Here We Go Again

Night number two.

It's almost five in the morning and I'm still wide awake. I accidentally fell asleep at six last night and woke up at nine, so I've only been up for eight hours. Oh, kill me now. I took a walk at three, and just got back, so now my blood is pumping and my brain is working overtime.

I'm becoming a vampire. Too many things to see online, and nothing to really do during the day, except work on occasion. I really need to get back to some normal hours. Either that or get a night job. A night job sounds good, although I'm Procrastination Man! and probably won't go get one, if there is even one to get in this town.

Oh, well. I just downloaded Merry Andrew tonight, and will watch that until I tire.

Anybody else remember Merry Andrew, with Danny Kaye? Great movie, as I recall, although I haven't seen it in years. I hope it hasn't gotten stupid as I grow older. I've found that lots of movies are like that. I loved the movie Weird Science as a teenager, but a couple of months ago I tried to watch it again and couldn't get through it because it was so stupid. Not even a 23-year old Kelly LeBrock in a bikini could keep me interested.

Or try some TV shows. I loved MacGuyver as a kid, but after trying to watch an episode a while back, I found it corny and silly as could be, and MacGuyver's pinko-commie liberal ideals repugnant.

What happened to me? How did I become such an old curmudgeon?

Make It Stop!

I don't get really bad headache's anymore. After I got my neck fixed up years ago, I usually only get headaches that are easily manageable, not the kind where I spend the day with my head under a pillow and praying for morphine.

Not today. I've had a headache for about six hours now that is turning into what I hope doesn't become a migraine. I can feel my pulse in the back of my head and I'm starting to get really light sensitive. My neck is almost too sore to turn, and I'm starting to feel sick to my stomach, although that may be the sandwich I ate a half hour ago.

I need to go to lay down and wish for the sweet release of death.

After typing that last sentence, I had to put my head in my hands and squeeze it to put enough pressure on my skull to stop the pain momentarily. It's that bad. Aaarrgh!!!

I need to sleep. I hope I actually can.

Goodnight.

General Waverley...Sir!

'Tis the season, and it's getting to be time to watch the most entertaining holiday movie ever made-- White Christmas. In my family this flick is required viewing during the holidays, and sometimes even in the summer. It's the perfect feel-good movie.

I don't have it on dvd, or even VHS, but I was able to download it yesterday, along with the commentary by Rosemary Clooney, who plays Betty Haynes in the movie. The commentary isn't overly fantastic, since she mostly seems to talk about clothes and hair, but there are some interesting bits in there as well.

On an interesting note, she mentions Dean Jagger in the commentary, and I was curious about this man who plays General Waverley. I always liked him in the movie, and thought he played the part perfectly. He was also in another of my favorite movies, Bad Day At Black Rock.

When I checked out his bio I found out that when he was younger, he played Brigham Young in the movie Brigham Young(1940), and I found this little tidbit.

Jagger was very taken by the character of Brigham Young, reacting warmly when his performance was praised by then President of the LDS Church, Heber J. Grant. This led to a careful study of the Mormon faith for Jagger, who was ultimately baptized a member of the faith in 1972. Subsequently, he willed his personal papers and movie memorabilia to the Harold B. Lee library at Brigham Young University.

So now I can't help but like the guy.

They just don't make Hollywood types like they used to, do they?

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My Flag

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H. L. Mencken

I can feel the cutlass in my hand.

Today the idiots of America voted for what they wanted, and now they deserve to get it good and hard.

Good news is, we don't have McCain as the new president. The turncoat bastard didn't deserve a shot at the presidency to begin with. I really didn't want to vote for him, but I did anyway against my better judgment. It didn't even matter.

But now I make my solemn vow; I Will Never Vote For The Maverick John McCain Again! Ever! I don't care what the circumstances are. Not a bit.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm done with the Republican Party as well, the party of sissified wimps. The party of Compromise, Even If It Destroys Your Principles. The other side of the collective Boot On Your Neck Party that comprises both sides of the isle in Washington. I'm done with their politics. I don't care how many Obamas get elected, I'll never vote Republican again.

I haven't left the party, the party left me. So I'm going to vote with my ideals from now on. I'm voting Libertarian. They're the only party that embodies the views I care about. I'm done with competing brands of socialism. I'm done with supporting a big government that controls every aspect of it's subjects' lives. I'm done voting for the lesser of two evils, because the lesser of two evils is still evil. I'm voting with my feet.

I'm unsubscribing from the system. I'm joining the brethren of the Ghost Nation for good.

I'm out!

Libertatia or Bust!

For Those in the Basin

Is it true that there is not a decent place to eat up in Vernal?

Just curious.

Seems that if it is true, that there might be a market for someone that is willing to open an eatery that makes quality food.

Just thinkin' out loud.

Good Bleeping Gravy!!! I Can't Believe I Missed That!

When I was living up in Salt Lake, I spent a good portion of my time downtown, delivering packaging goods to various companies who needed them.

Spending so much time in the area, I got to know a few good places to eat that had decent parking for a big truck, and I thought I knew all the great eateries around there. Except for Mexican food joints. Utah does not know Mexican at all. Every place that sells it has such watered down, tasteless salsa, mundane flavors, and generally weak food that I despaired ever finding a good place to eat. Seriously, half the reason I moved back to AZ was just so I could get decent Mexican again.

Then last night, I was watching an episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Guy Fieri was showcasing what looked to be the only good Mexican food joint in Utah, I swear. The segment was on a restaurant called the Red Iguana. The food looked out-of-this-world awesome. My mouth watered. I wanted some in the worst way.

This awesome-looking restaurant is in Salt Lake! Freaking Salt Lake! I used to drive past it every day! I never noticed it, not once. And do you know what the insult-to-injury part is? I used to eat at a crappy Mexican food joint called Beto's that sits not a hundred yards away! One block down and on the other side of the street was a place that created heaven, while I sat eating crap food made by bored illegals who didn't care!

AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

So here's the mission. All you Salt Lake people are to drive down to 736 W North Temple and try it out, for me. Go! Go now! You people know you need some good Mexican food.

Here's their website.

http://www.rediguana.com/home.html

Go get some. You know you wanna.