Hey Roger - If I Viewed TV I'd Watch

I don't care what the name of the show was I watched. Sneak Peak, At the Movies, Siskel and Ebert, Ebert and Roper and all the ones I forgot.Agree, disagree or whatever this was how folks started talking about movies in the public arena. If you wanted depth you read Film Critic magazine; if you wanted to not finance a turkey of a flick you flipped on the show.Not that I would have paid cash money for Carnosaur.Roger Ebert has been through a time...

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We'll Take A Glass Together on the Finally Friday Freakout

Michael Jeter was an extraordinary talent. He could do comedy, dance, theater anything the part called for so long as they called him.Jeter should be remembered for what he did on stage and screen but more than that he was the kind of performer that when you saw him you knew he was going to treat you to an experience.This is a scene from the Broadway play Grand Hotel. For you newbies, Mr. Jeter is the thin balding gentleman. Every once in a while keep an eye on his dancing feet. The man gave 100% and then some.Most of all he helps me to take a...

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Meeting Karen and a Reminder About eWaste Recycling

I'm starting up on my long Saturday walks again. For me a long walk is about two hours or so, more if I can combine it with other tasks. I was walking along and I saw the truck about eWaste recycling. This is my brief conversation with Karen who hangs out at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. The plan is to recycle the televisions and electronics and the cash received goes to help pay for the renovation of the Young Adults room at the church. For more info you can check out their Sacred Space blog.Now if someone would work out a traveling eWaste...

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A Lesson From Rosey Grier

Take from it what you will. It does speak to the times and the challenges of living in truth, honor and living up to the better principles of our natures. Watch the full episode. See more Pioneers of Television.I found this at the PBS Pioneers of Television web site. Those of us in Los Angeles will not be able to view the program. If you can get KOCE.tv reception, score.Even before the digital change my KOCE reception was lousy. We do what we can. But this sucks, I can't even watch the Science Fiction Pioneers of TV episode.Not a happy ca...

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My First Waffle Dog and a Bit of Waffle History

You might think that after a few weeks I'd scope out all the eating joints around the Salt mine. My fear of a dulled lunch was creeping in; I'd already settled on the quick and adequate lunch at Wolfbane Express.It is not bad if you don't mind the constant up-selling of the three fang special. Just say no and wave the money before them. I didn't feel like the challenge so I went in search of something different.I needed a culinary adventure. One...

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Sweet Like Cola on the Finally Friday Freakout

Ah Lou, where have you been? Lou Bega is from the "I'm a lover, not a fighter school" of pop music. Special props for celebrating the all around girls.This is a little something that you can kick up on for a bit of palpitation called Sweet Like Co...

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Arizona Shooting: Memorial to Tucson Victims

This is a video by Dan Chung on the moment of silence for the victims of the Arizona shooti...

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Blood vs Discourse - What More Will It Take?

I have written posts about civility at BlogHer. At BlogHer10 we had a panel on How to Start, Engage in and Moderate Civil Political Debate because we wanted to be a place where folks could talk without poison or ranker to overtake valid differences of opinion. People from diverse backgrounds have spoken of this need for civil discourse as well. We continue to do so because we did not want to see a day like this happen. We tried to tell people there is a better way to get your point across than verbally assaulting and damning groups of people,...

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Om Shanti Om on the Finally Friday Freakout

I am not a Bollywood musical fan. I've seen clips of some films but a Bollywood musical film is a cultural specific art form. I am a fan of hot men dancing. This, my friends, transcends culture and speaks directly to my central nervous system. The gentleman who is getting folks all hot and bothered is Shah Rukh Khan. He is an actor/producer with a worldwide fan base in the billions. I never heard of him until I stumbled into this clip. This is a segment from the 2007 movie Om Shanti Om in which Mr. Khan is flipping that six pack. He is reminding...

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I'm Learning to Cook with An Induction Burner

When my burner conked out on me I had to make find an alternative means of cooking food. I live in a small space so I really needed something compact and functional. I do have a microwave someone gave me years ago. I've used it about 10 times in 8 years. Nothing wrong with it. I just don't like using it. I've cooked with wood, gas, electricity and now induction. Still waiting on my gizmo to tell it what I want to eat and it makes it for me. This is a video of a comparison between gas and induction cooking. I do like watching men cook. Having them...

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