Okay, it’s time to really live up the “geek” in “the geeky dad.” As a kid in the 80’s, I absolutely LOVED The Greatest American Hero TV show. It was the best “reluctant hero” show ever, and I have great memories of sitting in front of the TV soaking it all in. And that theme song. Geez. It was stuck in my head for 20 years before they released the entire series on DVD (and yes, I own it).
Today, I read that there is a major motion picture in the works. I love that and I hate that. I’ve seen many old favorite TV shows go down hard in recent films. I’m looking at you, Miami Vice, SWAT, and Charlie’s Angels. However, I love the idea of seeing this kind of innocent, charming, totally clumsy and clueless hero unleashed for a new generation. Could be great. Could suck with wild abandon. Time will tell.
Okay, and for you younger readers who were more tied to the 90’s, maybe this clip solved the mystery of George’s answering machine. (Thanks, Jeff, for the reminder!)
Many people, like me, prefer to avoid all Apple news on keynote address days. If you’re one of the clueless-by-choice elite who likes to remain uninformed all day and then view the keynote in all it’s glory later, then this is for you. Macrumors.com offers a spoiler-free page where they post a direct link to the video of the address when it’s posted by Apple the night of the keynote. You can even sign up for a spoiler-free email that lets you know when the video is ready. Check it out at Macrumors.com before the event starts!
***UPDATE***
Just watched the keynote. If you’re still trying to stay spoiler-free, you can jump straight to the video with no ads, banners, etc. HERE. Enjoy!
Someone sent me a “shocking” email from someone who has known Sarah Palin “for over twenty years” last week. It totally felt like a spam chain letter. I’m glad a reputable news agency–Newsweek–offered to answer those claims one by one. This is just a reprint from factcheck.org, but it’s great that it got picked up by Newsweek.
Summary is below. Be sure to read the full three-page article at Newsweek.com.
Summary
We’ve been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain’s running mate, Gov. Palin. We find that many are completely false, or misleading.
Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn’t cut it at all. In fact, she tripled per-pupil funding over just three years.
She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a “What if?” question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin’s first term.
She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She’s been registered as a Republican since May 1982.
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Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a “courtesty” when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.
Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska’s schools. She has said that students should be allowed to “debate both sides” of the evolution question, but she also said creationism “doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum.”
A few of these claims were included in a chain e-mail by a woman named Anne Kilkenny. We’ll be looking into other charges in that e-mail for a future story. For more explanation of the bullet points above, please read the Analysis.
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