Misc

I finally let Simon and Henry (ages 7 and 5) watch the Star Wars movies, and unfortunately they got more hooked than expected. It's all about the light sabers, who'd a thunk? So I may be an idiot dad, but I can't help pointing out all the stupid things in Star Wars.

For example, if they have these big giant spaceships with powerful weapons, why do they send out all these tiny spacecraft and little man-sized robots with dinky guns to launch attacks? So much of Star Wars doesn't make logistical sense -- and they are hip to it -- but it doesn't matter. They love all the sliding doors and gliding ships and humming light sabers and I suppose that's normal for little boys.   read more »  

We have a shabby television. It has a 9 inch screen and hides in a storage closet unless it's October baseball, March madness, or shuttle launches and landings. We line out to the LCD projector like we (do with dvd's) and watch on the silver screen.   read more »  

Best Western Cast Ever Wasted?

My friend Dan visits from Golden, Colorado every now and then. Inevitably, our 100% pure agave friend Don Julio joins us for a projected widescreen western. We had Sam Peckinpah's "Major Dundee" queued up this time, and now Don and Dundee are forever linked.

The 1965 film stars Charlton Heston and was purported to be the best cast ever assembled for a western and is famous for it's huge cost and box office failure. There was a contentious battle between the director and the funders during production. The '65 release was cut without the director's blessing but the 2005 extended DVD version (w/ a brand new score) restores it to agave-infused glory.   read more »  

According to a new article in Scientific American, curry spice helps prevents cancer, alzheimer's, and other nasty diseases.   read more »