Re: Oh, crud.

>>One of the things I really liked about seasons 9 and 10 was the
introduction of Pheobe's husband Mike, played by Paul Rudd.  He was
such a nice balance for Pheobe.  And he fit in nicely.  I would have
like to have seen more of him.<<

Not me. I thought he was one of the the most pointless characters to ever
appear on the show. Him and Phoebe marrying was incredibly boring.

MArtyB

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Re: Oh, crud.

>>Yeah, I like Rudd. Thought he was the best part of "The 40-Year Old
Virigin." (Which, incidentally, I received for Christmas, in the
"unrated" version. I gotta say, while I usually enjoy seeing additional
footage, the extra footage in this one just really didn't work. It
messed up the pace of the movie and made it feel sluggish.
Disappointing.)<<

Just saw this movie last night. I had heard it was really funny from a
number of people, with one of them totally unable to even talk about how
funny the poker scene was - he kept cracking up uncontollably.

While it wasn' horrible, and I found a few laughs in it, mostly it was a
total waste of 2 hours.

>>That being said, I still would have preferred to see Phoebe end up with <<

Me too!

MArtyB

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PK Mitchell, All Hail The Power

i just got a copy of this album.  It is a heavy metal re-interpretation of a 
number of classic christian hymns in case anyone is interested in that sort 
of thing.  the track list includes:

amazing grace
nothing but the blood
trust and obey
oh how i love jesus
leaning on the everlasting arms
take my life
onward christian soldiers
all hail the power
jesus paid it all
god be with you til we meet again

my favorite of these is amazing grace which is, well, amazing.

happy new year all,

hal

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A Land of Northern Lights, Cybercafes and the Flat Tax

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/international/europe/21letter.html

A Land of Northern Lights, Cybercafes and the Flat Tax
By MARK LANDLER

TALLINN, Estonia - Estonia, one realizes after a few days in the
abiding twilight of a Baltic winter, is not like other European
countries.

The first tip-off is the government's cabinet room, outfitted less
like a ceremonial chamber than a control center. Each minister has a
flat-screen computer to transmit votes during debates. Then there is
Estonia's idea of an intellectual hero: Steve Forbes, the American
publishing scion, two-time candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination and tireless evangelist for the flat tax.

Fired with a free-market fervor and hurtling into the high-tech
future, Estonia feels more like a Baltic outpost of Silicon Valley
than of Europe. Nineteen months after it achieved its cherished goal
of joining the European Union, one might even characterize Estonia as
the un-Europe.

"I must say Steve Forbes was a genius," Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
declared during an interview in his hilltop office. "I'm sure he still
is," he added hastily.

The subject was the flat tax, which Mr. Forbes never succeeded in
selling in the United States. Here in the polar reaches of Europe it
is an article of faith. Estonia became the first country to adopt it
in 1994, as part of a broader strategy to transform itself from an

New Years Resolutions

>From S. L. Jackson's monologue when he was on Sat.
Night Live;

At the top of my list: "Continue to kick ass"

And then I hope to "Be as bad as I know I can be"

Also, to "Really put it out there, and by it I mean
Sammy's mojo"

In addition, I plan to "Give it as good as I get it"

"Be all that and more"

and "Lose my shyness, vis a vis the rocket in my
pocket"

Plus, I plan to "Work my voodoo on the lady fans"

"Take a thorn out of some cat's paw."

and "Build a shrine to my own bad ass"

Then, it's time to "Give the demons what for"

"Spare the rod and spoil the face"

and "Continue to kick ass"

After which, I'll "Show the bad men what it's all

Nearer, My God, to the G.O.P.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/02/opinion/02loconte.html

Nearer, My God, to the G.O.P.
By JOSEPH LOCONTE

NANCY PELOSI, the Democratic leader in the House, sounded like an Old
Testament prophet recently when she denounced the Republican budget
for its "injustice and immorality" and urged her colleagues to cast
their no votes "as an act of worship" during this religious season.

This, apparently, is what the Democrats had in mind when they vowed
after President Bush's re-election to reclaim religious voters for
their party. In the House, they set up a Democratic Faith Working
Group. Senator Harry Reid, the minority leader, created a Web site
called Word to the Faithful. And Democratic officials began holding
conferences with religious progressives. All of this was with the
intention of learning how to link faith with public policy. An event
for liberal politicians and advocates at the University of California
at Berkeley in July even offered a seminar titled "I Don't Believe in
God, but I Know America Needs a Spiritual Left."

A look at the tactics and theology of the religious left, however,
suggests that this is exactly what American politics does not need. If
Democrats give religious progressives a stronger voice, they'll only
replicate the misdeeds of the religious right.

For starters, we'll see more attempts to draw a direct line from the
Bible to a political agenda. The Rev. Jim Wallis, a popular adviser to
leading Democrats and an organizer of the Berkeley meeting, routinely
engages in this kind of Bible-thumping. In his book "God's Politics,"

Oldboy

Last night I watched one of the most psychologically brutal films I've
ever seen. This was Chanwook Park's "Oldboy," a film that very nearly
took the Palm d'Or at Cannes 2004, but ended up with Grand
Jury Prize instead. This is the first Korean film that I've seen, and
it certainly lives up to it's reputation as a bloodthirsty revenge tale
that makes Quentin Tarantino's work look positively genteel. Tongues
are cut out with scissors, teeth are pried out with hammers, live
animals are eaten as they squirm. There is a beating heart beneath all
this violence, however, and a bravura performance by Choi Min-Sik that
will keep you riveted to the screen. It is a tale, not just of
vengeance, but of sin and its consequences.

For the sake of those who might be interested in seeing it, I'll keep
the summary spoiler-free. The film opens with a shabby-looking
businessman cooling his heels in the slammer after a night of rowdy
drunkenness. This is Oh Dae-su, and his run-in with the police has
caused him to miss his daughter's birthday. He bought her a birthday
present, a pair of strap-on angel wings, and he just wants to sober-up,
get home and celebrate with his family.  An old high-school buddy bails
Dae-su out of jail, but on his way home he is inexplicably kidnapped,
and his life is changed forever.

Dae-su finds himself imprisoned in filthy hotel room. He does not know
who his captors are.  Meals are pushed through a slot in the door, and
his only window to the outside world is the television. From the
evening news he learns that his wife has been murdered, and his hair
and blood were found at the scene, and he is now a wanted man.

He beats the walls and doors, he screams for release, or even just to
know why this is happening, but the answers do not come. He begins a

Re: Oldboy

Thanks for the reminder, Paul.  I missed this one in the theatres, and its
follow-up Sympathy for Mr Vengeance comes to a local theatre later this
week.  I don't know if I'll get a chance to see Oldboy first, but ...

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the top ten movies in north america

http://movies.yahoo.com/boxoffice/latest/rank.html

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Following are ticket sales for the top 10 movies
at the North American box office for the December 30-January 2 weekend,
according to studio estimates issued Monday. Final data will be issued
Tuesday.

[*2*] 1 (2) The Chronicles of Narnia: The ... $32.8 million  224.8 million
[***] 2 (1) King Kong ....................... $31.6 million  174.3 million
[***] 3 (3) Fun with Dick and Jane .......... $21.0 million   64.6 million
[***] 4 (4) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 .......... $19.3 million   55.1 million
      5(10) Rumour Has It... ................ $11.6 million   26.7 million
[***] 6 (6) The Family Stone ................ $10.2 million   46.2 million
[***] 7 (5) Memoirs of a Geisha ............. $10.0 million   30.4 million
      8 (7) The Ringer ....................... $8.0 million   21.6 million
[*2*] 9 (9) Harry Potter and the Goblet ... .. $7.5 million  276.9 million
[***] 10(8) Munich ........................... $6.1 million   15.6 million

NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.

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FWIW, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has just become the 14th film to
cross the $800 million mark worldwide.

The Chronicles of Narnia is tied with The Incredibles for 19th-fastest to
$200 million (it took each film 22 days).

Assuming King Kong joins the club, this year will be the first in which an

Re: the top ten movies in north america

Oh, one last little trivia bit:

This past weekend, when The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe was #1 again, was the film's fourth week of release.

The *last* movie to be #1 in its fourth week was The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King, which was #1 for four straight weeks between
December 2003 and January 2004.

However, Narnia was only #1 in its first and fourth weeks; in between, it
came second to King Kong.

Further complicating things for those who like to make simple declarations
like "the first film to do this since..." is the fact that The Passion of
the Christ was #1 in its first, second, third, and seventh weeks, between
February and April 2004 -- but not in its fourth week.

FWIW, the last film to be #1 for *three* weeks in a row was Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire, which opened just a month and a half ago.  And the
last film to be #1 for three weeks in a row before *that* was Meet the
Fockers, between December 2004 and January 2005.

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