Charlie Chaplin’s inspiring speech ~ ‘The Great Dictator’

by | August 11, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

What an inspiring speech from Charlie Chaplin in the classic talkie The Great Dictator. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4 Charlie Chaplin final speech in The Great Dictator - YouTube
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VIZIO LCD HDTV ~ “No signal” then shuts off ~ SOLUTION!

by | July 15, 2012 | Words | 0 Comments

When I turned "ON" our VIZIO LCD HDTV, the screen turned blue, displayed the text "No signal," then shut off. No matter what buttons I pressed on the remote or the VIZIO HDTV itself, when I turned on the TV it automatically shut off. F*CK! The behavior started when we...
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Obama Scales Back Goals for America after Visiting Denny’s

by | February 15, 2015 | Videos | 0 Comments

Will The Onion take over where Colbert and Stewart left off? I sort of doubt it. To my mind, The Onion focuses on satire for satire's sake, whereas Colbert or Stewart might direct their satire in aĀ specific direction on their moral compass. In any case, this video...
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How to pack for weeks in a 22-inch carry-on

by | February 20, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

Clever "bundle" method for efficiently packing a body-load of clothing into a 22-inch carry-on. The demonstrator calls it the "bundle method,"--or the "Gussy" method after his mom who created it šŸ™‚ But it's the unpacking that I wonder about. Doesn't look particularly...
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America Is NOT Broke – Michael Moore Speaks in Madison, WI

by | March 7, 2011 | Videos | 0 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgNuSEZ8CDw The line that startled me was at the beginning: "Today just 400 Americans have theĀ same wealth asĀ half of all Americans combined." Transcript below... ...but first a little commentary: I don't know if the specific statistic...
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Bioshock Infinite ~ What Elizabeth REALLY wants to say

by | May 6, 2013 | Videos | 0 Comments

Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite ~ This parody video from machinima captures what Elizabeth REALLY wants to say while I'm playing Bioshock Infinite. It's also a good approximation of what my son says when he watches my play šŸ™‚ NSFW, mostly due to F-bombs. Machinima made...
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“I made a Man-baby of my son and me”

by | March 8, 2011 | Photos | 0 Comments

I couldn't stop laughing at what this guy did. Brilliant! Source - I made a Manbaby of my son and me
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I lost my virginity in a hammock

by | June 4, 2013 | Words | 0 Comments

That didn't come out right. "I'm no longer a hammock virginā€”I slept my first night in a hammock." That's better. My first hammock experience was not in the "piney woods" as hammock enthusiast "Shug" would say. I took the safe approach and hanged (hung?) the hammock in...
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“View from my hotel room in Switzerland” ~ I want!!!

by | June 27, 2012 | Photos | 0 Comments

View from my hotel room in Switzerland - Imgur.
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Ronald Reagan quote on separation of church and state

by | March 23, 2012 | Photos, Words | 0 Comments

How quickly the GOP forgets... We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are and must remain separate. ~ Ronald Reagan Found this on my Facebook news feed this morning. Sorry if it's a...
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Oats Studios – Volume 1 – Rakka

by | Feb 11, 2020 |

Volume 1 of Rakka begins a thrilling, visceral story I dearly hope gets completed. Coming out of Oats Studios, directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Sigourney Weaver, this short film hooked me quick and never let go. Great ride.

Florence Pugh Eats 11 English Dishes

by | Feb 9, 2020 |

Florence Pugh's modern, almost boyish mannerisms create a fun contrast to her Victorian (?) attire in this video where she eatsĀ  "a bunch of British food." Done for Vogue, this nicely produced video of a very witty Florence Pugh (pronounced "pew") was surprisingly...

Invictus ~ William Ernest Henley,

by | Sep 11, 2019 |

I don't recall ever being so struck to the core by a poem... Invictus ~ William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not...

The Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line – Lyrics

by | Jul 20, 2019 |

  The Traveling Wilburys Lyrics "End Of The Line" Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please Well it's all right, doing the best you can Well it's all right, as long as you lend a handYou can sit around...

Who Set Up Daenerys to Get Ambushed? – Game of Thrones S8E4

by | May 9, 2019 |

Spoilers: @Talking_Thrones theorizes about how Euron knew where Daenerys would be for the ambush of her dragons and fleet. With Jon taking a separate route, did Sansa leak the information, hoping Daenerys would be taken out? Seems unlikely since that significantly...