Basil’s Blog

I was guilty of watching Beavis and Butt-Head way back when.
Yes, it was stupid and lame. Juvenile humor. No redeeming value whatsoever. Of course I watched it.
I got the humor. Yes, juvenile, like I said. But I got it partly because I knew folks like Beavis and Butt-Head. Okay, a little bit like Beavis and [...]

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I didn’t watch the Academy Awards on Sunday. I haven’t seen any of the films nominated for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, or any of the major nominations.
So, I guess I didn’t watch because I don’t care who wins.
I wonder why that is.
Use to be, I watched award shows. Oscars, Emmys, and such. Never cared [...]

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I mentioned last week that my Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) hadn’t seen some movies that I thought she should have seen. The list included “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Story,” “The Princess Bride” and “Casablanca.”
Well, in an attempt to rectify that horrible situation, I forced her to watch one of those: “The Princess [...]

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I found out something about my Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) this week that I didn’t know.
She lives a sheltered life.
Okay, I actually knew her life was somewhat sheltered. But it hit me just how sheltered.
No, I don’t mean things like meeting certain undesirable elements of society. I mean from good things. From pleasant things. From [...]

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Yesterday, I mentioned that a blogger called President Bush a cowboy … like that was a bad thing. And I said that my impression of a cowboy is of a good guy. I mentioned The Lone Ranger,John Wayne, andThe Magnificent Seven.
Despite my feeling that cowboys are heroes, I’ve never considered myself a fan of Westerns. [...]

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Several years ago … I don’t remember just when … I found out about Buster Keaton. Might have been an episode of the Twilight Zone (Once Upon A Time). Might have been “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” Might have been some special on public TV. Whatever it was, I was fascinated. And an [...]

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At Kirsten’s place I found this. Surprising to me the results are.

You scored as Yoda.

Yoda

78%

Anakin Skywalker

64%

C-3PO

58%

Emperor Palpatine

53%

R2-D2

50%

Obi Wan Kenobi

47%

General Grievous

39%

Padme Amidala

36%

Darth Vader

33%

Clone Trooper

31%

Chewbacca

31%

Mace Windu

28%

Which Revenge of the Sith Character are you?created with QuizFarm.com

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