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Reply to They sure don't make them like the used to... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I remember Lifeboat well and thoroughly enjoy it too. A powerful film really, and again done with a fairly small cast that came together so well.

Pepco and BGE reap what they sow in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Over the last few weeks Pepco, one of the major power suppliers for Maryland, along with their compatriots at BGE, have found themselves getting beaten up pretty badly in the media and facing scorn and discord from their customers. Many of their customers lost power during some severe thunder storms that passed through the area a few weeks back and then once the storms passed through the clean-up efforts began and soon after the power restoration efforts, and therein is the problem for

Reply to They sure don't make them like the used to... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]Another one they had (and I have seen because Col. Sherman T. Potter recommended it) was My Darling Clementine.[/quote] Admittedly, I need to apologize for not having seen several of the other flicks that TCM aired in the marathon, or at least not remembering them if I had seen them. Fonda did so many good films that just about any could be called classics and all probably deserve to be watched. In the case of 12 Angry Men part of what

Reply to They sure don't make them like the used to... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]I have not seen 12 angry men, but based upon your recommendation, will definitely catch it the next time![/quote] EEEEEK! [e digicons]:O[/e] How could you not have seen that one before?! It truly is a classic. There's been a remake of it (with the very talented Jack Lemon serving in the Hendry Fonda role if memory serves) in the last few decades, but I still prefer the original even with it having a few warts of its own. It really is a classic.&nbsp

They sure don't make them like the used to... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

As I went to bed last night and was surfing the channels trying to find something to watch for a bit before I actually fell asleep I found the old Henry Fonda classic 12 Angry Men on Turner Classics (or one of the other classic channels, I believe it was Turner though). Since that is one of my "all time" favorite flicks, of course I camped on that channel to watch it through to the end. Most definitely one of the best films ever made, though the trivia th

Better results, but still I worry... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I went to the Nationals game with a friend yesterday. It was Pudge Rodriguez bobblehead day and my friend was nice enough to go along to the game. Since it wasn't a game I already had tickets for I bought tickets there. I got a bit irritated with the ticket sales people at the stadium as the one that I made the mistake of lining up in front of was apparently uncapable of getting me a pair of seats anywhere even though the electronic ticketing system/vending machine was more

Yet another baseball related article... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

The news hit yesterday that Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg must get Tommy John surgery and will likely be out for 12 - 18 months, if not longer (due to the rehab that would be required after the surgery). Oh joy. :( I posted elsewhere (the Nationals own fan message boards) that this occurence is exactly why I'm incredibly leery of drafting a pitcher so highly. Even if they are a lead-pipe lock and guaranteed can't miss player, pitchers are so hard to count on as they t

Oh ye of (sometimes) little faith in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

It's been a while since I last wrote anything about my favored baseball team. Anyone that follows the league probably knows why, given that they seemed to have hit the wall early in their season and what started out with some hope and rays of sunshine soon dropped back to the tired and well known practices of perpetual losing that have dominated previous seasons. I knew early on that they weren't as good as they seemed, but I really hoped they weren't as bad as they've played late

I knew I is smart! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Stopped off this morning to get some breakfast from Chick Fil A (yummm! Chicken Biscuits!) and while there consuming the food I grabbed one of the Coffee News flyers that is there. Reading through that little flyer there was a "Did You Know..." item that noted that Research at the London School of Economics and Political Science reveals that people who have later sleep patterns (those who tend to be up later at night) seem to have higher IQs than those who are early risers. See!

A scramble of thoughts.... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I see news that the 60 mile traffic jam (60 miles!?!?) in China has cleared "for now"... 60 friggin miles? How the heck you'd ever wind up with a road where you could have a 60 mile traffic jam on it is beyond me.... Shouldn't there have been some places to get off that road and/or detour around the jam? I'm hoping for the best for the miners in Chile. That they are alive is really a miracle. Sadly the news that they may have to hold out for months tempers that

Reply to I hate PayFlex in Consumer Issues JoeUser Forums

[quote]Perhaps I misunderstood a bit. Our plan had a credit card we could use to charge against our savings. And yes, that was a real PITA! So I quit using it. So much easier just to pay out of pocket and then get reimbursed.[/quote] I think I'm quickly reaching the conclusion that you did. I can just pay up front and then get reimbursed but then I have to fax in copies of receipts and such and wait for the funds to be direct deposited. I'd rather not be lending my Flex Sp

Reply to I hate PayFlex in Consumer Issues JoeUser Forums

[quote]It is your money after all! I am glad we have the firm out of Florida and not payFlex! I get my reimbursement within 2 weeks of sending in my claim.[/quote] The sad thing is that when the PayFlex card works it's incredibly simple and easy... until.... until!!! they demand to see copies of the detailed receipts or EOB because your name came up in the random "we want to be a P-I-T-A and demand documentation" audit list. At that point it becomes, we

I hate PayFlex in Consumer Issues JoeUser Forums

Argh!! I really, really, really hate (and I hate to use that word as I try not to have hatred for others) the chuckleheads at PayFlex USA. What a bunch of frackin' idjits they are there. I've been fighting -- over the last 2 months (give or take) -- requests that they sent me to provide additional documentation for dental work done back in May. They demanded supporting documentation for work that was done and I provided the supporting documentation they asked fo

Reply to Young People Can Be So Rude in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I've known for a while that the younger generation doesn't know one of the most important rules about their opinions -- keeping them to themselves unless asked for them.

The weekend concert was... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Here's an admittedly poor video from today's concert. <param name="allo

Busy weekend... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

It's been a busy weekend and we are really just getting started... Another concert weekend for my daughter and I. This one more of the pop/rock nature. So, as I catch my breat after a busy day today, I get to look to a busy Sunday. Today was occupied with getting the puppy to the vet for her next round of shots and check-ups and such. She seems to be doing very well, having gained a pound or so since her visit just a few weeks back. Given that she ejected at le

Who knew? in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

So last night my daughter and I went to see Reba McEntire in concert. Not a big arena show, or a stadium show, though certainly the lady deserves to play in large venues (and has and will be doing so on her current tour) and deserves to have big crowds there to enjoy the performances. Nope, this one was in a podunk little town in Southern Maryland at the equivalent of a County Fair type environment. Not a State Fair, but a County Fair, and a smallish one at that. More

Stocks falling because of 'unexpected' jobless claims? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

According to some news reports the stock market is diving (at least a little) because of an unexpected jump in jobless claims. I'm left to ask just who the heck was doing what expecting?! Seriously, the jump in unemployment claims is surprising someone?! Really?!? I'm not sure that I should say this, but I think I'd like to meet whomever had the expectations that aren't being met so I can perhaps knock a little sense into their heads (and please note, this isn't me

So Blago skates... for now in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'd say that the news about Blago's trial ending (for the most part) on a hung jury surprised me, but it really doesn't. Once the jury was out for more than a few hours I knew something wasn't right and my suspicions were confirmed as I read the articles about the trial after the fact. Apparently he had at least one "friend" on the jury and that's all it took. As a fan of the legal thriller genre, I've read plenty of good books about legal cases (both actual cases and fict

Are phones and pads the beginning of the end? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

On another site that I frequent someone made reference to a news article from Endgadget that was touting the idea of Xbox Live coming to Windows Mobile phones and the news and comments (negative comments about the idea of ever using a Windows Mobile phone or switching to one away from whatever phones someone currently has) inspired me to rant a litte, both at the other site and her

Reply to Looking forward to an afternoon in a cold room in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote]I do not mind a run into the computer rooms, but the contrast is just too great for me to revel in it. However in the winter, it is actually a nice warm place compared to the outside (we cool to the low 70s, and of course work space is only heated to the upper 60s)[/quote] I'm surprised that we continue to have our cold room remain that cold. Honestly, I don't think it needs to be there any more and we could probably get away with having the temps be in the mid 60's which

Looking forward to an afternoon in a cold room in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I've got some work lined up for this afternoon that will likely find me spending an hour or so in the cold room here at work... the old school, raised floor, separately ventilated computer room where the average temp is normally in the 50's. Personally, I'm loving the thought of it as this afternoon is going to be yet another very steamy day in my area. High humidity + high heat = very uncomfortable me. I might not have been looking forward to the afternoon had it not been

Reply to Yet another nice concert in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Oh, I should add that I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the drive home from the show was, at least up until I got to the area where I got to see (from about a half- to quarter-mile back) a car fire from an accident that must have happened only moments before I got to the area. We (my daughter and I) wound up stuck in traffic there for about 30+ minutes while the emergency responders got the road cleared and tended to the victims of the accident. While I was tired and wanted t

Yet another nice concert in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Yet another nice concert last nite, this time the Rascal Flatts "Nothing Like This" tour for 2010. I snapped a few more nice photos from the show, so I'll post a few here. Chris Young opened the show <a title="DSC00141 by fantas

Whomever invented... in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

To whomever invented working hours before 10AM, I'm fairly sure there's a special purgatory reserved just for them, or so I hope. :p Actually it's not that bad, as I don't often have to work such hours, and when I do it's because I don't have a choice, nor do the people that I support via my job as there are constraints and requirements outside of man's direct control that influence when some things must be done if they are to be done in the most cost effective and efficient means pos