Dr. Demento

Listened to some of the Funny Five:

• Reinstalling Windows
• The Devil went to Jamaica - I just don't like this song.
• Thank God I'm a Jewish Boy - extra song
• Song number one was My Cat is afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner

Still waiting to hear Missing Him, Missing Limb or Dog with a Plastic Stomach.

Notebook Maps

Years back, I picked up a plastic coated map that fits into a standard three-ring notebook. It has a world map on one side and US map on the other. It's made by Universal Map. I would like one with a China map with provinces and all in English. I checked the site and should send them an email. Of course, I could find a good map and just laminate it.

Family Movie Night Plus

Watched most of Finding Nemo and later after running the old starter back to Auto Zone and some shopping, we watched most of Recess: School's Out, which has a great soundtrack. Went out to the library and reseved the DVD and the CD sountrack - it was that good. After the daughter went to bed, the wife and I watched Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl - known as Tian Yu. The scenery was beautiful.

(written 11/20/2005; back-dated to 11/19/2005)

Van Woes - No Go

The wife called went Andy and I were in line at Chipotle. The van had not started and was still at the Post Office. She had walked home and was cold. Andy and I finished lunch and I called around and found an Advance Auto Parts in Hilliard that could check the van, if we could jump-start it and get it there.

Headed home and picked up the wife and first checked on the van - it would not start. I pulled the battery hoping that was the cause. We left a note on the van and she let the folks in the post office know we'd come back to get the van by tomorrow. We ran her transcripts out to the High School - she's applying to be a substitute. Then we went over to Advance Auto Parts and after the battery was checked and found to be okay, we price checked a starter. Then we drove down to Auto Zone and found one for about $10 less.

By now it was time to head back to be in time to pick up the daughter from school. Called the father-in-law and he said he'd be over early to work on the van.

The moon is rising too late to sketch it. The daughter and I will have to get up and draw it during the day.

Watched some of Acting and Directing. It is quite unusual. The wife and daughter went to flute practice and then the wife went scrapbooking in the evening until late.

(written 11/20/2005; back-dated to 11/18/2005)

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah

Sure it's old, but it's funny. Go here for the clip.

Comedy Central Rocks

I watch way too much TV, but sometimes it's great. It also seems that things I've been looking into have a habit of coming back up another way. Last week, I'd wondered why I never looked up anything on Scientology on Wikipedia. I use it as a reference all the time. So I did some reading.

Last night as I'm watching South Park, I was amazed at the episode shown. The "John Smith" & "Jane Smith" credits were a hoot as well.

The Daily Show continues to be one of my favorites and last night's program was great.

(written 11/17/2005; back-dated to 11/16/2005)

First Snow of the Season...

Brrr! As much as I don't like cold weather, I wonder why I don't move further south.

City Library - Pt III

Stopped by briefly and realized that if I need to talk to Rob, I will have to catch him at the book discussion next month.

(Written 11/17/2005; back-dated to 11/16/2005)

City Library - Pt II

Went by the city library again to speak to Rob and he was not there. Browsed the DVD and VHS stacks and found several things I'd like to borrow:

• Xiu Xiu: the sent down girl
• Black Adder (seasons 1 through 4)
• Black Adder Christmas
• China: Dynasties of Power (documentary)
• China and the Forbidden City (documentary)
• From the Earth to the Moon
• Beijing Bicycle
• Acting and Directing an unusual title from Live Oak Productions.

(written 11/17/2005; back-dated to 11/15/2005)

City Library

Stopped by the city library and picked up my reserve on My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. This is for next book discussion on 12/5/2005. I should get through this book since I've got it in plenty of time.

Rob was talking to a large group of scouts. I wanted to ask him what he thought of My Neighbor Totoro. I suggested that he borrow it back a couple of weeks ago, and I didn't get to talk to him at the last book discussion.

(Written 11/15/2005; back-dated to 11/14/2005)

Natalie Dee handles critics

I've been reading Natalie Dee's cartoon website since the middle of May and been meaning to post about it.

Today's cartoon was particularly good and reminded me of some critical email I received years back regarding my Adventures of Pete and Pete page. I think I fired back with something along the lines of "well, compared to your own page on Pete and Pete, oh wait, you don't have a Pete and Pete page..." It's not nice to be mean, but it would carry more weight if they had something of their own making to compare it against.