Early yesterday morning I caught an episode of ‘River Monsters’ on Animal Planet spotlighting the ‘Wels Catfish’ found in Europe. I’ve seen catfish that have gotten huge here in the US, but nothing like these things. On the show, they were catching them around 150 lbs, 6 feet long. Now that’s big. Then I saw this website. Just, amazing. Thought I’d do a little googling to see our record here in the US and other places for different kinds of catfish. I’ve seen some really big ones, going to catfish farms with my Dad when I was little- but these fish found outside the US are really beyond anything we could compare. But (once again), even... [Read more...]
2 Mar
For various reasons, I decided to pull my 10 year old out of the public school system and begin homeschooling. He had a great nearly 5 years at a top school in our area, but now, at least until high school (maybe after) we’re taking this education on here at home. He has always been a straight A student, well-liked by all the kids, but he’s not really being challenged… and for some reason his reading was being stifled. There’s a program called AR (Accelerated Reader) where they choose any book they want to read that’s in the system, and test on it afterward. He chose 10 novels this year that were far beyond what they considered his level- many of them being... [Read more...]
3 Feb
Did you know Charles Dickens was an ass? Well, he was. I love his novels- and because I have been so enamored by his words, I’ve read about him and watched documentaries to find the heart of his inspiration. He did have a pretty screwed up childhood. He was forced to work before even reaching his teens due to his father’s debts. His father was actually sent to a prison for those with debts, and the whole family (except Charles) went to the prison with him. And after the debts were settled, his mother decided to keep Charles at work because they still needed the money. Yeah, I can see how that would scar a person. And the dissatisfaction he had with his mother for this totally... [Read more...]
21 Jan
I’ve mentioned these kinds of things before… so second verse, same as the first. Anyhow, growing up, and as a young adult- I always identified the following things with intelligence: knowing at least one other language, playing chess, being an avid reader, and playing at least one instrument well. It may sound stupid to some people- but those things in my eyes make a well-rounded person. You can speak about a lot of things, you can understand things from a different tongue, you can be entertained by a game that takes real skill, and you can simply be entertaining. Growing up, and even today- I am known as a person who knows a little bit about a lot of things, never completely... [Read more...]
4 Dec
I can’t believe another awesome Alex O’Loughlin TV series is being canceled. I was a huge fan of Moonlight, and a fan of Three Rivers. Very different show (I preferred him as a vampire, lol) but I truly enjoyed both shows I’ve actually enjoyed everything he’s been in (movies, The Shield, Criminal Minds). I really am getting pretty sick of CBS at this point. Having a weekly ‘fix’ of Alex is going to be no more… just after I was getting over the loss of Moonlight. Read More →
10 Nov
I know it’s not even December- but I like to start the Christmas season right after Halloween Make the most of the decorations. Read More →
28 Oct
She posted this on her Facebook page: The LA Times included a very brave editorial this morning, “Courting Anglicans,” including these words, “supporters of gay rights in particular — many of them Christians — should try to dispel the notion that belief in God is imcompatible with full equality for gays and lesbians.” And here is the LA Times article: Courting Anglicans The pope’s welcoming of Anglicans disaffected by their church’s greater openness only shows how far the gay-rights movement has to go to dispel religious intolerance. This week’s announcement that the Roman Catholic Church will welcome disaffected Anglicans en masse is of primary... [Read more...]
30 Sep
Wednesday: is a day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. This day is between Tuesday and Thursday. The astrological sign of the planet Mercury represents Wednesday — Dies Mercurii to the Romans, with similar names in Latin-derived languages, such as the French Mercredi and the Spanish Miércoles. In English, this became “Woden’s Day”, since the Roman god Mercury was identified with Woden in northern Europe. * You may have read the 10 worst movies of the decade on Yahoo today: 10. Witless Protection (2008) 9. Redline (2007) 8. 3 Strikes (2000) 7. Strange Wilderness (2008) 6. Superbabies:... [Read more...]
15 Sep
I’ll do that from time to time… damn the humanity! Better get used to it, I wasn’t born divine So how’s everyone? Rock on! Glad to hear it I’ve been keeping busy, writing articles for a group I have elsewhere online, and other day-to-day mumbo jumbo. I’m pretty upest about the death of Patrick Swayze. That’s definitely something worthy of note right now. As I posted on somewhere else: For many, their minds will go straight to ‘Dirty Dancing’ and ‘Ghost’, but for me… it goes straight to ‘The Outsiders’ and the awesome TV mini-series ‘The North and the South’. For me, he will always be Darrel... [Read more...]