It really bothers me that so many of my fellow Americans are interested in finding out what Kim Kardashian is doing today. I can’t get through the checkout line at the local grocery store without being assaulted by images of Kim or her tramp sister with a shocked look on her face and a lurid headline along the lines of “Kim Shocked That Reggie Boffed Her Cousin”. Or some equally moronic statement. I don’t blame the magazine publishers, they wouldn’t put this crap out unless they were making money at it. What’s wrong with America today?
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Rap is not music. I don’t know what exactly I would call it, but music it ain’t. Well, I do know what I would call it, but for the sake of children and those with tender sensibilities, I will refrain from using those words on this blog.
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Based on recommendations given to me from some other bloggers, I have started reading the Well of Souls books by Jack Chalker. And…the first one thus far is damned good. I think it should be made into a movie.
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Speaking of books I’d like to see made into movies or series:
Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon. Definitely should be a sci-fi series.
The Stainless Steel Rat. And Ed Norton should play the part of the ‘rat’.
Since they’ve made a live action Lord Of The Rings, and The Hobbit is on the way to the theater next Christmas, someone should talk Peter Jackson into making a five or six season (at least) series titled “Tales Of Middle-Earth”, based largely off The Silmarillion and including original new tales set within the Middle-Earth mythos.
Foucault’s Pendulum, by Umberto Eco.
The Prince Roger series by John Ringo and David Weber.
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An acquaintance asked me the other day what I thought as to the chances of Romney becoming the Republican candidate as well as winning the election in the fall. I realized I didn’t care. To quote Roddy Piper from They Live, “I don’t like this one bit. Not one bit.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m gonna vote. But I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t think it matters much who gets elected president. The whole federal government is bloated, wasteful, inefficient, and inept, and it truly doesn’t matter much who’s in office. What we need is a federal government reduced to about one-third of its current size. I don’t see that happening any time soon, though.
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If you take applesauce, mix in some cinnamon, shape the mixture into 1/4″ thick sheets, then dry it in a dehydrator, you get a tasty fruit leather (another name for a fruit roll-up, basically). Made a few batches of those already. Great stuff.
However, doing the same thing, only with boiled carrots that have been pureed and had some nutmeg mixed in, gives you a vegetable leather that sticks horribly to your teeth and delivers a flavor that my wife instantly described as ‘lipstick’. One small batch of that made and delivered to the trash can. FAIL
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Going outside with your telescope and spending a couple hours out there with your son, trying to get a nice view of the different planets visible in the night sky, is a great way to spend the evening. Even when it’s really cold.
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One of my favorite quotes by Mark Twain:
“A man who grabs a cat by its tail learns something that can be learned no other way.”
A truer statement was never spoken.
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That’s it for today. Y’all have a great evening.
Awesome! Well of Souls is good. Don’t forget the Hyperion Cantos (Simmons)!
Can’t wait to see what you think of the rest of the Well World.
Who would you envision playing the role of Nathan Brazil? At least, that is, prior to his transformation.
It would make a great movie.
And Ed Norton as the Rat is an excellent casting call.
As for Nathan Brazil, I used to have someone in mind but now I can’t remember.
I like the part about using the telescope with your son and the Mark Twain quote the best! Have a great day!
Well, and there’s always te potential of you and your son each grabbing a cat by the tail at the same time and learning the lesson together. Great bonding experience, no?
Callahan’s as a movie (or perhaps a mini-series on tv encompassing all the novels in the series) is a great Idea. And here is an interesting pick for the “Mick of Time” and Lady Sally: Drew Carry and Christina Hendrix …the rest of the casting I live to you and fellow readers.
The Twain quote is a classic!