Being a Man

Just as Hercules had to complete his labors in order to be at peace, there are certain tasks that must be completed by a guy in order for him to call himself a man. Many tasks involve the sacred symbol of manliness-- the automobile.

Change a flat - check
Jump start a dead battery - check
Change a dead battery in the rain and the dark with the manliest of flashlights, the Maglite, with only one wrench and a brand new DIEHARD 12 volt - CHECK




Mr. Pat M and I completed this last task successfully and in a timely manner with the raging Hackensack River at our backs and the raw, biting wind in our faces. God showered some mercy upon us by cutting back on the torrential rain that had been consuming the entire east coast all day leaving us only the shoe-suctioning mud to deal with. The sea was angry that day, my friends, but neither Pat nor I would back down from such a challenge.

Onto the next man challenge - Kidnapping a bear cub



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Hit Counter

I won the battle of wills.

The Internet thought it could defeat me and failed. Score 1 for the blogging idiot.

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The Hardy boys were wise beyond their years.

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Hot Tub Time Machine

Many of the beloved comedies of the 80s starred John Cusack. He has arguably more memorable scenes from that decade than any other actor. John Cusack and the 80s just go together. So it is a real treat to be able to see him once again on his home turf surrounded by all the gimmicks of that hyper colored era. He basks in it. And there are also more than a few winks to his early career, the most notably being Sixteen Candles where, this time, he gets to be the leading man.

The other additions to his crew of misbehaving time traveling scene stealers are Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Clark Duke. Corddry and Robinson are both hilarious. Duke gets in a few great one-liners, but he is relegated to the one character trying the hardest to get back to the present. Crispin Glover also takes his career full circle playing a bellhop in the present and in the past much reminiscent of his Back to the Future role.

Finally, I give this film a lot of credit for its setup. The whole reason behind why the four friends head off to Kodiak Lodge in the first place is as believable as it is convenient.

Hot Tub Time Machine is a really funny movie that explores what happens when the characters need to repeat the faults of their pasts in order to get back to the present even if they don't really want to.

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Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Is it possible for a movie to be both homoerotic and homophobic at the same time? Not as cool as the original. This installment really misses Willem Dafoe. Julie Benz does her best to fill his shoes and she's much easier on the eyes, but the scenes with the police investigating the killings fall flat. Also, the amount of gay jokes and insults is extensive and ultimately overkill.

In the end, if you loved the original film seeing this one won't detract from it too much. If you just thought the original was okay, you might want to consider checking out The Blind Side instead.

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Executive Order # 2

I realize that there are many young'ins who have access to this awesome anti-blog of mine (i.e. little cousins, neighbors, D-Man) so I will refrain from using any cuss words. As we all know George Carlin had 7 Dirty Words you can't use on TV. I'm going the extra mile.



F word = eff
S word = poop
P word = cooter
D word = weiner
B word = itch
AH word = aye whole
BS word = fib
C word = coot

More to come...

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WTF

What the hell is the hit counter called? I'm going nuts because I feel like an stupid idiot moron looking for the thingy that keeps track of how many people visit this damn site-- AND I KNOW NO ONE HAS YET-- so all it would have on it is about seven zeroes in a row

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