raindrops on roses

Lately I've questioned the cable programming of ABC Family. Well, not really but I've seen Top Gun on the channel. Then recently I saw a movie about a nun-in-training that falls in love with a retired naval captain with 7 kids that end up having to flee their home from the Nazi. OK, it's the Sound of Music. Not to say that the musical portion of the movie isn't kid-worthy but you know 70-80 years ago the Nazis were a real threat and now they've been reduced to the ABC Family channel? Hmm, can't say that it's impressive.
I guess I remember the kid version of the movie, where the Nazi fleeing wasn't part of it. I remember all of the singing, but they didn't have to flee the Nazis. In fact, I don't remember the Nazis. The first time I saw the Sound of Music as an adult was back in 2001. I was quite surprised to find out that there were Nazis in the movie. When the heck did this happen? It's not like I knew who or what the Nazis were when I was a kid, so maybe it's just that I didn't care about it. Would I really miss out? It's possible that I fell asleep, that'd explain not knowing about the Nazis.
What I'm trying to say is that knowing now who and what the Nazis are, I really don't find it appropriate to have the Nazis on the ABC Family channel. Although as kids, I guess what you don't know can't hurt you. Or in this case, freak you out a little.
Plus, growing up and knowing about the world, I seriously doubt that this would be a plausible story to replicate. I mean, what family musical group would win a festival with a song about a doe being a female deer, or tea with jam and bread? Well, I could see it as a reality show, but then Liesl would drop the rest of her family and get her own solo career. She'd have one real hit, then go to rehab for a coke habit, and end up on Vh1's Celebrity Fit Club.



Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad

glorious

Because I love her. She just doesn't know it.




That sucks now doesn't it? How the hell are these people supposed to get on with their lives? How is the city supposed to rebuild? Oh no, big companies might lose a lot of money? Isn't it their job to pay people that give them money in case shit happens? Oh crap a hurricane hit, like there wouldn't have been payouts. You can't say you won't pay because there's too much. What the hell? I should run my personal life like that and see if I can't get away with it. Those people paid for a damn service! They should get it.

He says he's not a bad driver and I believe him. At least he doesn't use his cell phone when he drives. I just want to know how the hell did he get a driver's license? He got zapped at 13, I'm assuming he got amputated around the same time. He's just a regular guy with "some handicaps"... some. Helen Keller didn't have as many handicaps as this guy.

Sorry, they said Real American Heroes and I thought, "Bud Light Presents. Real American Heroes. Thank-you Mister Parking Lot Attendant Flashlight Waver..." Those are some great commercials.

Darn-tootin'! Maybe Harry Potter is based on a real person. Maybe this 78yo was a wizard or whatever. I don't understand why people want his autograph or interview him. So what? He's got the same name as a popular character.

lord have mercy!

So last month I was just sitting around (big surprise!) listening to my iPod when that Mr. Mister song "Kyrie" came on. Since I heard it as a kid I've always wondered what the hell the lyrics were in the chorus. Waiting almost twenty years I finally looked them up. Kyrie Eleison...? Who's she? "Kyrie eleison down the road I must travel" I don't understand it. So the next step was to use Google to find out what it meant. I needed the straight dope and Cecil delivered.





Not that killing your family for inheritance money isn't a brilliant idea but I'm not here to beat up on the guy. He did the laziest thing to get money, I hope it works out for him. The guy is facing mandatory life sentences for each slained... possibly at the same time! How would it work if he didn't? After he dies his lifeless body would serve his other sentences? Grr!

Wait, let me get this straight, people are complaining because it's too big? Oh, and a 100 people complained so let's bow down to those guys and not everyone else. I'm glad minority rules. Ugh, sometimes I want someone to get Iraq War flashbacks and start detonating IEDs here in the US. Now that I've said it, someone's going to do it and the FBI is going to arrest me in connection with the IEDs. That's just great, just what I need to top off my week!



Have a safe weekend all! Drive fast, swerve often.

mom was wrong again

"Don't slouch! Sit up straight!" I heard that all throughout childhood, my teenage years and a few as an adult. I'm a slow learner. But apparently sitting up straight is not good for your posture. Hmm, another mom tale that's been busted. Now I've got to wonder if that pot on the stove is really hot and might burn me.

OK, the headline for this article is: Surprising Source of Chronic Pain. So I'm thinking, surprise, it must be something outrageous like Jerry Lewis is the source of chronic pain. Nope, it's healthy nerve fibers. Not really surprising, pain comes from nerves. I'd be more surprised to find out that it's my next door neighbor. That'd be a surprise huh? Healthy nerve fiber is like "Surprise! I got you a Christmas present... on Christmas." Wow! Who'd think of that?

All I've got to say is, it's about time. Take a chance.