Kate Winslet's Golden Globes

I don't really follow entertainment news, but skimming through the news headlines a bit ago I saw where Kate Winslet won two Golden Globes this last week.

Wow. I thought she was born with 'em...or at least got 'em around puberty.

Quote of the Day 1/19/09

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
- Sallust

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I dunno 'bout "architect"; some of us are in demolition, running the wrecking ball.

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I remember these very well and recall spending hours looking at these ads, wishing I had $6.95 for the Polaris Nuclear Submarine. (the nuclear sub was born the same year I was!)

I knew not to ask my folks for the money because seven bucks was a FORTUNE back then. I bet, at that time, it was three hours worth of work for my dad, nearly half a day's wages.

I remember the ad (below) very well too, but didn't want one of them because we already had a dog that would fit in a teacup!



I did have a bunch of those green plastic army men, though, bought from the Woolsworth dime store. I brought a few to school to play army with my best friend Joe Bill; we had staked a claim to a secluded corner of the playground, out of the wind and away from the girl's hopscotch sidewalk.

We had a magnifying glass and would put the "death beam" on the German soldiers (which were identical to the US soldiers except we carved a swastika on their helmets). After we ran out of Germans to fry, Joe Bill melted part of one of my bazooka carrying men. I protested, but Jody assured me he was better that way "Now he can shoot around corners!"

High Water Bill?

Danger! Danger!

I guess you'd have to be a child of the 60's like me to recognize the title of this post. It was the exclamation of the robot on the TV series "Lost in Space" whenever Will Robinson was about to get into trouble (at least once per show)

The robot was played / "manned" by Bob May.



I was saddened to just read this:

'Lost in Space' actor Bob May dies at 69

Official website

The Moral of the Story

Don't show off before a fight.

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