PJ WRITES!

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51657272012-01-30T22:07:38.440-05:00PJ WRITES!Working past being a curmudgeon towards the zen of sheer misanthropy.PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.comBlogger21481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-69479564871006967912012-01-30T22:07:00.000-05:002012-01-30T22:07:38.450-05:00Goodbye Movie Mondays!

Last week was the last of the canned Movie Mondays. It’s hard to believe but my NetFlix account and the activity I had on their community pages provided me with over two years of content to post. And really it was a good thing because as miniscule as the traffic is to my isolated corner of the internet, Movie Mondays at least provided regular content so the blog didn’t go dark as it were.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-25870736707915381042012-01-29T21:11:00.000-05:002012-01-29T21:11:04.711-05:00Our future space program?

I saw this clip and found it interesting. Lego Man in space, a project by two kids with a weather balloon that was wildly successful:

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Movie Mondays! Interspersed in a career of big action blockbusters, Will Smith proves time and again he has solid range as an actor lending his presence to quieter character driven fare. Here, in the story of man haunted by guilt and driven to make right by improving the lives of a select few, giving each of them a great gift. It makes for a compelling if bittersweet film well worth

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Movie Mondays! An interesting film bearing little resemblance to the F. Scott Fitzgerald story it is based upon. I found it very similar in tone and scope to Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an odd love story that plays out across history. David Fincher moves away from his usual offering of thrillers to give us a lavishly photographed film with

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Movie Mondays! Hello... I'm a Mac. And I’m a zombie. Whatever you expect going in cannot prepare you for this turkey. It’s just a question of how many cliches can be thrown in over the course of 103 minutes and even then a decent cast can’t save this stinker. If you want to see a dead man (or in this case a naked Christina Ricci) walking, watch any episode of Six Feet Under which is

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-91341570722313546332012-01-03T20:48:00.000-05:002012-01-03T20:48:07.016-05:00Out of content, out of luck.

Sooooo... in just a few short weeks the one continual feature, the one regular content that has gone up without fail will soon be coming to an end. There was a bit of time there when I was repurposing the reviews that I wrote up on the NetFlix website but then NetFlix went and stopped the community features aspect of their website so it really didn’t make much sense to do reviews anymore. But I

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-52062270393221507982012-01-02T09:46:00.000-05:002012-01-02T09:46:01.928-05:00

Movie Mondays! It plays as very dated but it is still entertaining. Daria: Is it College Yet takes place after the series ended and revisits the same characters. I watched it more out of a sense of nostalgia than anything else and I can see where Daria influenced a generation but much of the humor is trite to say the least. Lacking in appeal for anyone over the age of 40, Daria: Is it

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-25492524338780738292011-12-29T19:12:00.003-05:002012-01-02T13:04:03.380-05:00IMG_3895

IMG_3895, a photo by Jo Weldon on Flickr.I saw this image up on Flickr... Hah. It’s funny (maybe not so much) but a week or so ago I was walking up to midtown from Chelsea after a long workday and I found myself walking up Sixth Avenue. And I was on the east side of Sixth as I crossed 23rd Street and walking north I got to 24th and looked across and there on the corner was another nondescript

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-41233037392037896082011-12-27T09:47:00.001-05:002012-01-02T13:03:44.932-05:00You’re still coming ’round here?

This small corner of the Internet doesn’t get that much traffic. Outside of the ’bots that seem to be altogether way too busy indexing everything which leaves me a bit dumbfounded. Since it’s the last week of 2011, I imagine some kind of recap of the year is in order. I find myself hard pressed though to garner up the energy to go into intricate detail though. As years go, 2011 wasn’t a bad

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Movie Mondays! I can best describe as follows: Think Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations but with magic instead of food. A fun combination of travelogue and a look at magic - how it is performed, the tricks and its place in society - in Egypt, India and China. I enjoyed watching Penn and Teller (two very uncomfortable travelers) making their way among the busy streets of Cairo, the back

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Movie Mondays! Sobering. This American adaptation of the foreign Brodre is a strong film that touches on issues like estrangement, alienation and trust. Could well be on a double feature with The Hurt Locker, this film deals with the fallout of a soldier thought killed on tour of duty. It has a solid cast with Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard and Mare

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-29539753873009829262011-12-12T06:06:00.000-05:002011-12-12T06:06:00.750-05:00

Movie Mondays! It’s a decidedly different Doctor here in the series early days and while I found it charming at times, it is very much a product of its day. It most likely will not appeal to anyone other than a true Doctor Who fan but you can see the foundation being laid for the long running and successful franchise here. One does have to wonder though why some of the aspects

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-24203102184045111992011-12-05T07:22:00.000-05:002011-12-05T07:22:00.824-05:00

Movie Mondays! One of Marvel’s better entries in the process of bringing their characters to life via animation. Here is an origin story of Doctor Strange that strays from the original at times but keeps enough to be entertaining. Also, when it does diverge it does it in a way that makes sense to the film’s plot. I can find little fault with a film that stays true to the spirit of the

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-44323500950346932612011-12-02T08:22:00.001-05:002011-12-02T08:22:01.583-05:00Mega_Mosaic

Mega_Mosaic, a photo by world of pj on Flickr.This is really worth looking at at the original size, I find it just fascinating and came across it the other day and was just really amazed at some of the shots. It would’ve been nice to link to each of the photos but I figure that would have been way too labor intensive.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-33013823545479271552011-12-02T08:20:00.001-05:002011-12-02T08:20:11.347-05:00Z is for Zed.

Z is for Zed., a photo by world of pj on Flickr.Just another shot from the walk I went on with some fellow GWNY’ers but some interesting Simpson’s like graffiti.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-43583848026626224162011-11-29T10:11:00.000-05:002011-11-29T10:11:01.373-05:00You have been warned.

Maybe you did a little online shopping while at work yesterday? Spending too much time online at work can cost you. In the survey, 22 percent of employers said they have fired someone for using the Internet for non-work related activities. Half of employers surveyed said they keep tabs on their employees' Internet and email usage, up 3 percentage points from last year.Makes me think about all

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-47857962183806628312011-11-28T08:13:00.000-05:002011-11-28T08:13:00.502-05:00

Movie Mondays! Everyone’s favorite serial killer returns with a more complicated life as Dexter tries to balance career, family life and being a serial killer. Of course, something’s got to give and the tightrope Dexter walks becomes ever harder to balance upon as the season progresses towards a shocking conclusion. John Lithgow is featured as the “villain of the season” and it’s

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-28555898176223225982011-11-27T10:29:00.001-05:002011-11-27T10:29:58.864-05:00Rainy evening.

Rainy evening., a photo by world of pj on Flickr.A shot from a night before Thanksgiving when I found myself in Times Square on my way to dinner. It was a brutal night, cold and wet but the city had something of a wonderful quality in spite of it.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-91486204537228162011-11-21T09:45:00.000-05:002011-11-21T09:45:00.587-05:00

Movie Mondays! You’d think with the success of the live action Iron Man films Marvel would put something together better than this stew of disparate pieces. A mixture of traditional and 3D animation doesn’t help matters either as the plot takes liberally from the Iron Man mythos and modifies to poor effect. I’ve seen a few animated superhero films of late and when they work they can

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-34622395708967640282011-11-20T21:18:00.000-05:002011-11-20T21:18:41.275-05:00New stuff!

I wanted to put up something for the few people who still stop by and as a precursor to something I had wanted to start a week or two ago, for now I am going to put up what is one of my favorite performances of a favorite song.

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Movie Mondays! ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE SEEN IN SOME TIME! Funny! Charming! Endearing! A terrific story and great performances! A young artist develops insomnia as a result of his breakup with a long time girlfriend and spends his sleepless nights toiling away in a discount store (think the British equivalent to a 24 hr WalMart). The hours drone on endlessly but is there a way to

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-23386899627603330602011-11-12T09:26:00.001-05:002011-11-12T09:26:19.766-05:00Crash

Crash, a photo by world of pj on Flickr.Walking home from work on Thursday night I happened upon this scene on Madison Avenue in Murray Hill. The weather has been nice so I was enjoying the walk and I hope no one got hurt but at the end of the day you have to be amazed stuff like this doesn’t happen more often.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-5029957921418410002011-11-11T13:42:00.001-05:002011-11-11T13:42:08.630-05:00Get lost William!

Get lost William!, a photo by world of pj on Flickr.I don’t know if the USPS will return any person named William who is mailed undelivered but anything written in big block stenciled letters should be heeded!

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-46403631323608545452011-11-09T22:45:00.003-05:002011-11-09T22:45:53.855-05:00A morning stroll(er).

A morning stroll(er)., a photo by world of pj on Flickr.I didn’t get the shot I wanted to get which was of all the orange shirted children being herded like ducks into the playground but what I did get is a reminder of how the world is taken over at different times by different ages and while the rest of us are toiling away behind desks there is a generation that is discovering the joys of a

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-47678347070815211602011-11-09T22:45:00.001-05:002011-11-09T22:45:19.756-05:00Sunny morning.

Sunny morning., a photo by world of pj on Flickr.Fulton Street on a day that reminded me a bit of another fateful day. It’s rare to find such temperate weather in November but such a welcome when it makes a visit.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-28557661354504946892011-11-07T11:06:00.000-05:002011-11-07T11:06:00.383-05:00

Movie Mondays! Good cast and acting can’t save this clunker of a story and plot right up through the rather predictable twist ending. A large portion of what makes movies great is the ride the viewer is taken on as the movie draws to its conclusion and this ride is plodding and overly long. If you’re one of those people who has to see every De Niro or Pacino movie you'll watch but you

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Movie Mondays! The problem with these movies is we’ve now gotten to the point where each successive film in the genre has to top its predecessors. We just go further and further down the road into overblown special effects, movie clichés and formulaic characters and acting. Check your brain at the door there’s nothing more than special effects to watch and even that gets tiresome after

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-36480222534744518112011-10-28T14:54:00.000-04:002011-10-28T14:54:42.283-04:00

You ever get the feeling? That some of your co-workers are just putting in a little too much time and working a little bit too hard? Just started a new gig and I’m beginning to wonder about my workload?

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Movie Mondays! Simply amazing! Even if you haven’t seen any of the Torchwood series before you’ll enjoy this dramatic mini that hits all the high notes. Russell Davies serves up a story that has big slimy aliens, lots of political intrigue and hints of creepiness ala those old horror classics Children of the Damned and Village of the Damned. While it has scifi trappings, the performances

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-73510704373291460422011-10-23T09:05:00.000-04:002011-10-23T09:05:00.164-04:00

And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Robot Hookers With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-42271073466238506572011-10-19T14:00:00.005-04:002011-10-19T19:53:11.153-04:00Today’s Special!

I hate having to be in the city for one or two things only because invariably things go awry and I am forced to find some way to occupy myself in between appointments. Today was like that as I am trying to be very productive but found myself in that in between appointment limbo. So after weighing a few options and coming up short, I availed myself of the cuisine at the most excellent Jin Fong in

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-32027738546964744842011-10-17T08:22:00.000-04:002011-10-17T08:22:00.224-04:00

Movie Mondays! Substandard, in terms of animation and story. Really not much better than mid 80s Saturday morning animation fare in style or execution. I expected more, got less - little in the way of drama although the movie is supposed to be based on the Death of Superman arc, it bears little resemblance to it. I just watched another DC animated film recently (Justice League: Crisis on

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-34687151725253757192011-10-16T06:52:00.000-04:002011-10-16T06:52:00.089-04:00

And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Video Games With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Movie Mondays! A solid scifi picture with good acting and a well-paced story. There are enough twists and turns to keep you entertained throughout. Bruce Willis is a detective trying to solve a murder in a world where everyone uses robot proxies in their daily lives. The rub of course is whether people are truly living their lives when they spend the majority of their time with their

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on First Dates With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-82409897338011103822011-10-07T14:38:00.000-04:002011-10-07T14:38:24.780-04:00

Looking for support. You know I think we all have a tendency to get wrapped up in our own lives and our own problems but the thing I often remind myself off is there are people who are in infinitely worse shape than I am and I should count my blessings. Case in point, a few years back one of my dear friends, Monica succumbed to a brain tumor (click through to read what I had to say) and it was

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-34307671119689548622011-10-06T23:55:00.004-04:002011-10-07T14:40:32.762-04:00

The face of a franchise. I’m a Mets fan so I can sit back today and bask in the glory of what is another Yankee failure. I can almost hear the grating warble that is John Sterling’s voice reciting his end of game mantra, “The Yankees lose! The Yankees LOSE! THE YANKEES LOSE!” You’ve got to love it and nothing is truly better than seeing A-Rod, the glaring symbol of Yankee excess standing

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-85116309989640134622011-10-05T20:43:00.001-04:002011-10-05T21:20:31.008-04:00

I actually feel like crying. I imagine this underlines yet again that no one gets a guarantee on how long a ride they’ll get on the planet. In this case, I’m a bit torn because every indication I ever read was that Steve Jobs had a bit of a tendency to be something of a tyrant (and a bit of a dick) but there is no denying this man had an incredible impact on the world. A lot of people think of

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-71108407639949614962011-10-04T18:25:00.001-04:002011-10-04T18:25:24.813-04:00

I really like this. You’ve heard this I’m sure but it’s the kind of infectious pop that always appeals to me. It’s almost an anthem in many ways (probably one of the reasons I love TubThumping by Chumbawumba). I have a feeling this will be making an appearance at stadiums before too long but until it gets played out I really love it: Fatty Gets A Stylist Biography All music is innocent

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Movie Mondays! LOST rushes headlong to the series conclusion in Season 6 picking up immediately where we left off in Season 5 (after a bright, white flash). If there is a theme to the season it’s... PEOPLE DIE! So, if you have a favorite character or two don’t be too surprised because very few make it to the end but what an end it is! Mysteries are answered but quite a few aren’t and that

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-9780430961713214752011-10-02T11:17:00.000-04:002011-10-02T11:17:00.275-04:00

And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on the Internet With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-40308554022078960122011-09-26T11:18:00.000-04:002011-09-26T11:18:00.628-04:00

Movie Mondays! One of rock’s great albums has a remarkable backstory which comes to light in this terrific documentary featuring interviews with all the members of Pink Floyd as well as the engineer who mastered the album (Alan Parsons). As familiar as I am with Dark Side of the Moon and the songs on it, it was wonderful to peer into the secrets behind the making of this record and the

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Testicles With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-69053481166403258682011-09-23T14:31:00.000-04:002011-09-23T14:31:58.360-04:00

Why this country is f&%*$d! Because people are actually buying into the Tea Party bulls&%t. Great case in point: In the whole discussion about raising taxes on people making more than $1,000,000 one of the Tea Party members from Louisiana made the following remarks: When host Chris Jansing noted that Fleming has an income of more than $6 million. Fleming said he actually takes home only a

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Movie Mondays! Surprisingly entertaining. Seen recently at an outdoor venue I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but found I really enjoyed the film, an exciting and different take on the staid Holmes. Guy Ritchie manages to deftly bring the detective into a version that appeals to today’s audiences. The pair of Downey and Law as Holmes and Watson worked exceptionally well together and the

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-90367820220656066762011-09-18T10:09:00.000-04:002011-09-18T10:09:00.854-04:00

And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Flowers With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-84509967223521331012011-09-13T09:14:00.000-04:002011-09-13T09:14:00.685-04:00

Messages from the Fringe. You know, every once in awhile I am really surprised by my fellow Americans but then again, I really shouldn’t be. It stems from a really simple premise that only a fool believes... any reasonably intelligent person believes the people around them are reasonably intelligent as well. BIG MISTAKE! If you ever had a job where you had to deal with the general public, you

PJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836974899495803366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165727.post-4911735900634325962011-09-12T06:42:00.000-04:002011-09-12T06:42:00.443-04:00

Movie Mondays! Very enjoyable romp for the Justice League up against their Earth 2 counterparts. Some viewers may bring the albatross of comicbook continuity through the door with them but, if you leave your assumptions behind and view this on its own merit, its a lot of fun. It’s a tight, well-paced tale that gets high marks for the quality of the animation and also for voice acting. I

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Threesomes With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Some things just defy words. Things like this music video which I came across when I was looking around to see what was on the web regarding the late, lamented Kiev.

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled program... So, it’s been quiet around these parts because I’ve just been too busy, too stressed and not really inclined to write for awhile. So, what I’m going to do is start going through the drafts queue of the blog and emptying everything out. Getting all those unfinished thoughts and bits out and into the interwebs because you know I just shit jewels

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Movie Mondays! Everything ends, even things we love - as is the case for David Tennant’s turn as Doctor Who. Why is it not a surprise the actor’s run ends on such a high note? Russell T. Davies hands off the reigns on a franchise he revived (to the delight of Who fans everywhere) and one only hopes his successors will mirror Davies’ efforts. John Simm reprises his role as The Master, who

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Murder With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Movie Mondays! A laughable movie which reinforces in scene after scene the dysfunction of many Middle Eastern societies. Depicting the events after a man’s death, the viewer is given a view of how his surviving family deals with that death and their daily lives in Iraq. Of course, Americans are the villains of the piece, being infidels and responsible for the world’s evils. Yet, out of

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Daddy Issues With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled program...So, it’s been quiet around these parts because I’ve just been too busy, too stressed and not really inclined to write for awhile.So, what I’m going to do is start going through the drafts queue of the blog and emptying everything out. Getting all those unfinished thoughts and bits out and into the interwebs because you know I just shit jewels baby!

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Change. I’m not a big fan of change. Well... maybe I should qualify that. I’m a big fan of change FOR THE BETTER, it’s just change all too often doesn’t seem to fall under that heading. And the truth of the matter is, for the earlier part of my life I had a lot more change than is good for a person. We moved around a lot, a lot more than even those so-called “military brats” and when we moved

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Movie Mondays! Did you know? The original title of this special was I Kinda Like It When a Lot of People Die but the title was changed as it was recorded shortly after the attacks of 9/11. Nonetheless, George Carlin does here for the Ten Commandments what he did for the Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television three decades earlier - in essence, he performs a routine that codifies

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Giving Birth With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Bad anniversary. Some things you don’t want to remember then, they sneak up on you and there you are. You’re not at all happy about it either. These are days where something bad has happened in the past and you’ve got a few years distance. You don’t really like thinking about it but, something reminds you and you’re feeling crappy all over again. You get older, you find you can have a lot more

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Movie Mondays! I probably would’ve enjoyed it a lot more if the disk I received had been in relatively decent shape but it was so full of skips and stops the magic here was in how a bad disk edited this documentary. Overall though what I did see I liked, it wasn't new ground for me but for someone unfamiliar with film it will be a real eye-opener. I’m repurposing content by

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Anal Sex With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Movie Mondays! NO LIGHTS! This really isn’t a documentary as much as it is speculation on the life and motivations of CS Lewis. It is plodding, monotone and downright boring. I would venture to say it’s an example of how not to make an entertaining documentary. CS Lewis gave the world some truly beloved literature and was a contemporary of Tolkien. When the viewer finally gets to this point

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Online Dating With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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An afternoon at the gallery. Daredevil_i134_p11_Brown-MooneyMatt Murdock is stunned to hear a news clip proclaiming Daredevil as responsable for the senseless murder of three policemen! He forgets the sudden betrayal of his hero, however, as his relationship with Heather Glenn takes a sudden turn for the romantic. Little does he imagine that Daredevil is innocent, and will soon be teaming up with

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Movie Mondays! This is the next to last of fourteen specials (performances) Carlin recorded to ultimately be aired on HBO and truthfully it is not his best. Carlin was one of the most talented and intelligent comics of his generation and his humor was biting and hilarious letting none of society’s trappings escape his cutting wit. He spent a lifetime pointing out the irony of the human

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Swinging With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Well, things have been a bit sparse around here lately, haven’t they? And that’s alright with me (as the song goes). I’ve been fairly busy and I don’t mind it. The days rocket past with alarming frequency and I look up and realize we are already halfway through summer. One of the things I’ve been focused on more of late is age. And I can say that I haven’t been focused on it in a good way

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An afternoon at the gallery. Daredevil_i290_p20_Dwyer-Fredricks Matt dons the Bullseye costume to take down Bullseye wearing the DD duds. Here Foggy has a conversation with his absent friend (Matt Murdock). You know sometimes pages can be good even if they’re not necessarily by fan favorites. Here is a great page by Kieron Dwyer and Fred Fredericks and when you look at it, it has all the

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Movie Mondays! SEASONS 2 THROUGH 7Unlikely to be packaged on DVD anytime soon and that's a shame because MITM is one of the funniest sitcoms in recent memory. If you’re curious as to why it hasn’t come out already it’s simple really... the show never secured the rights for much of the music played in the background and the additional cost has prevented FOX and the shows’ producers from

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Manscaping With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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An afternoon at the gallery. Daredevil-Shi_i01_p14_Igle-Williamson Ana is of the Kyoto sohei, descendant from the warrior monks of Mount Hiei. She has spent her life mastering the art of combat. Never in all that time has she met an opponent like this one. “The Devil-Man seems to know where she will strike even before she has launched a blow. It is as though he sees her even when his eyes can

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Movie Mondays! One of the best sitcoms in the last twenty years, Malcolm in the Middle was family entertainment and unquestionably funny. The show was one of the few successes of the genre in recent memory and went out of its way to skewer cliched portrayals of family life on television. Lois and Hal (the parents) are a very much in love couple who struggle to raise a herd of rebellious boys

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective — Reader Mailbag Edition With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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An afternoon at the gallery. Darkhold_i05_p19_Case_McKenna The Darkhold is a written record of all of the Elder God Chthon's knowledge about evil and dark magic and contains a vast and varied number of spells. These spells, when cast by a magically skilled person behave the way spells do for most any other source of arcane energies. When the mystical barriers are thin enough and the Dwarf

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Movie Mondays! As others have observed it is without a doubt one of the most poorly edited films I have even seen. The filmmakers have taken an interesting and meaty subject and turned it into a plodding, boring diatribe. The main reason for this is just the way the film is structured, television snippets from the then administration contrasted against interview snippets from people voicing

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Birth Control With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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An afternoon at the gallery. Deadpool_i25_p20_WMcDaniel_Others In the desert sands of Egypt, Deadpool does what even Captain America in a Landau, Luckman and Lake battle suit can’t—he accepts his destiny as a hero, steps up to the plate and saves the universe from a cosmic messiah who offers peace at the price of giving up free will and change; Dixon goes nuts in the aftermath and Zoe takes

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Movie Mondays! Barrett’s film pointedly notes Giuliani grew up in a neighborhood once known as Pigtown (Crown Heights), it says everything about the agenda of this film. There is an irony watching former mayors take measure of Rudy Giuliani’s two terms: Ed Koch speaks about Rudy Giuliani’s heavy-handedness but the words sound hollow issuing from the lips of imperial Koch whose 3 terms as

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on One-Night Stands With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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An afternoon at the gallery. Fantastic_Four_v02_i13_p15_Wieringo-Case Great page from the amazing crossover between WildStorm and Marvel that appeared between Heroes Reborn and Heroes Return. World War III had mixed teams of characters in this instance a hybrid Fantastic Four with WildC.A.T.s Spartan and Gen¹³’s Burnout as members. You know I cannot tell you how much of a fan I was of the late

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Movie Mondays! I don’t think there is anyone in this country or the world for that matter who hasn’t already formed an opinion about George W. Bush. Consequently, there are no surprises here. The performances are for the most part spot on but of course, Oliver Stone brings an agenda of his own to the table meaning there is a bias. Overall I enjoyed the movie, it’s a well-made film and

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Fighting With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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There’s a bit of strum and drang. The video below has stirred up quite a bit of controversy... Aviation security experts who have seen the video say it doesn’t show any major security concerns because the two guys were ticketed passengers who had already been screened by the TSA. DFW airport board member Betty Culbreath says while it may have been a prank, it sent the wrong message. “It’s not

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Now get off the train and shut the f up. You know, I commute to work every day. What sometimes amazes me is just how rude and insensitive other riders can be at times. Every time the train pulls out of Grand Central and infrequently during the journey itself, conductors will make an announcement about keeping your feet off the seats, making all seats available and keeping your voice down out of

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Meet the bicyclist douchebag. File this under I am both stupid and feel uber-privileged. Here’s the thing about this video, there’s something douchebag can do in each instance but you’ll note he chooses again and again not to. What is that. Stop. In other words simply: stop. your. bike. You’ll notice there are pedestrians in a crosswalk when douchebag goes rolling through. The only thing

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Movie Mondays! Crank 2 is a cartoon but what a wonderful cartoon it is! Full of violence, gore and sex, it uses every trick available to take its assault of the senses up a notch. Think of it as a B-movie with incredible production values, it doesn’t give you time to think about the plausibility of anything until after it’s over but what a great ride! Also, it goes by soooo fast you’ll

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Ex-Girlfriends With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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Why doesn’t stuff like this get more press? “It’s not one of your major rights. But we tell them that even if you give us all the basic and big rights, that you are claiming are more important than driving, we can’t enjoy practising those rights because the mobility is not there.” “We can’t move around without a male.” The motoring ban is not enforced by law, but is a religious fatwa imposed

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Just in case you were wondering... I know there are people at work who sometimes read the blog and for their benefit I think I should point out that I prepackage content and schedule the time it goes live. Meaning I usually write a lot of stuff in my off hours and set it to come up at certain times on certain days so the blog has a steady stream of new content. As a matter of fact, in some

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An afternoon at the gallery. Impulse_i54_p12_EVS-Rollins-McCarthy Bart Allen (Impulse) and his friends spend a night in the woods camping. Some amazing detail seen here in some of Ethan Van Sciver’s earliest work for DC.Again, more Impulse work, more Ethan Van Sciver work. The thing that I find so very impressive about Van Sciver’s work is the amazing amount of detail that goes into his pages.

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Hey Man, Nice Shot. My friend Steve is a hiker, not only that but he’s a great retoucher too and a pretty damn good photographer as well. Since I’m always scrounging around for content, I figured I would post some beautiful shots he forwarded to me recently:

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Chaos = New York There’s something about being a lifelong New Yorker that allows you to embrace the chaos that is getting around Manhattan. Whether you are walking down the sidewalk or crossing the street basically everyone is trying to get where they are going or get around the tourists that are gawking at their surroundings. The other thing is, the city has become something of a weird

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Movie Mondays! Fantastic Four 2, not a great movie but an entertaining popcorn fest. On the ten scale it would log in at a 6 or a 7 falling solidly into the upper end of the spectrum. The biggest problems these movies have (films based on beloved Marvel franchises) are the expectations of fans, movies will never mirror a comic precisely. Film is a different medium and the quality can vary

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And now, for something completely different... A Woman’s Perspective on Younger Men With the thought that as a man, it’s always good to hear a woman’s viewpoint if only to try and understand them better.

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I’m glad this f***er is dead! Nothing is as twisted or as self indulgent as this story: While Trouble hit the jackpot, Helmsley also unceremoniously cut two of her grandchildren out of her will. They sued, arguing that their grandmother wasn’t of sound mind when she signed the document in 2005. Disgruntled grown grandchildren Craig Panzirer and Meegan Panzirer Wesolko each received several

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