Sunday, August 27, 2006

What's a Jacket?

Today Dallas got a heap of much needed rain. It helped to bring the temperature down a degree or two.

I hear from the news guy that more rain is coming, as the cold air finally moves in our direction. Oh what joy it brings!!!

It's been so hot in Texas this year I honestly can't remember the last time I wore a jacket. Imagine a climate so hot I get satisfaction from watching movies that feature cold locations. I was watching the Dan Aykroyd/Chevy Chase masterpiece Spies Like Us recently, and it begins in Washington D.C. in the late fall. There's a little snow on the ground, a steely gray tone all around, and rolling clouds in the sky. It's cold.

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cold...

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Gosh, that word almost vanished from my consciousness. COLD!!! Cold enough that the actors had to wear jackets and coats and scarfs to keep the cold at bay. And there was wind too. No doubt it was cold...

There's something about a cold, windy, overcast day that just sets my mind at ease. It's like that feeling you get when everything works. Everything is as it should be. Balance is achieved. And with that balance comes the knowledge that perfection can be attained. To me, one of the great joys of life is getting lost in the neverending view of a rolling forested hillside, a calming breeze, and countless, tumbling gray clouds that follow the horizon into forever.

Wow. I'm actually waxing poetic over this.

So hurry home, cold weather. We miss you very much.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Letterman's tribute to Bill Gates

Someone deserves an Emmy for this!

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Just file this under the "It's funny 'cause it's true" category.

One more 'till the big 3-0

Well, I've gone and aged 29 years five days ago.

Truth be told, I do feel different. I don't necessarily feel old, but I feel more mature, although most of my friends might beg to differ.

I have not yet reached the part of my life in which I dread every birthday. I'm feeling fine, and am having fun with the career life. I might one day settle down and start a family. I should at least attempt to squall my debts first.

Police Squad! on DVD



Follow me to Enlightenment

Words alone cannot express the sheer comedic nirvana provided by this show. At only 5 eposides, it was so far ahead of its time that the executives chose to cancel it rather than having their heads explode.

Each episode had a well known guest star who would die during the opening credits. Tell me that is not pure genius!

This truly represents the ZAZ(Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) partnership's finest hour.

Coming to DVD November 7, 2006.