Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you. 

"Death meant little to me. It was the last joke in a series of bad jokes." - Charles Bukowski

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." - Seneca

"The key is not to get carried away by desire; we need to manage it with wisdom and mindfulness." - Joseph Goldstein

"Meditation is a waste of time, like learning French or kissing after sex." - Jack Donaghy

Buck Henry

Hollywood and comedy legend Buck Henry has passed away aged 89.

He is probably best known as the writer of the screenplay for The Graduate and for his comedic appearances on the first few seasons of Saturday Night Live. Younger folks probably know him for playing the father of Tina Fey's Liz Lemon character on 30 Rock.

Henry also wrote the screenplay for the movie Catch-22 based upon the Joseph Heller novel of the same name. Henry also had a memorable role in the movie as Colonel Korn.

Along with Mel Brooks - Henry created the TV show Get Smart starring Don Adams who passed away in 2005 (as an aside it is little known but Don Adams was a US Marine who served on Guadalcanal).

Buck Henry was one of a kind. He will be missed.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Is it bad that when I heard of the passing of Ed Koch my first thought was that Abe Vigoda had outlived another one... The Geico commercial with the pretty girl interested in going parking with the baby pig is perhaps the most disturbing thing on TV. But as a silver lining at least she wasn't parking with the Geico caveman... Wow - NYC Mayor Ed Koch put Daniel Pearl's last words on his gravestone... Loved the premiere episode of The Americans but I kept confusing Matthew Rhys with James McAvoy who played Charles Xavier in X-Men: First Class... This was one of the funniest moments from 30 Rock... The Red Sox picking Ryan Kalish over Josh Reddick isn't exactly like picking Tim Naehring over Jeff Bagwell but it isn't good either... Stop it evolution - you're embarrassing yourself...

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share. 

Nice math trick - if you divide 1 by 998,001 you get all three-digit numbers from 000 to 999 in order 

Example of life imitating art or vice versa  "As God as my witness - we will have casinos on the moon" 

Who said it: Steven Wright or Mitch Hedberg?

This was so unnecessary - LA Confidential was made into a TV movie in 2003

So it looks like I have 50 brands of beer I need to try -  RateBeer top 50 best beers 2012

Unlikely to recapture the Monty Python magic but I do like the idea of the gang getting back together

Comparisons like this are what the Internet was made for - Exploring the strange parallels between the writing of mythologist Joseph Campbell and the first 4 Police Academy films (HT Big Stupid Tommy)

Kool - 6 Hugely Successful Products Originally Invented for Something Else

So jealous -   Wes Welker is engaged to this woman:

Linky Links

Some stuff I found interesting:

- I could have used this hangover cure last night

- The strangest trade in baseball history

- The 10 worst baseball contracts of the 2000's

- Public Domain Video Treasures

- This video is so awesome. I'm wicked stoked!

- 30 Rock goodness