Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts
November 9, 2015
November 5, 2015
October 31, 2015
October 29, 2015
Friday the 13th Trivia
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.
This blog will probably always post something scary when Halloween is near.
This blog will probably always post something scary when Halloween is near.
October 25, 2015
October 22, 2015
October 19, 2015
Clean Break
Clean Break is an four-part Irish drama set in the small coastal town of Wexford. The village is quaint, the surrounding countryside lovely, yet both show the scars of the economic downturn in that nation.
Frank Mallon, a local luxury car dealer, has already lost his wife, is slowly losing his daughter and is on the verge of losing both his home and business, plus some gorgeous seaside property he was planning to develop. He hatches a plot to rob the local bank, headed by the loathsome manager, the husband of a woman with whom Mallon once had an affair.
It would be giving away too much to reveal any more and I'm afraid I've already said too much if you're one of those who didn't even like that much information about a movie or TV show before you have a chance to watch. That said, there are some interesting plot twists and turns and some "Oh, no!" moments. Clean Break doesn't have a lot of action; no car chases or gun battles, yet it never is boring....which such a short series should never be and it certainly doesn't fail in that regard. I was riveted through each episode and eagerly awaited the next.
As was mentioned, the scenery is, for the most part, lovely and even the abandoned and dilapidated buildings in some of the scenes have a forlorn beauty all their own. For a four-part series, the character development was more than sufficient. The cinematography is first rate, the writing and dialog superb, the acting is excellent by all and the ending...well, I like to think I can usually see what's coming, but I certainly didn't see this one. To be honest, I didn't like the way it ended, but it wasn't disappointing...if that makes any sense and I reckon it will if you watch the series.
At this writing, the first three episodes have been uploaded to YouTube and if you're so inclined, the complete series can be found via your favorite search engine, I'm sure.
I gave it a "7" on IMDb, which might not sound as good as I made it out to be, but I'm very stingy with my grades. (It was probably a good thing I wasn't a teacher; the kids might have liked me, but they would have hated my grading) I've discovered some drama gems from British television and now I'm wondering what-else the Irish have done that I've missed. If Clean Break is indicative of their version of quality TV, then I want to see more.
Frank Mallon, a local luxury car dealer, has already lost his wife, is slowly losing his daughter and is on the verge of losing both his home and business, plus some gorgeous seaside property he was planning to develop. He hatches a plot to rob the local bank, headed by the loathsome manager, the husband of a woman with whom Mallon once had an affair.
It would be giving away too much to reveal any more and I'm afraid I've already said too much if you're one of those who didn't even like that much information about a movie or TV show before you have a chance to watch. That said, there are some interesting plot twists and turns and some "Oh, no!" moments. Clean Break doesn't have a lot of action; no car chases or gun battles, yet it never is boring....which such a short series should never be and it certainly doesn't fail in that regard. I was riveted through each episode and eagerly awaited the next.
As was mentioned, the scenery is, for the most part, lovely and even the abandoned and dilapidated buildings in some of the scenes have a forlorn beauty all their own. For a four-part series, the character development was more than sufficient. The cinematography is first rate, the writing and dialog superb, the acting is excellent by all and the ending...well, I like to think I can usually see what's coming, but I certainly didn't see this one. To be honest, I didn't like the way it ended, but it wasn't disappointing...if that makes any sense and I reckon it will if you watch the series.
At this writing, the first three episodes have been uploaded to YouTube and if you're so inclined, the complete series can be found via your favorite search engine, I'm sure.
I gave it a "7" on IMDb, which might not sound as good as I made it out to be, but I'm very stingy with my grades. (It was probably a good thing I wasn't a teacher; the kids might have liked me, but they would have hated my grading) I've discovered some drama gems from British television and now I'm wondering what-else the Irish have done that I've missed. If Clean Break is indicative of their version of quality TV, then I want to see more.
October 18, 2015
October 14, 2015
October 8, 2015
October 7, 2015
Davis Family Wheat Farm
Great Texas Country Reporter segment about a family and their farm near Perryton, Texas. The kids say "Sir" and seem to have a good work ethic instilled in them. The adults speak of honor and being caretakers of the land, but....
I did a quick search at the EWG Farm Subsidy Database and found out Davis Farms received payments totaling $2,103,526 from 1995 through 2012.
I did a quick search at the EWG Farm Subsidy Database and found out Davis Farms received payments totaling $2,103,526 from 1995 through 2012.
October 6, 2015
Super Fast Butcher
It wouldn't do to be all-thumbs in this job, because if you were, you wouldn't have thumbs for long. (or at the least, very long thumbs)
One thing I'm wondering about, however; why is he cutting up the meat into such tiny pieces?
October 1, 2015
Box Clever - Simon's Cat
I've lived this before. All I had to do was get the carry crate out and ol' Beej would take off and hide.
September 29, 2015
Nothing On TV
Well, nothing on one of the TV sites I sometimes like to use to find programs that aren't available to me. I was looking for A Season of Notre Dame Football, but the search results at CouchTuner gave me this:
When I read that, this scene from Star Wars popped into my head:
Left or Right?
No, not talking about your political views, but telling one from the other.
Just last night I was lying down to watch some programs on my tablet; I plugged in my earphone "buds" into it, then pulled one side close to my eye so I could see if the tiny letter said "L" or "R". The first one said "R" and I stuck it in my ear...
My LEFT ear. I realized my mistake when I put the "L" one into my right ear. They're molded a little differently to better fit the slant of the ear canal and don't fit correctly if reversed. Annoyed, I switched them and turned on the tablet. I caught up on some programs, then fell asleep with the buds in my ears. At least I didn't roll over on my tablet like I've done in the past.
I get up this morning, make some coffee and rub the inside of my ear where the bud had irritated it because I slept on that side, sat down at the computer and tore off yesterday's entry on my trivia calendar and found this for today:
"One out of 4 adults can't tell their left from their right."
Hmmm....I usually don't have any trouble, but will admit to a few cases where I've had to think about it...last night's mix up wasn't typical, though. A quick search on the Internet showed that bit of trivia to be true.
There's even a test: Right - Left Confusion?
This probably explains why *some* people have trouble learning to march in the military. Not this bunch, though.
Just last night I was lying down to watch some programs on my tablet; I plugged in my earphone "buds" into it, then pulled one side close to my eye so I could see if the tiny letter said "L" or "R". The first one said "R" and I stuck it in my ear...
My LEFT ear. I realized my mistake when I put the "L" one into my right ear. They're molded a little differently to better fit the slant of the ear canal and don't fit correctly if reversed. Annoyed, I switched them and turned on the tablet. I caught up on some programs, then fell asleep with the buds in my ears. At least I didn't roll over on my tablet like I've done in the past.
I get up this morning, make some coffee and rub the inside of my ear where the bud had irritated it because I slept on that side, sat down at the computer and tore off yesterday's entry on my trivia calendar and found this for today:
"One out of 4 adults can't tell their left from their right."
Hmmm....I usually don't have any trouble, but will admit to a few cases where I've had to think about it...last night's mix up wasn't typical, though. A quick search on the Internet showed that bit of trivia to be true.
There's even a test: Right - Left Confusion?
This probably explains why *some* people have trouble learning to march in the military. Not this bunch, though.
September 27, 2015
September 26, 2015
September 25, 2015
September 23, 2015
Hungry Raccoon
Note: Original video uploader closed their YouTube account. Not sure why, maybe they felt like they could make more money licensing the video. I did manage to find a news report with part of the original video.
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