Quick question

Say you’re out walking and on the sidewalk, you see a $20 bill.  No one else is around.  You pick it up.  What would you do with it/spend it on?

King Tom cooks with fire

Monday, on a whim, the Civee and I purchased a grill. We got a charcoal Weber-wanna-be. I figured if I was going to burn down the neighborhood, I might as well not do it with a lot of extra gas attached to the grill.

We’ve used the grill twice so far. Yesterday, with Iron Mike as our guest, we made turkeyburgers. Today, we made chicken. Both came out pretty good. Even though I’ve only grilled on my own twice in my life, I know the following:

Fires can take a while to start.

Don’t put lighter fluid on a burning fire (or don’t put a lot of lighter fluid on a burning fire).

If the food’s on fire, it can still be okay (just as long as you don’t let it be en fuego for long).

That’s all I have. A few years ago, djl and I considered going halfsies on a ton of coal we saw advertised for $57/ton. I wonder if, in the long run, that deal would still save money.

It was thirty years ago today

I was a few months away from being born, so I can only rely on second-hand information, but on May 25, 1977, Star Wars premiered. To this day, it remains my favorite movie.

It was one of the earliest movies I remember seeing. And it’s also one of the earliest media influences that I remember having. My father took me to see the original (and Episodes 5 & 6) in the theaters countless times, and for that, he deserves some type of medal.

Even after they were out of the theaters, I kept watching the movies over and over again (to the point of wearing out the one VHS copy that I had of Episode 4). Growing up, I remained faithful to the franchise, knowing that one day, more Star Wars movies would hit the big screens.

And eventually they did. And while the quality on one of them was lacking, I enjoyed the experience.

I’d consider myself a Star Wars geek. While I (outside of Halloween) have never dressed up as a Star Wars character, I’ve seen four out of the six movies on opening night (the last two at their respective midnight showings, and for Episode 3, twice (back-to-back) on opening night). And, in one of my most fun experiences of fandom, I even attended a Star Wars convention.

So, I’d like to thank George Lucas for all the memories. And while I don’t expect more movies down the road, it’s nice to know I can always go back to the original.

Want more Lost? Wait 'till February!

Damn.

Just watched the season finale of Lost and all I have to say is I love this show.

Well, I have more to say, but that’s just the initial reaction.
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That wasn't the kind of "Cliffhanger" I had in mind

Day six of 24 is over.

And I’m glad.

What started out with so much promise slowly degenerated into just another television show. This season, the focus of the show moved away from Jack and the show really suffered. It got to the point where while it still was better than most of what else was on television, but not the same 24 that I would pause my life (and yell at friends and family who dared call during the show) to watch.

Anyway, about the final two hours of today:
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Aaaaand we're back!

Hello everyone!

Well, I’ve finally gotten my own domain/Web host.  And because the blog is working again, there’s no time like the present to start posting.  I’d like to thank DJL and everyone at the Jamootz Network for hosting the Kingdom the last few years, but now I’m on my own. 

I’ve actually had things to write about and now I have a place and a way to write them.  I’m still settling in here, so a few things may change, but not too much.

It’s good to be back.

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