In my opinion, Peter Boyle made Everybody Loves Raymond. It was certainly an ensemble cast, but Frank was that added touch that really made the show special, IMO. And I will never forget his part in Young Frankenstein (still one of the funniest movies ever).

GREAT interview in GQ magazine with Al Gore. You should really check out the incredible diatribe he gives on the failings of the Bush administration (on page 4). Such candor from a politician is so refreshing. But here's the best quotation:

Do you know if President Bush has seen the movie [An Inconvenient Truth] yet?
Well, he claimed that would not see it. That’s why I wrote the book. He’s a reader.

Weird how the simplest of games can amuse you for so long. Save the red square.

From this article about Britney Spears:

"She's a beautiful girl and now that she's single and she's having fun, I think she's just trying to express herself," said New York-based celebrity image consultant Amanda Sanders. "Unfortunately, it's the wrong message that's coming across. And the shame is she was really such a role model."

You've got to be kidding me. If being a role model is about fashion and sex, then I guess Britney's done a great job. "Hey kids, watch me! I'll teach you how to be a whore while you're still a teenager!! Oh, and support our president because he's the president!"

Be afraid, Jim.

Today's Dilbert Rules!!!

Wow, what a total and complete waste of $80 that was. I'm so pissed off right now. I bought a car adapter/FM transmitter for my iPod last night. I spent a little extra on one that provided a nice cigarette-lighter stand of sorts, so I'd have a place to keep the ipod instead of letting it slide around on the passenger seat.

But the sound quality SUCKS. BIG TIME. Holy static. It's worse than listening to a far-away AM station. I'm gonna try and return it, because this thing is such a piece of shit.

I should have done some online research first, that was stupid on my part. I should know better. Having read up on these things this morning, it sounds like there really aren't any good FM transmitters out there. It's just a crappy technology to begin with.

So, I guess I'll be using the headphones when I drive to Detroit this week. Poop.

This may be one of the best "message" pieces of design/illustration I've ever seen. I just love it:



Credit goes to coming_clean, who shared this with the graphicdesign community.

In an impressive display of overkill, TBS broadcasted The Wizard of Oz repeatedly all weekend long. I'm not sure they had any other programming? It seemed like every time I surfed past the channel, the same movie was on.

Anyway, I actually watched one full airing of it while I was house cleaning Friday night (my social life is the envy of all). I haven't seen it since I was a kid. I was quite impressed with how well it's stood the test of time. And it really is a pretty neat story.

Being an adult now, I picked up on a lot of things I surely missed as a child. You know, all the symbolism and hidden meaning and true nature of good & evil, blah blah blah. But most importantly, I'm convinced now that The Cowardly Lion is gay! Don't believe me? Just watch/listen to him sing the song when they're waiting outside the Wizard's hall. You know, the "King of the ForrEhEhEhEhEhEhEhEhEhst!" one. Not exactly the most macho performance there.

( Oh, and of course, there's the bow. )