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20230418

Sometimes it's all about the casting

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There is no polite way of saying it, and I certainly mean no offense to Jodie Whittaker in her role as the Thirteenth Doctor (or to any of her fans, who I am sure are legion — amongst the members of the Saturn Awards presenting Academy 😏), or her costume designer, or, for that matter, Chris Chibnall, Jamie Magnus Stone or Azhur Saleem (and whatever happened to Steven Moffat?), but...

Let me ask you: wouldn't Diane Morgan (Philomena Cunk) have made a fantabulous Doctor Who?



And, I don't know, could the Doctor Who franchise maybe hire some writers of the caliber of Charlie Brooker and his team, or perhaps just maybe get Steven Moffat back on board? Because, sometimes... Sometimes it's all about the writing too.

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20100923

Blast a buffoon

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Com'on, you know you want to.






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20100805

Focus on the journey, not the destination

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Ah! Easy for you to say.

On a day like this...



...I find myself wishing...




But I get the gist. I do.

Life is just too short to fly coach.



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20091007

Praying for Armageddon?

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I know what you are thinking...

When did Christianity become such a culture of death?

Actually, The World Aflame is not what you think, and the author has more in common with Neil Gaiman's Sandman than with Choronzon---or the end-times Apocalyptic Fundamentalist Christians (hard to tell them apart from Choronzon, these days) .


Choronzon and Dream - A hope in Hell (Neil Gaiman)

In truth, there is very little I really know about the blogger other than the blog itself. The author sure strikes me as a person of refined taste, though. And a passionate soul.

I don't know how serious our bartender is with this honest scrap award business but I submit that The World Aflame belongs onto the list.

The Wulfshead sure could use some of that fire.

I would have invited the author over, but The World Aflame has no email listed.
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20090822

Haig-sistentialism

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By popular request...







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20090813

Decisions, Decisions




I was hoping that maybe some of my good drinking buddies at the Wulfshead could help me sort this one out.

Vacation times, you see… Well, I just can’t seem to make up my mind.

What shall it be this year?

Other than Orlando, Florida, or the "People's Republic of Hawaii," that is.

I have narrowed it down to two potential locations which best epitomize "the conservative principles that are so fundamental to the survival of our nation."

First on my list is Milton Friedman’s beach club:

As seen on 60 Minutes' "Dubai Inc." (reported by Steve Kroft), “it is a story of peaceful, constructive excellence and the pursuit of dreams. A story very much in line with true American values.” An oasis of free enterprise without income taxes, trade unions or oppositions parties (there are no elections).



The thing with Dubai is that it can be pretty expensive, but I understand that foreign laborers are welcome there. So, I figured, hey, it's a free country and if it comes to that there is always the possibility for one of making some money on the side, while enjoying the city and its amenities.

But then again, who wants to work during their vacation?---kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it?

Fortunately there are no shortages of Libertarian paradises in the world, and some of them do not necessarily require you to be a millionaire or to indenture yourself in order to pay your way through.

I don’t know -- I am kind of leaning toward Somalia.



What do you think?
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20090714

We'll always have Paris

What to say?

"C'est la vie," Carmen Electra’s Crazy Horse Paris run ended yesterday.


So, too late for that already, I am afraid.

But there is still Bastille Day.



In any case, there is that bartending convention going on. The way I look at it, I would be derelict in my duties if I failed to attend.



You know what they say...It's a tough job...
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20090507

Bar essentials

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Bare essentials

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
---Albert Camus
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20090416

Far and away

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Parting is such sweet sorrow.



Watch yourselves for a while.
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