My only complaint is that I have to watch many events that I'm not interested in because they don't elaborate on the starting time for each event during their show so that I can just tune in for what I want to see.
We finally went to see the Dark Knight Rises. It was a great ending to the trilogy. My comment about the first movie of the trilogy was that the movie was very good- AND you really couldn't tell that it was a Batman movie until about half of it was over. The most recent one is similar in that regard. The protagonist (Bruce Wayne) takes the center stage with inner conflicts that prevent his performance as Batman. He learns to face those conflicts and defeat them much as he did in the first movie. The special effects were great, especially the wheel-spinning Batcycle. Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) fit the part very well, and her performance was enjoyable. I liked it... It was a fitting cap on the storyline.
Obituary:
Today we mourn the passing of an old friend, by the name of
"Common Sense" Common Sense lived a long life but died in the
United States from heart failure on the brink of the new
millennium. No one really knows how old he was, since his birth
records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He selflessly devoted his life to service in schools, hospitals,
homes, factories helping folks get jobs done without fanfare and
foolishness. For decades, petty rules, silly laws, and frivolous
lawsuits held no power over Common Sense. He was credited with
cultivating such valued lessons as to know when to come in out of
the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, and that life isn't
always fair.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't
spend more than you! earn), reliable parenting strategies (the
adults are in charge, not the kids), and it's okay to come in
second. A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great
Depression, and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense
survived cultural and educational trends including body piercing,
whole language, and "new math." But his health declined when he
became infected with the "If-it-only-helps-one-person-
In recent decades his waning strength proved no match for the
ravages of well intentioned but overbearing regulations. He
watched in pain as good people became ruled by self-seeking
lawyers. His health rapidly deteriorated when schools endlessly
implemented zero-tolerance policies. Reports of a six-year-old
boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a
teen suspended for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch, and a
teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student only worsened
his condition.
It declined even further when schools had to get parental consent
to administer aspirin to a student but could not inform the
parent when a female student was pregnant or wanted an abortion.
Finally, Common Sense lost his will to live as the Ten
Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses,
criminals received better treatment than victims, and federal
judges stuck their noses in everything from the Boy Scouts to
professional sports. Finally, when a woman, too stupid to realize
that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, was awarded a huge
settlement, Common Sense threw in the towel.
As the end neared, Common Sense drifted in and out of logic but
was kept informed of developments regarding questionable
regulations such as those for low flow toilets, rocking chairs,
and stepladders.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and
Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and
his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers: My Rights,
and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral because so few
realized he was gone.
--Obituary author unknown.
The young man from Mississippi came running into the store and said to his buddy, "Bubba, somebody just stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!"
Bubba replied, "Did y'all see who it was?"
The young man answered, "I couldn't tell, but I got the license number."
The Sheriff pulled up next to the guy unloading garbage out of his pick-up into the ditch. The Sheriff asked, "Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? Don't you see that sign right over your head."
"Yep," he replied. "That's why I'm dumpin' it here, 'cause it says: 'Fine For Dumping Garbage.' "
The owner of a golf course in Georgia was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help.
He called her into his office and said, "Y'all graduated from the University of Georgia and I need some help. If I wuz to give yew $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everthang but my earrings."
