Monthly Archives: January 2009

The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Joel

When there’s nowhere else to run Is there room for one more son One more son If you can hold on If you can hold on, hold on I wanna stand up, I wanna let go You know, you know … Continue reading →

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Ricardo Montalban dead at 88

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Joel

I can’t believe Ricardo Montalban died.  The man was Mr. Rourke.  AND who could forget Khan Noonien Singh, the greatest villain that Star Trek ever came up with.  And he could rock the unbuttoned shirt like it was nobody’s business. … Continue reading →

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Next big PS3 price cut set for April? | Crave – CNET

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Joel

Sony plans to cut the PlayStation’s 3’s price tag by $100 in April? Microsoft will chop $50 off the Xbox 360 Pro?  All in time for my next birthday?  Please let it be.  Their desperation would be way cool. Next … Continue reading →

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The Dukes of Hazzard movie (2005)

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Joel

I watched the first 30 minutes The Dukes of Hazzard remake on cable tv, until I could take no more.  Starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, and Jessica Simpson, that movie was absolute trash. The casting was terrible, and Burt … Continue reading →

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Indians representin’ at the 66th Annual Golden Globes

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Joel

Wow, I didn’t watch the entire award show, but Anil Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, A.R. Rahman, the cast of Slumdog Millionaire were at the ceremony.  Slumdog Millionaire was a big winner at the show, by winning all four of the … Continue reading →

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Donnie Brasco (1997)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Joel

For the life of me, I don’t know why I haven’t seen Donnie Brasco in the last 11 years.  This was a good movie.  This is a movie, based on the real life true story of the Joe Pistone, a … Continue reading →

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Ghost Town (2008)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Joel

Friday was movie night here with the Ipes.  We rented Ghost Town, a 2008 movie starring Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni.   My friend Doug, who used to work in tv media advertising, told me once that it is called … Continue reading →

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Updated photo galleries

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Joel

With a little help from my friends, I’ve added new photos to the galleries, and uploaded photos from November through yesterday’s trip to the Liberty Science Center: November -> See additional photos from Heidi’s birthday party, courtesy of Vijay. December … Continue reading →

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Baby Nicholas has arrived

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Joel

I forgot to mention it last week, but congratulations to our friends Sunil and Ligy on the birth of their first kid, Nicholas. Everyone is doing well. Welcome to the we-used-to-be-so-young-why-am-I-so-tired club. Seriously, kids are great.  Even more seriously, why … Continue reading →

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Samsung Multimedia Coke machine

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Joel

Samsung and Coca-Cola collaborate on an interactive, touch-screen Coke machine. It was on display this year at CES in Las Vegas.That’s really cool. One question — is that guy behind Brian Tong just waiting around for the segment to finish … Continue reading →

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