Many years ago, my father made me swear to him that when he died, I would tell it like it is.  He said, "Son, if I've been an asshole, you promise me you'll tell everyone I was an asshole.  Don't let them act like I was a saint if I was a dick."  Not knowing what would happen in the next 12 years, I promised.  And I keep my word.

As many of you ( Read more... )

Happy Halloween, everybody!

While I am about to begin preparations for my own festivities, I thought I'd take a minute to tell you about Movember, which begins tomorrow.

Everywhere you look, you see pink ribbons. Cars, cereal boxes, NFL football players, all supporting breast cancer awareness and research. That's great! Breast cancer is a ( Read more... )

It seems that everywhere I go nowadays there is nothing but politics to be had.  The Liberals are crazy, the Conservatives are petty, the Liberals want to destroy the country, the Conservatives already destroyed the country, the Liberals want to sneak into your homes to steal your guns and abort all your babies, the Conservatives are agents of the ( Read more... )

Ladies and gentlemen, friends, family, there is something that must be said ( Read more... )

Everyone who knows me, even reasonably well, knows that I am an avid reader.  No, you won't normally find me with the Complete Works of Shakespeare, or War and Peace, but I'll try anything once, depending on my mood.  Hell, I've been known to sit back with a good Louis L'Amour western from time to time, I'm not too picky.  And God help you if it ( Read more... )

So, it seems that I haven't posted anything since January 29th.  Well that's just lame ( Read more... )

After a solid decade of wondering if our old pal Arnold Judas Rimmer ever made it off the mining ship Red Dwarf as it was slowly being consumed by a corrosive microbe... after 10 years of movie rumors... after 10 years of absolute nothing, it brings me great joy to tell you all...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

Oh yes.

They're back.

All of them ( Read more... )

I've figured it out!  The whole mystery of what's going on with BSG!  And I didn't need to read a single spoiler to figure it out ( Read more... )

This is just to let all you folks who still like to keep up with me and my insane drivel that, well, I may be moving.

You see, it seems to me that it's only a matter of time before LJ heads down to Davey Jones' Locker.  And no, I'm not talking about that fancy-shmancy version in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies... damn you Johnny Depp... it's the ( Read more... )

And the next Doctor is.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/01_january/03/who.shtml

You're welcome.