Another posting that got ate up, and had to be mostly recreated from scratch. Somebody's out to get me today. I used to be real good about saving as I wrote something. Guess I'll have to get back into that habit again.
The news continues to look good. It's now looking that not only is Obama gaining ground (and McCain's abandoning Michigan), but the election is his to lose. Not only that, but the Repugnicans are starting to realize that they are facing massive losses in the election. And McCain is waking up to the fact that his "Yeah, I'm for change, too. Yeah, that's the ticket." spiel isn't working, so he's going by that old political mainstay going negative and attacking Obama. Forget prayer being the last refuge of the scoundrel, it's mudslinging. My hopes that this is our 1980 are starting to come true. I just wish that so many people had to be so bad off for it to become apparent.
But that doesn't mean that their base has given up. No, I don't mean the haves and the have mores. I mean the "Christian" right-wingers. They haven't been discouraged by W's inability to make abortion illegal, even after two terms in office. In fact, they call the banning of partial-birth abortions a success, despite being something that 90+% of everybody was against, and not seeing it as a ploy to pander to them. And W's come up short on bringing about the Apocalypse, but Sarah Palin's on deck, so all isn't lost for them.
There have been a couple of e-mails they've been circulating that have been brought to my attention: first, this e-mail written by a Palin supporter that they claim is verified by Truth Or Fiction, but the author at the link says she didn't check it through that site or "Snopes (which is liberal-leaning)"
I must've missed a meeting. When has liberal meant checking and verifying facts. Not even the "liberal" media does it that much anymore. Maybe it's the opposite of truthiness.
But in any event, Mr. King's e-mail about Sarah Palin is nowhere to be found on the ToF website, although a couple of similar e-mails were verfied as true.
And there there was another e-mail that was sent "who have yet to decide who to vote for, or are leaning toward Hussein Obama." Another apparent attempt to try to tie Obama to Saddam that the respondent would likely reply "I didn't mean that. Did I say that anywhere?" I don't suppose it would do any good to point out that while that is his middle name, he doesn't go by it, and that came from his paternal grandfather. Or the fact that Iraq had nothing to do with September 11th, but while most everyone else has come to that realization, I doubt anyone in that circle will. The e-mail in question is to point out a connection betweeen Senator Obama and ACORN, a charge that has been debunked. While it is a welcome relief to four years ago when I had to sit here and watch Kerry get Swift-Boated, I wonder if it will do any good.
I was prepared to reply and spread the word. I found the original Palin e-mail that I wrote about, the New York Times article that paints Palin as vindictive against anyone she perceives is against her, the VP debate fact check article I linked to the other day, but decided against it. Why? Because it technically wasn't my e-mail, and although I had authorization to access it, I wasn't sure if I could interject myself into the proceedings. Second, because although I would love to convert those who believe otherwise, I don't think it would do any good, especially with this group. They're the type that will either believe what the other side is saying, or so they'll respond by saying they don't want to hear what you have to say to defend yourself and say the argument is over, because in their mind they know that they're wrong and won't be able to withstand that fact. The original e-mail would've been discredited by the author's acknowledgement of errors and corrections (no matter how small), the New York Times is a liberal rag out to attack them and theirs', and do the facts really work in the face of Truthiness? They've fallen for the Palin okey-doke, as Mike Norton points out and also points to this excellent analysis of the debate and the aftermath.
I don't know if my relaying all this here will work, as I am preaching to the choir (as it were) and the fact that it looks like I've lost some of my 5 readers, but like a lot of you, I'm not thinking about resting until November 5th. And maybe this intelligence might do some good. Here's hoping.
On a lighter note, here's the Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart.

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I was well into a draft of this post earlier when the computer ate it up. If I were a Christian blogger, I'd say it was the devil trying to keep information from getting to you. I guess it's a comfort to know that some peoples' troubles are worse than yours.
I take some comfort that the Orphan Works Bill is down. But not out, as it looks like the fight will resume in January. Anything to make it easier for the companies and harder for the creators. And with the competition of creative works being so high, the companies can offer crumbs to the creators who come to them, hat in hand, begging them to let their precious works be seen by the outside world. And the businesses have the extra benefit of making the creators feel that they're doing them a big favor to bring their creation out into the world, and that they'll probably go to the poorhouse for being such a generous patron, that the creators should be greatful for letting them do that, and don't dare ask for more gruel. All the while somehow managing to keep the wolf at the door and rake in all the money that if called on it, can be explained away by keeping the machinery operating, and won't be anything worthwhile left over. Then you ask about the profit in their statements. That's usually when the conversation ends, usually with a security escort if you're lucky, roughing up by goons if not.
It's good to see that the creative side is starting to wake up to the fact that it's not the only way to get their work out there. Thanks to the internet, having to provide a physical copy that needs to still work it's way through the distribution cycle to be presented as a possible purchase to the consumer is elimated, as well as a good chunk of the costs involved in that product. With pdf's, mp3, video, etc. that can be downloaded and enjoyed without having to have a hard copy, the costs go down, and therefore so do the obstacles to getting your work out there. During the recent writer's strike over mainly the internet (with resolving the question of videotapes back in the 80s that the companies claimed weren't much money to be had, that has since grown and evolved into DVDs and on the verge of the next format beyond that) Joss Whedon did more than carry a picket sign: he put up his money to produce Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a project that the creative people involved will reap the revenue from, even after initially offering it for free (wha-huh?), and offering as a download for pay, and an mp3 soundtrack with CD and DVD to come. With this business model Whedon is sure to recoup his six-figure investment, and more important, show others how easily it can be done. As was demonstrated with the introduction of moveable type printing presses, and more recently with the publication of the Destroyer Duck benefit comic, creators now know it's easier to create and distribute their product without the patronage of big business.
And while the music industry eventually woke up and saw the viability of mp3 downloads as a viable business option, especially in the wake of declining CD sales (mainly due to consumers eventually getting everything they wanted on CD, and the lack of new product worthy of purchase) they are still mired in the tar pits, thinking that the plan to recover lost revenue is to sue anyone who looks at them funny. And the musicians are waking up to this fact, realizing that it's easier to get their product out there than under the old business model. Some bands have made deals more beneficial to them, even offering their CDs as exclusives to retailers, such as the Eagles and AC-DC's deals with Wal-Mart. And there are some that are looking for ways to better control their music and get it out to the public. And there are some who don't want to be stuck in the tar pits, like "Weird Al" Yankovic who when faced with the changing dynamics of the music market create fragmented markets that make it harder to create a parody song if most people haven't heard the original, to wanna-bes uploading their mp3s and videos onto YouTube creating more competition (further hamstrung by Yankovic's insistence to secure permission for his song parodies, something his brethren do not secure). But "Weird Al" will not go gentle into that good night and live off his royalties and glory days: he plans to market and release his new songs online as they are created, not waiting for an album's worth to be released. Some of us old timers may miss having an album's worth of songs to enjoy, but maybe this new way will work as well.
I can tell you one way it's improved: when the Watchmen trailer was released last July, it was done to the soundtrack of the Smashing Pumpkins song "The Beginning Is the End Is The Beginning". Thanks to the internet, I was able to find out the name of the song within a short time of the trailer's release online, certainly before it's official release in front of The Dark Knight. Before the internet, who knows when I would find out the name of the song or who did it. If I somehow got up the courage to ask in a record store, I'd probably get a weird look in return. I got enough of those in my life to further sing the praises of the internet. But thanks to the internet tubes, not only did I know the name of the song, and that they also released a similarly named "The End Is The Beginning is The End" which sounds similar, but isn't the song I was looking for, but that it was originally on the Batman and Robin soundtrack. So instead of haunting the record stores for a copy of the soundtrack to that cinematic masterpiece, or having to buy a whole Smashing Pumpkins album for that one song, I was able to go to Amazon and download it DRM-free (and hassle free) and enjoy it before I saw the trailer in the theatre.
I plan to continue this discussion with how TV series (and the studios) can benefit from this new paradigm (once again, the internet to the rescue! Thanks to dictionary.com, you were spared the faux pas of me spelling the word "paradyme") creating a win-win situation.

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Whenever you see that something in the store comes with a rebate, you wonder why the stores advertise it at the price after rebate? While technically true, there's the hassle of getting everything together to mail, and you have to provide more and more proof that you bought the item, and wait for weeks or months for your money, and sometimes you get a response that you missed one step in getting the rebate (forgot the firstborn with the receipt with purchase price circled, proof of purchase cut out, etc) so you don't get it, and by then even if you had what was needed, either the deadline's passed or you've thrown out the piece of evidence needed to get your rebate. Of course, the companies count on that, so they can look like they're offering a deal when they really aren't. Also, a lot of them hire companies to fulfill the rebates that are paid a certain amount that they get to keep what's left over after the rebate's over. And now they aren't necessarily paying in cash. Some are offering a debit card that you must use in 6 months or start losing as "fees" are taken out. Check the link also for tips on how to make sure you get the rebate, which is a stopgap measure until the companies realize people are fed up with jumping through hoops for the money they're told they'll save, and would prefer the savings up front.

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The verdict's been returned, and the news is out. O.J.'s guilty. Amd it took long enough after Yahoo! teased that a verdict had been reached, but when you click on the link, yes, it was true a verdict had been reached, but it hadn't been returned until everybody involved got back in the courtroom. They promise additional updates as they develop, so there may be additional news since I linked this story. Isn't the internet supposed to be instanteneous instead of cloy and teasing like TV?

Or will vote for? Time paradoxes give me a headache. According to Ain't It Cool News this footage was leaked, disappeared, then reappeared again. It was active at the time of posting this, hopefully it'll still be here by the time you get to see it:

Judging from the music from the beginning of the clip, I would guess that it's from the upcoming "Treehouse of Horror" episode. I hear there's also a takeoff of It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown featuring Milhouse.

It's a lot better now than it used to be as far as getting cable, internet connection or telephone service. It used to be that there was one service, take it or leave it, and they'll be out on a day of their choosing, anytime from 9am to 5pm. And that's if you were lucky and lived in an area where you could get service. Nowadays, there's competition for your business, even if you live out in the sticks like I do. Instead of getting take it or leave it service, Charter is actually running a contest where you can get a lot more than just cable, internet and phone service. They're giving away a Honda Civic Hybrid worth over $24,000 and has such features as Polished Metal Metallic, up to 45 mpg highway, fabric interior, USB audio interface, 110-hp, 8 valve, SOHC i-VTEC® 4-cylider engine; continuously variable transmission, and an MP3 auxiliary input jack. There's no purchase necessary to enter. And even if you don't win, you'll still come out ahead by saving money on the Charter's service specials if you sign up. So there's green for your pocket, and possibly green for the environment.

Apparently the big news of the day in the comics world is that Wizard COO Fred Pierce has been let go. Apparently this news is welcome in some quarters as he wasn't that well liked. In fact, Sean T. Collins' reaction was this:

Actually, I don't care that much for Wizard magazine, having stopped reading it months ago. I do still read Toyfare where their news and pictures and the Twisted Toyfare Theatre (that was Robot Chicken before Robot Chicken) outweighs the adolescent hijinks in their publications. So why am I even talking about this? Because I dearly want to play that video myself on November 5th. I want to find my Star Wars Trilogy CD box set to be able to play the tune. If not, I'm going back here to play it. Maybe even reposting it. Please just let me have this one thing.

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My cold is still making it's last stand in my chest, and as usual, it's taking forever to leave. I sound better than I did yesterday. Unfortunately, Kathy's sounding as bad today as I did yesterday. But we had to go out to run a couple of errands, and we stocked up on cold medicine we were out of or running low on and some ice cream for each of us. We're off to watch the next couple of episodes of Lost. The thing is, it's the 6th and 7th episodes of season 2, so we're way behind. And there's really nobody else to talk to about them since we're late to the party. We also don't want to go through them too fast because when we're caught up there's going to be at least a week's wait between episodes instead of the pace we're going through them. We started just after they started showing the reruns on Sci-Fi and G4, but we missed the first couple and I got the first disc of season 1 from the library and got hooked. Tonight's the first two episodes of Star Wars: Clone Wars that we got set up to record on the TiVo, but when we'll see them between the Lost crack binges I don't know.

Like a lot of people, I'm currently what's politely called between insurance plans, but what is really no insurance. Sure, I can get on my wife's insurance, but the cost would jump up. But right now it seems the only way to get insurance is to get it through work where the employers pay part of it, because how else can you afford it? Fortunately, there's another way: with Kaiser Permanente California you can answer a few questions and have a variety of plans to choose from. What's good about Kaiser is that they're non profit so there aren't shareholders involved or the pressure to maximize profits, which for health insurance means having to deny people the very thing that they're paying for. Who wants to deal with a company that puts profits ahead of people? You don't live in California? No problem, Kaiser offers coverage in other states, such as Kaiser Permanente Colorado and Kaiser Permanente Georgia to choose from. So even if you have coverage, why not check out what they have to offer? If you can get something better, why not?

One of the feeds I subscribe to is the Mental Floss blog. Unlike other blogs that magazines and other publications put out, this one is an excellent supplement to get you through the 2 months between issues. And there were a couple of good ones out today, such as 6 crises that keep economists up at night. Have you heard about the Irish Potato Famine, but not exactly sure what it was? And you know the news stories about how much oil is trading for by the barrel? Wait until you read how much it was during the Arab Oil Embargo and the Energy Crisis of the late 70s.
Another good article they had today is clarifying horror myths. And I second their thumbs up to the Snopes web site. An excellent way to kill a few hours following up on what you've heard (or haven't heard) getting to the bottom of each story. And while we're at it, here's the latest Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed.

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Roger Ebert on why he didn't like John McCain's performance at the debate last week. Is this going to be a sign as Gore's sighs during his debate? It's a shame Ebert didn't care for Blindness since that sounded like a movie I wanted to see. But it's cool that he uses the latin phrase that Alan Moore got "Who watches the watchmen?" But in the translation he uses the alternate phrase (and I'm sure you're sick of me mentioning Shawn when I mention Watchmen) that Shawn told me that the latin phrase could be also translated into "who guards the guardians?" as he took latin in high school. Alas, there's also a low rating for Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist. Don't you hate when a film you're looking forward to gets a bad review? Fortunately, he gave good reviews for Religulous and Flash of Genius (I like Ebert's rant against corporations. Hopefully it's another sign the tide's turning like it did back in 1980, only in favor of the little guy). Yeah, like I'm going to get to go out to the movies soon.
But back to politics, mainly because I wanted to share this with you: Bizarro Sarah Palin.
And Steve Olson passed long this link that I'm sure I'm going to check out again in the next month: Stop worrying about the election.

Maybe what I need is a change of location. There doesn't seem to be anything going on here in the middle of nowhere, and I'm tired of having to drive to get anywhere. I know Scott Kurtz is thinking of moving up to Seattle. Maybe what we need to do is to check this list of Seattle Realtors that can help you get the best property for your money. These Realtors in Seattle have been certified, have completed at least 10 transactions in the past year, they're members of the local board of realtors, and have been certified by the state of Washington. Even better, they want to help you avoid the financial pitfalls in buying a house and not only want to save you money, but make sure you have the right house for your needs now and in the future.

As I've said before, when it comes to the debates for president and vice president, unless one does so bad and it's so obvious to everybody, the person they was supporting before the debate will the one that say who won. And it doesn't help that peoples' expectations of Sarah Palin (including her own party) was to not screw up and be a moose in the headlights, and she didn't. I wished I got a Palin Bingo card, I glanced at them, but usually cards like this created in the past don't produce the expected result such as mentioning any of the terms, because by the time she said Joe Six Pack I knew the game was on. Of course, they couldn't have predicted Palin winking into the camera. And even Kathy was distracted by the number of times she said "you betcha".
It's good to see that some of the articles coming out are saying that Joe Biden did better in the debates, and it's not even the usual suspects crowing that. Even the local paper is touting similar results, and I can't fault them with starting with analysis of Palin, as I think that's the first thing anyone wanting to know about the debate would want to know. And they've produced a handy fact-check guide to compare what was said with the facts. And here's the Washington Post's fact checks done live.

I can remember when I was a kid and would hear about Disneyland in California. It might as well have been on the moon as far as my chances of getting to go. And then the news came out that Disney was building another theme park in Florida. We had relatives that lived in the area. It seemed like there was a chance! I can also remember talking to my cousin Steve after it opened and getting tips on going to an amusement park that I've kept to this very day. The most important one: waiting on doing your souvenir shopping until the end of the day so you don't have to worry about carrying your purchases around all day. Yes, I know there's lockers you can put them in, but that seems like a different kind of hassle, not to mention expense, and what if you forget about it? It's good that old lessons like this can stay with you.
But it wasn't until 1974 that our family actually got to go down there. It seemed that my parents were never happy with any of the hotels we stayed at and we kept changing them almost nightly. But it was worth it all to finally take the monorail up to the Magic Kingdom itself. I had read that Space Mountain was slated to open that summer, and coming up it looked like it was completed, but alas, the driver announced that it would be later that year before it opened. I would lie if I said that it was soon forgotten, but even back then Disney had a good theme park going. My favorite attractions were the Haunted Mansion and the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. You know how there's a ride or attraction at a theme park that doesn't get the long lines but you really enjoy? It would be that submarine ride for me. I was disappointed that it closed down, and that they never really did anything to replace it in that space, but the new submarine ride they're getting ready with a Finding Nemo theme sounds exciting. I can't wait to see it next time I go down there.
And there's other places I can't wait to see next time either such as Disney's Hollywood Studios, Universal Orlando, Islands of Adventure, and more. And my wife would love to go back to the Holy Land Experience. With all of those places it'll cost a small fortune to get tickets. Fortunately with Disney world tickets there's a place to get all sorts of deals on tickets, and who knows? Maybe we'll save enough money to buy more souvenirs at the end of the day, capping off a fun and exciting day at the park.

I'm watching the debate right now. Of course, Palin is very telegenic. And it's good to see Biden striking back against the lies being perpetuated. And I'm following Peter David's live blogging of the debate. And one of the commenters in that thread linked to this posting refuting some of Sarah Palin's lies that she repeats. From what I see so far, I don't know how it's going to turn out. And this time, CNN's having their group divided by men and women (what a coincidence, that's who debating) and their reaction to the debate. It's not necessarily going along gender lines.

Yes, it's fall and football season's here. But did you know that there's another football that more popular and fervently followed by it's fans? What we call soccer over here is called football over in Europe, and if what you've been exposed to in the past makes you think it isn't as comparable, think again. It reminds me of the movie Green Street Hooligans where Elijah Wood is over in England and getting into the sport. He's asked to play goalie for his friend's student and Wood thinks it's just a kid, it's going to be easy. It isn't, and he gets schooled quickly. And he learns quickly how intensly devoted the fans are. And if that can be channeled into this virtual football game that's coming up, they've really got something. I never got into those MMO games such as World of Warcraft, but I can see where the football fans can easily get sucked into this and play for hours in this virtual world. You can design your own character, develop him in different aspects of the game, and even set up teams with your friends and mates and take on the online world. Who needs Madden when you've got this?

Here's another one for Shawn. Zack Snyder showed 28 minutes of Watchmen last night and answered questions, and the news is all over it today. The Beat has a summary of some of the news. And ComingSoon.net has a minute-by-minute description of the footage. I wasn't sure about doing a history overview over Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A'Changing" but I happened to have the Essential Bob Dylan CD and gave it a listen. Given Snyder's effective use of Johnny Cash's "When The Man Comes Around" over the opening credits to his Dawn Of The Dead remake I can see where he can pull this off. And I don't mind a two hour 45 minute cut, or even longer. I am disappointed that there's going to be nothing extra for the IMAX, so I don't see paying the extra money just to see it blown up.

Like my wife said yesterday I can't believe it's October already. Which means that Halloween's coming up and you can see all the displays for Halloween at the stores now. There's some stores that have Christmas displays up now, but that's another story and another fire to put out for another day. Rather than go down to the store and go through what they got to find they don't have the costume you want, or not in your size, or the tarted up ones that you don't want your daughter to wear until she's 35, why not go try Halloween Costume Stores that have what you want in your size?
You know that me being a big comics fan that I'd pick one of these Superhero Costumes to wear. But I'm like the mind of comedian Lewis Black and feel an adult doesn't have to have Halloween as an excuse to wear a costume and that if you're grown up and want to dress up like Batman, go for it. Fortunately, they have just the thing for me here:

I bet I could put Adam West to shame in this, couldn't I?
Unfortunately, we don't have any kids, but we are kids. I have my comics that I'm going to hand out for Halloween to the Trick-Or-Treaters this year that I ordered especially for the holiday, Peanuts and Bone Halloween comics. We like to hand out treats that rot your brain, not your teeth.

There's a lot going on, with the votes on the bailout bill in Congress and the vice presidential debate tonight (get your Palin Bingo card here and play along) and the election seems so far away, but did you know the voter registration deadline is coming up? Monday is the deadline in a lot of states, and in some places the deadline is as soon as this Saturday. If you could do me a favor: if you're not registered to vote yet, please do so. Check here to find out the deadline for registering and then go here to find out what's needed to register to vote in your state. In some cases, they have the form you need so you can download and fill it out before it goes where it needs to go. You might be able to register by answering a few questions here. Or if you're a college student going to school in a different state than your home state, you can go here to find out where your vote will count more. The Supreme Court has ruled that college students can vote in either their school state or home state. (But that's for the benefit of those who wonder. Every vote counts and it's important that we get as many people as possible registered as soon as possible. It's called "the ground game," and it's where we always lose to the Republicans. Each of us need to commit to doing something in the next 48 hours to get the unregistered registered. So if you could write about this subject and/or link to this post, I'd appreciate it.
My cold has moved from my head to my chest, so I don't know if I can do more than write this post and ask all of you to spread the word, but I'll try.

With Smallville coming to a close the CW is looking for a replacement. One possibility they're looking at is The Graysons about the adventures of young Dick Grayson and his family before the circus came to Gotham. With the talk of "a fresh take", it looks like they're going to do some revisioning a la Smallville. I never was able to get into the show, and thought the WB should've went with Bruce Wayne for a show, or at least let him appear in an episode of Smallville.
And in case you haven't read already Kenneth Branaugh is in talks to direct the Thor film, and current Thor writer J. Michael Stracyznski thinks it's cool.

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