Last week's movie was Tombstone, and I'm going to have to call it a tie. I like Drew's quote better, but I think he misquoted it. I think the real line is "Why Ike, whatever do you mean?" The Johnny Ringo line is "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave." Close, but no bottle of whiskey.
Let's make it a little easier this week. If you don't know this one, somebody needs to get you a Netflix membership.
"We got no food, no jobs… our PET'S HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!"
Best of lucky!
The headline: Gore's Mansion Uses More Energy After 'Going Green'
Enviro-crusader Al Gore just finished up renovating his home in Tennessee to make it more eco-friendly. After spending more than $16,000 on improvements that will surely save this soon-to-be-melting planet, "the former vice president uses an average of 17,768 kWh per month — 1,638 kWh more energy per month than before the renovations."
Some perspective; according to the Energy Information Administration's website, the average American household uses 920 kilowatthours (kWh) per month. In other words, Al Gore uses 1,900% (19x) more electricity per month than the average American household. In fact, the additional amount of electricity Gore uses each month since the renovation is nearly double the amount a "normal" family uses each month.
Frankly, the High Priest of Hype wouldn't be any more hypocritical if he were actually having polar bears flown in from the Arctic and throwing them into a bear-burning stove to heat his humble abode all winter long. I've said all along that I'd be more inclined to believe the global warming hype if the people proclaiming our impending doom actually believed it.
By the way, this article over on Snopes is kind of fun, too.
As promised, Elsie and I went on a date last night. She loved her pink earrings, and she had all the pizza, salad, breadsticks, and soda that she wanted at Olive Garden. On our way back out to the car she decided we should dance together in the grass for awhile. I kindly obliged.
This evening, a couple of our friends from church are getting married, so I'll get to dance with the *original* princess tonight. What a lucky guy!
Elsie's about 2 1/2 now, and our nursery at church only goes up to age 3. Even if that weren't the case, She's getting to the point where she can control herself well enough to participate in worship without being a complete and total distraction. So, last week we kept her with us through the point in the service where we corporately confess our sins. Each person kneels quietly, in prayer, and then the pastor prays for us and asks God to forgive us for Jesus' sake. Very good stuff. Except when your daughter picks the quietest time in the whole service to throw her fit. There's nothing like hearing your daughter screaming "I don' wanto paay!!!!" as she's being carried out through the back doors.
A few moments before that she showed me that she had lost her earring while she was in the nursery during the Sunday school hour. I told her I thought it was sad that her earring was missing. "That's OK, Daddy," she said, "you can just buy me diamond ones, OK Daddy?" Amanda let her know that there are also pink diamonds. "You get me those. Pink ones, OK Daddy?" I'll be sure to get right on that, Else.
So, tonight I'm taking her out on a date. She's finally at that age where I think it will be fun for both of us, and I've always thought it important for a daddy to date his daughters. I told her that we could go to Cici's Pizza to have pizza, noodles, soda, and cinnamon rolls. "No," she told me, "you take me to Olive Garden."
On my way home tonight I'll be stopping by Claire's to see about some pink "diamond" earrings for Elsie to wear on our date to The Olive Garden. What can I say? She's daddy's little princess. And may she never forget it.
… where Jim rides his bike to work and shows up all sweaty? That was me this morning.
The van's in the shop getting new brakes, and Amanda had a doctor's appointment this morning. I've been meaning to start biking it anyway ever since Jared fixed up the bike I've had since high school, so this was the excuse I needed to finally do it. I'm hoping to make the trip 2 or 3 times a week, but we'll see. Judging from the other folks I saw along the path today, the way to go is to get one of those rack/saddle bags combinations so I can pack my clothes in one side, my lunch in the other, with my shoes on top. Sure, that setup doesn't look very cool, but I think I'm past that. I mean, I even wore a helmet today. It's a sure sign of that I'm getting old when safety (and responsibility) becomes a higher priority than going fast or looking cool.
I also found a great site this morning that let me map my ride to get the distance from home to work. Oddly enough, the site is mapmyride.com. The total distance was 5.58 miles, and you can see the route I took here.
Any other bicycle commuters among us? I'd be curious to know who else does this sort of thing, and any tips you might have for me.
I was listening to Dave Matthews Band's Similar Artists this morning when "My Way" by Frank Sinatra came on.
Can somebody please explain to me how Frank and Dave could possibly be considered similar artists?
Alright, time to pick a winner… After much deliberation, I think I'm going to have to go with TXGMa's "Sew like the wind!" quote from The Three Amigos! That whole scene is pretty hilarious. "If only we had known this sooner." Ha!
However, I have to admit that if Pete, my 4 1/2 yr old son, was literate, he would have taken home the trophy. He was playing outside this week when a small jet flew over. Amanda asked him if it was a fighter jet or a passenger jet. He told her that he thought it was a mail plane. She asked him how he could tell, and he replied (with perfect timing and delivery), "Didn't you see its little balls?"
That kid cracks me up.
Now, on to this week's quote:
You gonna do somethin'? Or are you just gonna stand there and bleed?
Remember, I'm not just looking for the title of the film. You need to reply with a quote from the same film. And, preferable, said quote would be a really good one.
Keep in mind that even if you don't know it right away, you can check back later in the week and use other people's comments as clues. See? You had no idea how rich and exciting this game could be!
Good luck!
Boys like to consume and destroy things, but men understand the joy of creating and restoring.
Agree?
Leighton over at My Best Investments has a weekly feature called Movie Line Friday. Being a fan of alliteration, I thought maybe we could try Movie Line Monday over on my side of the fence.
Here are the rules; each Monday I will post a line (or lines) from a movie. If you know the movie, you will reply in the comments section with another line from the same movie. The person with the best follow up quote (from the same film, obviously, and judged objectively by yours truly) will receive special mention in the next week's post, along with praises and accolades for generations to come.
An example:
Woman 1: Are you the Keymaster?
Man 1: Not that I know of.
You would reply with something like:
Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say "YES"!
Get it? This could be really lame, or it might be kind of fun. Only one way to find out…
This week's quote:
Girl 1: Which one do you like?
Girl 2: I like the one that's not so smart.
Girl 1: …which one is that?
Good luck!
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