Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Why can't Sony release the movie The Interview in Canada? Even the North Koreans can't hate the Canadians... Heh heh - John Wayne chased them down an alley... Think about it - even if you won $1 million in the lottery every month for the rest of your life - you would never become a billionaire... Heh heh... Who knew? Barry Manilow's hit "I Write the Songs" was not written by Barry Manilow... Interesting interview of Joss Whedon regarding the new Avengers: Age of Ultron movie... Idea for a new TV channel; ESP-N (the Extra Sensory Perception Network). Psychics would make sports predictions and pick games... Who knew? The Russian economy as measured by GDP is smaller than that of the State of Texas...

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Very excited for this movie.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The things you learn on the Internet - according to Mental Floss "During the reign of Elizabeth I, swan was a popular feast dish, especially when stuffed with the carcasses of nine other birds." Nine other birds? Makes a Turducken look kind of whimpy in comparison... Joss Whedon offers 10 tips for good writing...  Yesterday was the 28th anniversary of Doug Flutie's "Hail Mary" pass against Miami. For many guys of my generation that's one of the moments where you'll always remember where you were at the time... Interesting stat - in the last 3-years 21 players entered the NBA draft after just 1 year of college and were taken in the first round. Of those 9 (42%) were from Kentucky... In 1953 the US Army had just 20 divisions while the Soviet Union had more than 200. Because the US didn't have to match the manpower of the USSR those men were able to become the backbone of a boom economy for the US. One of the side benefits of our nuclear bomber program... If the Jets put Tim Tebow on waivers - I wonder how many teams would claim him?...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Happy National Nude Day! If you are arrested for public nudity today - Hallmark will pay your bail and your fines!... Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to air on The CW. Funny - just watched this last night for the first time. For the record - I want a Captain Hammer t-shirt... The 2012 Olympic team vs the 92 Dream Team talk is as silly as Batman vs Superman debates. The 92 team and Superman would win every time... One of the things on my bucket list is to learn how to surf. This video is a painful reminder that I'm not close to checking it off the list... 31 Bizarre Foreign Titles for American Films... When you take taxes into account - the Celtics offer to Ray Allen was only $1.4 million better than what he got from the Heat(s)... Neil Gaiman announced a new Sandman series.My understanding it that it will be a sort of prequel telling the story of Morpheus the Lord of Dreams. I haven't read any of the Sandman books but this may just be the reason I was looking for... Tweet of the Day:

 Whitney Shazam™ ‏@Ms_Shazam

I'd rather cuddle then have sex.. If you're good at grammar, you'll get that.

Avengers - Firefly Style

Very cool for Joss Whedon or Firefly fans.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

The Scream sells for $120 million. Did not know there were 4 copies of this painting. This was not the one that was stolen a couple of years ago.

I love science questions like this. What would happen if you placed your hand in the way of the Large Hadron Collider?

Very interesting look at some old-timey sportswriters who called themselves "the Chipmunks". This was the sort of think I hoped Grantland would be putting out.

In depth story of Joss Whedon and how he came to helm the new Avengers movie. Good read.

Amusing Mad Men / Watchmen mash-up

15 Spectacular Libraries in Europe. Spectacular may be underselling the awesomeness of these libraries.