“…There’s Always One…”
Monty Python have their own YouTube channel now. Its about time.
Another Videogame Based Movie
This one has made its rounds before but I saw it for the first time yesterday and loved it.
H/T Agitator
Why Can’t McCain Really Be This Cool?
McCain Vows To Replace Secret Service With His Own Bare FistsThe “War For The White House” promo they have before all of the election 2008 stories over at ONN is outstanding.
I’m Skeptical…But Have High Hopes
The new Star Wars movies kind of ruined the whole franchise for me (either that or I’m just older now). This has me so excited I almost cried when I saw it. Here’s hoping May 22nd won’t be a let down.
The Most Accurate Election Analysis EVER!
Of course ONN has the only useful discussion of this years electioneering in both primaries. Thank you ONN!
Thank You KSL For Allowing Comments
Today KSL posted a story on their website about a recent study (I can only assume it was commissioned by our legislature) showing that our lawmakers need a raise. Here is the first comment by a reader named “boojum” on that story:
Let’s set up a voucher program to help people move out of Utah. Fewer citizens per district will mean less people for each representative to represent! Think outside the box! Don’t just cave to the powerful legislator union and raise taxes to prop up our failing congress!
Maybe our legislature really is under-paid…I don’t know. Either way that comment is still damn funny.
A Cool New Song
Fingertips is my favorite music blog. If you like free music I highly recommend adding it to your aggregator. One of their songs this week really agreed with me so I figured I’d link to it here.
A post with a good song is better than another voucher post any day!!!
Thank You KVNU!
I just want to publicly thank Tom at KVNU for introducing me to Jake Boyd, an American hero.
Vouchers = No More High School Sports!?!
KCPW has a choice story up on their site today about Paul Mero’s proposal to eliminate public high school athletics in order to make private schools more palatable to Utah’s parents and students. I wonder if Parents for Choice in Education will add this idea to their telephone push poll script? Not likely I’ll bet.
Has The RIAA Purchased Utah’s Legislature?
I thought I had followed this year’s legislative agenda pretty closely but I definitely don’t remember hearing this one talked about. A little research shows that yes…Utah’s legislators decided in this past session to tightly regulate the sale of used CDs by requiring the 1. tracking of all used CD sales 2. that anyone selling a used CD to a shop be required to provide photo ID and a fingerprint and 3. that a database be created to keep track of who sells used CDs and when they do it.
Why would they create such legislation? Perhaps to provide a huge sop to the RIAA which has always complained about the financial suffering they experience because of used CD sales? This is bad for our freedom to do what we want with the music we legally purchase and its bad for a great Utah company that has made purchasing music an enjoyable experience for me since I first had money to buy CDs. I’ve been a patron of Graywhale CD for nearly 18 years because I like their knowledgeable staff and their used CD selection with its accompanying fair prices. It sure stinks to see them punished by our legislature.
Ugh…to top it all off…I just found out that it was MY Senator who sponsored this stupid legislation in the Senate.
UPDATE: 05/08/07 9:10AM
Jessie Harris commented:
What I immediately wondered is how this will affect secondhand stores like DI and The Salvation Army. All it’ll take is some high-profile reporting of how charities get hurt to make this law go buh-bye.
I haven’t read the legislation closely enough yet to see how this will apply to all “second hand” stores. I’m guessing that since DI and Salvation Army don’t actually buy second hand merchandise (they only accept donations) they won’t be affected. I’m sure the question could be raised about the many stores in Utah which buy and sell second hand children’s clothing though. It will be interesting to see how this law is implemented and enforced. Jesse was also correct in his comment about the need to reform the legislative process in Utah so sneaky legislation like this doesn’t make it past the legislature without significant public comment or debate.
Star Trek
I’m not a trekkie. I’ve seen every episode of the Original Star Trek and most of the Star Trek NG episodes too…and all the movies…but I’m still no trekkie. Ok…maybe a little…
I think this movie will be cool. The casting sounds impressive anyway! Gary Sinise as McCoy is inspired.
Story Telling
Whether you believe we evolved from apes or were placed on this earth by God one thing man has that sets him apart from the animals is his ability to tell stories. Now is a great time to be alive partly because mankind’s ability to tell great stories has never been as effective as it is now.
I’m home on sick leave today because I had to take a kid in for minor surgery to have tubes put in her ears. In celebration of the time off my wife and I sat down with our recovering kid and watched last Sunday’s episode of “Battlestar Galactica” and last Monday’s episode of “Heros” together.
Both were excellent. Especially “Heros”. There is enough story in that one show to make 6 great movies. If you haven’t been watching it you really should consider buying the series on DVD when it comes out this summer.
The Haunted Mansion Backstory
This post is mostly for my Brother-In-Law Michael but I’m a pretty big Disneyland/World fan too.
Tune in to DoomBuggies.com on Halloween for the original Haunted Mansion backstory as originally conceived by Disney Imagineers. The Haunted Mansion is my second favorite Disneyland ride.
