Entries from June 2007

June 23, 2007

Welcome Back, Doctor Jones…

Ladies and Gentlemen!
Perhaps the greatest adventure hero in the history of cinema is back! He may be borderline geriatric but he’s still kicking ass… and avoiding snakes!Click on the image of a smiling Indiana Jones and Marion (my personal favorite of his female co-horts) on the set of Raiders for a look at Indy at [...]

June 21, 2007

Joe’s Blog Bout: Dwight Schrute vs. The Bee Gees

Our latest bout finds one of the most popular disco/pop groups of all time (with a resurrected Maurice) lacing up their satin gloves to go against one of the most popular TV comedy characters of today, Dwight Schrute of the U.S. version of “The Office.”
Ladies and Gents, place your bets and don your dancin’ shoes..
The [...]

June 17, 2007

Pregnancy Update

As we sail into our 6th month of pregnancy, our ship is smoothly forging ahead. Mary is doing well, aside from a few minor pregnancy-related issues. I’m trying to do more around the house to help her out.
Yesterday, we picked up the crib we got for the baby. We weren’t expecting its arrival for a [...]

June 7, 2007

Firefly. I finally took the plunge.

 
Knowing I’m a big sci-fi fan, my more enlightened friends have been urging me to rent the Joss Whedon series “Firefly” for a few years now. Mary and I rented “Serenity” last summer, which didn’t overly impress us.
My friends assured me “The movie makes more sense if you watch the TV series first”..so, in bass-ackwards [...]

June 3, 2007

China Journals: Time Crunch and a Step to Stardom

David (my language partner) and me in front of the China CCTV tower. 
Editors Note: This continues my posting of journal entries from my time studying in Beijing in 1994-95.
Link to my previous entry:
China Journals: Biking Beijing
October 4, 1994
Here I am sick in bed. It’s the first day of school after a 4 day national holiday. [...]

June 3, 2007

I’m back, now with 75% less Whining

It’s been a tough week!
Long story short, the reason for the pain I talked about in previous blog posts was an infection I got in an old root canal which spread to my fleshy gum tissues. I was in horrible pain, but I’m nearly back to normal now. I had to go to a dentist [...]

June 3, 2007

This Commercial Makes Me Laugh

Clearly the best commercial out there right now.