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Morons! SG-1 Ends Run; Atlantis Back SCI FI Channel confirmed that it will not renew its record-breaking original series Stargate SG-1 for another season, but will pick up its spinoff series Stargate Atlantis for a fourth year. SG-1 aired its 200th episode on Aug. 18, and the SF series is the longest-running SF show on American television. SCI FI issued the following statement on Aug. 21: "SCI FI Channel is proud to be the network that brought Stargate SG-1 to its record-breaking 10th season. Ten seasons and 215 episodes is an astounding, Guinness World Record-setting accomplishment. Stargate is a worldwide phenomenon. Having achieved so much over the course of the past 10 years, SCI FI believes that the time is right to make this season their last on the channel. SCI FI is honored to have been part of the Stargate legacy for five years, and we look forward to continuing to explore the Stargate universe with our partners at MGM through a new season of Stargate Atlantis." Star...
Highschool Memories Survey Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be. 1. Who was your best friend? Jenifer Quentin, Henry Olsen . 2.What sports did you play? None 3. What kind of car did you drive? Step Dads 64 1/2 Mustang 286 hardtop 4. Friday night where were you at? Football Games, McDonalds, Studying. Always with Jenifer Quentin 5. Were you a party animal? That came during college 6. Were you considered a flirt? Yes 7. Ever skip school? Never 8. Were you a nerd? Rose above the "brain" clique Sr Year 10. Did you get suspended/expelled?Never 11. Can you sing the fight song? I dont think we had one 12. Who was your favorite teacher?Probably Mr Perry or Mr Hubbard 13. Favorite class? ??? Double Lunch at the "radio" Station 14. What was your school's full name? Lynbrook High School 15. School mascot? Viking 16. Did you go to Prom? No 17. If you could go back and do it over, would you? I'd do i...
Watch the changes in the Mall I've mentioned a few times that the Mall I work in has been massively renovated. Here I think is a great series of pictures (no I think they are lousy which is why I put them up) showing the transformation of one part of the mall putting in a Fireplace. March 06 April 06 May 06 June 06 July 06
Two Day Trip to NH Well I am just back from a wonderful trip to NH Monday and Tuesday to drop off the kid to stay with his Grandparents and participate in a Family Reunion of sorts in the guise of a BBQ and Dessert. This previous Saturday I had missed a much larger event in MA because of my work. So when my Dad said he was doing a more intimate BBQ on Monday, I knew I would be there. It was so wonderful being with all my Aunts and Uncles. I cannot remember being with the majority (5 of 7) of them in I don't know how long. I think it was the Caribbean Cruise in fact. Some of whom I had not seen since that cruise. In addition, many of the "cousins" were there as well. I should explain that my Grandfather Jamil's brother married my Grandmother Mary's sister, so there are double cousins in the family who were raised together in part and are more brothers and sisters than cousins. We had many of them in attendance as well, and it's always wonderful seeing them ...
The Secret Finally Revealed! The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse is that you cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians .. It creates a hostile work environment.
The Friday Five! 1. How much time do you spend on the Internet daily? I'd say anywhere from 2 to 5 hours reading and emailing on and off through the day. 2. What are your favorite 3 websites? my.yahoo.com www.economist.com www.nytimes.com 3. Do you eat at your computer? No, not normally, but I will snack at it. 4. Pick one and why - Reading the news online or in a newspaper? Newspaper, I know go figure, but I prefer to read a newspaper. 5. How many people are on your instant messenger buddy list? Between 10 and 20.
Who Says the Bush Doctrine is Dead? We have just transferred it to our allies. As Dr. Rice resists the International call for a cease fire in the Middle East the Isreali's do our dirty work by allegedly dismembering hezbollah. In the mean time what is the ratio of innocents killed in Isreal by hezbollah's pathetic missles compared to the carpet bombing of Lebanon by our "allies". According to AP: "Civilians have taken the brunt of the 12-day war that has cost 368 lives in Lebanon and killed 37 Israelis." And why are innocents dying at all? To further whose agenda? Shameful
Art Pictures I've gone through and picked out my favorite Artsy picutres (of those I can find) and created a link on the Mike Montfort Picture Site. This is also a kind of preview of the movies, assuming this thing actually works on your computer. I'm still not sure how the technology works. Anyway enjoy the pics.
So many great resources on the web Photo Bucket is a great service like Flkr and others that offers places to share your photo's. One of the features of PhotoBucket is to create little animated web montages of pictures in their site you upload. So if you notice there is a new feature in the "menu" to the right. Memory Lane. Have a good laugh if you must. To see the big version of the picture shown just click on it and it will take you to the PhotoBucket parking place for that particular picture.
The Chincoteague Blog is UP An illustrated and annotated journal from our vacation in the first week of July to Chincoteague VA is up at a specialized site strictly for the trip Chincoteague 2006 This will open a new window. Also the link will be on the menu to the right on this blog for some time. Full pictures from the trip are here Chincoteague Pictures
Marvel Ultimates Hard Back Vol 1 This amazing graphic novel collecting the Ultimates Issues 1 - 13 arrived in my mailbox from my dear friend cjwrites just before we headed down to Chincoteague. I stashed it away for the trip, and read about half on the way home on Saturday. Well I finished it on Monday, and it was quite exceptional. The artwork is just superb and the writing very credible. This is a sort of Reboot of the Marvel Avengers, though how it relates to the ongoing Civil War series (i.e. before, after or during) I am not sure. The superhero's are dysfunctional, flawed human's which gives a better view in my mind to the whole idea. Nick Fury, Capt America, Thor, the Hulk, Hank Pym (Giant Man) and his wife (Wasp), also brought into series one were two of Magneto's kids, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, as well as Hawkeye and Black Widow. Quite a collection of characters. As the second series progresses I understand others will join S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Ultimates....
Monday to Home I slept till about 9am and then got up and going, leaving by 10. It was raining cats and dogs all the way home.. a precruser of what we got later that week. Remember that Blog's are done most recent FIRST. So make sure to go down to Friday to read the NEARfest weekend experice in proper order. There will not be any blogs until at least July 10th. Enjoy your time off.
Nearfest Sunday As much as I had anticipated seeing KBB, FM and OT on Saturday, I really had no idea what I was up against for Sunday. I was very pleased with the day. We got going a tad earlier on Sunday AM from Mark's house so we arrived at Zoellner with plenty of time to spare. And there to my immediate chagrin was the big guy again sitting next to me. However he broke the ice by asking what we could come to some sort of "compromise". I ignored the comment as a terrible way to start a conversation and instead talked about bands and where he was from etc. Anyway we came to some compromise as it were: he sat comfortably and I leaned forward to take pics lol. I also told him after 17 yrs of marriage I was quite comfortable with my sexuality and did not find rubbing shoulders that big of a deal. He laughed. Guapo Golly wow. This band was a super pleasant surprise. Very much RIO or Zuel school of prog rock. Very much ART ROCK. Their set consisted of half of one alb...
NEARfest Saturday. Started with oversleeping as the Hatfield show had gone way late. It was overcast in the morning and ended up being a very pleasant rainy weekend. This kept the temperatures down, but only seemed to POUR during the dinner break on Sunday, so most of us stayed dry. After a pleasant morning and jawing over breakfast Mark and I hauled butt back to Bethlehem only to be confronted on 3rd or 4th ave with the Motorcade for the Puerto Rico Pride day. I did a little U turn and trail blazed a different route to Zoellner. It did get us in a tad late, but just barely. We missed the first few stanza's of KBB's opening song. Totally different people sitting next to me Saturday from the Legends Showcase, which would turn to be a problem later in the day... KBB I am a huge Jean Luc Ponty fan. Have been since 77 or so, his music sings to my soul. So I am always looking for something similar, even though that is a pipe dream considering how unique his talent is. KBB com...
Nearfest Weekend Part One I diddled around the house for much of the morning getting things in order to go. Made sure I had enough prog in my iPod for the trip. I left my house around Noon Albany time and ran errands including picking up film and going to the bank. I was officially on the road to NJ by 1pm. The drive down was a breeze, the only traffic being some congestion on 287 near where 80 meets, mostly slowdowns to oogle the other side (north) which was backed up pretty badly. I got to Bill and Donna's house around 4pm. They were kind enough to have chicken breasts on the BBQ (I don't eat beef) and we had a nice chat for a couple of hours. Adam Holquist showed up fairly soon after I did. I followed Adam out from Bill and Donna's and I got to the venue in plenty of time to meet Mark Clark in the upper parking lot and get down to the seats. My seat was dead center first row Grand Tier, just next to the mounted video camera. Great seats for hearing perfectly and ...