tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36741622382585028402012-02-08T13:20:05.188-06:00Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-70236792013330484032012-02-08T09:36:00.002-06:002012-02-08T09:38:02.184-06:00

Oui oui madame...je suis français. Here are the nominees for Best Actor: Demian Bichir - A Better Life George Clooney - The Descendants Jean Dujardin - The Artist Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt - Moneyball Clooney was an early favorite, but recently all signs are pointing to Dujardin. Pitt wants it really bad, though. He's been doing tons of press and is more visible than

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-38653571714303984932012-02-08T09:22:00.003-06:002012-02-08T09:37:42.955-06:00

Captain Von Trapp has a lock on this. And now, on to a slightly less controversial topic...here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn Jonah Hill -  Moneyball Nick Nolte - Warrior Christopher Plummer - Beginners Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close This is probably the most predictable category. Plummer has cleaned up at all the

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-75402237038438836942012-02-07T17:35:00.004-06:002012-02-07T17:42:56.266-06:00

Note: This post is not meant to be incite a pro-, or anti-, abortion debate. It's meant to point out a disparity in the argument surrounding the recent Komen/Planned Parenthood issue. I realize that abortion is a serious issue - one that people really don't like to discuss. And why should they? Nobody likes the subject. It's serious and it's sad. It doesn't matter what side of the Pro-Choice/

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-37444985643507444262012-01-30T10:27:00.002-06:002012-01-30T10:27:26.084-06:00

Peek-a-boo! In some ways it's more difficult to take someone else's original idea and, without deviating too much, create something new that's also bona fide. What to take out? What to add? How to make several hundred pages of plot make sense in two hours? These are the specific issues that only a screenwriter working from an original piece faces. Here are the nominees for Best Adapted

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-25426274541762660692012-01-30T10:01:00.002-06:002012-01-30T10:16:01.025-06:00

Woody, Owen, and France's first lady. So last night were the SAG Awards, which I don't really care about, because it's not like nominated actors ever want for attention in Hollywood. At least the Oscars honor both above and below the line creative types, thereby acknowledging that movies are collaborative. For instance, someone has to write them. Which brings us to our nominees for Best

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-20864403153861903882012-01-27T08:56:00.003-06:002012-01-27T09:01:30.089-06:00

I mean, who wouldn't want her in a wedding? Before we get into the really crazy awards (like Best Documentary Short Subject during which I alway hope for a drunken brawl to break out, because if there's one thing that makes good television, it''s watching the adult versions of the high school A/V club get feisty over cinema), I thought we'd take it easy and knock out something tame. The

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-61583320618266789802012-01-24T17:38:00.000-06:002012-01-24T17:39:58.468-06:00

Hey folks! Yes I'm still here. Yes I've been busy. No I haven't forgotten your massive need to be distracted from your job. To kick off my return to the blogoshpere - I can't believe this thing still fits me! - I've decided to focus on the recently announced Oscar nominations. It was either that or wax philosophically about the Republican primaries, though I figured we'd all had enough of the

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-52466269255682825432011-12-07T14:45:00.001-06:002011-12-07T15:10:20.779-06:00

This is a short, non-academic essay I recently wrote for one of my classes. It reflects some of my research interests, which are satire and the convergence of politics with popular culture. Thought it would be fun to share. Enjoy! Esquire writer Tom Junod recently suggested that the primary difference between Republicans and Democrats is personified by the comparison of Roger Ailes and

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-29526982550136624942010-03-12T10:53:00.014-06:002010-03-12T13:11:03.448-06:00

If you're like me, deciding which TV shows should remain in your DVR queue is like presiding over a Roman gladiatorial match. I imagine the shows duking it out Russell Crowe-style in the Colosseum of my brain - each vying for it's life, family honor, and my viewing time."Modern Family" would swipe its sword at the legs of "How to Make it in America," rendering the latter immobile, then stand over

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-74224948065259319952010-02-15T13:59:00.013-06:002010-02-15T14:41:32.916-06:00

I'm strictly opposed to people calling Valentine's Day "V-Day," because that's simply too close to "VD" and yesterday someone's Facebook status said, "Enjoy your 'VD' and pass it on." Ergo, I'll now spell out this holiday until I can no longer spell.In other news, despite the fact that it seemed most film critics would rather have actually contracted their own cases of VD than sit through the

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-68391189555138935892010-02-03T16:32:00.014-06:002010-02-03T17:46:56.087-06:00

When I was in the sixth grade there was a McDonald's commercial featuring Corky from "Life Goes On." He was the one in the show with Downs Syndrome - not to be confused with his sister who later starred in "ER" and got stabbed to death IN THE VALENTINE'S DAY EPISODE, which is still very traumatic for me to recall because, as she lay on the floor bleeding out, the rest of County General was in

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-13886957953323656562010-02-02T19:28:00.003-06:002010-02-02T19:38:44.896-06:00

So, right...there's the thing about me not blogging in a while. You all have a point about that. However, I'm back now - maybe, better than ever...I don't know, you decide - and am ready to rejoin the ranks of the blogosphere.And what better way to get back all up in the bidness of the Intertubes than to talk about "Lost." It's the final season folks and, as my good friend "Nej" said a few months

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-31152350086407114942009-12-17T16:40:00.002-06:002009-12-17T16:48:45.506-06:00

Greetings blogosphere! Sorry about the extended hiatus. November (and half of December) just flew right by here at MEvBLOG Central, almost as fast as the golf club Tiger Woods’ wife swung at his head – HEY-OHHH!!!I still got it.Anyway…since the year’s end is nigh, my present to you is a list of what I liked most these past 12 months. Sure, it’s kind of a re-gift, but this time ‘round I’ve given a

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-66846615023244551682009-12-17T16:34:00.004-06:002009-12-17T23:36:04.850-06:00

I’m gonna have to give the first Matty to Sandra Bullock for pulling off not one, but two great movies this year. Hold on, film snobs - those of you swearing that “Precious” and “A Single Man” are like cinematic manna sent to feed the starving masses - hear me out. Sandy gave us two very different characters in this year's “The Proposal” and “The Blind Side,” the latter of which is so good that I

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-56399182462435373072009-12-17T16:32:00.002-06:002009-12-17T16:34:54.078-06:00

It takes some kind of man to cheat on his wife, but it takes particular brand of asshole to cheat on his wife with a woman in a different hemisphere, while on paid leave from his tax-payer funded job as primary state executive, then not step down from said job.That’s why the 2009 Matty for Best Extramarital Affair goes to the shameless, scumbag governor of South Carolina who carried on with a

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-75369548496464082662009-12-17T16:27:00.004-06:002009-12-17T17:01:02.444-06:00

Last year I had to report on the release of both the final “Twilight” book and release of the first movie and, from that experience, I bare scars for wounds that may never heal.This year, I was cajoled into seeing “New Moon” with a friend at the Alamo Drafthouse where, by the grace of God, one can drink. And drink, we did, during what might be one of the slowest movies ever because, seriously

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-45751158479479795222009-12-17T16:25:00.003-06:002009-12-17T23:37:56.546-06:00

It’s rare that the Yankees appear in MEvBLOG print without being preceded or followed by an expletive of some sort. And for the sake of my brother – a die-hard fan of the blue pin stripes – I’d like to say this post will be different…but it won’t.Even though they won their 27th World Series – or mostly BECAUSE of it – the Yankees are still the team I dislike the most. Did they play amazing

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-63795834974587411692009-12-17T16:22:00.005-06:002009-12-17T16:57:40.184-06:00

If you’re not watching “Glee,” you’re missing out on some serious irreverent hilarity. Start making time, because I honestly don’t know anyone who wouldn’t like this show. My militant brother – Yes, the Yankee fan…No he’s not adopted – even chuckled when Sue Sylvester, the Patton-esque cheerleading coach turned to another high school teacher and said, “I’m not like the rest of you hippies caring

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-70314732864407775442009-11-02T12:19:00.005-06:002009-11-02T12:59:11.873-06:00

So this past weekend was Halloween - No I did not dress up as a Sexy French Maid...the costume store was out of it for men over six feet - and I took a MEvBLOG road trip to New Orleans to celebrate Cajun style with friends.SIDENOTE: "Cajun style" of course means "deep fried," one of two ways all our food was prepared. The other way was via a plastic, sippy cup you can legally carry wherever you

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-36026091145999064482009-10-18T12:07:00.009-05:002009-10-18T14:11:08.175-05:00

Dear Martha Stewart,This is wrong. Very, very, very wrong.Granted, I am biased as I have very strong feelings against personifying something which I'm about to chew. (Remember when Domino's ran that commercial with those weird-ass brownies that show up at your door inviting you to eat a pan of weird-ass brownies? Gross.)However, this is way worse than that because it's not "personifying" food as

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-78598648839006522542009-10-09T10:31:00.014-05:002009-10-09T11:18:22.500-05:00

Let me just say that my Friday has already gotten very weird.First of all, there's the waking up in a non-drunken-hung-over-daze-of-frustration at the Crap that was the Boston Red Sox last night. (Jon Lester...you pitched the Sox to a World Series victory in '07, you pitched a no-hitter in Kansas City in '08, and before all of that you kicked cancer's ass. Sure, you're only 25 years old, but

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-43798970191026387582009-10-02T12:09:00.006-05:002009-10-02T12:35:23.439-05:00

I mean, let's be honest...did America really think it had a chance at getting the 2016 Olympics? Sure, Chicago is a great city and huge sports town, but let's look at what some of the other finalists had going for them:Tokyo - The Japanese cultural rivalry with China would have been in full effect via the Opening Ceremonies. The government would have probably commissioned Sony Labs to create a

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-66862851067270962502009-09-29T12:14:00.009-05:002009-09-29T12:51:13.654-05:00

I just want to go on the record as saying I think Roman Polanski is one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived and he totally belongs in jail. Yes, it's possible to hold the two thoughts in your head at one time. Like, say, acknowledging the merit in both Republican and Democratic notions, or recognizing the value in both Shakespeare's sonnets and "Greek" on ABC Family."Chinatown" is one of

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-18040630985329794232009-09-24T21:43:00.005-05:002009-09-25T06:52:41.634-05:00

Let me set the stage. Today there was a very loud drilling noise in my office building to the point that the walls were shaking a bit.Co-worker: What is that noise?Me: I dunno.Co-worker: Do you think we're okay?Me: Oh we're fine. I'm not worried.Co-worker: What would it feel like if the building were about to collapse?Me: (From my vast expertise on the subject) I'm sure things would be falling

Mindynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-48956582356786428012009-09-22T13:49:00.014-05:002009-09-22T14:47:41.769-05:00

So, you all know about my trials and tribulations of having been invited to, and then dismissed from, the Book Club of Ladyparts because I had none. As it turns out I have a couple other friends who were also search for a book club so we formed our own called The Super Awesome Book Club of Awesome. (I came up with the name.) We're like the literary equivalent of Island of Misfit Toys.SIDENOTE: If

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-50466278328949991712009-09-14T14:01:00.024-05:002009-09-14T15:44:33.732-05:00

WEST AND WILSON GET MAD & SECRET SERVICE GETS TOUGH AT OBAMA'S 2009 VMA SPEECHNEW YORK, NY - Last night, during a live event at Radio City Music Hall, while President Obama was addressing both a joint session of Congress and an audience of celebrities with joints, what was to be a simple speech to famous people who blindly agree with whatever he says turned into the final scene from "In the Line

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-50422876411039366182009-09-08T18:02:00.001-05:002009-09-08T18:31:17.260-05:00

San Antonio is known as a tourist destination and not just for humans. Every year an estimated 100-million Mexican free-tail bats visit Central Texas to raise their young. 1.5 million take up residency on Congress St. Bridge in Austin, which is the largest urban bat colony in the world. 20-million of these bats set up camp in Bracken Cave just 20 miles north of San Antone, making it the

Mindynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-83916351470668112742009-09-03T19:20:00.005-05:002009-09-04T15:29:34.346-05:00

Don't worry, you haven't missed the fair. It's in October. However, there is an annual nationwide contest between state fairs featuring the best "new foods" of the year. Understand that I use the term "food" loosely. Now, the Texas State Fair is the home of the original Corny Dog which premiered in 1942. So we do have a proud history of frying with the best of 'em. The picture is of last year's

Mindynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-52853847735917293162009-08-26T11:32:00.012-05:002009-08-26T16:32:42.584-05:00

Those of you who have siblings, imagine that you were never your parents' favorite. Imagine that, though you were born into a family of unbelievable privilege, the hopes and dreams of its dynastic future rested on the shoulders of your other brothers.Imagine your oldest brother - the one being groomed for immediate ascension - is killed while fighting for his county. Your Irish-Catholic parents

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-79243867004396347472009-08-19T20:48:00.010-05:002009-08-20T12:58:32.765-05:00

So right now, I'm pondering a multitude of entertainment industry-related thoughts. They range from, "OMG, Mike Meyers will never die if Rob Zombie keeps remaking the Halloween franchise!"...to... "C'mon, will Tron seriously make sense in 2010? Isn't Jeff Bridges a little too old for this nonsense?"I'm a girl who's worked in the film industry. I've written screenplays and studied the craft of

Emily Glissonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-34920847137902613172009-08-18T15:18:00.004-05:002009-08-18T15:23:33.814-05:00

So upon my imminent return to San Antonio, I e-mailed a friend about a joining her book club. You see…I’m a big fan of the book club as it’s like English lit class, only you get to choose what you read and the irritating girl with dreadlocks, horned-rimmed glasses, and a penchant for saying things like, “Per se” isn’t allowed. Plus you get to drink.However, it seems that I accidentally inserted

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-16343946118036234882009-08-15T10:48:00.004-05:002009-08-15T11:31:53.117-05:00

Last week's episode of the radio show Whad'ya Know was broadcast from Fairbanks, Alaska. In honor of the Alaskan audience Michael Feldman (radio host) started the show with locally flavored jokes, many of which were aimed at the former Governor Sarah Palin. (I don't know if you heard, but she stepped down as Governor. It's been very hush, hush.)The radio show kicked off with, "This just in.

Mindynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-44932311400179627372009-08-13T10:10:00.007-05:002009-08-13T10:55:20.672-05:00

According to this article in the San Antonio Express-News - the outlet people turn to when standard 3-5 business day news delivery won't cut it - former Vice President Dick Cheney said he noticed former President Bush stop taking his advice during their second term in office.Cheney - pictured at right contemplating the best way to retrieve The Precious - is currently writing his memoirs to be

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-17319484723883543382009-08-10T21:31:00.007-05:002009-08-10T23:44:59.718-05:00

Isn't it funny how pop stars are often mistaken for escaped mental patients based solely on their choice of attire (or lack thereof)?And then there's Lady Gaga. For whatever reason, this picture reminds me of that Bette Davis movie - the one about the crazy woman who locks herself in a mansion, dresses up like Shirley Temple, and smears lipstick all over her face. Yeah. I can't get that movie

Emily Glissonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-57149459726812915602009-08-10T11:15:00.000-05:002009-08-10T11:13:43.567-05:00

I'm sure none of you savvy MEvBLOG readers ever experience bouts of procrastination... wait a minute. Are you reading this at work right now?Allow me to share a strategy for overcoming acute procrastination. I learned this from a dear friend in college. Aimee (the dear friend) loved the movie Titanic, dreamed of one day having a black-tie wedding, and was a phenomenal Shakespearean actress. If

Mindynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-43202618289656342232009-08-10T10:41:00.009-05:002009-08-10T13:32:50.184-05:00

Before I step on my pulpit and shake my fists in a passionate rage, let me first introduce myself.Hi. I'm Emily. Writer. Editor. Single Mom. Independent-Conservative. Christian. Film Buff. Trend-Spotter. Coffee Addict. Music Snob. And apparently I remind Matt of Jennie Garth, circa 1992. Nice to make your acquaintance.Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let the rants begin.Being a writer

Emily Glissonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-9613345283824189602009-08-10T10:32:00.012-05:002009-08-10T11:12:06.477-05:00

Greetings fair readers! So, it seems time to expand the MEvBLOG family now that we've settled in South-Central Texas. We've gotten many requests for more views to be represented on our site and we're nothing if not all about meeting the people's needs.So, without further ado, please welcome both Mindy and Emily to our ranks. See their respective bios below:MINDY - Native San Antonian with a

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-72962572875104234462009-08-07T11:05:00.008-05:002009-08-07T11:33:27.760-05:00

Where were you the first time you saw Cameron's dad's convertible fly through the back window of his parents' garage?How old were you when you realized how cool it would be to have a trash-talking, cigar smoking, big-as-a-sofa-bed uncle stay with you while mom and dad were on vacation?What was it like realizing that - no matter what you did - remnants of a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-56825628947744528792009-08-04T09:22:00.009-05:002009-08-04T11:15:21.049-05:00

Take it from us, there's nothing that reminds you more of your own aged mortality than moving. That "snap, crackle, and pop" you hear this morning isn't your Rice Krispies, it's our joints and what's left of our cartilage.Anyway, many happy greetings from our new home here in South Central Texas (give it up for "The S.A."! )Now back to business...it seems that Gov. Rick Perry also traveled to San

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-49749701418855866392009-07-29T15:55:00.004-05:002009-07-29T16:07:09.739-05:00

That's right sports fans, it's time for us to pack our things and head out because MEvBLOG Central will be relocating to Central Texas - just our blog, mind you, not the entire Beaumont Enterprise...it has been and always will be a steadfast fixture in Southeast Texas.The site hasn't been updated in a while as it's tough to blog when your hands are filled with bubble wrap and packing tape.

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-74000820292646315122009-07-20T15:47:00.008-05:002009-07-21T14:43:07.102-05:00

OK...so we apologize for abandoning you all this past week, but bear with us. There are some exciting changes afoot at MEvBLOG Central - don't worry we're not going away! - and we'll keep you posted.Now that we got that out of the way, we must discuss more important matters. No, not the argument over health care reform or the still-swarming-around-us recession. We must talk about what has

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-14592734965375804242009-07-13T08:50:00.006-05:002009-07-13T11:08:39.300-05:00

Good morning everyone! We at MEvBLOG apologize for scarcely posting these past couple weeks, but our roles at the newspaper have changed so we're not able to blog as often as we'd like. From now on, be sure to check in with us a couple times a week instead of every day.And what of the quizzical, testosterone-fueled headline? Those are a handful of popular Internet keywords our web editor likes us

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-91959381336256857702009-07-06T08:45:00.004-05:002009-07-06T08:58:14.301-05:00

We trust you all had an enjoyable Fourth of July and none of you played any part in an uncomfortable fireworks-related incident.We only bring this up, not to be morbid or wag fingers at anyone, but because it's the perfect segue into the video clip below. Thanks to "NoGermsHere" - a MEvBLOG stalwart - you can call spend about 30 seconds watching The Bang Bang Lady. (Immediately afterward, you'll

Matty Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370362967947506235noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674162238258502840.post-80108220727109357162009-07-01T13:11:00.007-05:002009-07-01T14:07:35.692-05:00

Holy Mother of Air Conditioning, it's hot outside, folks. We've spent about 20 summers in Texas and can never remember it reaching 100 degrees this soon.Walking outside and being hit by the wave of oppressive heat is like walking outside and...being struck by...well...a wave of oppressive heat.Look at that. IT'S SO HOT OUTSIDE WE'VE LOST OUR POWERS OF METAPHORICAL WRITING!Is it hopeless, readers?

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It would actually be an overstatement to say we were shocked by Michael Jackson's death. This isn't to say that, like many, we aren't sad about it but to be perfectly honest we weren't shocked.Yes, Jackson was amping up for his run of 50 shows in London. Yes, there was talk of a new album with Quincy Jones. And, yes, there was the so-persistent-it-must-have-been-true rumor that the Flamingo

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Riddle us this, fair readers...what's the DEAL with the cheating and the politicians? We're not the only ones scratching our heads and asking this question, by the way.Many in the media are curious about the recent onslaught of men who have taken to dancing the horizontal tango with folks - both Argentinian and not - to whom they're not married.Governor Mark Sanford from South Carolina (pictured

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Here in the Mont many locals embark on air travel via the Southeast Texas Regional Airport - a quaint little transportation center that makes up for what it lacks in nominal quality with free parking, breeze-through security, and well-stocked vending machines.However not all have as easy go at their local airports - especially if you're an unaccompanied minor on Continental these days.The fact is

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None of us here at MEvBLOG Central are fathers...that we know of. (Kidding!) However, that doesn't preclude us from appreciating the member of the family often unappreciated and overlooked in today's culture.When we were young bloggers, and asked our Italian father why we had to do something (mow the lawn, go fetch the newspaper, make him a sandwich, etc.), he would answer us by striking a

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Dear Continental Airlines,Greetings to you, oh carrier of air travelers both near and far! We're writing because you've recently been in the news - and not in a good way.(Though, to be honest, it hurts our brains to think of a time when you, or any other airline, were in the news in a good way...maybe back when flying was considered swinging and cool, like cigarettes and three-martini lunches.

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What would you do with $300,000? We took a quick poll here at MEvBLOG Central and the general consensus is to spend it on the following: trips, houses, debt, and miscellaneous fun-ness.(Also, our Irish co-worker suggested creating a debaucherous night-time tryst we can't repeat on a family blog such as this.)What did NOT make the list? Using the total sum to buy a parking space.Recently, in the

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We just want to get this out there...Rush Limbaugh is a tool. And so is Newt Gingrich. Some of our die-hard conservative readers - who are always welcome at MEvBLOG parties no matter what (they bring the best booze, of course) - will probably want to tear our heads off for this.However...let's examine the cases against them collectively, shall we?EXHIBIT A - Gingrich recently spent the whole of a

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Good day to you all. Here's a special Friday edition of MEvBLOG Headlines with a couple of stories The Internet told us about. We've learned that when The Internet speaks, it's wise to listen. (Otherwise we'd never know about the Numa Numa guy.)Anyway, we felt they're both good reminders that no matter how crazy people are in our neck of the woods, there's always someone else who's nuttier. Enjoy

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To the right is an Internet-pulled photo of a very serious Bonnie Tyler circa 198-something (you know, whenever her hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" came out).Doesn't it remind you how far we've come, specifically insofar as the mullet is no longer considered to be fashionable - though I think we can admit there are times when you're out and about and you see someone sporting a little "

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Welcome to Friday ladies and gents. Yes it's only been a four-day week, but for some reason it feels more like a six-day week and we're ready to begin the weekend.Of course we plan on heading to the movies at some point this weekend - regular readers know that we're cinema buffs here at MEvBLOG Central - and thought we'd give you the skinny on the two biggest ones opening today.Check them out, or

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This morning, in our previous post, we chided the former Veep for being all over the media and going on and on about how safe we aren't. One of our readers - a mister "Jack Bauer" - posted the following comment. We found his question held enough merit to re-post here and reply back.Jack Bauer said...First off, I'll say that I don't like it when previous administrations take shots at the current

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When you do an image search on The Google for Dick Cheney, 50 percent of the results are pictures of him snarling. One of them has his face superimposed on a machine gun-wielding Terminator, and another shows him barring fangs and with demonic red eyes.It seems a lot of people on the Internet are not fond of the former Vice-President. And, since that's where we get our pictures please don't

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We interrupt your regularly bland work day to bring you the following Internet Awesomeness. A certain Irish colleague alerted us to the following trailer for a movie version of "Thundercats" starring Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel, and Hugh Jackman.It might be the raddest thing of all time.It also couldn't be more fake.Some computer-y type folks - most likely after playing a little D&D in their basement -

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So it looks like our prediction that Adam Lambert was a shoe-in for the Idol title was wrong. It makes us feel better that a LOT of people agreed with us, but no matter.Kris is a class act and, as an accidentally wise friend pointed out, performers from the South tend to do well on this show - a lot of the core audience comes from the Heartland.Ultimately, we at MEvBLOG Central will probably buy

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Last night's American Idol finale was a snoozefest of epic proportions, and not just because it's so clear that Adam Lambart should win.Yes we know Kris is a nice boy from Arkansas and Adam screams and wears nail polish. But Adam's got pipes and has definitely been the most original throughout the show. We'll grant you that Kris's "Heartless" was seriously off the hook, but we doubt he would have

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Happy Friday Southeast Texas! We apologize for not being around yesterday, but The Google wasn't working and apparently much of The Internets depends on The Google - including this blog - so we couldn't post anything.Instead, we threw ourselves an 1980's pop dance party at MEvBLOG Central. Why, you ask? Because - according to the whippersnappers currently roaming the mall in neon shoelaces,

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And good day to you all.It seems that one of our favorite online resources has been tarnished of late. Wikipedia's quirky, all-knowing name has been dragged through the mud by a ruddy Irish lad.Shane Fitzgerald, a sociology student in Dublin, posted a fake quote on the page of French film composer Maurice Jarre when he recently died. Many blogs and international news outlets ran the quote in

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This one goes out to all the catholics in the house (Holla for Holy Water, ya'll!).As many of you may know, the University of Notre Dame asked President Obama to speak at commencement this year, which has caused quite the kerfuffle.Many catholics oppose this choice primarily because of Obama's liberal stance on abortion - as a Sentor for both Illinois and the United States he voted several times

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Dear Mom,Thirty-three years later, now that you've mothered two boys (one taller and slightly superior to the other), tell us...was the juice worth the squeeze?Looking back on all the times we've had together - you know...the good, the bad, the happy and the sad - are you glad it all turned out the way it did? Would you do it the same way if you had a second chance?We hope so, because we think

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After several comments, e-mails, inter-office requests and one co-worker on the verge of relating an entire episode of E!'s True Hollywood Story, we decided to extend yesterday's Saved by the Bell - themed post and make it a two-parter.You're welcome. (Unless your our dad who, if he's reading this, is probably yelling across the house right now asking our mom what this "Saving the Bell" show is

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We're going to take a break from blogging about "serious issues" - you know, like Wolverine and Jessica Simpson - so that we might touch on something frivolous that brought joy to many of our generation.According to the annals of television history, the 20th anniversary of "Saved by the Bell" is upon us.We know what you're thinking. We feel really old too.Remember how Zack Morris would stop time,

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According to Yahoo!, the following are the MOST IMPORTANT top stories happening in the world today.1) Britain Bans 16 People - The British government published a list yesterday of 16 people it's banishing from their lands. The group included suspected Hamas terrorists, a Jewish extremist, anti-gay protesters and a conservative talk show host from California. Meanwhile, heroin/meth/crack user Amy

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Today is the first of May, and it also happens to be a Friday, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine also happens to be opening today - so all of those things combined means...THE SUMMER MOVIE SEASON IS UPON US!(Yes...this situation calls for ALL CAPS. MEvBLOG isn't equipped with a Dolby THX sound system.)So, if you're tired of sub-par-to-marginal cinematic fair now you can enjoy slightly better material,

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It just dawned on us last night that we haven't posted anything about politics in a while, and we're sure you all miss it.SIDENOTE - Remember this time last year? Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were duking it out in the Democratic primary; nobody except for Alaskans and some frightened caribou had ever heard of Sarah Palin; and MEvBLOG was just a twinkle in the Internet's eye. Ahhh...how times

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We've got one friend formerly obsessed with cola and another devoted to the diet version.Recently, the former gave up all sodas cold turkey in a dramatic show of solidarity with her body.This initially concerned me because, as much as we applaud anyone doing something to bolster his or her health, the stories we've heard of people weaning themselves off soft drinks are not pleasant. Often the

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Good morning Southeast Texas! We safely arrived back to work after a wonderful holiday and have been somewhat out of touch with the happenings of the world. Apparently there's this whole swine flu thing going on of which we knew nothing.According to this article from the BBC, the swine flu is something normally only pigs get, but has mutated so that humans are now susceptible to it as well. We'll

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We're going to take a brief hiatus from MEvBLOG Central because breaks are good and blogging is hard. So when you don't see anything new posted for a few days, don't be alarmed. We haven't abandoned you, we're just on vacation.See you next week!MEvBLOG

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Sometimes, love hurts. Other times, it just burns.Yesterday, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted 49 year-old Mike Allen Dusharme with arson.Dusharme recently went on a date with local woman and, at the end of the evening, he did what any lonely, single man searching for his soul mate would do. He walked the woman to her door and proposed to her.The woman said No, despite the fact that she

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So last week, we chatted with James Belushi who's coming to The Mont this weekend. He'll be performing with Dan Aykroyd at the 2009 Christus St. Elizabeth Gala. The duo are coming as The Blues Brothers and some people - specifically a certain Irish co-worker of ours - call the resurgence of this pair an "abomination.""It's not his place, it was his brother's," he said, stamping his foot and

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Good morning Southeast Texas! All over the country today people are gathering in "Tea Party Protests" - an obvious homage to the Boston Tea Party of 1773 - to express their anger at what they think is too much federal spending on the part of the current administration.And protests of this sort make sense, because things now are JUST like when the British ruled American colonies, taxed them

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Did you hear the one about the flip-flopping horned frog?Last week, Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth announced a plan to create themed student housing that included rooms set aside for students interested in gay and lesbian issues - NOT rooms specifically for gay and lesbian students.This week, according to The Dallas Morning News, the university reversed it's position. The chancellor said

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We're just gonna go ahead and put this out there: something about the Easter Bunny is...a little off.More so in the picture to the right, but still...it's a bunny that stalks your children and brings them eggs in the middle of the night. In our book that equals creepy and also doesn't tie to the Easter celebration of recognizing Christ's resurrection.Or so we thought...we set out to find the

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Quick question folks: How can a restaurant and bar have ONLY ONE pint glass?That is the conundrum we faced last night when we went to dinner at a "Bistro" in Beaumont's West End.After ordering a Guinness, our waitress - a lovely girl whose name shan't be revealed to protect her job - served it to us in a bottle. When we asked for a pint glass, she said, "I'm sorry, but we only have one and

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Well at least Kumar anyway.Actor Kal Penn - pictured at right with "Unknown Lucha Libre Midget" - recently left the TV show House to go work for President Obama's administration. He 'll be an associate director at the Office of Public Liaison and communicate with arts and entertainment groups on behalf of the President, in addition to Asian and Pacific Islander communities.Really? This guy? The

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So...according to the Dallas Morning News, Texas Christian University is now providing special housing for gay and lesbian students.We'd like to note a few things before commenting on this decision...1) TCU is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ, a mainline Protestant faith that includes churches on both the left and right side of the political spectrum.2) Colleges and universities all over

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We have a friend - let's call him "M" - who hates baseball. Because of this, we also wonder if he hates babies, puppies and America but we'll take the high road and assume it's just baseball he loathes.According to M - no relation to Judi Dench - our national pastime moves too slow for his tastes. He much prefers football, basketball and...fishing.Methinks we can all agree that if you enjoy

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Right off the bat, we want to apologize if anyone is offended by the suggestive art to the right. We did our best to be appropriate despite the challenges of discretely performing a Google image search for "strippers" from our work computer.The reason for the pic is that yesterday, the Texas House of Representatives approved a new tax on sexually oriented businesses. In a vote of 141 to 1 - the

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In college, the weekend generally started on Thursday. It was fantastic. By the end of the night we'd eventually wind up at our favorite bar, but the good times didn't officially start to roll until after we watched NBC's "Must See TV."At that time, the Thursday night line-up was at it's peak with the hey day of Friends, the final run of Seinfeld and, later, a clever new show called Will & Grace.

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The Chicago Tribune just reported that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius - President Obama's second pick for Health and Human Services Secretary- failed to pay a little over $7,000 in taxes between 2005 and 2007.You're kidding us right? This is some sort of April Fools Day joke. It has to be.Because, if it isn't, we'd like to know how it's possible to nominate SIX people to high-ranking positions all who,

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According to this article on The Huffington Post it's possible the reason we celebrate April Fools' Day is solely to mock the French.Back in the day April 1 marked the new year. When the calendar shifted to start the year on January 1, some French people were slow to change, thus they were labeled "fools."Of course, nobody really knows the origin of April Fools' Day, and this is just one

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Greetings Southeast Texas! We're back from a brief hiatus and ready to blog.First up is the announcement that, according to CNNMoney.com, some workers will see some extra money on their paychecks thanks to the economic stimulus package.WOO-HOO!!! Sing it with us folks..."Moneymoneymoney MO-ney, MO-NEY!"So how much will you get? The above article says eligible singles might get between $10 to $15

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Well Hello Dolly!Right...you've probably heard that one before. Sorry.We bid you good day from Southeast Texas, home of many of your fans, lots of women who strive to look like you and this guy who might be venturing into restraining order territory.(We kid, "The Dolly Lover!" His obsession seems perfectly reasonable.)Anyway, the real reason we're writing to you today is because of an article we

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We love us some breakfast here at MEvBLOG. Everyone knows it's the most important meal of the day as it has everything great about all foods in one meal: meats, cheeses, fruits and carbs. (Oh Lordy, those sweet, sweet carbs!)Also, there's no other meal acceptable to enjoy in pajamas.When we were kids - and "blogging" was a word adults would have assumed had an inappropriate connotation - we

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That's right, Southeast Texas...what better way to start off your week than with a discussion about sex education. You're welcome.As some of you may know, the Texas legislature is now considering a bill that could end abstinence-only sex education programs in public schools.Right now, state law doesn't mandate that Texas schools teach sex education - some districts require it and some don't. But

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So yesterday's post was fun.It involved a lively and spirited debate in the Comments section, which we enjoyed reading because we're nerds, and nerds enjoy debates both lively and spirited.As mentioned yesterday, we can see both sides of this thing. We're sure there's lots more to debate on this subject but no matter which side you fall on the clear winner in this case is soccer.Yes, that's right

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Good afternoon Southeast Texas, we come to you in an indecisive state. For what seems like all day, we've been sitting here like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde trying to figure out where we come down on this whole A.I.G. Bonus-gate debacle.This morning, on our behalf, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 328-93 to tax 90% of the $165 million in taxpayer/bailout-funded bonuses A.I.G. doled out to

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We're not sure about your workplace, but here at MEvBLOG Central we can't stop talking about American Idol - and not just because one of the contestants is from Southeast Texas.It's amazing how much time will be spent after one person asks a simple question like, "What was UP with 'Pork Chop' Sarver's song choice?" or "Did you see Crazy McRocker-pants try to sing Johnny Cash?" or "Ok, seriously..

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Top o' the mornin' to ya, Southeast Texas! It's the day when everybody's Irish! Too bad it's also a day when everybody has to go to work, or else we'd be out enjoying a nice breakfast with a side of Guinness.One of our co-workers is 100% Irish and he claims that today is a racist holiday because it reinforces the negative stereotype that Irish people drink too much.We respectfully disagree and

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Sweden can now add another item on an already impressive list of exports that include a bikini team, meatballs, low-priced furniture assembled with Allen wrenches, and people named Christensen.Scientists at a zoo in Furuvik, a town about 90 miles north of Stockholm - and not a sofabed at IKEA like one might think - have been monitoring Santino the Chimp in the hopes of figuring out how

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Last night was the thrilling conclusion to the week-long exchange of broadcast words between Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and Jim Cramer of CNBC's Mad Money.For us at MEvBLOG Central, The Daily Show is one of the only reasons we haven't gone completely TV-on-the-Internet and the past week has shown why.On March 4, Jon Stewart - who, by the way, has a reputation for being

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We are all over the place this week, folks. Not only have allergies been running a muck, one day we were chasing the former Speaker of the House, and an American Idol runner-up the next. So our post today is a but erratic. Bear with us...we're hopped up on Benedryl and coffee.The David Archuleta Cover ExperienceYesterday, we celebrated the Day After Our 100th Post by guest blogging for our sister

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For our 100th BLOG POST - cue applause, confetti and clinking glasses of champagne - we thought we'd give you, the readers, a gift. It's the gift of song and it's brought to you by Dan and his band.Officially, the troupe is called The Dan Band. What kind of music do they play, you ask, curious about this, your gift? A fair question. We'll let Wikipedia speak on their behalf:"The Dan Band is a

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This past weekend, Southeast Texans were cheated out of an hour of sleep by a British man named William Willet.Willet - whose name conjurers images of an old timer who carries a pocket watch and is related to Benjamin Button - published a pamphlet in July 1907 called "The Waste of Daylight." In it he said that all clocks in London should be advanced in April and "retarded" in September.That's

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Because we took Latin in high school we understand the meaning behind the question, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? For those of you not fortunate to have studied the language of ancient Rome, this translates to "Who watches the watchmen?"SIDENOTE: If you really want to impress women start talking about Latin. Dead languages only used by the Vatican that produce kick ass SAT scores are hot.Anyway,

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OK...so who's been following the recent case of The Democratic Party vs. Rush Limbaugh?For those of you not familiar with this story, it's not an actual court case - though it feels like it holds a permanent place on the docket of The Court of Every Time I Turn on Cable News.Apparently Rush Limbaugh - pictured to the right in the most slimming online photo available that makes him look like a

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In these tough economic times it's nice to know that a bazillionaire Irish rock band is out there looking out for the little guy.Today, U2 releases its eleventh studio album, "No Line on the Horizon." (Be entranced by the reversible cover art to the right.)And you can download it here on Amazon for only FOUR DOLLARS.We're big fans of U2. Once we dated a girl who was offered upfront tickets to one

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