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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Farewell, Admiral Ozzel

Michael Sheard, who played Admiral Ozzel in "Empire Strikes Back" died today. He will be remembered for his unfortunate decision to bring the Imperial fleet out of hyperspace too close to the Rebel base in the Hoth system. But he got his own action figure out of the deal, which is more than I can say for any of you.

Sheard also was the actor who played Hitler in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," which was only one of FIVE times the dude ended up with that role. He also played Himmler three times and "various other Nazi-era Germans." Worst. Typecast. Ever. How must it have felt to be the guy Hollywood turned to when it needed someone to play one of the most evil men ever to walk the planet? And remember, Admiral Ozzel was evil, too, which was sometimes overshadowed by his incompetence.

Monday, August 29, 2005

Not dead yet

Yes, I know it's been a long time since I graced the world with some of my half-literate monkeyspeak, but rest assured, everything's just fine. Just busy.

And I readily admit that's a lame excuse, but it's my site, and on my site, lame excuses will always suffice.

In financial news, I just rented a car in a major metropolitan area for $8 a day. So I paid $56 for a compact car with unlimited mileage for one week. And then I paid $57.53 in taxes and fees, and a little piece of me died. But still, overall it comes out to a little over 16 bucks a day. Not a bad deal. Thank you, Priceline.com, and thank you, bumbling spokescaptain William Shatner.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

I can't be trusted

I received several warnings today - some verbal and others via e-mail - that I need to be careful when I open the fridge tonight because there are several large deli and veggie trays inside that could possibly crash to the ground if the food seeker is not alerted to their presence.

But just in case I forgot:

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