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Top Seven Blogs in My Google Reader

Problogger – this is a great site for anyone interested in monetizing their blog or at least taking it more seriously. I’m interested in monetizing like I am in getting thin. It would be great some day, but in the meantime, I’m reading everything I can about it. Get Rich Slowly – A common sense […]

Shark Dog

My dog is old and weird– just two of the things we have in common. She will be 14 in a couple of weeks (July 11). Happy Birthday Keesha! She is deaf, lumpy, mostly blind and very needy. She always has to be in the same room as everyone else, even if that means climbing […]

Question For Graphic Novel Fans

I love all the superhero type movies– XMen, Ironman, Spiderman, Thor, Daredevil– you name it. If I were to start reading graphic novels, where would I begin?  

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Inglourious Basterds

I am undoubtedly the last person to see this movie. Here are a few of my observations: Best on screen exchange: Col. Hans Landa: Do you control the nicknames your enemies bestow on you? “Aldo the Apache” and “the Little Man”? Pfc. Smithson Utivich: [confused] What do you mean “the Little Man”? Col. Hans Landa: […]

Ninja Weightlifting

I have a question about guys at the gym. Why do they try to sneak up on the weights? I’ll see a guy set up a machine and walk away a few steps before attempting to lift. Or he’ll circle the machine between sets, like the weights are not going to be as heavy if […]

Ice Road Trucker Mania

I don’t know why I am so fascinated with Ice Road Truckers. I love Hugh’s big laugh, Alex’s jovial Catholicism, Lisa’s juxtaposition of toughness and femininity. I could do without Rick’s whining, but he’s back with his own truck, so he will have only himself to blame for any shortcomings. They are driving multiple locations […]

XMen — Definitely First Class

We went to see the new XMen today — XMen First Class. This was a great movie for someone like me whose entire XMen experience is with the movie series. It is a prequel to the rest of the franchise and does a really good job of setting up the story of the origin of […]

Wookies Revisited

I can finally upload the sound that my gym door makes that sounds like a Wookie. Tell me if you agree. Wookie Noise

Let Me Tell You the Tale of Impaled Shrek

I live in an older development that is surrounded by a narrow band of thick foliage and mature trees. Maybe four years ago, I notice that nailed to one of the trees, at about eye level was a Shrek doll. This doll stayed in place though at least two Buffalo winters, then one day, it […]

Wookie of the Year

So, I already put this on my FB status, but the door at my gym makes a sound like a Wookie when it closes. I reported it to the front desk where I got some interesting looks. I recorded it with my iPhone, but I can’t figure out how to get the  sound file onto […]