Here a pic of my good friend Mando and the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Losses
The year is drawing to a close and one of the more morbid things to do is look at all the people that have passed on in the past year. Here the ones I remember.
Eartha Kitt singer actor ground breaker.
Barry Moorse actor Space 1999.
Suzanne Pleshette actor Bob Newheart Show.
Roy Scheider actor Jaws, 2010 A Space Odyssey.
Sir Aurthur C Clark writer 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Charlton Heston actor The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes Touch of Evil.
John Archibald Wheeler physicist coined the terms Black Hole and Worm Hole.
Alexander Courage composer wrote music for Star Trek and other TV series.
Robert Lynn Asprin writer The Myth series.
Dick Martin director and co host of Laugh In.
Harvey Korman actor The Carol Burnett Show and Blazing Saddles.
Bo Didley guitarist Im A Man.
Satn Wiston special effects makeup artist Ailens.
George Carlin comedian Dirty Words.
Don S. Davis actor Stargate SG1.
Isaac Hayes singer Shaft.
Jerry Reed guitarist singer actor Someky and the Bandit, Hotstuff ,songs Eastbond and Down, When Your Hot Your Hot.
Bill Melendeze animater Peanuts specials.
Majel Barrette Roddenberry actor Star Trek.
Dr. Michael DeBakey heart surgen.
Eartha Kitt singer actor ground breaker.
Barry Moorse actor Space 1999.
Suzanne Pleshette actor Bob Newheart Show.
Roy Scheider actor Jaws, 2010 A Space Odyssey.
Sir Aurthur C Clark writer 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Charlton Heston actor The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes Touch of Evil.
John Archibald Wheeler physicist coined the terms Black Hole and Worm Hole.
Alexander Courage composer wrote music for Star Trek and other TV series.
Robert Lynn Asprin writer The Myth series.
Dick Martin director and co host of Laugh In.
Harvey Korman actor The Carol Burnett Show and Blazing Saddles.
Bo Didley guitarist Im A Man.
Satn Wiston special effects makeup artist Ailens.
George Carlin comedian Dirty Words.
Don S. Davis actor Stargate SG1.
Isaac Hayes singer Shaft.
Jerry Reed guitarist singer actor Someky and the Bandit, Hotstuff ,songs Eastbond and Down, When Your Hot Your Hot.
Bill Melendeze animater Peanuts specials.
Majel Barrette Roddenberry actor Star Trek.
Dr. Michael DeBakey heart surgen.
Post Christmas Shoping
We went to the local strip mall yesterday. There where lots of bargain hunters. I did not find anything worth buying.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Dallas Cowboys Lose
Dallas Cowboys 6
Philadelphia Eagles 44
In a game where the Cowboys must win they failed to even show up.
Philadelphia Eagles 44
In a game where the Cowboys must win they failed to even show up.
Cool
The cool front finally came in. There was a chill in the air and you had to bundle up to go outside. It was glorious.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Sheesh
Today we set a new record high of 90 degrees.
But we did get a new cool front so tomorrow should not exceed 70 degrees.
We need a cold front!
But we did get a new cool front so tomorrow should not exceed 70 degrees.
We need a cold front!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Happiness And Cheer
Christmas day has past. However in keeping with my moms wishes the tree will be up until January 1st.
I have already seen a Christmas tree thrown out waiting for the brush collector.
How quickly time moves.
I hope we get a good cold front Saturday. We have had to run the air conditioner the past few days.
I never found my Christmas stocking. I have no idea where it is.
Such is life.
I have already seen a Christmas tree thrown out waiting for the brush collector.
How quickly time moves.
I hope we get a good cold front Saturday. We have had to run the air conditioner the past few days.
I never found my Christmas stocking. I have no idea where it is.
Such is life.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
A Cup Of Warm Coffie
It's still cold here and there was a line of seagulls sitting on a coffee shop enjoying the exhaust heat.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Top Five
Here in no particular order are my top five games of the year.
Sid Meier's Civilization
One of my favorite games this year. Brilliantly done from beginning to end and on all side.
Sharp audio and graphics and well done controls. Add to this a plethora of down loadable content including new seriousness and maps. a great deal of the DLC is free.
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
After the train wreck of a game last year the series has greatly improved. Well done graphics and audio and improved controls. This is a must have for wrestling fans.
Call Of Duty World At War
Set in World War 2. An excellent game with plenty to do. The single player game is excellent and the on line play is exceptional.
Garnd Theft Auto 4
Outstanding game. Well written, great production and game play. On line play is endless.
Saints Row 2
Far better than the original. A clearly over the top game.
Sid Meier's Civilization
One of my favorite games this year. Brilliantly done from beginning to end and on all side.
Sharp audio and graphics and well done controls. Add to this a plethora of down loadable content including new seriousness and maps. a great deal of the DLC is free.
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
After the train wreck of a game last year the series has greatly improved. Well done graphics and audio and improved controls. This is a must have for wrestling fans.
Call Of Duty World At War
Set in World War 2. An excellent game with plenty to do. The single player game is excellent and the on line play is exceptional.
Garnd Theft Auto 4
Outstanding game. Well written, great production and game play. On line play is endless.
Saints Row 2
Far better than the original. A clearly over the top game.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
I woke up this morning to either thunder or mortar fire. It traveled from one side of the house to the back yard then from one power pole to the other. My next door neighbor lost power and my other neighbor saw fireworks in my backyard.
I called the power company and they showed up in under an hour. After forty minutes of asking questions and staring at the power lines the power guy trimmed some trees and fiddled with this and that.
I have no idea what happened but the power is purring along fine.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Busted
A disappointing Mythbusters this week. The show they claimed was new was in fact a rerun of a Christmas special from last year.
Here are a few of the results.
A snowman will melt slower if he is dressed in cloths.
An ice sickle can fall fast enough and be large enough to be lethal.
The temperature in the surrounding rooms of a house will decrees when you light the fire place.
I hope Jamie and Adam have some new stuff for the new year.
Here are a few of the results.
A snowman will melt slower if he is dressed in cloths.
An ice sickle can fall fast enough and be large enough to be lethal.
The temperature in the surrounding rooms of a house will decrees when you light the fire place.
I hope Jamie and Adam have some new stuff for the new year.
Short Sleeve December
It was in the low 80s here today. That and 100 humidity made for a very muggy day. Christmas stuff is now on sale at the stores but I did not find anything wort buying.
We should have a cold front tomorrow night or Sunday night depending on how fast the fronts travel. It is snowing all over the USA and I am envious.
We should have a cold front tomorrow night or Sunday night depending on how fast the fronts travel. It is snowing all over the USA and I am envious.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Rectal Probe
I have been playing Destroy All Human Path of the Furon.
You play Cryptosporidium, a grouchy, grumpy, and greedy alien who sound like Jack Nicholson. Crypto had a bit of a bender and crashed his flying saucer into a Los Vegas hotel. He now manages that hotel and is not have fun as a family of bad guys want him out of business. Armed with rays guns, cloaking devices, mental powers, and rectal probes Crypto is out to take care of bussiness.
The game is fun, the scene of humor is childish, and the voice work is outstanding.
The graphics are poor for a next generation system.
The controls are fine.
The audio is well done.
I give this game a 3.5 mostly because of the sadly done graphics.
This is a rent if you want a silly game.
You play Cryptosporidium, a grouchy, grumpy, and greedy alien who sound like Jack Nicholson. Crypto had a bit of a bender and crashed his flying saucer into a Los Vegas hotel. He now manages that hotel and is not have fun as a family of bad guys want him out of business. Armed with rays guns, cloaking devices, mental powers, and rectal probes Crypto is out to take care of bussiness.
The game is fun, the scene of humor is childish, and the voice work is outstanding.
The graphics are poor for a next generation system.
The controls are fine.
The audio is well done.
I give this game a 3.5 mostly because of the sadly done graphics.
This is a rent if you want a silly game.
Passing
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died today.
She died of leukemia at age 76.
She started out as second in command of the Enterprise in the unaired pilot, then played head nurse Christine Chapel in Star Trek the original series and then Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek The Next Generation. She also appeared in other Star Trek movie and TV series as the voice of the computer system. She also served as producer of two other TV seris.
Union Pacific railroad engineers enlisted her voice talents for their track-side defect detecor devices, used in various Union Pacific railroad locations deployed west of the Mississippi River. When a defect is identified, the system responds with her voice announcing information to the train's head-end crew.
She died of leukemia at age 76.
She started out as second in command of the Enterprise in the unaired pilot, then played head nurse Christine Chapel in Star Trek the original series and then Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek The Next Generation. She also appeared in other Star Trek movie and TV series as the voice of the computer system. She also served as producer of two other TV seris.
Union Pacific railroad engineers enlisted her voice talents for their track-side defect detecor devices, used in various Union Pacific railroad locations deployed west of the Mississippi River. When a defect is identified, the system responds with her voice announcing information to the train's head-end crew.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Lazy Day
Today I did nothing but sleep and decorate for Christmas.
It still cold here but warming up but I for some reason just slept the day away.
They say we will have another cold front by Monday. Fine by me.
I have finished the decorating and wrapping but can not find my Christmas Stocking.
I hope to find it as I have used the same hand made one for as long as I can remember. That stocking and I have been through some nasty times together.
It still cold here but warming up but I for some reason just slept the day away.
They say we will have another cold front by Monday. Fine by me.
I have finished the decorating and wrapping but can not find my Christmas Stocking.
I hope to find it as I have used the same hand made one for as long as I can remember. That stocking and I have been through some nasty times together.
Are There No Prisons
Here my Christmas movie for the day.
A Christmas Carol made for TV in 1999.
This is a close retelling of the Dickens book, however a small bit of overacting and a absolutely silly ghost of Christmas Past make the a mediocre movie.
Patrick Stewart better know a Capitan Pichard from Star Trek The Next Generation plays a closed and tightfisted Scrooge. The film flowes wonderfully until the last two ghosts. The ghost of Chriistmas Present is over acted and the finnal spirt is down right laughable. The ghost of Christmas past is a man in a cloak with some kind of structure serving as the ghost head complete with two low powered LED lights for eyes. The shoulders of this ghost are far too low below the head of this ghost for it to be belivable and the constant close ups of the LEDs just make matters worse.
Patrock Stewart does a great job as a self centered and self absorbed Scrooge.
Liz Smith returns for a third movie appearance as the char women Mrs. Dilber.
A Christmas Carol made for TV in 1999.
This is a close retelling of the Dickens book, however a small bit of overacting and a absolutely silly ghost of Christmas Past make the a mediocre movie.
Patrick Stewart better know a Capitan Pichard from Star Trek The Next Generation plays a closed and tightfisted Scrooge. The film flowes wonderfully until the last two ghosts. The ghost of Chriistmas Present is over acted and the finnal spirt is down right laughable. The ghost of Christmas past is a man in a cloak with some kind of structure serving as the ghost head complete with two low powered LED lights for eyes. The shoulders of this ghost are far too low below the head of this ghost for it to be belivable and the constant close ups of the LEDs just make matters worse.
Patrock Stewart does a great job as a self centered and self absorbed Scrooge.
Liz Smith returns for a third movie appearance as the char women Mrs. Dilber.
Little People
How will you treat the little people?
They are just going about their business.
Singing Christmas carol and Santa is making his rounds and then you come along. You shake up the quite little world that lives inside an on line snow glob. You click the globe to shake it then thing go wild. Snow people and even Santa go wildly careening through their tiny world.
http://www.theweepies.com/snowglobe/
They are just going about their business.
Singing Christmas carol and Santa is making his rounds and then you come along. You shake up the quite little world that lives inside an on line snow glob. You click the globe to shake it then thing go wild. Snow people and even Santa go wildly careening through their tiny world.
http://www.theweepies.com/snowglobe/
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