“Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.” - George Bernard Shaw
Posted in News on May 30th, 2008
A man in Denver says he has proof of aliens among us.
According to a report from Denver TV station KMGH, Jeff Peckman obtained the video from Stan Romanek, who took the video 5 years ago. Peckman calls it “irrefutable evidence” of alien visitation:
The grainy, black and white video he showed was shot by Stan Romanek [...]
Posted in Sports on May 30th, 2008
Hard times have indeed fallen on the Columbus Catfish.
The Greenville Drive (Red Sox) used the middle innings to erase a Catfish lead and go on to send them to their 8th straight loss, 6-3 Friday night.
Posted in Technology on May 30th, 2008
Got the new TV last night. Not a huge TV, by any means. But a larger, clearer picture, to be sure.
Here’s the old one:
Here’s the new one:
Yes, poorly lit room. Both pictures were taken with my cell phone. The first picture was taken with sunlight coming in from the right. The second picture was taken [...]
Posted in Entertainment on May 30th, 2008
Harvey Korman has died.
He was funny.
Really really funny.
I enjoyed him when I first saw him on the Carol Burnett Show, way back when. Everybody remembers the scenes with him and Tim Conway. And, yes, those were great. But Harvey Korman was funny in whatever he did.
Blazing Saddles. That’s a classic film. And I can’t imagine [...]
Posted in Sports on May 29th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish eliminated from a first-half playoff berth. Tonight, they dropped a 7-5 decision in 10 innings to the Greenville Drive (Red Sox), as their slide continued.
Posted in News on May 29th, 2008
Susan Sarandon wants Barack Obama to be President.
That doesn’t surprise me. She’s nuts. And that’s pretty much the only qualification required for supporting Barack Obama.
But I missed a report last week from The Telegraph. According to the report, Sarandon is looking at a move if Sen. John McCain wins the presidency:
“If McCain gets in, it’s [...]
Posted in Technology on May 27th, 2008
We’re getting a new TV.
The old TV is … well … old.
Oh, it still works. But it’s old. And it’s a 26” TV.
So, we’re getting a new one.
We’ve actually been looking for some time, trying to decide just what we want.
We settled on a Sony KDL-40V4100. That’s a 40” … no, not a really big [...]
Posted in Sports on May 27th, 2008
The Road Trip From Hell ended this afternoon. The Columbus Catfish lost their 6th straight game to conclude a 1-7 road trip, falling to the Asheville Tourists (Rockies) 2-1.
Posted in Sports on May 27th, 2008
Asheville Tourists (Rockies) DH Jeffrey Cunningham had a 2-HR, 6-RBI night as Asheville beat the Columbus Catfish, 9-5 Sunday night.
I can keep a secret.
I had secret clearance when I was in the Army. A job needed it, they ran the checks, and I was given it.
There’s a higher clearance level. There are lower clearance levels. Secret was the one I had.
What brought this up?
Did you hear about what Jimmy Carter said? According to the [...]
Harvey says "Basil's Blog should be avoided at all costs."
