Let's start off with the bad and end with a positive flurry!

1 Bill-star Review
Movie: "Inglorious Basterds"
Review: 1 bill-star (out of 5)... blech.

"Pulp Fiction" was clever enough, but I am beyond bored with the Quentin Tarantino knock-offs that he himself produces. Everything is a cartoon: characters, plot, violence, music, etc.
The funniest part of "Inglorious Basterds" for me was near the end Brad Pitt is captured and sits down handcuffed in front of the main Nazi guy. I said to myself, "There's a long, tired 10 minutes of overworked dialogue coming here". I hit the fast forward and sure enough, I was right. The scene actually works at 8x with no sound.

Mozy told me this was nominated for an Oscar this year. Sure nuff: oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees and that the lead German guy won best supporting actor. Whatever.

5 Bill-star Review
Book: "The Reagan I Knew" by William F Buckley
Review: 5 bill-stars

This is a wonderful, intimate book. Half the book is Buckley's contemporary look-back at his relationship with Reagan, and half the book are personal letters written between Buckley, Reagan and Nancy Reagan. They are a delight. The book was warm. There are so many stories in there and such good stuff, I don't even have a QOTD for you. Shame on me.

Buckley chronicles the leftie media bias against Reagan in his book. These stories date back to Reagan's presidency and even the 70's. It serves as a reminder that, hey, the volume may be turned up a little higher these days, but the song remains the same. A left-tilting media and academia has been an American mainstay for longer than you or I've been around.

Prejudiced Reviews
Hey, I'll admit I my prejudice. I've seen enough bad Tarantino movies. I have enjoyed Buckley's works and agree with some of his conservative stances. So be it.

I sit down and watch "Basterds" and it's a flat, joyless, experience. And with the repetition between Tarantino's films, it's unwelcome deja vu.

I read Buckley's book late into the night smiling and straining to stay awake and read more.
Prejudice or not... that's the bottom line: 1-star film and 5-star book.
peace out... yow, bill

PS - Dang it, this is funny... 4 minute video: Everything is amazing, and nobody is happy

Labels: 1star, 5stars, books, movies, myphoto

This great country isn't about socialized health care or DC shenanigans.
America is about people hustling to make a buck for themselves and their family.
I humbly submit two most worthy exhibits.

Self-Centered Yoga
www.selfcenteredyoga.com

The good folks at SCY also cater to would-be self-centered young people with Toddler Yoga: "(2-4 years) A fun exploration of movement and play for you and your toddler."

I once got asked by a hot 40-something to go to "hot yoga" with her. Yoga with the temperature turned way up. Sadly, in retrospect, I declined.

BTW, cudos to my favorite resident of Roscoe Village for this catch.

Color Paw Nail Polish
www.ohmydogsupplies.com/color-paw-nail-polish.html

"Groom your pet with a trendy and colorful pet-i-cure with the Color Paw Nail Polish."

And Color Paw comes in a variety of colors. As a Pisces, naturally my choice would be Amethyst Shimmer.

Dang. Best of luck to SCY and Color Paw. I salute you!
great... yow, bill

Labels: fun

Why in the world would the Cub want a crappy Toyota sign in the left-field bleachers at Wrigley?!?
Oh yeah... the estimated $2.5M a year. Dop.


Businesses large and small are responding to the recession by getting lean and mean, and offering their customers more for less.
Individuals are tightening their belts and working hard to find a gig or get from under their mortgage, etc.
Government responds with dirty and smelly bus and train rides.


QOTD

"The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it."
- William F. Buckley, source

yow, bill

Labels: politics, sports

QOTD - the truth

"I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate"
- President Obama on the rule-bending being considered to get ObamaCare passed

And you gotta love a bald-faced lie.
Right there on the national TV.

QOTD - the whopper

"That provision, which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help"
- President Obama on "The Louisiana Purchase", ObamaCare pay-off to get the vote of LA senator Blah-blah

Whew. What a whopper. Big fat greasy Obama-whopper!
sucks... yow, bill

Labels: healthcare, politics, qotd

Ah, gmail. Sigh.
Here's a fun ad that popped up this morning:


What does Owl Brand Discovery Kits (OBDK) sell? Owl pellets.

What's an owl pellet? OBDK says it's "the mass of undigested parts of a bird's food that some bird species occasionally regurgitate."

And why would I buy these? I don't know. You give em to kids to look at or something. www.obdk.com/owlpellets.html

At least they're cheap... just a couple bucks. www.obdk.com/store/products.asp

That's an owl pellet over there to the right.
Yuk.
who... yow, bill

PS - Happy St. Patty's!

Labels: fun