Alan Alda Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself Say is a great book. Alan Alda is an odd bird. Successful beyond the dreams of avarice, rich and famous, respected and beloved by millions. Yet he still manages to come across like an average guy that just happens to make the occasional movie and TV …
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Rene Magritte Paintings
René François Ghislain Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well-known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images.-Wikipedia To be honest I was always more impressed with the works of M.C. Escher, but when you look around and try to find other artists like Escher, Rene …
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
I’m a big fan of most things British-with the notable exception of Little Britain which I have never found all that funny-but then, it was a long time after Monty Python came out that I fully appreciated it’s odd sense of humor. Ricky Gervais is the star of Britain’s The Office and HBO’s Extras, both …
JJ Abrams Star Trek Trailer 2
I’m glad to see the Old Uniforms, but a bit surprised to see the New Ships in JJ Abrams Star Trek. I guess he wants just a touch of that Original Star Trek feel and not all of those clunky 1960s props and special effects. There do seem to be a few old sound effects …
eBay Feedback Still Sucks
I’ve sold stuff off and on over the years on eBay. I had these grand ideas of making millions, but never really got around to it. I always wanted one of those deals where you sell stuff from China and it is drop shipped and you never even see it. Like those silly commercials for …
The Blue Hole of Belize
The Today Show had our four heroes at The Ends of The Earth today. Matt was at The Blue Hole of Belize-a very cool place to dive first brought to most people’s attention by Jacques Cousteau. Matt dived into The Blue Hole and the video looked pretty amazing. I have never been diving and don’t …
NaBloPoMo-Doh
Well, I ended up in a one horse town last night with no internet connection-so I missed a day on my NaBloPoMo-drat. Oh, well, there’s always next month. I was out in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma and it was bleeding cold and wet and I have had a bit of a cold myself and …
The Occasional Bookstore Rant
Having been a book dealer, off and on, for the past twenty years or so, I have spent a lot of time in bookstores. Also a lot time in Thrift Stores. Garage Sales, estate sales, and looking in boxes on the curb on trash day. There are slightly different expectations from each of these channels …
Make Your Own Muppet
I grew up with the Muppets, had my own Cookie Monster puppet, and really loved The Muppet Show. They have not been the same since the death of Jim Henson-sorry, they have never quite got the voice of Kermit right since the real Kermit died. Still, the Muppets carry on, being toys they have found …
Torture Me Elmo
I saw one of these Stretch Elmos the other day and found it a bit disturbing. First off Elmo is spread eagle and just needs a ball gag to complete his S&M look. They should have handcuffs and a whip for sale as accessories. But that just might be a dirty old man thinking bad …
