Good news, everyone: you can go crazy doing all of your holiday shopping! Buy whatever the heck you want, rack up the charges on your credit cards - hell, get some new credit cards and max 'em out - and best of all, you can finally tell off the members of your family about what you REALLY think of them at the awkward family reunion!
You can do all of this because you don't have to worry about the bills coming due, either literally (with credit cards) or figuratively (family).
The reason: because America will be destroyed by Russian nuclear missiles! It's true: a prophet has said so.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Happy Birthday, Frank
December 12, 1915: Francis Albert Sinatra is born. The Voice. The Chairman Of The Board. Ol' Blue Eyes. King Francis Albert The First. Frankie.
Quite simply, the greatest singer of the 20th century. I've heard some people try to explain it by pointing to his "phrasing," but that's not it. He just had the best damn voice, and knew how to use it.
Damn fine actor and dancer, too. Hell, he could keep up with Gene Kelly, the greatest dancer of the 20th century.
Go to Songerize.com and type in "frank sinatra" and enjoy some tunes, and wish Frankie a happy birthday.
And enjoy some YouTube goodness and reflect on Frank's style.
Quite simply, the greatest singer of the 20th century. I've heard some people try to explain it by pointing to his "phrasing," but that's not it. He just had the best damn voice, and knew how to use it.
Damn fine actor and dancer, too. Hell, he could keep up with Gene Kelly, the greatest dancer of the 20th century.
Go to Songerize.com and type in "frank sinatra" and enjoy some tunes, and wish Frankie a happy birthday.
And enjoy some YouTube goodness and reflect on Frank's style.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Farewell, Boston Legal
Wow. Just wow. Watched the final episode of "Boston Legal," and I'm so sorry that it's over. What an absolute treasure that show was. On a more positive note, though, I only saw about 1/2 of the first two seasons, and about two or so episodes last year, and a few this season, so I can enjoy watching the series from the beginning again and still be amazed at most of it.
Damn, but that show is special. And I jokingly told my girlfriend a few times over the last several weeks that the show would end with Denny and Alan kissing...heh...didn't know that I would be so close to the truth!
Damn, but that show is special. And I jokingly told my girlfriend a few times over the last several weeks that the show would end with Denny and Alan kissing...heh...didn't know that I would be so close to the truth!
"...increased bonhomie..."
A political hot-shot speechwriter attends a party, and pretends to grope the breast of a life-size cardboard image of Senator Hillary Clinton. The image is posted on Facebook.
Do you think that this rising star of a political wordsmith was fired for engaging in frat-boy behavior that harkens back to some of the worst "good old boy" days? Or do you think that he has been "blacklisted" by feminist groups or other such political or civil-rights entities?
Nope. Because the groper is Jon Favreau (not the actor), speechwriter for President-elect Barack Obama. And because of that, he apparently gets a pass on his laddie behavior. In fact, Senator Clinton's team is using the photo to demonstrate that the primary-season rivalry between Clinton and Obama has been smoothed over: "Clinton senior adviser Philippe Reines cast the photos as evidence of increased bonhomie between the formerly rival camps."
And hey, I've got no problem with Favreau's stunt: people engage in such silly behavior all the time. Doesn't mean he's a sexist pig; doesn't mean that he's a bad guy. Men AND women engage in such nonsense all the time - in jest. There's a time and place for light-hearted fun, even if it is offensive on some level or to some people. Favreau would never attempt such a groping with the real Senator Clinton (one commenter pointed out that even Bill doesn't dare get that close), and politically, I suspect that Favreau admires Clinton and wouldn't hesitate to write speeches for her.
But let's face it: if this guy had been the speechwriter for, say, John McCain or Sarah Palin, or a staffer for the RNC, or a political strategist for anyone OTHER than President-elect Barack Obama, he would have been thrown under the bus in an instant. Outrage would be order of the day, and it would be the lead story on the cable-news outlets for at least a day or two.
Do you think that this rising star of a political wordsmith was fired for engaging in frat-boy behavior that harkens back to some of the worst "good old boy" days? Or do you think that he has been "blacklisted" by feminist groups or other such political or civil-rights entities?
Nope. Because the groper is Jon Favreau (not the actor), speechwriter for President-elect Barack Obama. And because of that, he apparently gets a pass on his laddie behavior. In fact, Senator Clinton's team is using the photo to demonstrate that the primary-season rivalry between Clinton and Obama has been smoothed over: "Clinton senior adviser Philippe Reines cast the photos as evidence of increased bonhomie between the formerly rival camps."
And hey, I've got no problem with Favreau's stunt: people engage in such silly behavior all the time. Doesn't mean he's a sexist pig; doesn't mean that he's a bad guy. Men AND women engage in such nonsense all the time - in jest. There's a time and place for light-hearted fun, even if it is offensive on some level or to some people. Favreau would never attempt such a groping with the real Senator Clinton (one commenter pointed out that even Bill doesn't dare get that close), and politically, I suspect that Favreau admires Clinton and wouldn't hesitate to write speeches for her.
But let's face it: if this guy had been the speechwriter for, say, John McCain or Sarah Palin, or a staffer for the RNC, or a political strategist for anyone OTHER than President-elect Barack Obama, he would have been thrown under the bus in an instant. Outrage would be order of the day, and it would be the lead story on the cable-news outlets for at least a day or two.
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