Monthly Archives: March 2011

Wonder Woman gets a makeover

Wonder Woman made her introduction in December of 1941. Got that whole Betty Boop look goin.  She very quickly morphed into: Originally created and designed by William Moulton Marston, a psychologist, Wonder Woman was supposed to be an inspiration for young women.  As such, she was intentionally designed to be edgier, healthier, assertive, and sexier.  She was everything a young… (more…)

On Stranger Tides

Someone asked if I was psyched for “On Stranger Tides”.  Well, Simple answer, YES! QuestionsView Results

2011 Big East meltdown

Through various defections from other conferences, the NCAA basketball Big East Conference has turned into a monster Pittsburgh Notre Dame Syracuse Louisville St. John’s Cincinnati West Virginia Georgetown Connecticut Villanova Marquette Seton Hall Rutgers Providence South Florida DePaul I am assuming the NCAA was so impressed with the size of the the Big East’s membership that it decided to send… (more…)

Rango

Rango was what I expected.  Take Johnny Depp, morph into a small lizard, stick him in a desert, and this is what you get.  His child-like personality usually works best in darker roles, for some bizarre reason.  When he thinks he’s supposed to act child-like, he doesn’t come off as creatively.  We get fart jokes, illness jokes, slap-stick, and anything… (more…)

Mars Needs Moms

Check this out: This movie’s graphics blow away anything I’ve ever seen before.  Although Milo looked kinda normal and re-used, Gribble looked almost too real.  It’s supposed to be a cartoon after all. But, that’s where it ended for me.  It’s a very creative, time tested plot.  Kid behaves badly, saves the planet, realizes he’s squeaky clean nice in the… (more…)

NCAA hearts a couple of teams

The brackets are out for the 2011 NCAA Tournament.  Struck me as odd a couple of teams locations since the NCAA supposedly does not like giving teams a home court advantage.  Well, they did to a large degree.  How far would you drive on a whim to watch your team play in the tournament?  A couple of hours is no… (more…)

National Peanut Butter Day

March 1 is National Peanut Butter Day. In order to celebrate properly I brought one of my fifteen boxes of Girl Scout Peanut Butter Patties.

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