tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55801612024-03-13T08:58:30.920-05:00Churn: Creating nothing from nothing.Because there's still a small layer of barrel left to scrape...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.comBlogger629125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-54736065899802169662014-11-12T20:21:00.001-06:002014-11-12T20:21:54.453-06:00Devin and Mike: The Introduction...You- Drummed out of the Navy, taking residence in the nearest bottle. Apparently 'misplacing' a submarine falls under dereliction of duty nowadays. Not that sleeping with the wife of a superior officer didn't help to grease the rails any.<br />
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Me- On my third identity in as many years. On the run from several prominent families in the 'import/export business'. As it turned out, there's a limit to how creative they like their accounting. You can't fault their fairness though: Double what was 'misplaced' or find out firsthand the current state of concrete technology.<br />
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Place- Somewhere in the Keys on a collection of balsa-wood scraps, chewing gum and tinfoil masquerading as a pleasure boat for unsuspecting tourists.<br />
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It's a special occasion, noted by the fact you're only two sheets to the wind. The score we've been waiting for. The one that'll make me square with The Families and net you enough cash to start over.<br />
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Seems some Trump starter kit caught the Robert Evans bug and wants to get into the movie business, complete with a doe-eyed B-Movie starlet. (To be fair, she looked more like a D or small C, but I digress.)<br />
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Problem is, it's hard to roll out the casting couch when the wife is always nearby, especially in a Community Property state.<br />
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So when the Waring Hudsucker lookalike suggests that an 'accident' befall the little woman, well...we're not exactly enthusiastic, but the number of zeroes he offers does a good job of easing our minds.<br />
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So we get started. A few coats of paint and a generous amount of Febreze hide the most obvious flaws. To sell the story that the cruise is legit, we reel in some other suckers. Some corn-fed ditz fresh off the truck and a teaching aide from the local community college decide to come along. Oh yeah, Miss B-Movie is along for the ride. "To avoid suspicion", the old man says. I don't know, I'm not in the habit of plotting a murder.<br />
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The plan is simple, so he says. We set out, and after a hour and a half, we feign engine trouble [no problem]. While everyone looks below deck to offer their expert opinion, the old man pretends to be seasick and heads for the stern, wife in tow.<br />
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Shove-Shove, Splash-Splash, Ka-Ching Ka-Ching.<br />
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We never count on the engine actually breaking down, or the freak tropical storm that nearly drowns all of us, or the postage stamp sized clod of dirt and coconut trees that is our current address.<br />
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I'd laugh if it wasn't so formulaic.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-75247295866211369312013-02-17T17:26:00.000-06:002013-02-17T17:26:00.130-06:00Who's up for some NerdRage?Or at least some NerdFrustration.<br />
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So I decided to try out a few episodes of Primeval: New World. I was a big fan of the original series and was curious if Niall Matter could handle a series lead after his supporting role on Eureka.<br />
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I don't know if I can load up episode 2, much less the rest of the series.<br />
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I'm gonna kind of delve into the weeds of the show, so be warned.<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.cuteoverload.com/">Cute Overload</a> and coo at some puppies if you get bored.<br />
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If we're to accept that these two shows share the same world, I am absolutely stunned that Connor wants to simply shut down any dealings with anomalies. First off, it appears that they're no longer limited to England. [Of course, that could simply be for budgetary reasons]<br />
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Was he that shaken by Prospero and New Dawn that any danger posed by the anomalies is simply an acceptable loss? People are getting chomped up left and right, but as long as no one's making a fool of Connor Temple, too bad so sad.<br />
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And that final scene, where we see that Evan has the body of an ARC soldier on ice and [until Connor took it away] what looked like a portable anomaly detector. He found them after stumbling on to an anomaly and losing his wife/girlfriend to a dinosaur attack.<br />
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That just doesn't make any sense. <br />
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Are there more than one ARC? Or is it from the future? Does that mean when an anomaly is open, it's accessible from all points in time, but only in one direction?<br />
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I'd appreciate any feedback on this. I could simply be too harsh a judge.<br />
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Courage,<br />
Mike G.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-88022209541222437412012-09-12T21:19:00.000-05:002012-09-12T21:19:27.944-05:00Magic? Thanks, but No...Quick TV post while I'm supposed to be doing something else.<br />
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Ok, I like ABC's Once Upon a Time. And yes, it is difficult at times to type this post while keeping my parasol and bonnet on straight.<br />
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With that out of the way, here's my question:<br />
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In the season finale, Rumpelstiltskin is able to bring back Magic to Storybrook, while at the same time the Evil Queen's curse is being broken.<br />
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For some of the residents of Storybrook, wouldn't they be better off if the curse wasn't lifted? Off the top of my head, I'd think Red/Ruby would much rather not know that's she's a werewolf who is one enchanted cloak and overprotective Granny away from eviscerating the whole town.<br />
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And Jiminy Cricket/Archie? Does he go back to being a bug, which was actually penance for his actions in the fairy tale world?<br />
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I'm willing to bet that in the 2nd season, there'll be some folks wanting to get plugged back into The Matrix, as it were.<br />
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Courage,<br />
Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-17995574459951922682012-09-08T20:46:00.001-05:002012-09-08T20:46:57.929-05:00Quick Confession...My Intro to Political Research professor has an unsettling resemblance to Carl Karl from Phineas and Ferb.<br />
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Thanks for your time.<br />
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Courage,<br />
Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-17107113794112508492012-02-18T00:36:00.001-06:002012-02-18T00:36:49.677-06:00Ruling Needed...I am in need of the masses who don't read this blog.<br />
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Quick Background, or as quick as I can make it...<br />
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I'm needing a new backpack, as my current one is starting to go. As it was a 1-year anniversary gift from a years ago former employer, it's held up longer than I ever thought it would. All things being equal, I'd just as well replace it with the same model, but there's no sign/tag on the pack anywhere, so I have no idea who made it.<br />
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And rather than venture outside and risk exposure to...other people[ew], why not use my way-overpriced Internet connection and get it online? Also, why not indulge my inner Scrooge and get it cheap off of eBay? <i>[our motto: Counterfeit? The Hell You Say!]</i><br />
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So 2 days ago I find an Oakley pack[don't judge] that looks decent. The seller has a Buy It Now price of $55 or Best Offer, along with free shipping. I make offers of 40, 41, and 42 bucks, all of which are rejected. Fine, no skin off my nose. Was it too low of an offer? Maybe. But since the auction ended with no sale, maybe not.<br />
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Earlier tonight I'm looking though some of my watched auctions, and I see the seller's re-listed the pack.<br />
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This time around, the auction is a straight Buy It Now, take it or leave it price of $40. The shipping is now $12 instead of free. Exact same pack.<br />
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Because I saw the previous listing, I have some questions.<br />
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Is this a dick move? Does the seller think he's pulling a fast one on somebody? Since no one bought the pack at $55 with 'free shipping', does he think someone's gonna leap on it now for $40 + $12 shipping? [3 dollar difference]<br />
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Sure, I understand. The whole beauty of eBay, buyers and sellers, the market decides, blah blah ECON1301-cakes.<br />
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Maybe I'll just use a stick and handkerchief and make a hobo bindle instead.<br />
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Courage,<br />
Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-43585078730427196402011-12-12T23:38:00.001-06:002011-12-12T23:40:03.261-06:00In Which I Devote Way Too Much Time To ABC...Woof.
Not proud of myself, but here goes.<br />
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I like <a href="http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time">Once Upon A Time.</a> I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but for my money, it's a nice piece of Sunday night fluff to wind down your week.<br />
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Also, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red Riding Hood. Hot-Cha.<br />
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But, because my brain loves to devote itself to non-important things instead of my finances, physical/mental health and automotive maintenance[NOTE TO SELF: Oil change?] The last episode got my wheels turning.
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*This will serve as a spoiler warning*<br />
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I'm giggling as I type this since it assumes that people actually read this.
Up until this most recent episode the Big Curse/Plot Point was fairly simple. The Evil Queen took the whole fairly tale world and plopped them into present-day Maine, with no memory of who they are, living faint shadows of their true selves. A dish best served cold, as it were. The residents of Storybrooke live their lives just going through the motions, knowing something is missing, but never sure of exactly what that is.
But until last Sunday, I was under the impression that everyone including the Queen was affected by the Curse. While Regina has been the central 'villain' of the show so far, there's been no direct sign that behavior came from anywhere other than that of a scheming politician and overbearing mother.
My reasoning is the concept introduced early in the series about the idea that magic comes with a cost. This idea is hammered into the viewer by Rumpelstiltskin. By the way, I could write a complete essay on Robert Carlyle. For ABC's sake I hope they have some sort of insurance policy on their sets, given the amount of chewing they must be suffering from.
Anyway, my point is that along with killing her father, the cost of the Curse would be that the Queen would have her revenge, but exist like everyone else. That doesn't seem to be the case now.
With killing Graham, it seems that Regina has known all along that she is the Evil Queen. But that doesn't make sense in the world of the show. Why allow Emma in town at all? Her 'Heart Room' is proof she still has access to her magic.
Some other questions: Why did the Queen adopt a son in the first place? I'm guessing that Mr. Gold arranged that adoption much like he did Cinderella/Ashley's. But did he choose the son of Snow White's daughter on purpose, knowing he would eventually seek out his mother? Was this Rumple's hedge against the Curse?
And what happens when the town remembers? Will they go back to their world, or will their world come to us, like Asgard in Broxton, Oklahoma?<br />
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This is what happens when I don't get enough sleep.<br />
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Courage,
Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-49674867973821416012011-10-26T02:05:00.001-05:002011-10-26T02:05:26.570-05:00Oh well, humanity had a good run.<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/6282089583/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6282089583_fb776dd4c8.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/6282089583/">Oh well, humanity had a good run.</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/">thesporq</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Oh well, humanity had a good run.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-50140733515547474342011-07-20T23:21:00.000-05:002011-07-20T23:25:53.302-05:00Punchline:<div><p>If you can read this, then it's only due to the fact that Blogger's mobile app actually works. The punchline (again):</p>
<p>Is it wrong that I think that a single comma would improve the above product immensely?</p>
<p>Courage, <br>
Mike G.</p>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-73844455346370733302011-07-20T23:13:00.001-05:002011-07-20T23:14:22.223-05:00Discovery, and A Confession.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IyeH6rZfj3w/Tiemq_A8owI/AAAAAAAAALY/WMRE1CefoKc/s1600/125845899_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IyeH6rZfj3w/Tiemq_A8owI/AAAAAAAAALY/WMRE1CefoKc/s320/125845899_l.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.blueq.com/shop/item/114-productId.125845899_114-catId.117440744.html"></a><a href="http://www.blueq.com/shop/item/114-productId.125845899_114-catId.117440744.html"></a><a href="http://www.blueq.com/shop/item/114-productId.125845899_114-catId.117440744.html"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-32169850786696574492011-02-04T11:57:00.001-06:002011-02-04T11:57:34.712-06:00A Blog? What's That?<div><p>Oh yeah, that's what I used to do when my life was more interesting. "More" being a generous term. With the new blogger app, I might be paying more, but with my breakneck lifestyle, there just aren't enough hours. </p>
<p>How do I set a sarcasm tag on this thing?</p>
<p>Courage,<br>
Mike G.</p>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-33444094930655333832010-09-29T23:53:00.001-05:002010-09-29T23:53:55.101-05:00-7284924135775941841.jpg<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/5038368976/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5038368976_a513381afa.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/5038368976/">-7284924135775941841.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/thesporq/">thesporq</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-55340060812685874052009-12-21T23:32:00.001-06:002009-12-21T23:32:17.932-06:00Minimates1<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/4204811511/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/4204811511_b90f743e3f.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/4204811511/">Minimates1</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/thesporq/">thesporq</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Ooh, angles.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-4651569678736127002009-12-08T21:21:00.002-06:002009-12-08T22:02:40.948-06:00Eventful...First off, thanks to all my friends on Twitter/Facebook for their thoughts and words. They were deeply appreciated.<br /><br />And now, some thoughts and suggestions.<br /><br />Please consider some sort of pre-planning when it comes to your arrangements. I don't know whether or not it will save you any money, but I know that we spent maybe an hour at most at the funeral home, and that was spent mainly making sure everyone's name was spelled right and we had the right picture for the obituary. My grandmother has been holding up great, all things considered, and not having to make these kinds of decisions really helps. Nothing against those who work in funeral parlors, but to me it's a bit distasteful when, at one of the most trying points in your life, you wind up in a used car lot. P.S do not agree to the undercoating. [bad joke, I know]<br /><br />Also, Take a few minutes to tell the people you love that you actually DO love them. Yes, it's cliche`. But it doesn't make it any less true. We did get a chance to say goodbye on Monday night, and I'll always be grateful for at least that.<br /><br />The funeral is this Friday, and I volunteered to be a pallbearer. So far I've done a good job of holding it together, but I don't know how long that's going to last. We're expecting a lot of people, but for me, I've already said goodbye.<br /><br />We'll see you soon, Grandpa.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-5140180004030066122009-10-31T18:44:00.002-05:002009-10-31T18:55:31.614-05:00Important Question...In the movie Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted are murdered by evil robot duplicates sent back in time to prevent the utopia their music will bring about. In the afterlife, they challenge Death to a battle of wits. If they win, Death becomes their servant.<br /><br />After winning their challenge, B and T ask Death to take them to the greatest scientist in the history of the universe in order to create good robot versions of themselves to fight their doppelgangers.<br /><br />Death then takes them to Heaven, where after some well-timed Poison lyrics, they are directed to a plaza, where they meet Station, a pair of short hairy aliens. Death comments on B and T's arrogance for believing Earth would have the greatest scientist ever. Oh, Station was playing charades in Heaven. Einstein guessed it right.<br /><br />Now the question:<br /><br />Was Station dead? If not, why would they be in Heaven then? And if they were, does that mean that when aliens die, they go to the Judeo-Christian version of Heaven? Since humans were responsible for Original Sin, do aliens get a free pass?<br /><br />I've got a lot of sugar running through my system right now.<br /><br />Courage,<br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-88306321547389253272009-09-28T23:32:00.002-05:002009-09-28T23:46:03.690-05:00Chasing the Sunset...I work 11-8 M-F. Not a terrible shift, all things considered. <br /><br />The commute is fairly boring. 40 miles round trip, most of it highway.<br /><br />The only reason I'm writing about it is that I've been able to see the sunset, or at least the last few streaks of reds and oranges on the way home.<br /><br />But not tonight.<br /><br />As I walked to my parking spot I saw it was officially Nighttime.<br /><br />It's no big deal, but it feels like you missed something important.<br /><br />Courage,<br /><br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-22702721423517227882009-09-15T23:24:00.003-05:002009-09-15T23:30:27.941-05:00Coincidence...Not including this post, there have been 616 posts to this blog.<br /><br />FYI, 616 is considered the 'actual' Earth in the Marvel Multiverse.<br /><br />Courage,<br />MIke G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-79667331058641549272009-08-02T00:10:00.001-05:002009-08-02T00:10:08.614-05:00Fightin' Words<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.ufc.com/o/47e423b8cb539262/4a751fb003b600b8/47e423b8cb539262/7d382f12/widget.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-42590112104231855382009-06-28T17:20:00.002-05:002009-06-28T18:36:56.710-05:00Primeval Thoughts...So I've gotten into watching Primeval on Sci-Fi.<br /><br />It's a decent show, with some decent action and FX. Of course, the fact that it's English gives it some automatic points. That, and Hanna Spearritt.<br /><br />But what bugs me is that so far into Series 2 I have no idea what's going on, and I'm trying to keep myself from reading the episode summaries.<br /><br />Here's what I've got so far.<br /><br />Nick and his team have been locating anomalies and combating creatures from Earth's past. Helen [Nick's ex who apparently first discovered the anomalies years ago] has been at times helping the team and making their jobs harder.<br /><br />After fighting a creature thought to be from the future, Nick comes back to a world that's apparently has never heard of Claudia Brown, their government liaison. She's been possibly replaced by Jenny Lewis, who looks exactly like her. Where before their team basically shared space in an office building, now they have almost unlimited resources. <br /><br />But now they have problems. Somehow, Helen Brown is manipulating Oliver Leek, who has been dispatching teams early to anomalies, disabling their equipment and even hiring a woman to seduce[?] one of them for information.<br /><br />My question is, to what end? Unless the next episode has a tone of denouement, I have no idea how this is going to be resolved.<br /><br />And I just learned there's only a handful of episodes left. Crap.<br /><br />Courage,<br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-9677379318083641872009-06-08T20:25:00.001-05:002009-06-08T20:29:39.249-05:00Ha!http://bit.ly/DpGU<br /><br />Still here, still blogging.<br /><br />Courage,<br />MIke G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-19214003092515483712009-05-21T23:19:00.001-05:002009-05-21T23:19:04.700-05:00Multimedia message<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/3552672293/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3552672293_de333e035a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesporq/3552672293/">Multimedia message</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/thesporq/">thesporq</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-41876034891727621002009-05-09T23:02:00.002-05:002009-05-09T23:36:34.655-05:00Deep Background...After watching the Mavs finding new ways to lose basketball games today, I felt inspired to give my own personal brand of failure by writing a blog post.<br /><br />I'm not sure if our local mall is indicative of others in Texas, but it has some aspects that I suspect are unique.<br /><br />1. A huge granite slab displaying the Ten Commandments[flanked by Bath and Body Works on one side and Things Remembered on the other]<br /><br />2. A used car lot in the parking lot [the previous tenant was a manufactured housing dealer]<br /><br />3. "Live" "Music" [I place quotes around live because yes, the folks are alive and it is music, but...]<br /><br />4. The local CBS Affiliate is housed in this mall. [I wish I had something quippy to add]<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong. I'm not trashing 'my' mall. Far from it. Where else can I buy:<br /><br />Vinyl stickers of Calvin peeing on various car company logos?<br />Highly realistic machine gun replicas that fire rubber BBs?<br />Pocket sized scales that are incredibly accurate and easily concealed?<br />My choice of Two [2!] Alltel stores?<br /><a href="http://radr.me/dIqv">Try the California Roll.</a><br /><br />Courage,<br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-9020213575310648582009-04-10T00:14:00.001-05:002009-04-10T00:15:06.535-05:00Simple Request....Can someone click on the Call Me balloon on the side of this page?<br /><br />I just want to see if it works..<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Courage,<br /><br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-66272832917201265572009-03-15T19:58:00.002-05:002009-03-15T20:13:42.063-05:00Ah-ha...I finally figured out what's been bothering me about that 'I'm a PC' ad with that little girl emailing a picture of her fish.<br /><br />She starts off by saying she's going to send a picture to her family.<br /><br />So whose house is she in?<br /><br />Just wondering.<br /><br />Courage,<br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-53983621139744003882009-03-12T23:30:00.002-05:002009-03-12T23:44:17.332-05:00Criminy...Now this is getting ridiculous.<br /><br />I know no one reads this, but letting this thing go for over 2 months without anything? Not good.<br /><br />So I'll fill some space while I wait to get sleepy.<br /><br />Burnout: Paradise is deep-fried awesome with Ranch Dressing.<br /><br />That said, some notes after about a month or so of driving.<br /><br />I really miss the Revenge aspects of blowing yourself up after a wreck. The loss of aftertouch is also pretty bad.<br /><br />Since I'm PC, I understand waiting for all the new cars and the DLC. Heck we got a ton of stuff just for buying the game. I do hope they'll cut the pc users a break on at least some of it.<br /><br />I am no good at Stunt Run events.<br /><br />I was OK with the fact I will never complete all the tasks in this game. Now I'm about 20 Smashes away from 400 and I can tell it will consume my soul.<br /><br />Courage,<br /><br />Mike G.<br /><br /><br />PS Richard 'Big Dick' Hunter will be back on the air soon in Dallas! His <a href="http://www.richardhuntershow.com/richardhuntershow.com/Home.html">site</a> has all the details.<br /><br />I don't think I'll ever be able to fully express what he and his friendship has meant to me. He's a good man and fully deserves all his success.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580161.post-91717001651050346432009-01-25T22:48:00.002-06:002009-01-25T22:52:49.740-06:00Learning To Quit You...And failing, for the most part.<br /><br />Just checking in to advise the world that the Mike G. experiment continues on into its 32nd year of observation. <br /><br />The initial results are not positive.<br /><br />We can so far conclude the subject is very adaptive, having been ripped from it's previous habitat, and while not exactly thriving, is coping.<br /><br />Courage,<br />Mike G.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401164978138999371noreply@blogger.com0