Jun 032020
 

Recently had two Amazon Prime movies on the tube:

1: “The Vast Of Night:” a low budget indie sci-fi flick. Late ’50’s small town New Mexico; after sundown while most of the small town is watching a high school basketball game, people start calling in to the local radio station about hearing sounds coming from the sky. Honestly it’s mostly people talking… and it’s quite effectively creepy. I suspect that the film-maker here will start getting much bigger budgets, and deservedly so. Well written, well acted and with remarkable cinematography. Worth watching.

2: “Movies for Cats – Forest Songbirds:” OK, yeah, the plot, dialog and character development left a bit to be desired for me… but then, I’m not the target audience. Much to my surprise, Buttons – who IS the target audience – was utterly fascinated. If you have a cat, or if you are easily amused, this is recommended.

Buttons watching “Forest Songbirds.”

 

 

 Posted by at 4:00 pm
Jun 022020
 

Weird:

1) The looters actually argue with the armed store owners that they should be *allowed* to loot.

2) Cops roll up and arrest the store owners.

 

Here’s a thought: the next time you see someone argue that looters should be allowed to loot because stores have insurance, offer to take a hammer and break that persons hands. After all, chances are good that they have health insurance, so it’s all good, yes?

 Posted by at 4:28 pm
Jun 012020
 

I watched Netflix’s “Space Force” series. It was… there. It was clearly intended to be funny, but… I dunno. It seemed almost like they contacted the Vulcan Science Academy and had them produce a comedy show. They understood that there was *supposed* to be humor, but they’re kinda vague on  the concept.

The science was of course pretty much absent. The politics was pretty much what you’d expect… “hurr durr Orange Man stooopid.” The only, and rather surprisingly, good spot: they didn’t shy away from portraying the Chinese as the villains.

If there is not a season two… I probably won’t even notice. The series was largely forgettable.

 Posted by at 8:55 pm
May 312020
 

Any lingering sympathy GONE.

Uncle Hugo’s Bookstore Burned Down in Riots

Uncle Hugo’s, the oldest independent science fiction and fantasy bookstore in the US founded in 1974, burned down during the recent riots…

UNCLE HUGO’S AND UNCLE EDGAR’S FOULLY SLAIN!

Hi Folks,

There was a call from the security company around 3:30 this morning that the motion detector was showing somebody in the building. I threw on clothes and headed over there. When I was 2 blocks away I received a call that the smoke detectors were showing smoke in the store. Every single building on both sides of Chicago was blazing and dozens of people dancing around.

As I pulled into the dentist’s lot I could see that flames were leaping out the front windows of the Uncles. It looked to me like they had broken every window on the front of the Uncles and then squirted accelerant through each broken window. It looked hopeless to me, but I went around to the back door to see if I could get to a fire extinguisher. As soon as I opened the back door a wave of very thick black smoke poured out, so I quickly closed the door again.

The dentist’s building was not showing any flames and the garage door was open, so I went in to see if I could save it. There is a door from the garage into a break room, and there was almost no smoke in the break room. There is a second door from the break room into the main clinic. When I opened that door I couldn’t see a fire, but the smoke came pouring into the break room, so I quickly closed that door and headed back to the car.

Some of the rioters were busy breaking every pane of glass in the transit hub. The former Sheraton did not seem to be on fire yet, and there were guests who were staying there. It looked like somebody may have broken a window on the first floor along Chicago and started a fire, but it could have just been a reflection of the flames from the Uncles.

I didn’t notice anything going on yet at the Global Marketplace, but the rioters were headed in that direction. There is no way a mere fire could bring that building down, but it could wipe out all of those businesses, and there are hundreds of people who live above the Global Marketplace who could be trapped by the smoke.

Since Chicago Ave. was full of dancing rioters, broken glass, and flaming debris, I went down the alley and took Lake St. home. There were blocks of Lake St. where every building was blazing. No sign of any cops, national guard troops, or any help.

I’m pretty sure the insurance policy excludes damage from a civil insurrection, so I suspect I won’t get a cent for either the building or the contents.

Remember these people. ᚠᚢᚳk these people. May they all rot in Niflhel.

 Posted by at 3:43 pm
May 302020
 

Note: lots of links to Tweets below. So if this post seems kinda oddly empty, it’s because your browser is blocking them for whatever reason. Enjoy!

A lot of rational people have been arguing for quite a while that keeping the nation economically locked up for an extended period will lead to Very Bad Things. Well… here ya go. A combination of a bunch of stir-crazy Antifa, a single unfortunate incident and an election year in need of the some stirring, and so now it seems that those Peaceful Protestors are taking to curbstomping people:

It seems that the guy in the first video above tried to defend his store from looters with a sword. Swords are the WRONG WEAPON to use against riots. The Los Angeles riots of ’92 gave the world Roof Koreans:

When it comes to riots, you want ranged weapons, not melee weapons, *especially* if you are alone.

But wait! There’s more!

WATCH: Protesters set blaze to Nashville courthouse as multiple protests continue

Rioters & Looters Destroyed Every Business in Fairfax District (Neighborhood in LA)

Multiple Fires at Union Square; NYPD Surrounded

Seattle Police Vehicles Set Ablaze amid George Floyd Riots

SUV vs rioters: FIGHT!

Remember just a few weeks ago when the biggest problem in society was people swimming in the ocean or playing with their children in parks? I think the police – and maybe at least *some* of the politicians – are starting to get it into their heads that the bigger problem is Antifa and the like. of course, not all politicians are figuring out that these people are not the very best that America has to offer:

Biden staff donate to group that pays bail in riot-torn Minneapolis

Granted, that’s “staff” not Biden himself… but really, without someone there to prop him up, what is he but an empty windbag?

Come November, remember which side supported the rioters. Which side supported those whose actions led to this:

Frak. I kinda go news-dark for the better part of a week to take care of some internal issues, and when I pop my head up again what do I see? Civilization is collapsing. More evidence, as if any was needed, that I am clearly the most important person on the planet.

And the inevitable:

 

 Posted by at 11:31 pm
May 302020
 

This video is more than ten years old, but that’s ok since it is a mishmash of British sci-fi  concepts from forty and more years ago. I have a fondness for the Hitchhiker’s animation style, since it was one of the first sci-fi TV series I was a real fan of, way, WAAAAY back when… even before Star Trek (so sue me, the local PBS station showed THGTTG, but not ST).

 

 Posted by at 10:10 pm
May 302020
 

Remember when Apollo astronauts used to shoot live TV from inside their capsules out in space? Cuz I sure don’t. I ain’t quite *that* old. But Bob & Doug carry on the tradition with a “tour” of their Dragon capsule. This shows just how relatively spacious the capsule is… and just what a terrible view out the window the camera gets. Really, that’s the lest effective “this is the view out the window” shot I’ve ever seen. Oh well…

 

 Posted by at 8:55 pm