Movie Review: James Bond – The Quantum of Solace

Well, it goes like this. There’s a bunch of blow-uppie stuff, and (gasp) James Bond has S-E-X!

No, really, just go see it. You’re in for a decent movie (better than the predicessor) with plenty of action, awesome cars (where even the new little Ford Fiesta looks hot), and a fun (yet really confusing) story.

Don’t think too much on this one, just have fun. And don’t compare it to the pre-Daniel Craig Bond-flicks either. That breed of cat has died out, sadly. If you really want to go back, rent The Spy Who Loved Me or For Your Eyes Only, my two favorite Bond flicks at the moment. FYEO is more low-key and serious, and might be more in-tune with your tastes if you really like the new Bond flicks, yet want to go back to one of the previous actors.

Anyhow, Quantum of Solace is worth the watch. It’s a good popcorn flick. Even my wife liked it, and her standards are frankly a bit higher than mine are.

Sioux Falls, you’re the best. Now get a job.

Hmmm…so it seems that the best place to find a job these days is in my old hometown, Sioux Falls, South Dakota! Funny how this city keeps on turning up on good places to live/work lists. Here’s the link to where I originally found this: Jblog

A Trip to Manassas and Two Bulls Running

A few days ago, my wife Sarah and I made a trip about 25 miles south of us to the Manassas Battlefield in Manassas, Virginia. This location is also known by a slightly more-well-known title as the site of the Battle of Bull Run. Well, both battles…

Before I continue, how much does it have to suck to wage two battles on the same site a year apart? Weren’t there some guys going, “Wow, didn’t we just do this last year? And we have to do it…again?!”

If you get the chance, I recommend going…and wear proper footwear. There’s a lot of walking. Actually, when it comes down to it, I’m not a big Civil War nut. I used to be, having read “Across Five Aprils” by Irene Hunt 3 times in college. It’s sad that now, when I live within short-driving distance of OOODLES of Civil War battlesites, that I don’t really care. I feel sad for both sides, that they let things get so far, so bad, that they had to slaughter so many men in order to come to terms. Obviously, the ultimate end to slavery was the best outcome from the killing…but couldn’t some peaceful resolution have been reached, somehow? Where would we be if those men had lived? Probably overcrowded.

I wonder if a possible Einstein (or Hitler) was lost as a descendent of one of the thousands killed in the war…but then I realize I have better things to do, and write a blog post talking about it instead.

The walking in the fields where the battles took place reminded me of the long walks on my family’s farm as a kid, hunting for pheasants or geese or something. (To date, my only successful animal homicide has been with my car.) It felt like the fields had been plowed, and I was just wandering around on some cold November day around South Dakota.

It was a peaceful afternoon, and it makes for a good, long walk of several miles.

Happy Thanksgiving from The House (and us)

Happy Thanksgiving! Sarah and I went on safari, looking for a couple geocaches. We saw a bunch of hawks, and a bald eagle (who was very camera shy). We also took a trip out to Alexandria since she just can’t get away from being a manager. (She ran some stuff from her Ashburn, Virginia store out to Alexandria, about 45 minutes each way.)

Otherwise, while we had an open invitation to people with no where to go on Turkey-Day, no one took us up on the offer and we’re just chilling out on our own! More grub for your’s truly.

Have a great day, and say Hi to our new house!

A Trip to Mount Vernon, Virginia

A couple weekends ago, my wife Sarah and I took a roadtrip to Mount Vernon, Virginia. If you don’t already know, the house was featured in a rather famous scene in the fantastic classic movie, The Pelican Brief. (With master thespian John Lithgow!)

If you don’t have a photographic memory of once-hip John Grisham thriller-movies from 15 years ago, it’s where the first President of the United States (under the current constitution) lived. It’s a nice old manor, with a museum on the same estate. A few interesting facts about the place:

1. Much of the landscaping and interior design was thought up by George Washington himself. He chose a lot of the “hip” interior paint colors of the time, which may be why the interior looks a bit like a Mexican restaurant. There’s a turqoise wall that kind of makes your eyes scream in pain a little bit when you first look upon it. A yellow across the hall seems to be in a shouting match with that turqoise room. According to historians working on the site, they have been able to accurately match the colors to paint remnants buried under coats of white paint thrown on to moderately hide the screaming colors for all time…without success apparently. Curse you, historical accuracy nerds.

2. George was buried on the property. Twice. During his lifetime, he tried (and failed) to have a really gorgeous crypt completed, for the existing family plot was near to the Potomac River, and was prone to leaking, and was in a somewhat dilapedated state. However, having been recalled for a second term as President, he ran out of time to work on it. When he died, the newer crypt remained unfinished. It wasn’t until years following his death that the proper crypt was completed, and George (and his family) were all moved over to the new digs.
Years later, when the home and farm became a tourist attraction, it was decided to pull George’s crypt out of the enclosed mauseleum, and put it out in the open for people to see. A special marble sarcophagus was created to house his body. After a while, it was decided to pull Martha, George’s wife, out into the open as well. When the same craftsman who created the cover for George’s sarcophagus tried to create one for Martha, it cracked. The craftsman, for fear of cracking another sheet of the very expensive marble, made Martha’s sarcophagus cover much more modest.
Later still, it was decided that George and Martha shouldn’t be left out in the open, for rain and elements to wear away at the marble. So, a brick room was built around them, with a gated opening for the world to peer through.

The result of all this is 1) George & Martha’s sarcophagi do not match. 2) Due to the placement of the visitor doorway, the caskets are not centered in the viewing area. Not even George’s sarcophagus is centered properly.

At least it doesn’t leak.

3) One last thing: George Washington died kind of a strange death, by today’s standards. At the time, bloodletting was still a common way to “cure” people with ailments such as pnemonia or bronchitis. Bloodletting consists of removing a pint of blood from the victim patient, in the belief that bad “humors” could be removed, and good healthy blood would bring the person back to good health. And if Washington had only one doctor working on him at the time, he might have been alright. Unfortunately, he had several doctors, who apparently didn’t check each other’s notes. George Washington had FIVE PINTS of blood removed at a time when his immune system needed that blood the most. He died on the property where he had lived for many years, largely due to the time-period’s poor medical belief.

4) The restoration teams working on the house (as I mentioned before with Gee-Dub’s strange choice of interior paint colors) kick butt. They have put a lot of hard work into accurately describing the life on the plantation, the presence of slaves and their daily lives, and they even restored Mount Vernon’s outhouses.

5) Oh yeah, there’s a Pizza Hut on the property now. Because nothing says Father of Our Country like Pizza Hut.

I Give Up

Yep, I got about 25% through NaNoWriMo, and I gave up. I wrote a different kind of story, I have it all plotted out, and I need one more draft, and it’s done. But it’s wayyyyy less than 50,000 pages.

However, it’s much more “me”. And it’s for my nephew. I’ll tell you how it goes.

In the meantime, the previous post (which I’m actually about to write…consider that one, Doc Brown) is filled with all the crap I’ve been unable to post since I’ve been trying to write my “greatest novel”. So be it, enjoy while I work on some final drafts of the other thing.

My Wife Sarah Has Been Promoted!!

After SIXTEEN years of having worked for the same company, my lovely wife has been promoted to Store Manager!

I’m late in mentioning this, I’m sorry. But this has been a long time coming. In fact, her impending promotion (in the national retail / pharmacy business) was why Sarah and I moved out to the Washington D.C. area from Omaha, Nebraska. I’m very proud of her, and thankful that her schedule will now get slightly-less screwey.

The Nationals picture has nothing to do with this post. Don’t mind the logo for the Nationals either, it doesn’t look at all like another business’s logo. At all.

Thank-you Sarah, and again, Congratulations!

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Just A Quick One While I’m Away

This made me think of my Dad and the stuff he does to stay in shape. Although this workout is an abbreviated version of his workout, it still shares the “proximity awareness” with his workout.

Quick Break

I’m up to about 10,000 words. Here’s a Roomba Cat. Kitty-Up!

Gone Writin’, Be Back Later

This picture has nothing to do with this post. I just loved it. I swiped it at www.catpics.org.

See, the thing is, I might or might not post for a couple weeks. Because I’m going to try (again) to finish a short novel in a month, a whole 50,000 pages. Yes, it’s time again for Nanowrimo.

The funny thing is, Nanowrimo (or National Novel Writers Month) typically occurs during the entire month of November. The beginning of the month I was consumed with graduating from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. The week following that, I was trying to decompress from graduating from this school. And now…I’m going to make a mad-dash, crazy attempt at completing 50,000 pages in only about 15 days.

See, when you write about 5 pages, single spaced, with paragraphs at the roughly-usual spots, it only amounts to about 3500 words. At least it does for me. This means I need to complete about 72 pages, single-spaced, by (or on) November 30.

I couldn’t sleep last night and I competed about 5000 words. I figure I should be cranking out about 7000 words a day. Because if I aim for 7000 and fall a little short, I should still be able to complete the 50,000 by deadline.

This means my inconsistent postings here will probably stop altogether. Sorry, but I’ll get back with you soon.

-A

Junk from a defunct blog of mine

I GOT UR NUMBR, HUMAN

Email Filtering, PAIN IN THE ASS

So…this morning my Gmail inbox had no less than 1000 of “unread” messages. That’s not counting the read messages, that’s only UNREAD messages. And this might be a low number, I don’t know. I do know that I was only using 8% of the total memory quotient allotted to me. But I figured enough was enough, time for a cleaning. First I could get rid of all the receipts for Amazon, Blockbuster, and RedBox, since I haven’t used any of the three for over a month. I found spam that had been sent on a monthly basis for a couple years, and I filtered it down to about 600 unread. Now, the serious digging began. Of course, I’m talking about email forwards.

I dispise email forwards. Unless they’re good. Which they aren’t. Unless they’re from my Brother, or a very select group of friends, or my wife. Or her family, because their sense of humor is often more bent than mine is. Which is a good thing.

The first to go were the political forwards. I searched for Obama, which yielded many, many emails, about 99% unread, dating back almost a year. Then I searched for Christ, and my golly, I found Christ. He was sitting in my Inbox this whole time. Imagine that. Again, about 99% unread. Yes, I am a Christian, but I’m not a CHRISTIAN BY GOD ALMIGHTY, HOLLY-LOO-YA! AYYYY-MEN! YAY-BO! I’m not quite that fervent in my religion that I feel the need to spread the word via gospel passages several times a week. Not that doing so is a bad thing. But it is, to me it is, because it’s a completely wasted effort. All it seems to do is irritate me, and make me want to avoid email conversations with the senders for fear that a religious oriented discussion will commence. Such discussions annoy me. Partly because I’m not a religious scholar. I once was (to a limited extent), I chose to think a certain way, to discard other ways of thinking, and I’ve slacked off ever since. Ask anyone who went to a religion-based High School and if they’re honest, chances are they’ll tell you they have done exactly the same thing.

Is my reticense to re-learning the nitty-gritty of the Bible the reason why I reject nearly all forms at religious re-education via email? I’m sure that’s part of it. But mostly, I have over 350 religious based emails in my inbox, almost all unread. I mean, come on! Amazon.com doesn’t send me that much stuff! Neither does Target, Best Buy, or Buffalo Wild Wings! COMBINED! Sheesh, when does “enough is enough” come into play?!

And yet, I’m too lazy to setup automatic email filters at this point. I mean, serously. Gmail lets you have so much space that, except for a lack of organization, there’s no good reason to setup email forwarding. Except for the subject of this blog post…but I’m still too lazy.

…I’ve run this topic to death. Enjoy the attached picture to distract you for 15 seconds from this weird life we live.

Hare v. Snake

I’ve seen this about 50 times online, and probably so have you. But I have to click and watch it every….single….time. It’s addictive, so I figured I’d post it here for prosperity. Also, I need something to take my mind off of the verbal VOMMITTING I performed all over my blog yesterday. I wish I could revoke the old policy of mine…the one that goes, “If I don’t like what I wrote yesterday, I delete it. It didn’t happen.” I used to do that all the time. It’s time consuming to second-guess oneself, and frustrating, and ulcer-inducing, so I decided not to do it. Right now I’d love to go back and at least trim down, edit the big expanse to something…maybe more P.C. Or less threatening to more polarized friends and family I’m on good terms with. (By the way, being more polarized than me is not a bad thing. I reside somewhere in the Tropic of Cancer, meandering on a little raft made from coconut trees and videotape, floating aimlessly about for months at a time without running into an opinion that might, just might, offend someone. Or if I do, like running across a Chinese freighter, I just hop on board, but I don’t request asylum or a destination necessarily, for fear of pissing off those aboard. No, I just kind of go along for the ride and keep my nationality to myself. Being polarized on some subjects isn’t a bad thing. I’m just really not “it”. I like to be liked, like Frank Burns from M*A*S*H. Which makes me a big puss when it comes down to it. I also happen to think, in the grand scheme of things, my opinion doesn’t matter as much as my ability to get along with people, not wanting to kill them or be killed by them, for as long as possible, regardless of whether they believe Jesus was simply a prophet in a line of prophets, awaiting the arrival of Mohammad. Yeah, I don’t believe that, but if you want to believe it, as long as you’re not polarized to the point of wanting to kill those who don’t share your point of view, in a way not completely dissimiliar from the beliefs of the Branch Davidian sect under David Koresh, or the willing and unwilling followers of Jim Jones, then fine, whatever. You’re wrong, but it’s okay. What do I care, I have a Snickers.)

Wow, that went way too long. Just watch the clip.

Presidential Approval Ratings

I’m watching CNN while Obama is about 4 blocks away from me, visiting the White House for the first time. While I’m watching the footage, the presidential approval ratings popped up, furthering a contrast between GW Bush, and the “Chosen One”, the second coming, or whatever you want to call Obama.

By the way, Yes, I did vote for Obama. It was absentee in Nebraska, which means my vote made about as much difference there as Pissing in the Pacific. I voted for B.O. for a number of reasons. I think we need the shift back to left for a while, because it’s healthy to pull in the opposite direction every 8-12 years in this nation. Because I think Palin is…about as well suited to lead the U.S. as GWB is. I could go on, but I’m growing bored of this post, so…

My reason for posting is this: Why People Be Hatin’ on Gee-Dub?

George W. Bush currently has a lower approval rating than Richard M. Nixon did at the end of his aborted second term. Why? His approval rating is lower than Clinton’s was his entire term, even when the Starr Report was out, and the hearings were going full blast. Why?

Is it because of Left-wing bias? I think yeah, that’s part of the reason. The entertainment industry is historically much more Left-wing than Right-wing. It makes sense that when a Republican President does something they don’t like, they’ll react more vehemently than if the same deed was ‘did’ by a Democrat. I’m guilty of the same when I watch my Minnesota Vikings play. When a ref makes a bad call against my team, I’m much more apt to get upset than when the bad call is made against the Green Bay Packers. It’s just the way I am, as a fan of my team.

My team, historically, has been the Republican party. Why didn’t I vote for them this time? Well, to be honest, I haven’t voted for them (Presidentially) since 2000. See, in 2004 I was still in the Air Force, and I didn’t like how GW was handling things. I didn’t vote for Kerry, mainly because I felt that despite how Bush was running the show, I didn’t want Kerry’s wife anywhere near the highest position in the land.

Getting back on topic, why didn’t I vote for Bush in either 2004 or 2008? Well, maybe it’s jilted-lover syndrome. If Bush would have been more up-front with us citizens, telling us exactly why we were attacking Iraq when the terrorists came from Saudi Arabia and Pakinstan, maybe I would have been more apt to trust in the party right now. As it stands, I don’t feel him or anyone in the administration has effectively explained why the Hell we were even in Iraq. I still feel it was revenge for Saddam putting a hit out on Bush Sr. when he was in Kuwait a few years ago. Some have said that not enough was done at the time to retaliate against Iraq for the incident.

Note, I haven’t seen the movie “W” yet, but I’m not-so-secretly hoping Oliver Stone brushes on this possibility.

Going back a paragraph or so…yes, jilted lover syndrome. I feel that Bush cheated. If he would have explained why he did (or, in a convincing way, why it wasn’t really cheating), then maybe I would have voted for John McCain. I feel that McCain is largely going to continue the policies of the current administration. I also feel that, in hindsight, McCain deserved to run in 2000. However, if McCain “had” run in 2000, I also feel that Al Gore would have gotten the presidency.

Why? I’ll explain. Much like with the current election, Americans LOVE to be in a historically relevant time. When they should be praying for a nice, boring, Happy Days-version of an Eisenhauer administration, they want a rockin’ Kennedy or Johnson administration. They want to feel like the times they live in will be remembered years after the fact, instead of largely forgotten like the Eisenhauer administration, even though Ike was the Prez during a pretty significant (but largely forgotten) war. (Sidenote: I think that 50 years from now, the Vietnam and Korean conflicts will just be melded together by schoolchildren in much the same way the Revolutionary and Civil Wars are melded, and the two World Wars are. I think this has probably already happened, but I don’t know any school-aged kids at the moment…)

With Americans loving to be relevant, think of the time they elected GW: We’re just getting out of 8 years of prosperity. Sure, there’s some police actions in Bosnia and Somalia, but those concern the military, not regular Americans. No one even really knows why we’re over in either place, but since it doesn’t affect too many of our guys, it doesn’t matter. We’re bored. We want something significant, besides a calander year ending in 3 zeroes. How about we elect the first son of a president for the first time in, like, 200 years?! Wouldn’t that be neat? And we can get back to what it was like before Clinton was president! No more cheatin’, just a nice, Christian President that can bring value back to the White House again!

The fervor that elected Bush Jr. isn’t that dis-similiar from the fervor that elected our first partly-black President. Americans LOVE to live in historical times. 9/11 is old news. The war, while historical, is only historical over a range of time. And it doesn’t seem to affect everyone like it used to. We want to be a part of something. Our nation’s youngest voters were only about 11 years old when 9/11 happened. They don’t know any other times than these, not really. I don’t blame them for wanting something…different. Something special. Something that could really be great.

Is this it? Historically, maybe. A president is only as good as the events surrounding the Presidency and how the man handles them. Obama has the possibility to be absolutely great. But he could be another “Meh” president much like Carter and Bush Sr. Two almost forgotten administrations. Sure, we had military conflicts. Heck, Gulf War #1 was fought during Bush Sr’s Presidency. But they were both one-termers that are known for not getting a ton done during their prospective administrations.

My argument for Obama is that, at worst, he’ll end up as another Carter, having a lackluster Presidency that didn’t improve the nation, but didn’t send it ‘completely’ into the crapper. (Some will disagree with the level of ‘crap’ Carter left the nation in circa 1980, but whatever). Or maybe a better example is Jesse Ventura. He was the Governor of Minnesota during the mid-to-late 1990’s. He was voted in largely by young voters, most voting for the first time. He was a long shot, and many people think he was elected primarily because he was a “star”. Again, some will argue me in this topic, but I feel that Ventura left the state of Minnesota in roughly the same state it was in when he was elected. He brought a lot of attention to the state, but not a lot else. Is this a bad thing? He didn’t destroy the state economy, and Minnesota was still in one piece following his term. THe same cannot be said for everyone who has ever governed a state.

I realize that a country is a much bigger pie than a state. And that the ruin of a country can cause ruin to a world economy, including entry into big war. It helps explain World War 2. But I also feel that we are in serious trouble as it is. We can’t drive the same direction that we’ve been driving. We need to slow down our War policy, and bring the money back home. Will it put us at futher risk to attack? Yes. I have no doubt. I also feel we’ll be better off even if the risks are increased. We’re in a much higher state of alertness than we were in the late 1990’s. We have stronger technological shielding from attacks. There’s still holes, millions of holes. But we are still better off.

I also feel that an attack on some limited level is not a bad thing. It brings people to focus, makes them realize that we’re always at war, even at peacetime. Our nation’s Military makes sure we can sleep at night. When an attack happens, with some loss of life….see, as horrible and dispicable attacks on our nation are, Death is one of the few clear cut ways to make people realize that Life is precious, and protection of that Life is more precious still. Respect of Military…it’s almost an oxymoron, despite how many shots you see of Military in Dress Uniform you see on Monday Night Football.

I feel that, years past, when mortality rates for things other than lead projectiles were much, much higher than they are today, respect in our Military was higher largely because of the fact that death was tangible. It was something that happened not to someone in another neighborhood, but someone in another house on your block, or maybe your brother or sister, at childbirth or when they were young, or out in the field, or in the factory, or where ever. When an attack was made on Americans, like when “The Maine” was (supposedly) bombed, or the Lusitania was sunk, etc, it made people realize what soldiers were fighting against. The perceived need for soldiers to drive back these evil peoples increased, and national pride incresed.

Is any of this the right way to think? Military Respect surely can’t be worth American Lives, right? Right. However, I also feel that future attacks are simply a given. As lives normalize, like the 1990’s following Gulf War #1, military respect diminishes, and people look more inward at what’s plaguing America. When the economy is great, things like whether the President is sleeping around suddenly become really, really important. The administration starts to focus more on what the American people are interested in than in what truly matters. Defenses are lowered, and things happen.

Am I over simplifying? Yes. I’m also rambling on and on because, ultimately, I’m killing time. I’m sorry to take you along for the ride, but in the course of all of this, I’ve realized that I have some really skewed, wonky ideas floating around in my head. I don’t know what all I believe in, even now. Which is why I usually keep my mouth shut.

What am I to do if my beliefs don’t fall into one category? What if I believe both sides to an argument? I’ve shown in the last few pages that I truly believe in a lot of very diverse things. Where do I draw a line, take a stand, and guide myself toward one set of ideals and away from another set of ideals?

In the end, probably the only major items I believe in right now are that 1) the pendulum MUST SHIFT. In 8-12 years, we will NEED to move back to the Right Wing. But it MUST REMAIN in the left for at least 4 years, preferably 8. And 2) I’m Pro Life. I’ll always lean that way. I realize that there are circumstances that abortion must happen. Carelessness should never be a viable reason. My wive and I have been married for over 2 years. We don’t have any kids. Do the math.

I have to lean Pro-Life in instances of rape as well. I can’t possibly imagine what a rape victim has gone through. I’ve had an experience with harrassment where a former manager blocked my path, preventing me from leaving an enclosed area for several minutes. I’m clausterphobic to begin with, and this really, really bothered me. I still have Absolutely NO IDEA what a rape victim has gone through. But I still believe that, if it’s at all possible, in the deepest corner of a victim’s heart, that they must try to keep the child to term. Then put them up for adoption if it’s your will to do so. But at least try, really hard. I understand if it’s just not possible. I don’t feel it’s the right choice, but I understand the reasoning.

Which brings me to Presidential Approval Ratings. No it doesn’t, but I’m almost out of time. It’s ironic that Bush Jr. has had the highest AND the lowest approval ratings on record, at different parts of his Presidency. His approval rating right now, as I said, is lower than Nixon’s was at the end of his…and before I get into all that again, I’m just going to post the approval ratings. You can also go here to see more data.

Bush (G.W.) Highest: 92% Lowest: 19%
Clinton Highest: 73 Lowest: 36
Bush (G.H.W.) Highest: 89 Lowest: 29
Reagan Highest: 68 Lowest: 35
Carter Highest: 75 Lowest: 28
Ford Highest: 74 Lowest: 37
Nixon Highest: 67 Lowest: 23
Johnson Highest: 80 Lowest: 35
Kennedy Highest: 80 Lowest: 56
Eisenhower Highest: 79 Lowest: 48
Truman Highest: 87 Lowest: 22
Roosevelt Highest: 84 Lowest: 48

Have a nice day off tomorrow, fellow Government employees. -A

Iowa State Motto

A friend of mine back in the Ch’Air Force, Adam Finley, came up with an Iowa slogan: “Iowa: Mostly Vowels”. This one is almost as good. Although, to my wife’s credit, the same could be said for at least 3 other states within regional vicinity.

A Look at 1910-1920’s era Culver City, California

This is a great short documentary, showing how by piecing together old footage of Laurel & Hardy films and working with old city works documents, a virtual Culver City could result.

Yes, I am Now Alumni

I’ve had a lot going on lately. Most importantly, I met with my High School TV/Radio teacher, the great Mr. Mike Mattke. I’m slow in posting my picture from his visit to my house, but it really happened.

Oh yeah, and I graduated. My campus did not look NEAR this nice, however. Think not of a small college campus, but of a mall location off in a dark corner.

Graduating has been a royal pain. My radio group met some complications and we just finished on Friday. My TV group went okay, but it was very tense.

Sarah and I took the day off today for a trip to Mount Vernon. George and Martha say hi. Again, pictures on here just as soon as I get off my lazy butt. Probably Tuesday, since it’s a holiday at my job.

I don’t have much to say, so that’s it.

Super Mario 2 music in Gypsy Guitar style

Yeah, something

I drew this because I haven’t seen it done yet. Maybe I missed it, who knows.

Morning After – another funny dig

Clever Graphic

John Williams/Star Wars tribute…a capella

Big Guy and Rusty

I don’t have a ton of time, except for the fact that I’m at home, sick. But I’m working at the same time. However, I found a moment to locate this clip. It’s the opening credits for Big Guy and Rusty, one of my favorite (if very short-lived) cartoons from the early part of this decade. Very catchy.