Swift Terror

So the other guy also got out of his car? I assume you insulted each other, then got back in the car and went on your way.

Well, I've been watching my Halloween horror movie line-up and here goes. Land of the Dead: Not very good, I didn't enjoy it. Well, it didn't suck completely but it just wasn't entertaining. I still like "Dawn" better as well as "Night". I never liked "Day" much and guess what? Romero is remaking "Day". Why I have no idea. The one good thing about "Land" is the cameo by "Dawn" make-up artist Tom Savini as a zombie. He also had a cameo in "dawn" as a crazed biker chopping up zombies with a machete. Good stuff. Hatchet: Pretty disappointing. I was looking forward to this, but it was a mess. It was too much of a homage/parody of Jason movies and seemed like it couldn't decide which it was. The "bad guy", a deformed backwoods type with overalls, was just silly. I guess they meant him to be silly, I don't know. There was no attempt to give him quality make-up, he looked like he was wearing a rubber suit. It clearly wasn't supposed to be legitimately scary, but it went a bit too far in the other direction. There were plenty of bare breasts and plenty of gore. Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Meyers: Not bad, I enjoyed it. It cleared up for me the mysterious guy at the end of H5, although that whole Satanist storyline got put on the back burner/ended up on the cutting room floor. They did not flesh out the backstory on that at all. In the movie, they are trying to "capture/control" Michael's evil. But that takes a backseat to Michael doing his usual mayhem. All in all, a good flick with a good nude scene to boot. The Burning: Have yet to see this. Now this I'm looking forward to seeing. It's the real deal, made in the early 1980s horror. Before horror movies became comedies later in the decade with the Freddy sequels. I'm sure it will be chessy, but I'm also sure it will be over-the-top and feature plenty of nude chicks. I'll report on this later in the week.

Regarding the Red Sox, Boston fans now face a dilemma. Now they are in the position of Yankees fans, USC fans, etc. Now only a World Series win will be acceptable. Before, Red Sox fans could get excited about reaching the post-season and dream about the World Series. They could almost revel in their situation as a community that had not seen a baseball championship since 1918. It was something to be apart of, a collective. Now that whole 1918 thing is gone and now they have to win a World Series or it's a complete failure. And yes, Beckett is God.

That's goofy quote by that guy Bob from Johns Hopkins. You're not in the land of opportunity if you're a dumbass who can't get through high school while a bunch of other dumbasses around you are screwing off? The opportunity is there, you're just choosing to be a lemming. Days off are fine by me. The only thing about a weekday off is the awful wasteland that is daytime TV. Going anywhere near a TV is a bad idea. You once said you don't take vacation. What do you do with all that time, do you get paid out for the time?

I really sick of major sporting events starting at 8pm or later on a weeknight or even on a weekend. Hey, I may sound like a grumpy old SOB because I go to bed early because of work, but I'm thinking of future generations here. There are so many kids who are missing the majority of, for example, the World Series because the damn games don't begin until 8:30pm. 11pm rolls around and they're still in the 6th inning. A great college football game took place last night (well, the first 3 and a half quarters were apparently pretty boring) and very few young football fans got the chance to see it. Nor did they see anything beyond the first couple innings of the World Series game (providing they have responsible parents who get their ass in bed on a school night). There's a game on Saturday night, and it could well be the only game played on a non-school day. I dare anyone to name the last World Series day game for crissakes. Alright enough bitching. I think Fox's coverage is terrific. Well, besides the awful, tired, so 20-years-ago James Taylor singing the National Anthem, which Fox may not have had a hand in anyway. I guess I'm old when I consider Jeannie Zalasko to be pretty hot.

Most radio side kicks don't bother me at all. But I listen to the Dennis Miller show and I have to say that his side kick "Sal" is the worst presence on radio that I've ever heard. This guy is HORRIBLE. Dennis seems to have a blind spot concerning this guy. He actually thinks Sal is hilarious. Sal will say the dumbest, most vapid, boring comment you've ever heard and Dennis will laugh like crazy. Here's an example of Sal's brilliant comedy: Dennis was making a reference to Mr. Miagi from "Karate Kid", talking about how Southern California needs to prune back some of the foilage to prevent fires, like Mr. Miagi pruning the Bonsai to let it breathe. As they go into commercial break Sal chimes in with "Wax on Wax Off!". Oh God. California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi took the opportunity to trash Bush while being interviewed by Chris Matthews about the fires. Graham Nash and Bonnie Raitt are on Capitol Hill fighting AGAINST the building of nuclear power plants. Nash called such plants "monsters". Huh? Good God, get over it people. Why don't you read up on France. They seem to be doing well with it.

Casino Royale is pretty good, but I didn't think it was all that and a bag of chips either. Yeah it was good but it wasn't the best Bond ever. He certainly drove an Aston Martin recklessly but I don't remember if he had a seat belt on in the movie. I'll have to check it out on DVD.

I hope you're hearing Rush today. He's playing Reid's comments on the Senate floor today, where Reid is trying to take partial credit for the auction, trying to insert himself into the charity effort. I love how he keeps calling Clear Channel president Mark Mays "Mark May".

Well, I guess I'll let it out. A kid will be arriving in our house and it isn't going to be a cat or a dog. Yep, the Terror's are expecting. A boy to be exact, due December 9th. Well, at least it'll get me off a couple weeks work....I'M KIDDING. Yes indeed, get ready for another right-winger coming into the world. I just might pipe Rush, Boortz, Beck, Medved right into his crib. But all kidding aside I'm sure I'm in for a wild ride and it's going to be great. One thing's for sure, the kid is going to have a tennis racket and/or golf club and/or baseball glove placed in his hands as soon as he can take those first steps. Scholarship baby, scholarship, followed by million dollar paychecks, followed by new house on the coast for daddy. Oh, and I've been going to various baby classes at the hospital. I'm dead certain my dad never had to go to a baby care class or birth class, etc. But these days it's expected that the father is going to take part in every microsecond of the birth. Yippee.

I heard the audio of the Ellen thing this morning. Holy jesus. At least she admitted being in the wrong over the rules, but of course, the shelter is EVIL for what they did. I'm sure her audience is going bonkers and comparing the shelter person with Hitler. I side with the shelter also, they're simply following the rules they have used for everyone else BE (Before Ellen).

Awesome, she'll love those. Hey, didn't one of those cats freak you out when they made nice with me and came right up on my lap? I think you said he/she had never acted that friendly with a stranger. Cats seem to like me. I was over at a friend's house who had several cats and one of them hung around me and got on my lap. He said that never happened before, ever. And here I am with no pets. I'm not all that happy about the Buckeyes being No. 1 in the BCS and other polls. Now the "young college men" will get big heads and acquire extra pressure from alumni as well as the national media. I'd rather they remain a quiet No. 2, 3, or 4. This was slated to be a rebuilding year anyway.

That photo of JJ in the computer desk was a hit with my cat loving co-worker here in the office. Did you know that yesterday was the official "Bosses Day" in the United States? No kidding. Hearing your boss stories reminds me that I'm lucky in that I have a great boss who only butts in on my work if I need some specific help on something.

Good luck with that my friend. That will not go over well with the woman.

The thing about the central vac system is that the power sweeper attachment is broken. And I've been lazy **not wanting to spend the money** about getting another one. There are other things where it is quite useful, but in order to sweep carpet I need to get that replaced.

I live in a suburb that has an HOA. Yep, we have to submit an application if we want to do anything to the property. Luckily I know nothing about, and have no motivation to do, home improvements. Well, there is something I would like to do, but I would have landscapers do the work anyway. I want to put a stone wall along the side of my back patio. I have to get the approval of 3 neighbors plus the app.

kkk brought up losing his wedding ring in his blog. I have a similar story, although in my case my wife found out that I had lost it. I'm a little older than kkk, but we're roughly the same generation and most of us take our rings off far more than our fathers did. As far as I know, my dad's ring has NEVER come off, it's fused to his finger. But our generation seems to not really be used to wearing rings full time. Mine comes off all the time. This can lead to trouble. Here's my story. One day I realized that I didn't really know for sure where my ring was. I looked in all the normal places it could be, I checked every single pair of pants pockets, shirt pockets, every nook and cranny in my car, briefcase, bedside night table, every drawer in the house, desk at work, etc. Then I remembered one of my favorite lines of all time, written by Arthur Conan Doyle in a Sherlock Holmes novel (I think it was "The Sign of Four"). "Once you have eliminated all possibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." I'm telling you, this worked for me. It was amazing. I thought what remains, I know it isn't in any of the usual places, so what's left? I remembered that I had been vacuuming in the dining room and there were some small boxes in there. I remembered I had changed the vacuum bag and dumped it in the nearest thing handy, which was the boxes. Here's the critical part: I didn't know where to look for a new replacement bag, so I had emptied out the bag and reused it. Emptying the bag involved digging in through the one hole with my hands and taking out the stuff in there. Since my ring doesn't fit snugly on my finger, it can come off somewhat easily. I looked in the remains of all the dust and crap that had come out of the vacuum bag, and there was the ring. Thank you Mr. Doyle.

I went through that very same thing about a year ago. Only difference was she found out that I didn't know where in the f*** the ring was. Yeah, not good. I finally used the Sherlock Holmes maxim (or rather, the Arthur Conan Doyle maxim since he was the one who wrote it) that states: "Once you have eliminated all possibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." That always stuck in my mind, it's one of my favorite quotes/lines ever. I'll tell the story in my blog. And yep, believe it or not, following that maxim worked.

The Cincinnati Reds have hired Dusty Baker as thier manager. Good God. Well, I guess it's appropriate to hire a racist in this town. After all we had Marge Schott and her Hitler memorabilia for an owner. F*** me it's going to be a helluva 2008 season.

Yeah, Halloween 6 (subtitle =Curse of Michael Meyers) was the last one before H20. I've never seen it, people say that there is a "Producer's Cut" which is supposed to make the movie better. Apparently it was pretty bad when it was released. I'm sure it will suck, but I might as well see it. I'm really looking forward to "Hatchet". Apparently from the reviews I've seen, it doesn't take itself too seriously, is a throwback to the summer camp slashers of old, has copious amounts of nudity, and is an antidote to the pretentious crap like Hostel and all the other fashionable torture porn out there.

The thing about that Joe Pa story that bugs me is that it is not known who was at fault. Everybody's like "Go Joe Pa!, yeah way to go!" Uh, wait a minute, what if he was at fault, then screw the befuddled old fuck. I've never seen any of the Wishmasters, maybe I'll add it to my list. I've got some tasty stuff lined up for Halloween. Hatchet, The Burning, Halloween 6, Land of the Dead. It doesn't how awful the movies are, just that they are entertaining.

I've been putting up ceiling lights at the behest of the better half. This is easy stuff, not hard work at all. I put one in the family/kitchen area, above a table. This is the open area between the family room with the TV and the kitchen. Previously there was a somewhat ugly, very low hanging light there that I would constantly bump my head on. I also put one in the dining room. These were easy because there was already a hole in the ceiling with everything already in place. Now she wants to put a ceiling fan in the smaller room upstairs. Now this room has no wiring to the ceiling. So you think I'm doing it? Nope, I've no clue how to wire up the damn thing--I know it involves crawling up into the attic and running wire to the outlet and also to the area in the ceiling where the fan goes. So enter my brother-in-law, who will do all this! It rocks having a brother-in-law who is cool and who is very experienced in home improvements.

I heard about that and I think they fired the guy who came up with the ad. It's amazing people insist on getting upset over nothing. Kinda like the Navy building that looks like a swastika from the sky and since a couple people are offended, they have to spend $600,000 to fix it.

Amazing, kids actually learn better and become smarter by DOING things. It seems this study finds that playing with blocks produces smarter children than playing classical music to them while they are in their crib or even in the womb. Some dopes actually believe that if they put on Mozart it will somehow stimulate the infant's brainwaves and develop their brain better. Uh, sure. I guess this is similar to the old tall tale that if you play audio of some textbook under your pillow at night you'll "absorb" the knowledge right into your cerebellum. Knock it off people, achieve by doing, don't be like... teachers. 7:45am The brand new Airbus A380--the largest passenger plane in the world--flew into Greater Cincinnati Airport today as part of a promotional tour. This is a French built plane (Airbus is a French company and a big rival to Boeing). The engines are manufactured by a joint venture between usual rivals General Electric and Pratt and Witney. The GE engine plant is right here in Cincinnati and on its way to the airport it did a low altitude flyby over the GE plant, which is about 25 miles north of the airport and close to where I work. We could see the thing out the window of our office building. Eh, big deal, it's a frog plane, I'll take a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner anyday. A lot of people around the area phoned police about the low flying plane, thinking it was in trouble or a terrorist attack despite forewarning by Cincinnati authorities.

I'm pretty sure they're altered for the show. And speaking of Lou Holtz, this made me laugh. The local sports radio show was talking about Holtz on ESPN and one of the hosts, when asked what he thought of seeing Holtz on ESPN HD, responded "Have you ever been to an open casket funeral?"

There you go, it's about time. You know, College Gameday is cool and I really like Big and Rich (and the black dude in the cowboy hat) doing to opening.