Do you approve of the the health care bill?

I know it has many flaws, but it is a step in the right direction. If you do approve, please hop on over and join the I bet we can find 1,000,000+ people who DO approve of the Health Care Bill. Facebook page.

Let the teabaggers know it has your approval.

Who gives a fuck!!

I usually refrain from too much profanity in blog posts and use the appropriate @#@$@$% to make thing more palatable for the general public.

Not this time. I have sit by and watched and listened to all of the coverage of the big news.... Vice President, Joe Biden used the f-word when telling the president that the passage of health care reform was "a big fucking deal".

Good god! It's not like he took to the microphone to proclaim the obvious. He leaned in to the president and made his observation. It just happened to be picked up by the ever-present microphones that surround the president.

Why is this considered another one of Biden's verbal gaffes? He's a grown man and was speaking to another grown man and coworker. His use of the f-bomb only serves to endear him to me even more... He's just one of the guys.

Give him a fucking break!

He could have been even more endearing and told the gathered press corp that the tea party is chock-full-of-fucknuts and the republican party could kiss his ass! The Dems pwned 'em.

For your entertainment

Douchebag unmasked

The unidentified douchebag that flung dollar bills at a man with Parkinson's disease in the below video has finally been identified.




I'm not sure he is telling the truth about his shame or ,especially, that this was his first political rally.

Unlike many of this man's ideological peers, I am not advocating violence against someone I disagree with on a political issue.I only hope that he receives the scorn and disdain he deserves from all who learn of his childish display of inhumanity. It would be nice if he could learn and grow personally from all of this.... but I doubt he will.

Robert Culp, RIP

Just hear that Robert Culp has died.Although he was great in most everything he did, I will forever remember him as FBI agent, Bill Maxwell in The Greatest American Hero.

My condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Random comics wish...Cinder and Ashe

Over on Gerry Conway's Facebook page, the subject of Cinder and Ashe was brought up by someone who only recently discovered this classic mini-series from 1988. It was written by Gerry with fantastic art by José Luis García-López. I bought it off the rack back then and have always wished for more. I made my wish known with a follow-up comment.

Gerry responded...

Your lips to Karen Berger's ears. In fact, if you or anyone you know want to see a Vertigo series of Cinder & Ashe by me and Jose, drop a line to that effect to Karen at DC Comics. She's the editor-in-chief of Vertigo.

I can only dream that there are more like-minded fans willing to contact Karen Berger
in numbers large enough to make this come true.

For those not familiar with the title, here is the Wikpedia entry for the book.

If you'd like to read it, go buy it on Ebay.... right now! Here are the listings for it.

Talk ... like William... Shatner....day!!!

Yes, today is the 2nd annual Talk Like William Shatner Day. Conceived and initiated by the voice of The Brain, Maurice LaMarche. He chose William Shatner's birthday as the appropriate date for honoring the beloved thespian's legendary vocal style.

Here is the youtube video marking the humble beginnings of this holiday...



and this year's video marking the 2nd annual celebration...



So...go forth...and... Speak out....new lines....and new...enunciations...

Oh, and a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to Mr. Shatner!

Healthcare reform passes the house

The Democrats finally showed that they can govern if their backs are against the wall. Republicans were shocked and outraged that the Dems finally figured out they were the majority.

The picture on the left captures the agony of the right. John "Agent Orange" Boehner almost blew a vessel.

I can only wish the bill did more and that more of what it does do would begin sooner. I know we will lose some races come election-time but hope we can remain in control of both houses.

I love a bargain!

Last week I happened to find myself at the Family Video website and managed to snag a used copy of The Adventures Of Brisco County Jr. - The Complete Series for $19.99! I have been looking for a cheap copy of this forever but never expected to get it that cheap. Plus, shipping was only $1.99.

You can bet I will be checking back for more deals and you should too. Their used movies start as low as $3.79. Check it out here.

Current favorite TV commercial

I'm not trying to sell you on the qualities of Old Spice; just pointing out that this ad amuses me.

Clarence Oveur and out

Just read that Peter Graves has died. He is mostly remembered as Jim Phelps on the TV series Mission Impossible, but I will always remember him as Clarence Oveur in the comedy classic, Airplane!

My condolences to family, friends and fans.

Corey Haim, RIP

I have to admit, I got a little misty-eyed upon hearing about the death of Corey Haim.

While I haven't followed his career and personal ups and downs since his productive years, I am a big fan of Lucas, Lost Boys and even Dream A Little Dream. The guy was a talented young actor that never made the next step into adult roles. Whether that was because of his drug problems or just bad luck, it is a shame that we didn't get to see if that promising talent could have reached new levels in more mature roles.

My condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Healing hands

Just now realized that I never put up the photos of me with the bandages off.
Here is your chance to see the handiwork on my hands. They still hurt a bit but mostly when I try to over do it or bump my palm against something.

The stitches come out this Friday.

Oscars...The Grouch

They managed to make the Academy Awards far less entertaining without trimming any of the running time.

First, let me be clear, I don't mind how long the show lasts; I would just like it to be entertaining. Martin and Baldwin were painful to endure. The jokes were weak and the delivery was weaker. Martin did a much more impressive and funny job on his own, so I am going to have to blame the writers for most of it.

The John Hughes tribute was nicely done, and, thankfully, there were some good acceptance speeches to make up for the presentation.

Even Neil Patrick Harris was wasted on an intro song with painfully crappy lyrics.

Who thought that dumping the best song performances and replacing it with the underwhelming dancing with the scores presentation... Yeah, that was an improvement that injected the show with some energy....Zzzzzzzzz.

Ben Stiller's bit was the most amusing thing of the night. Take that for the praise that it is.



I would also like to point out that Elinor Burkett has no class.You can read about her tacky behavior here.

Temple Grandin

Trying to clear out my DVR while I'm on leave from work, I finally got around to watching the HBO movie about the life of Temple Grandin.

I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. If you don't have HBO, then rent it when it becomes available. It is an amazing story about an amazing woman, and Claire Danes is astounding in a performance that deserves every award possible.

Watch it.

Inappropriate humor

I have been following Craig Ferguson's quest for a robot skeleton sidekick and am happy that Grant Imahara is going to build him one. Craig has decided on naming the sidekick Geoff Peterson but is receiving many suggestions from fans. I can't play that game because I have an inappropriate sense of humor.

Being a skeleton (signifying death) and a robot (a mechanized man), I thought that the obvious name for his new sidekick would be Ded Mech-Man. I am sure, were he still with us, Ed McMahon would find it amusing and be honored at the tribute... especially because it is inappropriate.

Winter is Coming next spring

Just thought I would be one of the last to mention that HBO has given the greenlight for A Game Of Thrones to go to series.

The first season, covering the aforementioned first book in the series, will have 10 episodes to tell the tale; much better than a 2-3 hour movie.


Oh yeah, the bandages came off Friday and I am now wearing band-aids and bicycle gloves. Pictures later.