The anniversary of the birth of my country is today. Many of you have the day off, which is nice, but inside of all the celebrations, cookouts, or other events, please think about re-reading the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution and think about what it means to be a citizen.
That’s all the thoughts for today. Enjoy the blooper reels:
Windows bloopers – 29.5MB WMV
iPod bloopers – 23.1MB MP4
Here you go. The raw ones.
It’s a holiday, and usually I’m spending time with the family and enjoying the day.
In all seriousness though, this is an important day for US citizens. The birthday of our country. Take a moment and read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution and remember how our country was founded and the principles we should hold dear. Interpret things today, but remember that this country was founded on the idea of freedoms.
Despite any differences with other citizens, we should celebrate our country.
Today we have an editorial from Aug 3, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation.
It goes like this:
Kendall: “I need a coach…Kyle!”
They confer in the back seat of the car and in a minute we hear “I’m thinking of a word that starts with a “P”
Mom: “It is an animal”
Kyle: “No, it’s not a ‘pig’.”
Mom: “It is an animal”
Kyle: “No, it’s not a ‘pelican’.”
Mom: “It is an animal”
Kyle: “No, it’s not a ‘parrot’.”
Delaney: “Is it the word in the military alphabet that starts with ‘P’?”
Kyle: “No, it’s not ‘Parade’.”
Delaney: “Is it the word in the military alphabet that starts with ‘P’?”
Kyle: “Sorry Kendall, I don’t know that one.”
Delaney (laughing): “It’s ‘Papa’!”
Kyle: “The next letter is ‘a’.”
Dad: “Is it something used to carry water?
Kyle: “No, it’s no a ‘pail’.”
Mom: “Is it something you do when you’re very scared?
Kyle: “No, it’s no a ‘panic’.”
In case you haven’t guessed, it’s a car game we play called “Stump the Wizard”. You try to guess the word by asking questions of the Wizard. If you can ask a question the wizard cannot answer, then you get the next letter. All subsequent answers to your questions must use the letters you have. If the wizard can come up with 3 answers to your question, then he or she is off the hook and the question is discarded. We’ve played this quite often and it’s fun, just hard enough to make it challenging, but it’s not too often that the word can’t be eventually guessed.
It’s fun and you might want to try it sometime. So for a Friday poll, let’s get off technology.
What’s a fun game to play with others that passes the time?
With family, friends, even something to do while that next Service Pack is being applied. 20 Questions used to be our favorite before this one.
A funny story: we played Stump the Wizard a bunch of times while driving around Cancun in June and of the dozen or so games we played, we were stumped twice. Both times by our 6 year old daughter, Kendall! She uses whoever is sitting next to her as her “coach.” She comes up with the word and they respond to the questions.
The words? Palace and Vulture.
This Friday is the start of the Memorial Day holiday in the US. Many companies allow employees time off, making this a long weekend to celebrate the start of summer. Cooking outside and camping have been ways in which my family has enjoyed the holiday in the past, though this year we are likely to spend most of the weekend tending to the plant life around the ranch. For me that means hours in the tractor seat as I try to get the grass under control.
One of the other traditions we have had is seeing a movie over the weekend. This is one of the times that potential blockbusters are usually released. The Avengers movie opened a few weeks ago, and my kids were excited to go see it. In fact, we saw it twice in two week and enjoyed it immensely. This weekend, I suspect that Men in Black 3 will receive a few votes from the kids for a family outing.
It’s Friday, and many of you will be looking forward to a break from work for a few days, and I wanted to ask what you might recommend to everyone else out there for a break.
I haven’t seen Battleship, but I did enjoy The Hunger Games earlier this year. I saw Lockout with my son, and while it wasn’t much of a movie, it was entertaining for us. Prometheus is on the horizon, and looks interesting. For now, I have to recommend The Avengers if you haven’t seen it, and perhaps the third Transformers movie, which I watched a few months ago.
Let us know what you like. I will also recommend the remake of Battlestar Gallactica, which I have been watching on Netflix over the last 6 months or so as a run sci fi series that entertains me.
Steve Jones
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