tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post5197473994672255296..comments2023-10-07T07:26:29.746-07:00Comments on Growing Tomatoes From Seed: Oy, Royal PainsDavid Marlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-50075672115124390962012-09-17T19:39:23.115-07:002012-09-17T19:39:23.115-07:00RD- I know. I got the others right too, which make...RD- I know. I got the others right too, which makes the Gettysburg typo that much more stupidMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-54693415850599100392012-09-17T19:29:43.326-07:002012-09-17T19:29:43.326-07:00So I'm suffering through Revolution and it'...So I'm suffering through Revolution and it's reminding me of what Keifus has tried to teach us all these years, namely, that Battlefield Earth is the greatest movie ever made.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-8452794825627458222012-09-17T19:09:06.562-07:002012-09-17T19:09:06.562-07:00The only burg east of the Mississippi to retain it...The only burg east of the Mississippi to retain its "h" is Pittsburgh. So I was told. Except I guess for Plattsburgh. Anyway, the Eagles. Lord, they try us. We were all ready to ride Andy Reid outta town, then his son died. I went to the first preseason game, the first game after he had died, and the outpouring of love and support for Andy was unbelievable. People standing and chanting, and crying, and clapping. Reid was visibly moved. That plus Lurie's (finally!) talking to him has seemingly made a difference. The guy's press conferences are actually straightforward and clear and make him likable. No more tea leaves to read, crazy crap to decipher, excuses that made us furious. Nope, it's all shockingly normal. Vick is a head case. Always was, always will be, though an exceptionally talented one (not unlike Randall Cunningham -- brilliant athlete, not entirely there). Great This American Life this week for back to school discussing the effects of parenting on cognitive development. Made me wonder how much better Vick could have been if he'd had some. Oh, and Romney makes me want to kick his teeth down his throat. rundeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268692799782942178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-84230783721873920652012-09-17T19:00:48.137-07:002012-09-17T19:00:48.137-07:00Jesus, did I really spell it Gettysburgh? Work dis...Jesus, did I really spell it Gettysburgh? Work distractions always screw up my spelling.<br /><br />I liked Dances for the same reason. Terribly poignant scene for me was Maury Chaykin/Major Fambrough pissing his pants "and there's nothing anybody can do about it" followed by the inevitable gun to the headMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-32483725897078402952012-09-17T19:00:02.662-07:002012-09-17T19:00:02.662-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-80097128955705941182012-09-17T16:47:18.842-07:002012-09-17T16:47:18.842-07:00I was thinking about civil war movies, and I gues...I was thinking about civil war movies, and I guess I like the ones where the war is tangential, like Cold Mountain, Dances, that other one. Glory is great. But the way Jude had that look through the whole movie that he had had enough was jarring.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-86855176281214617682012-09-17T14:07:42.917-07:002012-09-17T14:07:42.917-07:00Antietam? Yeah, what a fuckin' bloodbath. Hard...Antietam? Yeah, what a fuckin' bloodbath. Hard to describe the feeling I had while watching The Civil War. Frustration? What Burns did so well with that incredible show, was drive home the point that while Antietam was unbelievably bloody, it wasn't unique. Shiloh, Vicksburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburgh,...they just kept repeating the same flawed battlefield tactics, not understanding as Steve Ambrose said "that the technology had surpassed the tactics, but they didn't change. The Minet ball was accurate to 100 yds, and yet we kept marching in straight lines right up to each other."- Can we learn from Burns? I sure as hell did David. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-79833743798441701722012-09-17T13:54:08.647-07:002012-09-17T13:54:08.647-07:00Speaking of which, NPR tells me today is the singl...Speaking of which, NPR tells me today is the single bloodiest in American history. Damn that Ken Burns. Perhaps we can learn something. Probably not.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-52146460369552376792012-09-17T13:12:19.972-07:002012-09-17T13:12:19.972-07:00I try to understand, really I do, but shit man, it...I try to understand, really I do, but shit man, it's a freaking badly made video on YouTube. If every time someone insults your religion people get murdered...well, I guess you get the point.<br /><br />Herb Welch, the old reporter that Hader does so wonderfully, makes me laugh every single time he clunks someone in the head with the microphone. Stefan of course is brilliant, and I'm glad Lorne isn't overdoing it with him like he did with Farley's Matt Foley.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-62070821361463796012012-09-17T11:17:45.503-07:002012-09-17T11:17:45.503-07:00I wonder if as many nuts didn't see it the sam...I wonder if as many nuts didn't see it the same way as many nuts didn't see Temptation or read Satanic Verses.<br /><br />Hader is as brilliant as he is modest and hardworking at his craft.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-30334232477368585552012-09-17T09:32:23.525-07:002012-09-17T09:32:23.525-07:00As I tweeted earlier today, I don't suppose it...As I tweeted earlier today, I don't suppose it would help calm down the angry Muslims if I told them that the only people who have watched that steaming load of trash are themselves. Good grief. you'd think it was a Spielberg production pulling $100mil at the box office.<br /><br />(today's word verification- WESTITS 59)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-77059661826507279182012-09-17T07:39:39.974-07:002012-09-17T07:39:39.974-07:00Seth Meyers in front of movie riot footage:
"...Seth Meyers in front of movie riot footage:<br />"Do they not know that YouTube has a comments section?"David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-55696682444908959562012-09-17T05:36:25.066-07:002012-09-17T05:36:25.066-07:00You'd think we as a species would have gotten ...You'd think we as a species would have gotten over the excitement of seeing a pair of tits a few million years ago.<br /><br />Also, Bill Hader as the grizzled war vet/aspiring puppeteer was one of the funniest things SNL has done in ages. That guy is staring to (continues to) carry that show.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253196269498737011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-60140858342526793402012-09-16T13:35:53.170-07:002012-09-16T13:35:53.170-07:00I find myself pulling for Philly again this season...I find myself pulling for Philly again this season because of Vick, because I may be all cynical and stuff, but his second chance seems to have found purchase, and my residual naïveté finds me wondering if those dogs still keep him up at night. If they do, more is the better, and he's a better man for it.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.com