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Trump was a no-go for me ever since one of his branded entities told a former boss of mine that they had no intention to pay the final payment for our software because they didn't really have to, that they'd sue our company if we stopped supporting the product (without us receiving any further payments), and if we didn't like it, we could sue them, but they didn't believe that we had enough resources to carry through the years of litigation necessary to collect.

Ebert started out with SF fandom (fanzines) before he went into journalism. I believe that it's why he'd rate movies on the merits of the film compared to others in the genre, as well as whether it was just a great movie in general.

A little over an hour ago, I received a call from the humane society in Mom's town--it seems that Mom's med-tech managed to sneak them in to rescue the cat. They've promised to try to find him a good, quiet home, and will have him up on their adoption page soon. It's probably some of the best news that I've heard all day. Work normally gives 3 days for bereavement, but it takes me pretty much a whole day to fly up and a whole day to fly back. They're going to let me burn a few vacation days on short notice to pad out the trip. Thank you all for your condolences and prayers, it is deeply appreciated.

Phone rang just as my alarm went off, was my Mom's number. Her med-tech found her dead this morning. That part I can deal with. It's the damn family who live near her who all swooped in and have to put their egos into things. They've already decided to have animal control come in and euthanize her cat. They're pissed off that I asked to make sure that the apartment was locked up by the med-tech (who has the key) because she isn't "family". And another one is confused as to why they have a safety deposit box key left with them for me if they aren't allowed to open it by the bank.

The layout reminds me of the program ads in TV Guide when I was growing up. It just needs a blank space for the local affiliate information and time/day.

I think that it may be fancy modern wording for "long pork" from very specific sources. You know, like certified organic Soylent Green.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/30/1554556/-Sham-Group-Election-Justice-USA-Set-Up-By-Dead-Enders-To-Smear-Hillary

We're in the mirror universe where Spock has a handlebar.

Looks like a warped one of these: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Sontaran

"Hail, Hydra!"

"Do you want me to pull this convention over?" "But Mom! They started it first!"

So, it's Australian poutine?

Disney in the early 80s was a studio in trouble, and they really didn't know how to break out of the "G" ratings, and into more adult material*. I'm sure that the powers that be had approved Something Wicked This Way Comes without realizing just how dark the film would be, and I can understand them having some jitters about the director's cut that was handed to them. They spent another $5 million on changing the score, rewriting and reshooting several of the scenes with a new director. There are some scenes that are referenced on the Intrada CD release that correspond to parts which were completely changed during those reshoots. Here's a sample of what the score was like**: *It was Michael Eisner who ultimately found a way for Disney to do "R" rated movies--by releasing them under the Touchstone Pictures imprint. Eisner took over Disney in 1984, the year after Something Wicked was released. **I'd recommend going to the Intrada site and listening to some of the available tracks. The "Main Theme" is actually a bit more intense than the portion referenced in the Youtube clip, and the "Calliope (Mr Dark Theme)" and "Mirrors" are definitely moody. http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.9969/.f

"Funeral March - Version 1 (Mr. Dark Theme)" from the unused Georges Delerue soundtrack for Something Wicked This Way Comes. The score was seen as "too dark", and the movie was re-scored by James Horner before its release.

I voted for him in 1988, mainly because he wasn't Michael Dukakis.

That actually looked entertaining.

I can understand that. Many of the big candy companies have been tinkering with their chocolate mixtures (taking out cocoa butter and substituting in palm and coconut oils), and I generally find the results to be somewhere between blah and disgusting. I'm generally good with the premium chocolates, but then I eat only a very small amount, before I'm done. I also find that, when I'm out, there are very few chocolate desserts that I really enjoy, because they don't really have enough contrast in flavors*. *One of the local pubs does a chocolate bread pudding with a stout-based hard sauce. It's extremely good, but also requires several friends to finish.

Shadows on the sun Another night's begun It's always dark in Luna Park Wind across the moon Electric storms and soon a flying spark in Luna Park And when we're getting higher we're happy Somebody's eating fire we're happy The big wheel in the sky will make you scream Come on, join a line The ghost train leaves on time It's always dark in Luna Park On the shooting range the plastic prizes never change So make your mark on Luna Park And when we're getting higher we're happy Somebody's eating fire we're happy The big wheel in the sky will make you scream Thunder. I wonder? A storm will come one day to blow us all away like dust on the moon In Luna Park it can't be dark too soon A storm is coming soon Like dust on the moon Every night we go to the latest horror show and hear the screams in Luna dreams Fortune-tellers muse on palms that bode bad news The future's dark in Luna Park And when we're feeling scared we're happy With circuses and bread we're happy The whirling fair machines are all we need Thunder. I wonder? A storm will come one day to blow us all away like dust on the moon In Luna Park it can't be dark too soon

Definitely, feel better soon.

Reagan started out as a Democrat, and then switched to Republican, does that count?

I understand that some Republicans just have a wide stance.

I don't know what it means, but when I look up my old house there, it's pixelated out on Google Street View. Maybe, it's afraid that I'm stalking it.

I lived in Florida for almost 10 years, in a small town that's now probably a suburb of Orlando.

Jeb!