"Viewed today, "Roots" remains a great drama with nothing Disneyfied or softened about it." The Hallmark Channel begins airing "Roots" on Sunday night at 9:00 (and all day Saturday, Jan. 26, starting at Noon. I will have to try to watch at least some of it. We were glued to the set when it aired the first time, in 1977. No one had seen anything like it. I'm glad to hear that it hasn't lost its power and relevance.

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What type of Flirt are you? I was taken by surprise by my result, although not by the last line:

"Were you just winking at us? We couldn't quite tell... In fact, we think it's pretty safe to say that you're a Subtle Flirt — you're a master of the flirting game. You know how to attract attention from anyone, any time. A quick come-hither smile, a little game of look-away-and-look-back-again — before long you have the object of your affection wrapped around your little finger. One of the best things about your approach is that it's discreet. You can always act innocent and coy if something gets taken out of context or misunderstood. Just make sure you're not too subtle, or you may end up playing the game all by yourself."

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The X-Files will end this season. I'm feeling bittersweet.

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Oh, ick, ick, ick, ICK! And now they have a taste for it.

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Invisibles #58, folks. Total and complete brain freeze - 3 out of 8. Also, answers to last week's quiz, which I apparently missed.

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"All I could hear was the saw and all I could do was scream," she said, adding the real pain started when the mould was ripped off, taking her body hair with it."

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Looking to pick up one of the most venerable movie studios for a bargain price? Here's your chance.

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What a first-rate cock-up. The whole mess stinks to high heaven.

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The Official Computer Scene Sex Chart. The most remarkable thing about this to me is the fact that someone has taken the time to keep track of such a thing. And it is yet more proof that I ain't gettin' any. (famous names are in caps)

[link via Wired article]

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"Dot-name -- a new Internet domain devoted to people's names -- got off to a slow but relatively untroubled start Tuesday as it released it first batch of domains live on the Internet. "

Seems sort of clumsy and awkward to me: firstname.lastname.name. What about the poor soul who has particularly long name? One of my professors in college had an 11-letter first name and a 12-letter last name. Talk about the URL from Hell.

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I wonder if this guy's head bobs around like one of those little chihuahua things.

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"A new aviation security measure kicks in Friday requiring the screening of all checked bags."

With my flight to Key West departing at 6 AM, I will have to be at the airport by 4 AM. I hope this new regulation doesn't mean I will have to get there any sooner. When all is said and done, though, I'm willing to get there earlier (or leave late) if it means better security.

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Design Issues

I'm in the process of re-working the site design. I've had to put up a temporary layout for now. The change is due to similarities between this site and the lovely mybluehouse.com. I've expressed my apologies to the owner of mybluehouse.com and she was very gracious about it.

Things are a bit plain right now, but I hope to finesse it a bit, as soon as time permits.

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"Bush's Choking Episode Shows Chewing Is Important."

W. is a president with a legacy, after all.

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Georgie-Peorgie Puddin' Pie

Sheila and I went to see Ocean's 11 yesterday. Another thumbs up from me. The movie reeks of cool, has a great cast (Elliot Gould is a riot) and a slightly intricate but relatively easily followed heist story. There is little to no violence, sex or bad language and the soundtrack rocks. And George Clooney has no right to be walking around looking like that. It oughta be illegal.

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Okay, another silly "If you were a __________, which one would you be"-type quiz: What internal organ are you? God help me, I'm a liver.

Which Internal Organ are you?

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Director Ted Demme, nephew of Jonathan Demme, passed away today. (I'm pretty sure it was today). He was only 38.

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Comments are back!

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