Dec
11
2005
All I can say is that it’s much better than I had dared hope. This is the holiday movie of the season; if you don’t go see it, you’re cheating yourself.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, read on.
Read single […]
Dec
11
2005
If a good movie that the person probably hasn’t seen will do it, try:
This is one of those movies you watch over and over, about a grandmother who used to be in an all-girl swing band in London during WW2. Her granddaughter catches her playing her sax, asks her to play at their school dance, […]
Dec
11
2005
You’d think there would be limits to this PC fear that somebody, somewhere, might be offended by something, limits that arise from sheer common sense, or just a basic sense of proportion.
You’d be wrong. PCness has reached a new lowest common denominator. The Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 has been released on DVD – and each […]
Dec
11
2005
So we went shopping for presents yesterday, and several things we needed were DVDs. So we headed for the DVD place, and while looking for a few DVD sets, we saw the complete Next Generation, as in all seasons.
Care to guess how much this set costs? No?
$729.99
Would anybody really pay that much for that drivel?
Dec
11
2005
I’ve seen these before: Worst analogies ever written in a high school essay. But it’s always good for some belly laughs.
Dec
11
2005
Click to listen:
O Sanctissima! O Piissima!
Dulcis Virgo Maria
Mater amta intemerata
Ora ora pro nobis!
Tota pulchraes O Maria
Et macula non est in te
Mater amata intemerata
Ora ora pro nobis!
Sicut lilium inter spinas
Sic Maria inter filias
Mater amata intemerata
Ora ora pro nobis!
In miseria in angustia
Ora Virgo pro nobis
Pro nobis ora in mortis hora
Ora ora pro nobis!
There is a beautiful recording […]