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We Came In Peace For All Mankind

I don’t have much to add to the hooplah over the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but I figured it was worth at least a mention. I was just 4 years old when Neil Armstrong hopped down…

Death, The Career Saver

Came across this hilarious (and pithy) graphic at the GraphJam site today: It pretty neatly sums up how Jacko could go in one day from being the object of ridicule and scorn, if not outright disgust, into a shining saint…

Jury Duty

Forgot to mention I got called for jury duty a couple of weeks ago. I went down to the county courthouse at the appointed time and watched an instructional video with about 40 other jurors.  Then a deputy gave us…

Governors Gone Wild

Okay, so let’s see if I’ve got this straight.  South Carolina governor Mark Sanford just flat-out disappears for five days, leaving no one in charge.  His staff, when pressed, “reveals” he’s gone off on a solo hike of the Appalachian…

Happy Flynn-Centennial

One hundred years ago today in Hobart Tasmania, legendary film star, author, adventurer and all-around trouble magnet Errol Flynn was born. I first took notice of Flynn in 1991 with a late-night showing of Desperate Journey on TBS.  There I…