Pearl Harbor survivors meet for the last time

Well, maybe last time. Maybe not.

I learned an interesting factoid last month. Thanksgiving wasn't a fixed-date national holiday here until the early 40's. Specifically, the first celebration was a week or so before Pearl Harbor was attacked.

I lost one relative in WW II, my dad's only brother died on, IIRC, Guadal Canal. Sadly, not that there is a good way to die regardless of whether or not you're in combat or in a war, he didn't die in combat: he was electrocuted. He was doing some maintenance on a circuit, there was a shift change, and the next guy who came on didn't know why the circuit was turned off, so he turned it back on.

I'm a little surprised that my brother and I don't have a James or Earl in our name.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061207/ap_on_re_us/pearl_harbor_remembered
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Doc Savage to appear in a Stargate movie!

Uhh, sorry. Wrong news pile.


There is a rumor circulating that Sam Raimi might be picking up a contract with the holders of film rights to Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger. Could be a source of major w00tage! I really enjoyed the Doc Savage film from the 70's, yes, it was cheesy, but it was so much fun! I'd much rather see a DS movie series than a Spider Man or Fantastic Four series series. Here's hoping.

And here's the link to the rumor, my PC is comparing Tuesday's WoW patch and has spotty internet connectivity right now for such plebeian pursuits as surfing. http://movies.ign.com/articles/749/749557p1.html


The other movie news bit is Beau Bridges saying that there's serious discussion of Star Gate: One returning to the big screen. I liked the original movie to a degree, mainly because I'm a sucker for just about anything with Kurt Russel in it. But I'm not a big fan of Egyptology and related, so parts of the movie and lots of the early SG:1 TV series turned me off. But I've really come to like the series, so here's hoping. I'd also like to see SG: Atlantis on the big screen, and if SG:1 makes it, SG:A might.

Here's the story link: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=17839

Man vs Machine: The machines have won

At least according to Dilbert.

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20061207.html