I sat through this whole movie without even pestering anybody for the time. And that is saying a lot for a movie that has very little action, no sex, and the flat, desolate Kansas landscape as its central exterior backdrop. I'm late with this endorsement, it's playing in few theaters now. But if you want to see one of the best acting performances of this decade, I urge you to see this flick. One thought crossed my mind watching this movie, having read both To Kill a Mockingbird (written by Harper Lee) and In Cold Blood (written, of course, by Capote; the creation of which is the central focus of the movie)... what were the chances two of the greatest witers in the history of the universe would grow up next door to each other? This film depicts the close relationship between Harper Lee and Capote, friends since childhood. Capote never finished another novel of any sort after In Cold Blood, and Lee never wrote another novel after To Kill A Mockingbird. Capote's finality we toss off to alcoholic insanity...Lee? Mockingbird is one of the greatest books ever written. Is it possible it was written by Capote? Why would such an amazing author never produce another work whatsoever? Even Capote produced flashes of genius through his alcholic fogs (Answered Prayers). Just a thought.

I hear the Catholic Church is upping the training on exorcims. I think I need one here, very badly! The Anti-cat: The Anti-dog:

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Read all about it If the ex dies, Michela is goin' ta jail, there's no doubt about it. Hopefully he's back to hiding out in his hole, safely tucked away from random gunfire, sharp knives, and cut brake lines on steep hills. However, this story is somewhat unique in that this picture of perfect mental health (the murderer) married a psychologist (the murder-ee) who had drugged and raped her at 16. What the? And then he abused her from ages 22 through 47. What the? Further, he had a long history of mental illness. And she didn't? This marriage sounds like a knife fight waiting to happen. Mine on the other hand...well... half the drama and twice the sanity. I'd have no defense man, no defense.

UCLA Medical Research A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For instance, if she is ovulating she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features. However, if she is menstruating, or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire. Further studies are expected.

Read all about it A great deal of history and architecture in Mississippi and Louisiana has been lost, but they can rebuild it and preserve at least the former, if not the latter. German cities were reconstructed to mirror their pre-allied bombing conditions, architecture, and city plans. When you stroll through Munich, the buildings just ooze Ye Olde Deutschland, and the Germans are proud that they were able to preserve, in a strange sort of way, their histories. This is also what the South must do.

Read all about it It is feared that 50,000 people will have died from this earthquake by the time the bodies can all be counted. All the hand-wringing and sky-high death predictions of New Orleans don't shake a stick to figures like that, and, they turned out to be more false than the Pamela Anderson's body parts. This looks to be real. Dire and real. The similarly sized San Francisco quake (click now to read about it) killed about 60 people. The only thing that separates Loma Prieta, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Pakistan is a capitalist society, judeo-christian values and a kind nod to twentieth century progress. Countries like Pakistan who insist on living in ancient history, including a dark-ages approach to learning, religious bigotry, and male/female roles will be damned to the rubble of their pre-historic societies. It's not with a cold heart I say such things; it's with certain sadness to realize that people will trade the lives and futures of their children in for their outdated ideals.

Read all about it A man thinks a snake he has shot many times is dead, he reaches over to grab it, and it sunk a fang into his hand, hitting a vein and killing him. Just when you thought rattlesnakes were not so bad... Then there's the suit-snakes in Washington who just want to cut checks from our bank accounts, much more easily than they would out of their own. This thinking will bite you and your bank account.

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Read all about it I can't even comment on this hideous article...thank you Snydways for bringing it to our attention and fooey on youey for reminding us that the human race is so friggin awful sometimes!