Happy Opening Day!

I once heard a very wise man say, "In America there are truly only two seasons - baseball season and not baseball season." I have to agree and thank God almighty it's once again baseball season! I cannot think of one sport other than baseball that I actually like to listen to on the radio, not can I think of a sport other than baseball that I look forward to opening day of. So here's to another year of baseball - hoping that the Yankees can once again dominate the world, the Mets can be almost as good, and the Red Sox lose - a lot. Happy Opening Day!

Men vs. Women

My family was discussing a parellel topic just the other day: Two men can "bond" sitting in the same room silently, watching a movie. Two women must be interacting to bond. The same goes for women-to-men, they need interaction to go on. I just hope I can find a woman who will allow me some silent bonding time now and again, too.

Simpsons Trailer Download

Here you can download and view the teaser trailer for the coming Simpsons Movie. Nothing very special, but it is funny.

UT Professor: Doomsday is a good thing

One has to wonder what people are thinking of giving talks like this one.

In his estimation, “We’ve grown fat, apathetic and miserable,” all the while leaving the planet parched.
The solution?
A 90 percent reduction.
That’s 5.8 billion lives — lives he says are turning the planet into “fat, human biomass.” He points to an 85 percent swell in the population during the last 25 years and insists civilization is on the brink of its downfall — likely at the hand of widespread disease.
“[Disease] will control the scourge of humanity,” Pianka said. “We’re looking forward to a huge collapse.”

I don't even know what to make of a man who is publicly rooting for the Ebola Virus.

If South Dakota bans abortions, Indians will happily provide them

The Pine Ridge Indians have proclaimed that they are unreservedly on the side of abortion. If South Dakota's ban on abortion passes, they have announced abortions will be offered on the reservations. Of course, this ignores the fact that if it does pass, a restraining order on the law will likely be issued right away, until the Supreme Court readdresses Roe vs. Wade. Still, it is an interesting development. Hollywood likes to portray the native american as the ultimate defender of life. Apparently, not so much, if the life is unborn.

Psst! $99 Portable Media Player on Woot!

Check it out! It only has a 512 memory, so don't plan to watch full-length video on it. But it will be enough to bring along that latest episode of Law & Order you recorded using EyeTV.

Confirmed: Simpsons coming to the BIG SCREEN

I'd have been more excited about this news a few years back, before the show's writing got stale. But it has been confirmed that the Simpsons are coming to the Movies in 2007! A teaser trailer is apparently running in front of some prints of ICE AGE 2, and the cast is recording dialogue as we speak. Well, maybe not literally as we speak, but right about this time period.

Here is hoping they can recapture some of the magic of the "And Maggie Makes Three" years, rather than the pure formula (Homer gets nutty idea, Margie disapproves, Homer does it anyway, Lisa/Bart has B-story with new best friend) of the last season or two.