Friday, March 31, 2017
Top 5 - Christopher Walken Movies
Happy 74th birthday to Christopher Walken. My favorite Walken movies:
1. The Dead Zone
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Suicide Kings
4. Biloxi Blues
5. The Deer Hunter
His role in the 2002 Man on Fire almost makes the list just for the fact that the last thing he says in the movie is "I have nothing else to say." He meant that he had no more lines in the script but the director left it in the final cut.
1. The Dead Zone
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Suicide Kings
4. Biloxi Blues
5. The Deer Hunter
His role in the 2002 Man on Fire almost makes the list just for the fact that the last thing he says in the movie is "I have nothing else to say." He meant that he had no more lines in the script but the director left it in the final cut.
Rene Descartes
On this day in 1596 Rene Descartes was born. There aren't many Rene Descartes jokes but this is my favorite:
Rene Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender asks, "Can I get you a drink?" Descartes replies, "I think not" and disappears.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
The Importance of a Single Vote
On this date in 1867 the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for the price of $7 million which worked out to about $.02 per acre. This purchase was known at the time as Seward's Folly after Secretary of State William Seward who arranged the purchase. Seward was also in charge of trying to get the Senate to ratify the treaty authorizing the purchase. The treaty was ratified on April 9th but it passed by a single vote.
Think of that. If one person changed their vote from yes to no - Alaska might not be part of the US today.
Think of that. If one person changed their vote from yes to no - Alaska might not be part of the US today.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Holy crap! Giant python swallows Indonesian farmer whole!
- Heh heh
- Just how long did these guys practice this?
- Heh heh
- 8 Amazon Prime perks you might be missing out on. I need to take advantage of the music service.
- Douchebag out shown by old guy shooting free throws
- Holy crap! Giant python swallows Indonesian farmer whole!
- Heh heh
- Just how long did these guys practice this?
- Heh heh
- 8 Amazon Prime perks you might be missing out on. I need to take advantage of the music service.
- Douchebag out shown by old guy shooting free throws
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Iwo Jima
On this day in History in 1945, US Marines repel a last ditch 200-300 man Japanese suicide attack on Iwo Jima and the battle for the island is over.
Men like Jacklyn Lucas and those who raised the flag in the most iconic World War II photo shown above should be well known names in America. Unfortunately they are mostly forgotten.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Heh Heh
- These portraits are unreal (or to be more precise - amazingly real)
- How NASA's photo of the "Pillars of Creation" came to be
- A year after Garry Shandling's death - Kevin Nealon looks back
- Something sadly overlooked at the White House yesterday - 25 Medal of Honor winners were honored
- Arnold is the best!
- Heh Heh
- Heh Heh
- These portraits are unreal (or to be more precise - amazingly real)
- How NASA's photo of the "Pillars of Creation" came to be
- A year after Garry Shandling's death - Kevin Nealon looks back
- Something sadly overlooked at the White House yesterday - 25 Medal of Honor winners were honored
- Arnold is the best!
- Heh Heh
Friday, March 24, 2017
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
It was bad for Pat Kelsey to leave UMass at the altar for both Kelsey and UMass. My guess is word came to Kelsey that another higher profile opportunity with interest in him will be surfacing after the tournament... Faster please!... I think the word "disseminate" should refer to when a man jerks off to climax... I love these stories (I would have loved a Bruins win last night just as much)... If another job isn't handed to Kelsey after the tournament then you can be sure that AD's across the country will long remember what he did to UMass... If Disturbed can cover Sound of Silence - why not have Metallica cover Dianna Ross' Do You Know (Where You're Going To)... Therapeutic Cunnilingus would be a good name for a band... If the Saints need a CB so badly - wouldn't it have been better for them to have signed Stephon Gilmore? Trying to work a deal with the Patriots for Malcolm Butler will end up costing them much more... Try our new grandma (she's delicious!)... Who knew? Ulysses S. Grant is the only person on regularly used US currency that actually graduated from college... Heh heh - train don't give a damn... I also think the word "orgasm" should be replaced with the word "culminate"...
It was bad for Pat Kelsey to leave UMass at the altar for both Kelsey and UMass. My guess is word came to Kelsey that another higher profile opportunity with interest in him will be surfacing after the tournament... Faster please!... I think the word "disseminate" should refer to when a man jerks off to climax... I love these stories (I would have loved a Bruins win last night just as much)... If another job isn't handed to Kelsey after the tournament then you can be sure that AD's across the country will long remember what he did to UMass... If Disturbed can cover Sound of Silence - why not have Metallica cover Dianna Ross' Do You Know (Where You're Going To)... Therapeutic Cunnilingus would be a good name for a band... If the Saints need a CB so badly - wouldn't it have been better for them to have signed Stephon Gilmore? Trying to work a deal with the Patriots for Malcolm Butler will end up costing them much more... Try our new grandma (she's delicious!)... Who knew? Ulysses S. Grant is the only person on regularly used US currency that actually graduated from college... Heh heh - train don't give a damn... I also think the word "orgasm" should be replaced with the word "culminate"...
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The galactic scale of things
- Chuck Barris RIP
- Suck it Goodell!!
- A well deserved award for Gary Sinise
- Cool - laughing parrots are my spirit animal
- Chuck Berry reviewing punk songs - awesome!
- The Buffett Formula - how to get smarter by reading
- Heh heh - awesome!
- CNN has gotten to the point where you wonder if this is real
- The galactic scale of things
- Chuck Barris RIP
- Suck it Goodell!!
- A well deserved award for Gary Sinise
- Cool - laughing parrots are my spirit animal
- Chuck Berry reviewing punk songs - awesome!
- The Buffett Formula - how to get smarter by reading
- Heh heh - awesome!
- CNN has gotten to the point where you wonder if this is real
Monday, March 20, 2017
Happy Birthday to Bobby Orr
Happy 69th birthday to #4 Bobby Orr. Not only one of the 3 greatest hockey players in history but arguable the greatest MAN to play hockey.
Here's a reminder of the type of person Robert Gordon Orr is.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Happy Saint Patrick's Day
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Here are my Top 5 Songs for celebrating Saint Patrick's Day (because Oh Danny Boy is shite).
1. Rocky Road to Dublin
2. If I Should Fall From Grace with God - The Pogues
3. Four Green Fields - Makem & Clancy
4. The Foggy Dew - Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains
5. I'm Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphy's
1. Rocky Road to Dublin
2. If I Should Fall From Grace with God - The Pogues
3. Four Green Fields - Makem & Clancy
4. The Foggy Dew - Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains
5. I'm Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphy's
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam (and Mishead Lyrics)
Admit it - not even Eddie Vedder knows what words he's singing.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Heh heh
- The truth about Ty Cobb
- More evidence that Serena is indeed the best athlete of all-time
- Really conflicted by the announcement by The Who
- The 15 largest container ships pollute more that all the cars in the world combined.
- I would really like to own this Castle.
- Cool story of a high school student coming up with a fantastic solution to reduce phosphate pollution
- 20 pieces of great outdoors products for less that $20
- Heh heh
- The truth about Ty Cobb
- More evidence that Serena is indeed the best athlete of all-time
- Really conflicted by the announcement by The Who
- The 15 largest container ships pollute more that all the cars in the world combined.
- I would really like to own this Castle.
- Cool story of a high school student coming up with a fantastic solution to reduce phosphate pollution
- 20 pieces of great outdoors products for less that $20
The Ides of March
Today is the Ides of March - famous because it is forever connected with the murder of Julius Caesar back in 44 BC. Less well known is the fact the Caesar was only murdered because Lucius Vorenus wasn't there to protect him
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- I know I'm surprised as well.
- Mark Sisson the pied piper of Paleo
- Here's a quote I need today
- Interesting - Why Americans pay triple the world price for sugar
- Seems about right
- I know I'm surprised as well.
- Mark Sisson the pied piper of Paleo
- Here's a quote I need today
- Interesting - Why Americans pay triple the world price for sugar
- Seems about right
Saint Cornelius of Ireland
Though not widely remembered today - at one point Saint Cornelius of Ireland (not to be confused with Saint Cornelius of Antioch) was second in popularity on the Emerald Isle only to Saint Patrick.
Saint Patrick is remembered for driving the snakes out of Ireland. Saint Cornelius was said to have driven the squirrels out of Ireland. This "miracle" of Saint Cornelius later proved to be his undoing. During the Great Potato Famine starving Irishmen and women wished they had tasty squirrel meat to eat and they cursed Saint Cornelius for driving out the furry rodents. In response to this outrage - Pope Pius IX removed Cornelius from the roll of official Catholic Saints.
Saint Patrick is remembered for driving the snakes out of Ireland. Saint Cornelius was said to have driven the squirrels out of Ireland. This "miracle" of Saint Cornelius later proved to be his undoing. During the Great Potato Famine starving Irishmen and women wished they had tasty squirrel meat to eat and they cursed Saint Cornelius for driving out the furry rodents. In response to this outrage - Pope Pius IX removed Cornelius from the roll of official Catholic Saints.
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