I took Lady Quixote, a X-Man fan, to X-3 on Saturday night. I’m not a fan of the X-Men, so I won’t capture my comments on the movie itself. However, I want to warn all fans about one point that will improve their enjoyment of the movie.
After the movie was over, about 80% of the viewers left immediately. My wife and I decided not to fight the crowd, we just remained seated during the credits and talked. We have not had much time for dates in a while and it was nice to just be out without the kids. I was mildly curious if there would be a surprise preview at the end of the credits as there was with second Matrix movie, but I certainly did not expect what actually followed the credits. There was another scene from the movie that had a great impact on the X-Man story. So if you go to the movie, stay for the final scene. You’ll be glad you did.
The average phone user will get about $20 back next year as the tax is 3% of your monthly phone bill. Since Lady Quixote likes to talk, I’ll get back a bit more than $20 – maybe enough to fill up my gas tank.
This should be a lesson to all of us on goverments and taxation. One – even if it is illegal, a government will tax you if it can get away with it. Thank you to Office Max and HP for finally suing to stop this practice. Two – those who believe in temporary taxes should take note. This tax was illegally passed in 1898 to fund our part in the Spanish-American War.
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Without meaning to, they have painted a misleadingly Pollyannaish picture of Iraq, and that's the wrong way to counter the liberal media's misleadingly Cassandrian one.Presuming Taranto’s intent was to compare the overly optimistic picture of some on the right (the misleadingly Pollyannaish) with the overly pessimistic picture of some the left (the misleadingly Cassandrian), he should brush up on his mythology. His comparison misses the mark on two counts.
First, all of Cassandra’s prophecies came true. I am certain Taranto did not mean to attribute this ability to his liberal colleagues. Second, Cassandra was cursed so that no one would believe her true forecasts. I’m not sure how one would counter a Cassandrian prophesy - by making people believe a truthful forecast?
I’d respectfully suggest that replacing the Cassandra reference with an Al Gorean climate forecast would be both more accurate and more appropriate for Taranto’s target audience.
Two people have written letters about the subject of illegal immigration, one serious, and one satirical. However both letters raise interesting points and should be required reading for those who are interested in immigration policy.
The first letter is from David Stoddard, a retired border patrol agent. He wrote an open letter to Senator Frist. Since it was an open letter, I am free to copy it in its entirety for your benefit.
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Other suggestions are welcome.
The US Army found the original video from which the internet clips came. They reveal al-Zarqawi and his associates as unfamiliar with weapons. In fact, they reminded me of the stereotypical Arab terrorists in Back to the Future. ABC has the video, although you first have to watch a 30 second commercial.
I watched the video and you can see this "great warrior" has no clue how to handle a simple gun jam. Neither do his associates seem to understand that after you fire a gun, the barrel gets hot.
If I were the US, I’d be putting this on late night TV in Bagdad on the comedy circuit.
I am SO glad someone told me that before we went!