The Last Airbender

The buzz on this is pretty much meh, and M. Night Shyamalan has not made a good movie since he stopped casting Bruce Willis. Part of me wants to see it because anytime someone does karate moves and fire shows up I get kind of happy. The whole thing just looks awkward to me though and honestly I have been to enough crappy movies this year.

Love Ranch

A new movie with Joe Pesci that is not Home Alone, that means a ton of language and some one will probably be kicked to death.

And finally, a small, indie flick called:

Eclipse

You have already seen it, haven’t you?

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So I am talking about this...

I have to be honest. I really had no idea what I was going to do for my first post. You see, 2/3 of the geeks on this site are knowledgeable about geek things to make money with. The first time I hung out with Marc, he said more business-y and money making sounding things in the first two minutes of the conversation than I have said in my entire life. The 1/3 of the 2/3 that is me (still with me?) is a geek in the “spend way too much money on stuff that makes my kids 9 year old friends think I am cool but my wife think I am a dork” variety.

I was talking to Josh about the fact that I am pretty much angry any time of the day that I am not consuming bacon. I would literally eat bacon all day, everyday if it was not for the fact that pig fat is like kryptonite for your heart. So he was like “What if, in the future, there was a pill that would allow you to eat whatever you want with no health concerns at all?” My first thought was “Dude yes!” followed by “That would be expensive!” followed by “Bacon Bankruptcy!” and that was it. I had to admit that I would be first in line for the all you can eat bacon pill when/if it ever happens. We also talked about cyborg bacon, but that is a topic for a different day…

But really, would it be good to go at food with reckless abandon? Part of what make pecan pie one of my favorite desserts is that I never have it except around the holidays. Sushi is fantastic because I only eat it once every other month or so. If I got to eat all the bacon I wanted whenever I wanted, would that really be a good thing or would I lose my love of pig meat? Does absence actually make the heart grow fonder?

So, while I thought originally that 24/7/365 bacon would be insanely rad, maybe the love affair is from the fact that I only have it every once in a while. Maybe, if money and heart disease were not a hurdle, I still would eat bacon sparingly so as to never taint my love. And maybe that is why God does not just dole out all the “blessings” we as Christians feel denied at times. Would we really appreciate the love of our family or million other little blessings that come our way on a daily basis? Would we still have the ability to enjoy the little things in life if we were able to live with out abandon? How would you know you are at the top of the mountain if you did not have to wander through the valleys? Now, I am not trying to compare the love of Christ with bacon, bacon was just the catalyst that got me thinking about this.

So, I guess I would not want to take that pill. So you are safe little piggies, for now…

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Robots for personal use

Domesticated robots are kind of a staple of old school future stuffs. There’s Robbie and Rosie and R2-D2 and Robocop. The list goes on and on. Instead of Rosie, we have a Roomba which is only good for driving your cat nuts as far as I can tell. Also, how cool is this robot picture? Robot-Godzilla makes me happy.

Anything from the Jetsons

Yeah, I know I already said the Rosie the Robot thing, but I always thought it was funny that there was a company that just made Sprockets. That is all I have got on that one.

The Kitchen of Tomorrow

The art of cooking really has not advanced in any way shape or form for ages. Sure, now we have the microwave and the Ron Popeil Molecular Food Dehydrator, but we are still just adding heat to stuff until it is less chewy and that is pretty much it. What happened to the kitchen where you insert the punch card into your computer and a cake or a turkey or something pops out? Or what about the little capsule thing that you put in the microwave and it turns into a pizza from Back to the Future? I mean, look at this…

I don’t blame you if you can’t make it all the way through, neither could I. But we really have crappy kitchens compared to this…

Clothing made of Reynolds Wrap

For some reason, silver clothing is the future. Any old school SciFi flick from the 40′s and 50′s had a dude in a costume that looked like it was made from the same material as the duct work from your air conditioner. My question is, how can that be comfortable? You are basically wearing what a baked potato wears to go into an oven, wouldn’t you get hot? Honestly, this was funnier in my head but I need something to pad this out so I am passing my mediocrity on to you. You are welcome.

So yeah, the future has kind of disappointed me as far as this stuff goes. What do you think?

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A List Of What Not To Say And Do

1. I find it unfruitful to forget your wife’s birthday and wedding anniversary in the first year of marriage.
2. It is never okay to tell your wife to stop complaining about pregnancy because pregnancy is God’s will for women.
3. Telling your wife she is the perfect babysitter will only land you more babysitting jobs.
4. Asking a random individual at the hospital to wheel your wife (who is currently in labor) to the delivery room will only make the pain that much worse.
5. If you want to embarrass your wife ask a strange man on an airplane to explain the science behind how a plane flies.
6. As much as I like myself, walking around naked has never accomplished anything.
7. Explaining to your wife she should enjoy doing the dishes because it makes you happy will only make the pile of dishes grow bigger.
8. Never tell your wife she looks and acts like her mom.
9. Telling your wife your work is more important than hers is never a good thing.
10. Asking your wife to save money by not purchasing her a birthday present is not worth the money you save…NEVER!

My Answers–Innocent Until Proven Guilty

1. Listen, the first year of marriage is so tough. I was in school and not even around 4 days of the week. I was cutting grass for a living and we were barely surviving on both of our incomes. Aren’t I allowed a few mistakes?
2. I didn’t write the book and I am not in control, but I can definitely see how this would enrage some women.
3. I thought it was a compliment.
4. I am afraid of elevators and I am not even sure how they work. I was simply trying to make it to the maturity–I mean maternity wing safely.
5. How do planes even work?
6. This is the only one where I might be guilty.
7. Okay, maybe this one as well.
8. I like my mother-in-law.
9. I thought this would be a relief to her as I am responsible for providing for the family.
10. WWDRD? What would Dave Ramsey Do?

As in all things in life we must learn from others mistakes. Just like James 3: 1-12 states, a lot of these instances could have been helped by simply not talking. Maybe I should try a piece of duck tape.

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