The Confederate Flag

Recently (and inexplicably) the Confederate (or rebel) flag has become the latest issue in the recent wave of the media trying to convince people that racism is a bigger problem than it is.

president obama (no i am not going to capitalize any part of that - i'm still hoping it is all a terrible, terrrible dream) recently said that the flag was a symbol of the civil war that was all about slavery.

Wrong.  Slavery was not the cause of the "civil war".  i know that is what US teachers have been saying for decades, but that doesn't make it true.  Slavery was what the north used to "morally justify" and unjustifiable war (which actually more closely paralleled the revolutionary war).  The slavery angle was tied on to the war to obscure the South's valid concerns about governance (and their declining lack of a voice on their own affairs).   That and the North's egotism and hyprocrisy.    

Snow?

i was under the impression that the ground was not supposed to wear white after Eostre.  Apparently, that is not always true - if IE 11 worked well with Blogger, maybe I would show you (but it never has). i wonder if it will work better with Edge.

i started taking these after much of the unidentified white stuff began melting.  There might have been over 6", it is hard to tell with really wet frozen water (especially after it already started to melt).

Losery Post of Loserdom: Movies Watched in February and March 2015 CE

Another month (or a couple) have passed me by - as they tend to do.  I "watched" a few movies again - I know, hold your unbelieving sighs.  Well, "watched" may be a bit generous.  So there will be a list of a few movies (months 38 and 39, I think) that were playing on my TV at one time or another.

Furious Seven

Well, I saw my first "blockbuster" of the season today .  This is the last movie I have seen in the theatres since Insurgent (I didn't have to pay for that one).  For the first time in a while my Regal card actually worked (and I got a coupon for a free small popcorn - regularly $6.09, you've got to be kidding me right)


Now for the actual movie - Furious 7.  Is this the best Fast and Furious movie? 
Nope, for a "popcorn flick" Fast and Furious 6 is still my pick (I like Fast Five and the original better too).  Don't get me wrong, there were some decent action scenes, but for some reason it didn't sit as well with me (maybe I didn't have the optimal mindset coming in or something).  Yes, some of the scenes are ridiculously over the top and unrealistic (but most good action scenes are).  


It was a decent action move (and well worth the $4.99 I spent off of a gift card), but it isn't great.  It gets bogged down a little when there isn't an action scene ("acting" has never really been a strong part of the saga). 


One reason that I didn't like this as much was the "shaky cam".  I don't remember if the other movies in the series were as bad (or like this), but enough with the stupid "shaky cam" - I hate it so much (and makes some scenes seem a little blurry/softer). 

Today the Seattle Mariners Begin Their Inevitable Championship Season

Another MLB seasons is upon us.  Today the Seattle Mariners open up the season against the California Angels (that is what I'm going to call them). 

The Winter of My Discontent: Part 2

Well, another disappointing "snow storm".

i measured about 7".  That must be a little low, as some nearby places were a few inches more.  i guess snow sometimes "collapses" on itself a little.  i wanted a foot of snow, but it was not to be (much of it is melted now, soon to be replace by an additional amount - it is snowing right now). This is from February 22nd (+/- a day)

Oh well, ready for a couple more bad pictures?  Too bad, you get them anyway

The Winter of My Discontent: Part Two Minus The Square Root of One

There was a quote in the movie Groundhog Day:
Phil: "What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?"
Ralph: "That about sums it up for me."

Yes, that equals true but that is not what this post is about.

This post is about a "winter storm" in this area.  This has been a hot winter (5 days over 70°) - as such i may not be content.  

Hopefully i will have some images of this odd weather phenomenon called "snow", that i am largely unfamiliar with. i heard some people got a lot of it (some east coast or midwest areas, like those really exist).  No, there will not be images of frozen cars and the like.  Yes, outdoor crappy furniture, decks, rulers and dogs may figure into this somehow.  Remember though, DSLRs (especially entry level ones from years ago) and moisture typically don't go well together.