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929 days ago
Okay, anybody who's talked to me in the last year knows how into Jericho I am. It's classic sci-fi with a great dose of human pyschology - it's like Survivor but much better. And CBS announced today they were cancelling it. The show is great - suspense, mystery, survival instincts and all that television crap. But it had good writing too with good actors. It was the second most popular new show when it debuted, right behind Heroes and we all know how heros is doing. But the show's producers/ advertisers/ bosses took a long hiatus at a bad time. And the viewers didn't follow it. But did they?? I know plenty of people who tape/ PVR it but don't watch it in the time slot - and those numbers aren't counted as "viewers". I watched this show like I watched Star Trek and X-Files. Anyone remember how popular Star Trek was when it debuted?? It was cancelled after just a few seasons. And now look at it. I want my Jericho back - at a minimum for a conclusion. The show ended with ...
977 days ago
You know, it's Johnny Cash's fault I can't find a house to buy. Rap music is also to blame but it's mostly Johnny's fault. Let me explain.... It's now 1:12am. I'm thinking it's time to head to bed. I got woken up this morning to the bass shaking my walls to what I think was rap music - it was hard to tell as the wall and towel rack were shaking so hard I could literally hear them. I come in the door at midnite from having a coffee with friends and it's Johnny Cash. Now, don't get me wrong - I love Johnny Cash and I'm sure he's still singing his sweet music for God directly. But it's 1am and I hear Johnny Cash. First song was The Man Comes Around, followed by Hurt. And that is the problem I believe, hurt. The music was turned on at 1am, the fighting and cursing started at 12:30. And everyone is hurt. I must admit, I feel an urge to occassionally mute the TV, which I've turned up 2x, just to make sure I only hear yelling (with our previous neighbour it never ...
1006 days ago
"So that you are not confused: It was the veteran, not the clergy, who gave you the choice of religion; It was the veteran, not the reporter, who gave you the freedom of the press; And last but not least it was the veteran, not the politician who gave you the right to vote." - Dennis Holmes, president of Windsor’s Riverside branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, expresses the importance of why he believes veterans should be given the choice to smoke in their clubs. http://mychoice.ca/en/left_nav/they_said_it.aspx
1014 days ago
Playing around on Wiki again - sometimes you find some really fascinating things out. Life for instance, I looked up Strathroy. That got me to Strathroy high school and the famous alumi. Okay - this is odd, some are well known and some I literally went to high school with. Obviously, the first on the list must be Sir Arthur Currie, as anyone in Strathroy can tell you. It's a given. And I had heard that Stephen Leacock was in the area - turns out he was a student teacher for 3months in 1888, yes the school is really that old. Then there's Dr. Susie Carson - the first female doctor to graduate with first class honours in Ontario (1888- that must have been a good year). And James T. Shotwell - he was the author of the Labour provisons in the Treaty of Versailles and the inclusion of human rights in the UN Charter. Both cool. Then we have sports - and anyone who didn't play high school sports remembers just how important they were. And I'm proud of the ...
