Aunty (anti) FOX

from seeing the movie 'Limitless'. What a concept. Using 100% of your brain, instead of the 10-20% that most people do. Could do a snarky political comment, but won't cuz it's too easy. Good movie with some amazing visuals, that we esp liked cuz it took place in NYC, in a lot of our favorite areas.

CU lost to Alabama, last night, 62-61, in the semi-finals of the NIT, at Madison Square Garden. Cory Higgins played his last game as a Buff, and ended up one point shy of the all-time CU scoring record. Tough loss to take, as Alec Burkes had the last shot of the game, and his 16 footer caught a little too much rim. Oh well, was fun while it lasted.

and cute. I can't understand all she says, but she is sure starting to talk, as those female genes are kicking in. Such a smart little thing, too. Sure is fun being a grampa.

but this view of the tsunami really shows HOW bad.  (Takes a while to load.) http://freevideocoding.com/flvplayer.swf?file=http://flash.vx.roo.com/streamingVX/63056/1458/20110311_japan_wave_successions_sky_1000k.mp4&autostart=true

with their weekend stories that screamed, "Biden Staff Kidnaps Reporter, Locks Him in Closet'. 'Tis really amazing, as always, to read the FOX account of what happened, then read the real story, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52043.html , as the reporter tells the truth. As always, there's the FOXNews account, (which has mostly been pulled from the wire) and then there's the truth. Wow, I'm just shocked.

Dave Hardy gave me a book he thought I'd like, SO, when I got a little bored with the mega-series I was into last night, I remembered I had, 'Sh*t My Dad Says', and started on it. As I continually laughed out loud, Carol kept asking. 'What are you doing?' I couldn't put it down and read the whole thing after I started it at 8:00 last night. I gotta get my kids to read it so they realize that I could have been a whole lot worse. This was turned into a TV series and now they're making a movie out of it. I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much while reading. Thanks, Dave. C'mon, Nate and Kari, you gotta read this...

we had our monthly old farts breakfast group, where we get together for a long, drawn out brunch, and just talk, laugh and have a good time. One of the good side effects is that I usually end up sitting beside someone I have 'sorta' known for a long time, but don't really know much about. This has turned out to be the highlight of the get-together for me. Last month it was Dave Hardy, who I found I have a lot in common with, and Mike ONeil. This month I was again with Mike and a new guy named Ted. Not sure how we got on the subject, but in the course of conversation we found out we had all camped out at Lower Island Lake, numerous times. This wouldn't be so unusual, if LIL wasn't so isolated. First you take the interestate about 3 hours, then you take back roads another hour, then it's a grueling 4 hour, 4-wheel drive trail, that many vehicles don't survive, THEN you're ready to backpack, over the Continental Divide, above timberline, for approx 3 hours,...

who is shocked and amazed that there can be an organization like FOXNews, and there are people who actually believe their distorted view of reality.  http://mediamatters.org/   is a site dedicated to exposing the lies and propaganda that Fox continually throws out there, mixed in amongst the real stories. Pretty good database of some of the most outrageous crap that the hypocrites at Fox pass off as 'news'.

tonight, and they show the former AZ coach, Lute Olson, I think of the times I shared an elevator with him, and AZ players, during the 1994 NCAA playoffs in LA. After the Northridge earthquake, my ins company (SafeCo) shared the downtown Hilton with Arizona, as well as JAL (Japanese Airlines), and it was interesting in the elevators, as I was mid-range, at 6'4", compared to the Japanese and the AZ players.   I introduced myself, (Olson to Lute Olson) and we kinda grinned at the 4-5 ft pilots and stewardesses around us. Was part of a strange but interesting part of my life, in LA, in 1994.

developed at FOXNews, yesterday, as Muslims in Sri Lanka were protesting and defacing pics of Obama. Muslims and Obama. Whose side they gonna take? Also, seems Michele Bachmann has a birth certificate she's real proud of, BUT no one can find a high school diploma.

to launch a new sports network, called FOCKSports, based on FOXNews. I will choose my favorite teams, and only report on the times they win, and my 'non-favored' teams will only get coverage when they lose, or screw up. I will NEVER have anything bad about my team or EVER have anything good about the other team. To make things interesting, I will occasionally make up scores and bloopers so my fans can feel good all the time. Should be a great model for fake sports fans, as it certainly worked for the fake news network. Looking at the success of FOXNews, I have no doubt FOCKSports can be a HUGE success, among those who don't care about REAL scores, but like to feel like a winner. If anyone objects, I'll just claim to be 'Fair and Balanced', and hope no one looks too closely at the REAL scores.

but this is so typical of FOX and the Repubs, as Newt totally changes his mind about Libya, after Obama makes a stand. It's all about, whatever Obama does, it's wrong, acoording to them. http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/03/22/newt-gingrich%E2%80%99s-changing-tune-on-libya/ Earlier this month, Newton “Newt” Gingrich told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News that if he was in charge of the country the first thing he would do about Libya would be to “exercise a no-fly zone this evening.” Then President Obama made exactly that decision. Newt must have been thrilled! “I would not have intervened,” he told Matt Lauer on the “Today Show".

got fired today, 23 months after being videoed beating the crap of 2 young men, for no good reason. This only came to public attention  because one of the victims happened to be the son of a police officer, and someone had a camera. Other than that, it would have been swept under the rug.  Most people have never seen this side of law enforcement, but I have. I had long hair for a few years, and was harrassed, unrelentingly, by 'officers of the law', for no other reason than, being different, except when I worked with them, at concerts. They lied, and made up crap, and people believed them, cuz they were cops. Like every other occupation, cops have 'bad apples' amongst them. People who like to drive fast cars and beat people up, and get paid for it. I just hope these bullies don't get their jobs back. They are there to 'Serve and Protect', not harass the citizens. Been there, seen that, and hope these jerks pay the price, with their jobs.

about all the air traffic controllers who are retiring, 30 years after Reagan fired a bunch of them for striking. The good part of the story? The new controllers are training on flight simulators, which save a lot of time and money, and that is what Jen, Jess and Nate are developing and building. Check it out at http://www.rjsim.com/testimonials.html ,   There is some good news in the economy, when some smart, motivated young people see a need and fill it.

Michael Connelly's books, and he's one of my favorite authors, with his characters Mickey Haller, the lawyer, and Harry Bosch, the detective, working the underbelly of LA. Excellent writing, that finally got adapted to the big screen, with, 'The Lincoln Lawyer'. I would bet big money that this will become a long running series of movies, cuz they did a great job with the first one, and there's a whole lot more to work with. The Lincoln Lawyer, with an all-star cast, doesn't have a dull moment, as we follow Matthew McConaughy, as an LA lawyer, who works out of his car (a Lincoln), and is based on a real character. Can't wait for the next movie, cuz I'm sure there will be more, with this cast, who's really fun to watch.

what I was reading, but I recently got wrapped up (thanks a bunch, Laura) in a totally different genre, and it just happens to be a HUGE (thousands of pages) series that I can't put down. SO, no book reviews for awhile until I finish this monumental tome. Even then, I may not admit to reading it all.

the Univ of Maryland published a report that FOXNews listeners were the most misinformed of all major networks. The FOX spokesman, when informed of this, said, 'Considering this comes from the #1 party school in the country, we're not taking it seriously." BUT, U of M recently placed  #25 in the nat'l list of 'party schools'. That's it FOX, just 'make it up', as you go along and the sheep will believe it. Great way to fight the 'misinformed' label, with some misinformation.

for the Dems, who are really rotten, but better than the Repubs. Sarah Palin probably won't be running for prez, cuz her numbers have dropped to approx 12% support, and that's from Repubs. The good news? Michele Bachmann looks like she's gonna take up the mantle. If Obama can't beat that idiot, then he couldn't beat anyone. What a joy she is ( and will be?) to watch, mixing ignorance, stupidity and religion into a toxic brew. Bring it on, Michele.

last night had Bret Baier, FOXNews propagandist, as a guest. He and John Stewart were just getting into it as the show ended, BUT, you can go online and see the rest. http://www.thedailyshow.com/ . How these people can pretend that they are 'Fair and Balanced' is so ridiculous and funny (esp when John Stewart gets ahold of them) that's it's hard to imagine they can keep a straight face. At least there is entertainment value, as the TV audience laughed out loud at some of Bret's assertions about FOX. Bret kept saying, 'but we're so popular'. John says that doesn't mean true or legitimate. Crack is popular and powerful, but not good. I gotta quit now. Can't get that upset so early in the day. Just unbelievable to me that people watch and believe the one-sided crap that FOX puts out there....

through this crazy news cycle, I just wonder how anyone, with even moderate intelligence, can totally give up balanced news coverage, and decide to get their 'news' from FOX? What the heck happened in your background, that you would totally give up on real news, provided by 90% of the news outlets in the world, and decide to rely on the propaganda of  one political party? Did you get dropped on your head, at an early age? C'mon, what happened, that you can totally disregard real news, in favor of FOX? Gotta be something REALLY traumatic happened in your background.