Random

I saw Meet The Fokkers this weekend and Dodgeball last night. I thought I would really like MTF and not like Dodgeball; the opposite was true. Well, not quite, I didn’t dislike MTF; I just found it boring. Dodgeball, on the other hand, made me laugh out loud several times (particularly during comedic episodes of extreme violence). Ben Stiller is overrated; the best thing he ever did was his old sketch comedy show from a few years back – I still laugh when I think about his portrayal of Bono doing a Lucky Charms commercial. If I remember correctly, it was to the tune of U2’s “One”: “One bowl…one spoon….”

I have my new graphics card installed in my computer and now I can view my computer screen on my television. Now I’m not really sure why I wanted to do this in the first place….

KAGH-AM in Crossett switched to a Southern Gospel format this month. I listened to it for a few minutes this morning and I think it will be successful, especially in our current climate. From a purely musical standpoint, the songs I heard were more country (i.e. prominent steel guitar) than what passes for current country music nowdays. This provides an alternative to those that listen to American Fascist…er Family Radio for the music.

Another Crossett radio station switched from an “oldies” format to what appears to be a classic rock format. While I would have killed for a station like that twenty years ago, there are a lot of them now and they all play the same tight list of “classics.”

I say it each Christmas; I will say it again: I HATE Hot Wheels sets. I apparently did not go to school long enough to understand the instructions to those things.

I shouldn’t get mad at artists who have agreed to perform at the president’s inauguration balls in a couple of weeks. It’s a great honor. I’m pissed anyway. I know that it doesn’t necessarily amount to an endorsement, but…..

I am strongly considering boycotting Fox over the “Who’s Your Daddy” show – but that means no “Simpsons”, no “Arrested Development”, no “American Idol”, so it will require some thought. My wife, who was adopted, was greatly offended at the concept. Every time you think reality programming has sunk as low as it can go,…