for the coffee, but for having a low-pressure place my friends and I can get together and just chill for a while.

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continuing my days of thanks12) Understanding co-workers who recognize the sacrifice you've made on a project for them and don't panic when you think you've made a horrible mistake.

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continuing my days of thanks10) Blade Runner — one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever. (odd that it's not my favorite movie nor even my favorite sci-fi movie)11) Music — it can speak from my soul even if I didn't write it (like I could write a song or a musical composition). It bares my soul to a deeper intimacy with God. And sometimes, it's just plain fun!

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Besides movies, I've been trying to think of other things to write about that are manageable by me. And it hit me while going through my backlog of emails tonight and coming across one about my Thanksgiving plans. I had also mentioned doing something like this at church, but that's apparently fallen through.So, without too much further ado, I'm going to post daily (as long as I remember) through

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I like movies. I like watching them, discussing them, and, apparently collecting them on DVD. For blogging purposes, movies are the safest thing for me to talk about. If I were motivated to write more, you would read a lot more about movies. I'd go through my list of owned (and watched) movies, telling you why it appeals to me.(Some of these choices would fall far from the norm of "acceptable" or

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Finally, the TV show The Equalizer is coming to DVD! I am so excited about this (no, really!)! Okay, enough with the exclamation marks (but I'm really excited about this). JamesEdward Woodward plays the titular character, a man seeking to make restitution for lives taken and evils done by helping others who are having trouble. Slum lords, bullies, loan sharks, etc., should all beware The

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Why are we hearing every nuance of Britney Spears' inability to provide even merely competent parenting to her two sons? "Normal" people would have had their kids yanked by now. And Paris Hilton? I'm glad she's not going to Rwanda (or maybe she is). But she was someone in Europe for some fashion show. And maybe Lindsay Lohan is actually cleaning up her life. I hope she is.But this is not news. In

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I likes my Saturday morning cartoons. I likes 'em a lot. But not enough to actually get up and watch them. Oh no, there's sleep and stuff. So I record them. Silly, I know, but all in all, not a bad vice to have.I've also discovered that I can't record multiple tapes worth of shows. I never get to watching them. That's why, as discussed in a previous post, I limit the shows I watch and tend not to

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I took a little quiz (I'm sure the link is down below somewhere). I really would have liked to be on Babylon 5, but I don't think I'm distrustful of the government enough, nor do I really believe in psychics. (And yes, I know these are all made-up shows, that none of it is real. But if I could chose...) Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with? (pics)created with QuizFarm.com You

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Another stunning Italian masterpiece. I need to stop watching these Italian films because invariably they make me cry. (Yes, I'll admit it.) Except for Fellini films—I just don't get them at all. (Yes, I'll admit that, too.)The version I saw was the Director's Cut, meaning it was 174 minutes (that's nearly 3 hours) rather than 123 minutes as stated on the sleeve. Imagine my surprise when the

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Previous post was started this past weekend, and I just decided to finish it up rather quickly. Yahoo! sucks; that's all there is to it.Exhaustion set in and took its toll. I stayed home from work. So I caught up on my taped shows (Pushing Daisies and Life—I love both of them). Then I watched a Netflix movie, Swimming Upstream. It's a pretty good movie based on a true story about an Australian

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For years, I've used Musicmatch Jukebox (MMJB) for my main listening pleasure. I even paid(!) for an upgraded version to be able to rip my CDs at higher rates, burn better, etc. Yahoo! bought MMJB in 2004 in order to become a major player in the music market. And that was the beginning of the end.To be fair, the features of MMJB were amped up. If you paid for it, that is.Long story made short:

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I finished watching Spirited Away last night. It's one of the most amazing movies I've ever seen. I might even have to say it's better than Akira, and I never thought that would happen.Basic Story: Chihiro is moving to a new house with her parents. Her dad takes a detour. Eventually, they find themselves at what appears to be an abandoned carnival. Except there's plenty of cooked food, which the

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Thought I would post again to get one more post in September. Which doesn't really matter, but hey, three posts in a one-week period should be a record for me. Maybe not, but of late, it's pretty good.I'm watching Spirited Away right now. Well, not right this minute. I'm watching the ABC lineup of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters. It is premier night,

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So much of the time, I don't write here because I think of great things to write about but never at a time that I can write about them. It seems like a laptop and a trip on the bus could solve some of that since driving to/from work are the usual times I come up with ideas. I tried keeping a tape recorder around, but it scared the thoughts right out of my mind.Hey, James Blunt just climbed on top

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This morning, I read an article on NYTimes.com that really exemplifies a dichotomy between personal beliefs and the Constitution. I don't normally get political or address much social issues here. In fact, it seems I don't address much of anything of late. I get so much I want to write about that I'm frozen into non-activity, which is much like the rest of my life, it seems. Perhaps that's a

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I recently wrote about unfunny Spike Feresten show. Apparently, the new season started tonight. (Why there was a second season is beyond my ken.) The show opening credits were better. And Ryan Seacrest is the guest tonight. (Must be because of the Fox in common.)But, not only does Spike hoover in a most major way, he's really moving into downright nastiness and vulgarity. I really detest this

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For the fall season, a new TV show has started entitled, TMZ. This is a video production based on the website, tmz.com. Essentially, this is a celebrity gossip show/site. Their idea is that most anything a celebrity says or does is worthy of plastering all over the world. They are the ones that "broke" the story of Mel Gibson's drunken raving about the Jews. I guess my big question is, "So, what?

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-17131276604169553382007-09-10T21:45:00.001-05:002007-09-10T21:46:42.222-05:00

If your printer is shredding, spindling, and mutilating your paper, what could the problem be?Check out this link for a possible cause:Paper Shredding

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-31586522999716705972007-09-08T23:11:00.000-05:002007-09-08T23:33:46.801-05:00

One of the shows I enjoy watching is Stargate SG-1. Not having access to the Sci-Fi channel, I can only watch it in syndication (and a season behind -- though my most recent purchase from Amazon will bring me the 10th and final season of the show in the next couple of weeks. But I digress.)Locally, Stargate regularly shows on Saturday night at 11:30, which helps contribute to my night-owl-ism,

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I recently purchased the latest album, Stand, by Michael W. Smith. After listening a couple of times through, I have reached my verdict. Other than the first three songs, this release is a real disappointment for me. I am greatly saddened in writing this, as I have been a fan of his since his Project album.The first three songs were kind of catchy, leading me to have higher hopes for the rest of

jack42http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383390486814035857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102620.post-11292299157071985982007-08-09T22:51:00.000-05:002007-08-09T22:54:27.704-05:00

Perhaps the future of animation is in safe hands. This is some pretty cool stuff (except for the bologna bit — you'll know it when you see it).Animation Winter Showcase

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Hey, if you've missed it, there's a poll over to the right. No, your other right. Yeah, over there.You can select more than one movie you're looking forward to. Or not. I won't be crushed...horribly.

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Sometimes, you just want to have fun. That last word is "family". My curve didn't come out quite right, and I didn't feel like updating it.

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