Resist the temptation

To generalize and hyperbolize.

To discount McCain only because he's really old.

To immediately award Heath Ledger the Oscar.

I'm Back

It's smack dab mid-July.  Why not recommit to this friggin' bloggin' nonsense?

But something new, something new...   

oh, here's something -- I'll start publishing photos as I go about my bizness.  

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then might this one of my cat Leo be worth two? (he's really tubby.)

View or subscribe to my picture gallery above (and probably to the right.)

If they can get along, why can't we: Dogsheep

A Los Angeles truck driver noticed something strange happening on the side of the highway: two creatures - bred to fear or control the other - making their journey to safety the only way they know how - together.

The driver pulled over and let the dog jump into his backseat, followed immediately by the forlorn sheep.  Both are now resting in a shared kennel, not sure what the big fuss is all about.

Hey, There's a Hippie in my Crayon Box!

Crayola is celebrating 50 years of unrivaled success in the crayon industry by introducing a semi-centennial edition of their signature 64 Box of Crayons.   (Where's yer fancy shrink-dinks now, huh Jethro?? huhhhh??!?)   

Okay, but hold onto your butts - the real story is that the names of eight classic colors have changed.

Taste the new hotness ("andy, crayons aren't for tasting...") --

Laser Lemon is now Super Happy

Wild Tangerine is now Fun in the Sun

Screamin' Green is now Giving Tree

Orchid is now Best Friends

Hot Magenta is now Famous

Beaver is now Bear Hug

Turquoise Blue is now Happy Ever After

and my new favorite --

Wild Watermelon is... Awesome

A Goat.

Welcome to the Peep Show.

Ever been to Fish King?

I'd like you to meet my fishmonger.

  

Nestled deep in Glendale proper, Fish King Seafood and Galley is a miracle spot where you can grab yourself top-quality fresh-caught seafood from virtually anywhere in the Pacific.  Once you've reeled it in, have the Fish King Galley prepare it right there -- charbroil, crust, poach, sushi-roll or deep-fry that piece of Alaskan cod to your heart's content.  Hell, munch one of their delicious crab cakes while you wait.   Clam chowder!  Lobster bisque!  Holy Moses!

Taste their menu here: www.fishkingseafood.com

Can someone please explain this to me?

2003 - Universal Pictures releases "Hulk," directed by Oscar-nominated Ang Lee with a budget of at least $120 million.  It managed to gross about $250 million worldwide, but overall the whole project was considered an expensive misstep, with the main complaint being that the redesigned CGI Hulk turned off hardcore fans.

2008 - Universal will release "The Incredible Hulk," directed by a never-been-nominated-for-anything director named Louis, with a budget of now at least $130 million.

My question is this - if you were gonna spend another couple hundred million bucks making a movie you just made a few years ago that didn't work but you wanted another shot at it anyway, why would you make the new Hulk exactly like the old one??

If they can get along, why can't we: Goatdog

Billy the boxer began looking after Lilly the kid shortly after the 12-day-old goat's mother abandoned her.  

A few pictures here.  

"I got five on it."

Entering circulation this Thursday!

 

Don't get screwed!

  

Know your five!

  

Click here!

If they can get along, why can't we:  Pigdog

A mother daschund adopts a baby piglet.  Click here for many wonderful pics.

Looks Like We Made It

Well friends, it's been just over 24 hours (!) since we started this whole blog thing together.  We've had some good times, some not so good times.  We've laughed together, we've cried together (thanks again, Malloy.  You're my rock.)  And as we look towards another several hours or more on this crazy rollercoaster we call life, it's important to take a look backwards.  Let's take inventory of just how far we've come.  Gosh, I remember that first day like it was yesterday...  

February 27, 2008.  It was a Wednesday, I think.  The world was in shambles and our country was divided.  Back then, Iran and North Korea were dead-set on nuclear weapons.  Russia was thumbing it's nose at us.  China was squeezing our economy into a massive recession.  I remember thinking: man, we're hosed.  And I wasn't alone.  Many thought our modern societies wouldn't survive, that our religious and cultural differences were just too great.  That we'd destroy ourselves and each other long before learning to coexist peacefully.  But, look at us - we're still here.  Still here!!  Still kickin!!  

And it... Looks like we made it after all.  

Ever been to Descanso Gardens?

It's the best kept secret 5 minutes up the 2 freeway, between Glendale and Pasadena.  If the Huntington Library is Disneyland, Descanso is more like Knott's Berry Farm.  On a simpler and much more digestible scale, Descanso boasts Japanese zen gardens, coi ponds, wooded walking paths, art galleries and bird sanctuaries.  A 5-acre rose garden is the main attraction during Spring and Summer months, featuring more than 3,000 rose varieties collected from centuries of international cultivation.  Having said that, there's also a little choo-choo train that you can ride and pretend you're a giant.

The cost of admission is pretty cheap ($7), but an annual membership is a steal ($60 for one adult, $70 for a couple!).  Basic membership gives you 364 days of admission, invitations to private events and discounts on year-round exercise and horticulture classes held on the garden grounds.  My favorite membership perk is early access an hour before opening (8-9am), when you can speed-walk, jog, or just meander with a cup of coffee through the morning dew-soaked forests before beginning your day.  Click here to visit their website.

If you see 10 movies this summer, one of them could easily be this one.

Click here to watch the new trailer.

*Orchid Station sold separately

Click here.

Encyclopedia of Life

www.eol.org  

From the website:  Ultimately, the Encyclopedia will serve as an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet.  

Check it out, maybe there's a page dedicated to you.

Cap'n Crunch Milkshake from Carl's Jr., I'm Judging You

From the Carl's Jr. website: Creamy, Hand-Scooped ice cream blended with real milk, vanilla syrup, and Cap'n Crunch cereal, with whipped topping.  Malt powder optional.  Available at Carl's Jr. for a limited time.

Judgment: You are crushed pieces of Cap'n Crunch cereal swirled inside a pretty damn good vanilla milkshake.  You do not scrape the top of the mouth as you would if eaten traditionally, though your pieces do swell and soften after only several minutes in the mix.  Sadly, it seems the Soggies have steeled themselves into an unstoppable army over these past many years or perhaps simply discovered the Cap'n's true kryptonite: hand-scooped ice cream.  But, the basic questions remain:  Cap'n Crunch Milkshake, are you tasty?  You are.  Are you among the best things I've ever tasted?  You are not. 

Judge for yourself: Printable $1 off coupon