Friday B-Movie Pick: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Light video game action fun with a good cast. Nice fight scenes and ya, it was cool that Knives uses Butterfly Swords. Romona’s giant hammer was cool too.
Quote of the Day
“Leftist are aways quick to change the subject when you start listing actual facts to counter their talking points.”
Quick Round Up Post
The actual effects of Dodd-Frank Finance Bill:
We don’t want to raise fees on our customers, but unfortunately, regulation is forcing us to do it, and as a result, some customers may end up unbanked,” said a Chase spokeswoman. Bank industry executives have said the new regulations will squeeze low-income customers out of traditional banking, sending them to high-fee alternatives like check cashers and payday lenders.
Practical, efficient self defense is empowerment.
As far as the rest of the world’s movers and shakers are concerned, Obama is little more than a charming cocktail party guest with little to offer than small talk and leftist bromides.
Only one thing is certain. Obama will be running for re-election the minute he returns to Washington, but he is going to need more than his former vacuous “hope and change” motto and there is small chance of that. In a very real way, the nation has already moved beyond him.
When I see Obama these days, I think of Jimmy Carter, a pathetic former president soundly rejected by the voters, the “author” of endless, largely unread books, and grateful that anyone takes notice of him.
When you see Jimmy Carter today, you’re looking at Barack Obama in fifteen or twenty years.
Will Rogers was also right on target:
There is not a man in the country that can’t make a living for himself and family. But he can’t make a living for them *and* his government, too, the way his government is living. What the government has got to do is live as cheap as the people.
Quote of the Day
I knew I’d been living in Berkeley too long when I saw a sign that said ‘Free firewood” and my first thought was “Who was Firewood and what did he do?’
— John Berger
Monday Book Pick: The Fighting Tomahawk
The Fighting Tomahawk by Dwight C. McLemore.
Dispite its European origins, the tomahawk is considered a uniquely American weapon. This is an interesting look at the use of tomhawk, and long knife, in practical combat terms. It is interesting that the author emphasizes the reverse grip for the knife. I’m not a big fan of the reverse knife grip for combat, but I can see how it is useful in blocking when the tomahawk is the primary offensive weapon.
Friday B-Movie Pick: Runaway
Yes, B-Movie Fans, the 1984 Michael Crichton classic starring Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, and nicely, but not overly, rounded Kirstie Alley. Household robots are being programmed to kill by an evil genius. I picked this one because I got one of my kids a Roombra for Christmas.
Today’s Dose of Reality
The following definition comes from the Urban Dictionary:
libertarian socialism: An anarchist who likes government. A libertarian who hates freedom. A communist/socialist with a different name for PR reasons. Basically something that doesn’t make sense. Another way of describing it…a monkey in a pinata.
Libertarian Socialism is the perfect ideology for a schizo.
As my friend Leslie Bates often says, “What are your questions on this block of instruction?”
Monday Book Pick: The 4 Hour Body
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
I just started digging into this book, but it is very interesting and the result of a huge amount of research.
Friday B-Movie Pick: Scrooged
It’s Christmas Eve, gotta go with a classic.
Quote of the Day
Tell your 5th grade teacher, when she starts in with the Vegan lecture again during a spelling lesson, that you’re going to kill and eat your supper as soon as you can get your hands on some weapons. Then inform her that if she gives you anything less than a ‘B” on any report card because you told her that, your father will have a phalanx of lawyers turn her life into a deposition purgatory. Then don’t pass in any homework for the remainder of the term. Let’s see who has the stones.