Stories of the week...

I could fill pages and pages of this blog with stories that are already out there about people and human interest. I am not going to do that. What am I going to do is show you a few things I have found today and maybe comment on them...here we go.

The Spanish Basketball Team.

This is a "what were they thinking" scenario. I am sure they meant no harm but because they did it, I think it's kind of funny. Here is the picture that they ran in a full page advertisment for the Beijing Olympics. Notice they are making slanty eyes?









Link to full story here.

The USA 4x100 Freestyle Relay Team. Can you say "French Toast"?

Because of copyright issues I cannot post the actual video. You can read the article and watch the relay (which if you have not seen it by now you must live in a cave with Osama. Oh...and Osama called and he just watched it recorded on betamax so he has seen it too).

Jump to the video here.

Yawn...

Does anyone care any longer about a presidents race (if you do care, you probably go noodlin' for a past time and whistle Dixie while brushing your tooth)? Does anyone really care if it is a man or a woman? Does anyone care how tall a presidential candidate might be...whoa...this guy does. He wrote an entire article on it. He gets paid for this? I have the imprint of a qwerty keyboard on my face because I read more than three lines of this blather. Click here to fall asleep immediately.

Bombing stopped in Georgia...except over there...and maybe over there...oh, hey...bomb that house over there too...

Russia ordered a cease fire but no one is listening. Was it a real order or just more of a guideline? It must be official because it was a televised order...right? Click here for the story.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Though not my favorite of the, now, four Indiana Jones movies, I cannot say this one was a dud. I rather enjoyed the subtle humor, the action was good (I do think there could have been more) and the characters were good.

Overall I enjoyed Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I know a few people who have not seen it yet so I won't spoil. I will say that this movie is in true Indiana form. Chase scenes, nasty bad guys/girls, humor, light romance, lots of bugs and Indiana Jones being himself.

Personally I watch movies from a purely "I want to be entertained" side of things. You could probably critique this movie to death (two well groomed parallel roads in the virgin Amazon rain forest for the main chase scene) but why? Why not sit back, get the chill up your spine when you hear the IJ theme music for the first time in 20 years, enjoy your popcorn and let the action unfold.

Harrison Ford shows his age a bit at the beginning but it does not take away from the movie. He actually starts to look younger as the movie goes on. Karen Allen is back and she also looks older but since we have not seen her since Raiders, well, she is older. I really liked John Hurt in this movie. He plays 'Ox' (Professor John Oxley) who basically goes crazy after discovering the first Crystal Skull. He brings some good humor into the film.

Shia LaBeouf is pretty good in this film. Not to give to much away but I wouldn't doubt that he is being groomed to be the next Indiana. I will let you all decide.

In a nutshell, I thought the movie was fun. If you break it apart and look for things to pick at, you will most likely not like the movie. I suggest you not do that. It is fantasy, why would anyone expect that the movie should fall into real world scenarios? None of the IJ movies do, none of the Star Wars or Mummy movies do. Why should the Crystal Skull be any different?

Dead Heat - Joel Rosenberg

I just finished reading Dead Heat and the book is really well done. It finishes the series and is action packed all the way through. You do need to read the other four in the series (The Last Jihad) and they are just as good.

America is attacked and we don't know who to blame. Countries around the world go on alert, armies start moving into place and political jockeying is happening everywhere.

What will the President of the United States do? Who will pay for the attacks on US soil?

You will not be able to put this book down. I think I read it in 8 hours. This is a real life scenario that could be played out at anytime and I think that is what makes this book so frightening.

Go get it. You will be glad you did.

Space Interactive Map - Popular Mechanics

Ok, if you are complete nerd like I am...you should like this. It is an interactive map of space flight from 1957 to present. Click here to see it!

Global Warming ruined my haircut!

Al Gore will have you believe this is an SUV spewing global warming gases. I am thinking its a volcano. Either way I am sure Americans will be blamed for it: Chile Volcano

Does global warming cause earthquakes too? Japan Quakes

Oh...no, the Myanmar Cyclone. That is global warming: Myanmar

The Obama/Clinton race is over? That must be global warming!

Global warming causes incest. It made this guy a monster (he denies it): Monster I dunno...like he says, he could have killed all the children he had with his daughter but since he didn't...he is not a monster. I am going to send him a Hallmark fathers day card.

Global warming changes Microsoft business direction! Go!

Dang global warming...it ruins everything.