Newport, Oregon

For our 20th Triple-Witching Weekend, Lori and I went to Newport on the Oregon coast.  We’ve been there before, but have never stayed there together.  We had a great time, and decided we like it better than Seaside where we used to live.  It also takes less than 2 hours to get there from here. [...]

Penn State…

There has been a scandal swirling around now-former head football Coach Joe Paterno.  What did he know about the child-sex-abuses going on in his own locker room, and when did he know it.  He has been head coach at Penn State for 46 years, and his accused assistant has been with him for decades. How [...]

NBA Lockout

It’s always hard to know what to say when Billionaires are fighting Millionaires over who should get richer – except that it’s all about greed. But the people who are really going to get hurt thru all this, are the little guys… as always.  The restaurant owners, and the people who work selling concessions at [...]

“Unbelievable”

I am SO tired of sportscasters referring to something that happens as being “unbelievable”.  I have never seen anything that happens in sports that I did not believe.  Are these sportscasters so sheltered in non-reality that they can imagine these things? Time to find a new (probably incorrect) word to use people.

The Answer…

The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything!

NFL – Cheaters?

One thing has bugged me for decades about many NFL players.  The rules say as soon as you are down, the ball is spotted where it was at that point.  So why do so many players reach out and put the ball farther down the field?  Who do they think they are fooling?? Maybe it’s [...]

Netflix

Netflix has lost some subscribers because they are angry that the movie streaming portion of their subscriptions are no longer free.  What… did people actually think the movie studios would continue to allow the streaming of their movies to be free?  That they would be fine with not making any profit on all those streamed [...]

“Top Gun” Is a Bad Movie

Sorry folks… it may be fun, but it is a bad movie.  Aside from the bad writing and acting, there is no such thing as a Mig 28 – those are F-5E fighters in Aggressor colors. The list of failures of this movie is too long for my feeble fingers to type.  There is little, [...]

The Greatest Cinematic Accomplishments of All Time

I have thought about this list for a very long time.  It has grown to as many at 8, and then reduced.  So here is my list of the greatest cinematic films of all time… in chronological order. Birth of a Nation Citizen Kane – usually rated as the best film of all time, and [...]

Pro-Wraslin & Oregon

A few years back there was a bit of a conflict when WWE (then WWF) wanted to stage an event in Oregon.  Oregon has a law that professional athletes have to be tested for drug use – specifically steroids.  The then WWF objected. It was eventually resolved when the WWF agreed that pro-wrestling is NOT [...]

High Heels! What’s the deal?

I do NOT get high heels… they look uncomfortable, and I think they are generally ugly.  What is the point of wearing them?  I see women in them downtown all the time, and I have to just shake my head. They are bad for you feet, ankles, knees, and hips… plus it’s easier to injure [...]

OSF: “Ghost Light”

This is a new play as part of OSF’s American History series.  It was written by Jonathan Moscone, and Tony Taccone.  It is about the life of Jon Moscone after his father was assassinated in San Francisco’s City Hall in 1978. This is a fantastic play… and Christopher Liam Moore puts in one of the [...]

OSF: Pirates of Penzance

What a great surprise… the best “Pirates…” I have ever seen!  I expect the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to always do things really well… but this was exceptional. It was all I could do to not sing along.  They were totally true to the Gilbert & Sullivan original, with just a few modern references through in.  [...]

“past” History

Okay… What other kind of History is there??  It’s just another warping of our language… a twisting to reduce our intelligence.  The major source of dumbing down of English is the Advertising industry.  They love to mislead using creative language. History is ALWAYS past… that is what History is.  Sorry I went off on Advertisers, [...]

“Be Prepared to Stop”

This is a common sign you see while driving around.  But I don’t get it – when I am driving, I am pretty much always prepared to stop.  It’s not like I put the brake pedal in the trunk. It always makes me laugh…

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction has a long history of allowing people to write about controversial issues in a safe way.  The first book of Sci-Fi was “Somnium” by Johannes Kepler around 1625 – it’s about a man who dreams of flying to the moon.  The church would not allow publication of any book stating we could actually [...]

NBA Playoffs

We are in the middle of the NBA playoffs, which officially last about 37 weeks.  The regular season is not so long.  Okay… the playoffs aren’t that long… they just seem to be! It’s ridiculous!  I can see a best-of-7 match up in the finals – though even that is a bit long.  But why [...]

Charlie Sheen

The best way to deal with Charlie Sheen right now, and the best things for him, would be to ignore him.  As long as he gets the attention he wants, he will keep up this string of hysteria. We don’t do people any good by propping them up in front of the people.  And let’s [...]

March Madness

Madness is the appropriate part of this term.  What is the big deal people?  It’s only a game, and it’s only college ball!  Sure the NBA goes crazy about their play-offs (and theirs go on forever).  But at least that’s the pro game. I have never understood all the hoopla about college sports – let [...]

Gadhafi and Sheen

What a week it’s been, and it’s only Tuesday!  Moammar Gadhafi says his people “love” him, and Charlie Sheen has “Tiger Blood” and “Adonis DNA”.  And they are just the crazies we are seeing most recently. What is it about some entertainers that makes them think they are so special?  I understand why a dictator [...]

FireFly…

Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don’t care, I’m still free You can’t take the sky from me Take me out to the black Tell them I ain’t comin’ back Burn the land and boil the sea You can’t take the sky from me There’s no place I [...]

The Portland City Grill

A review by Lori Kahl The Portland City Grill is, apparently, the place to be for an after-work drink on a Friday or a fantastic dinner on the town. We arrived at quarter after 5 on a Friday, during happy hour, and the place was hopping. It’s on the 30th floor of the US Bancorp [...]

The Super Bowl

It was a good game… but it’s still just a game.  Not what you would think from all the news about it.  The hype is beyond all reasonableness. I am glad the Packers won… it’s nice to have the only fan-owned team doing so well. Now the hysteria can slow down, and move on to [...]

Didn’t I Write About This?

Not so long ago? Tracee Hamilton on Roman Numerals… Feb. 3rd Maybe I AM ahead of the times!

Roman Numerals

What is the deal with using Roman numerals for so many modern things – Super Bowl XLV?  What is the point to that? And movie copyright dates – one day is MCMXCIX and the nest day it’s MM.  It’s almost like a not-so-secret code.  But why?  What’s so great about Roman numerals… even the Romans [...]