The fifth seasons of these two shows came out today. Two of the best shows ever produced. Northern Exposure was a critical darling when it first came out. Now it seems to not be quite as the favorite. I still think it is one of the best shows. The last season when Joel decides to leave it starts to flounder, but when it was at its best I don't think there's a tv show out there that can touch it. And Quantum Leap was another show that started to lose it in its fifth and final season. Not as bad as Northern Exposure did, but in an effort to find more viewers the producers of Quantum Leap started making Sam's leaps farther and farther back into time. I thought the concept of him only leaping within his lifetime novel. I did like the evil leaper, I would have liked to see more done with that. Just like at the end of Joan of Arcadia when they introduced someone for her to go against, then cancleded the series.
And I have a special place for Quantum Leap because I wrote the Christmas issue of its comic book version.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Ten Things I Did This Year
Barb from Skittles' Place (and for some reason I can't make a link, but just check my sidebar)has tagged me. I didn't realize how difficult this was till I started trying to think of 10 things I've done this past year.
1. I went to Disney World for the first time in years. How long? The last time I
went Epcot was just being built.
2. I made a MYSPACE page.
3. I visited my parents in their new home in Tenneesse.
4. I saw what may be the best concert I'll ever see.
5. I went to JazzFest for all six days.
6. I started writing again.
7. I lost an old friend to cancer.
8. I worked too many hours.
9. I brought my dog to the vet too many times.
10. I went to a lot of concerts.
1. I went to Disney World for the first time in years. How long? The last time I
went Epcot was just being built.
2. I made a MYSPACE page.
3. I visited my parents in their new home in Tenneesse.
4. I saw what may be the best concert I'll ever see.
5. I went to JazzFest for all six days.
6. I started writing again.
7. I lost an old friend to cancer.
8. I worked too many hours.
9. I brought my dog to the vet too many times.
10. I went to a lot of concerts.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Another Quiz
You are The Star
Hope, expectation, Bright promises.
The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised
The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Was I Sleeping Through Class?
You paid attention during 74% of high school!
68-84% Pretty good, you know that there are libraries and newspapers, and you remember what you've read. You were a child that wasn't left behind!
Do you deserve your high school diploma?
Create a Quiz
I wish it told you what you missed. I knew the math was not going good, but the rest I thought was good.
Thanks to All
I just wanted to take a quick minute (has to be quick I'm back from work but have to go back for a store meeting in less than an hour) to thank everyone that has been sending good wishes and postive thoughts towards my Dad. It means a lot and I appreicate it a whole lot. More than that I just don't have words for.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Dad's Home
Just got off the phone with my Dad. He got home from the hospital late yesterday. He is glad to be home and feeling better. He sounded very tired. He told me just walking across the room right now tires him out. But like I told him he just had major surgery on top of going through chemo. He just needs to take it easy and get his strength back.
Friday, November 10, 2006
What Type of Fortune Is This?
This one doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's better than the last one. I'm not having a lot of luck with this.
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Reading Is Fundamental
You know the signs at the register that read "20 or under"? Why do people think that applies to everyone but them? I just got back from Walmart and was behind someone in line that had a buggy of items. Now when I go to the 20 and under line I actually will count what I have in my buggy, so I make sure there is not more than the required limit. I just think it's fair for all the other people shopping. Maybe I'm a bit anal about it, but 20 and under means 20 and under! I ended up going to another line and getting checked out while the lady with the over 20 items was still getting checked out. I asked one of the clerks once about this and was told that they can't refuse to check the customer out, no matter how many items they have. They can politely point out to the customer after they ring them up that they did have more than 20 items. Like that's going to change anything. These are the type of people that go through life thinking rules don't apply to them. They're the ones that always expect everything to be done their way.
Sometimes I hate people.
Sometimes I hate people.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
DEMOCRATS WIN!
Now let's just hope that we're in for a real change. Over the years as the word liberal became an obscenity the Democrats have turned just as right at the Republicans. I'd love to see the Democrats act like true Democrats and stop worrying about showing their liberal side.
And I love the fact that the Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful people in Washington, and two heatbeats away from the Presidency is a woman.
And I love the fact that the Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful people in Washington, and two heatbeats away from the Presidency is a woman.
13 Facts
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1. I love music. 2. I love to read. 3. I have a dog named after the main character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 4. I spend too much time on the computer. 5. I read comic books. 6. I want to be a writer. 7. I am not married. 8. I am terrible with money. 9. I am a liberal. 10. I wish I could go back and finish college. 11. I don't really care for most sports. 12. I like to go to as many concerts as I can. 13. I am, if you couldn't tell from this list, a nerd. |
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Election Day and West Wing
Today is Election Day. Hopefully it is also the day that the Republicans lose control of this country. But I'm skepitcal, even with most polls showing them behind. They should have lost the last two Presidental elections too, but managed to win them anyways.
Also today, and fitting in with the theme of politics, the seventh and final season of one of the best shows ever on television came out today...The West Wing. Watching this show reminds me what is good about our political system.
Also today, and fitting in with the theme of politics, the seventh and final season of one of the best shows ever on television came out today...The West Wing. Watching this show reminds me what is good about our political system.
Dad's Health Update
Yesterday my Dad had surgery. My Mom said the doctor decided pretty much on the spot. What they thought was wrong turned out to be not so bad. It was scar tissue that was causing some of his problems. He still has the cancer, but his more recent problems were created by the scar tissue from his last surgery. He's still at the hospital but Mom says he's feeling better, better being a realitive term here. Still it's good news and makes me feel somewhat better.
Major Construction
As anyone that has been here more than once can tell, this blog is way different. Different design, different color, all around different. It's also missing a bunch of stuff. I'm in the process of redoing this blog. Blogger keeps bragging about how much easier beta blogging is, so I'm trying it, but it lost me everything that I had added over the last year. I'm going to see if I can add it back, but you don't use normal html tags, it's widgets? Anyone that has been dealing with beta and can help me add links and such back to the sidbars, your help would be greatly appreciated. I also upgraded to Internet Explorer 7, which also dropped a lot of stuff from my blog when I tried to view it. I've tried Firefox and get the same problem. So maybe starting from scratch with Beta will get me the ability to use Firefox. I'll see...if it doesn't work out I'll just go back to my old html user friendly format.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
How Quick Could I Get To Memphis and Back?
My Mom called earlier. She had to take my Dad in the emergency room this morning. He's been sick all week. He's been throwing up. He can't sleep and she said he has chills so bad he's shaking.
I feel so....I'm not even sure of the right word, but I just know it's not good. Helpless would be a good one. Living six to seven hours away makes it tough. I want to be able to go to the hospital to see him. She said he'll probably be in the hospital a few days. He is doing better now that he is at the hospital. They're not sure if it's a reaction to his chemo or something else. The doctor seems to think it's something from his surgery last year.
I talked to him last Sunday and he seemed to be doing really good. He sounded better than he has in awhile. He said he felt pretty good. He mentioned that he gets these chills now and then. And his lips swelled up, but that was due to the chemo. But he sounded really good.
The good thing about them being up in Tennessee is that this is where all my Mom's relatives live. One of my aunts and uncles lives just down the street from them. They called my Mom tonight to "yell" at her for not letting them know what was going on, they could have went with her to the hospital. My uncle told her he was awake and saw them leaving but didn't think anything of it. So there are lots of people around them that help, drive my Mom back and forth if she needs it, whatever they need.
But I feel like that should be me doing that. But I can't run up there everytime he goes in the hospital. I have a feeling that would be running up there an awful lot before we're through. Still it doesn't lessen these feelings I'm having right now. I'm glad they are there, there's a lot of people for them to lean on, but I wish they were closer so I could see them.
I feel so....I'm not even sure of the right word, but I just know it's not good. Helpless would be a good one. Living six to seven hours away makes it tough. I want to be able to go to the hospital to see him. She said he'll probably be in the hospital a few days. He is doing better now that he is at the hospital. They're not sure if it's a reaction to his chemo or something else. The doctor seems to think it's something from his surgery last year.
I talked to him last Sunday and he seemed to be doing really good. He sounded better than he has in awhile. He said he felt pretty good. He mentioned that he gets these chills now and then. And his lips swelled up, but that was due to the chemo. But he sounded really good.
The good thing about them being up in Tennessee is that this is where all my Mom's relatives live. One of my aunts and uncles lives just down the street from them. They called my Mom tonight to "yell" at her for not letting them know what was going on, they could have went with her to the hospital. My uncle told her he was awake and saw them leaving but didn't think anything of it. So there are lots of people around them that help, drive my Mom back and forth if she needs it, whatever they need.
But I feel like that should be me doing that. But I can't run up there everytime he goes in the hospital. I have a feeling that would be running up there an awful lot before we're through. Still it doesn't lessen these feelings I'm having right now. I'm glad they are there, there's a lot of people for them to lean on, but I wish they were closer so I could see them.
Friday, November 03, 2006
The 10 Worst Congressmen
Over the years Rolling Stone magazine has lost its standing as the Music Magazine. It doesn't know if it wants to be the hip mag with all the rap stars or the classic music mag for all those greying yuppies. It sometimes tries to be both with equally diasterous results. No bad word on certain acts are allowed. The Rolling Stones could put out an album of them farting and the mag would give the rock group five stars.
It's not always that bad. It still does some great interviews.
One area that I think it has if nothing gotten better over the years is in its investigate journalism. The Stone writes about some important stuff. The articles that became Fast Food Nation started in the Stone. Hunter Thompson wrote a lot of his stuff for the Stone. The Stone was the source for the stories about voter fraud in the last election. No, not the one where Bush stole Florida to win, but where he stole Ohio to win the next election. They've done some interesting stories about the Diebold voting machines.
Their newest issue talks about our present day Congress and calls it prehaps the worst Congress Ever! It also lists the 10 worst Congressmen (and women) currently serving time in our nation's capital right now. For those of you that don't read the Stone I thought I'd share those 10 with you.
1) Dennis Hastert (R-Ill): Calls him the weakest House speaker in history. Made $2 million off a deal he pushed through that creates a highway over land he owns. Knew about the Mark Foley scandal years ago, but I guess decided pages weren't worth protecting. With Bill Frist pushed a deal through congress that gave the pharmaceutical industry immunity from liablitlity lawsuits.
2) James Sensenbrenner Jr (R-Wis): Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. His solution to problems: lock 'em up. He wants to turn 12 million undocumented immigrants into felons. Any adult selling a joint to a teenager should get at least ten years in jail. He helped pass the law that makes it harder for people to declare bankruptcy and refused to consider an exempttion from the bill's restrictions for victims of Hurricane Katrina. He also voted against the aid package for Katrina victims.
3) Don Young (R-Alaska): Got $400 million to build two bridges to nowhere in Alaska. He told voted against aid for Katrina victims and suggested they could "kiss my ear!"
4) William Jefferson (D-La): This one is a little personnel for me, from my home state. Caught with $100,000 in his freezer, accepting bribes when he should be helping his constituents recover from Katrina. And the scary part is that he might win.
5) Jerry Lewis (R-Calif): Chairman of House Appropriations Committe. His best friend is lobbyist Bill Lowery and to get Lewis' vote you got to pay Mr. Lowery. The FBI has issued ten subpoenas involving Lewis' current operation.
6) Tom Tancredo (R-Colo): Just to the right of Adolf Hitler. Wants to halt all immigration, legal or otherwise. Suggested that in the future we should bomb Mecca and other holy sites.
7) Dick Pombo (R-Calif): Chairman of the House Resources Committiee. Wants to abolish the Endangered Species Act.
8) Curt Weldon (R-Pa): Vice Chair of the House Armed Service Committee. Still thinks Saddam had WMDs. If there's a conspiracy theory he probably believes it.
9) Hal Rogers (R-KY): Chairman of House Subcommittee on Homeland Security. If it's something that needs to be built for homeland security odds on Rogers is getting it built in his home state, even if the people building it aren't qualified to do so.
10) Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo): An evangelical Christian. And that's almost enough to say right there. Wants to outlaw gay marriage of course. Wants to legalize concealed weapons.
It's not always that bad. It still does some great interviews.
One area that I think it has if nothing gotten better over the years is in its investigate journalism. The Stone writes about some important stuff. The articles that became Fast Food Nation started in the Stone. Hunter Thompson wrote a lot of his stuff for the Stone. The Stone was the source for the stories about voter fraud in the last election. No, not the one where Bush stole Florida to win, but where he stole Ohio to win the next election. They've done some interesting stories about the Diebold voting machines.
Their newest issue talks about our present day Congress and calls it prehaps the worst Congress Ever! It also lists the 10 worst Congressmen (and women) currently serving time in our nation's capital right now. For those of you that don't read the Stone I thought I'd share those 10 with you.
1) Dennis Hastert (R-Ill): Calls him the weakest House speaker in history. Made $2 million off a deal he pushed through that creates a highway over land he owns. Knew about the Mark Foley scandal years ago, but I guess decided pages weren't worth protecting. With Bill Frist pushed a deal through congress that gave the pharmaceutical industry immunity from liablitlity lawsuits.
2) James Sensenbrenner Jr (R-Wis): Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. His solution to problems: lock 'em up. He wants to turn 12 million undocumented immigrants into felons. Any adult selling a joint to a teenager should get at least ten years in jail. He helped pass the law that makes it harder for people to declare bankruptcy and refused to consider an exempttion from the bill's restrictions for victims of Hurricane Katrina. He also voted against the aid package for Katrina victims.
3) Don Young (R-Alaska): Got $400 million to build two bridges to nowhere in Alaska. He told voted against aid for Katrina victims and suggested they could "kiss my ear!"
4) William Jefferson (D-La): This one is a little personnel for me, from my home state. Caught with $100,000 in his freezer, accepting bribes when he should be helping his constituents recover from Katrina. And the scary part is that he might win.
5) Jerry Lewis (R-Calif): Chairman of House Appropriations Committe. His best friend is lobbyist Bill Lowery and to get Lewis' vote you got to pay Mr. Lowery. The FBI has issued ten subpoenas involving Lewis' current operation.
6) Tom Tancredo (R-Colo): Just to the right of Adolf Hitler. Wants to halt all immigration, legal or otherwise. Suggested that in the future we should bomb Mecca and other holy sites.
7) Dick Pombo (R-Calif): Chairman of the House Resources Committiee. Wants to abolish the Endangered Species Act.
8) Curt Weldon (R-Pa): Vice Chair of the House Armed Service Committee. Still thinks Saddam had WMDs. If there's a conspiracy theory he probably believes it.
9) Hal Rogers (R-KY): Chairman of House Subcommittee on Homeland Security. If it's something that needs to be built for homeland security odds on Rogers is getting it built in his home state, even if the people building it aren't qualified to do so.
10) Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo): An evangelical Christian. And that's almost enough to say right there. Wants to outlaw gay marriage of course. Wants to legalize concealed weapons.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
My Space
For anyone that wants to see another part of me click on the myspace logo on my sidebar. It's the cover of the first issue of my comic Diebold. Here is where I talk pretty much just about comics. I review some of the new ones I've read recently. There are also some examples of some of my work over there, so far a couple of stories I've done and a few other things. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Don't We Have More Important Things To Worry About?
By now everyone has heard about the John Kerry joke. We have people being killed in Iraq, we have our liberties being stolen from us by our own govenrment, we have kids being killed in our schools, we have....so many serious issues going on and on every news station I turn on what do I hear about? John Kerry's joke is an affront on our soliders fighting in Iraq. Well, no it wasn't. It was a joke about President Bush. Why don't these newsmen and women get so worked up over things that matter. Sometimes I am at a loss for words.
Music
I've finally been able to get music on this site. If you stick around long enough you'll hear seven different songs play. At least I hope I have music on here, I've tried it before and have never been able to get any music on here. Let me know if you hear it...or if I'm just going crazy. If you click on the button on the far right you can check out each song so you don't have to sit and wait for all seven to play.
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