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And who better to be attached to this project than Steven Spielberg!! The man who brought dinosaurs to life on the big screen is now going to tackle giant transforming car/robots. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, who cares, I'm going to be first in line to see TRANSFORMERS. I would love to see the classic Generation 1 characters represented as vehicles, but I tell you the tie ins from car companies would be huge if the movie used present day vehicles like Hasbro is using now with their Alternators Line of products. That would be incredible to see Dodge Vipers and Jeep Wranglers and Corvettes transforming into characters that many of us know and love. And here is something that is so awesome and transformers themed that I had to share it with you. Soundwave Breakdancing.

Here is a new blogger feature, posting blog posts from an e-mail system. How it works is that I type an e-mail and send it to a specific address and the message posts automatically. I can't add photos but this is a quick way to send text messages. And I can even use my phone to send a text message to this address. Oh the new possibilities or my ramblings. So speaking of ramblings, I have been spending some time checking out other Blogs. I have put up a number of new links this past week. There are links for running sites, links for Blogs of Note and a new set of links for the Serenity Movie. The Serenity movie will be coming to theaters next year. I cannot wait. Serenity was created by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel). The story is set 500 years in the future where space travel is as common as car travel is today. There are multiple planets that can support human life and settlers are dropped on planets with basic supplies to terraform the planet. The concept is that o...

Have you seen the TV show Scrubs. Well it is a funny show and the main reason that it is so funny is the brilliance of Zach Braff. Zach Braff plays Dr. John Dorian, or rather J.D. He is the character that constantly has funny daydreams and we can see his thoughts play out on the screen. Zach Braff plays this character with such brilliance that I am laughing my butt off each and every episode. Well Zach Braff has written and directed a film called Garden State. And I suggest that you go see it. It will be coming to theaters August 6th. It is basically a collection of stories and real life experiences that Zach has compiled throughout his life. And they are bizarre and hilarious and touching. Zach is also keeping a Blog that is in conjunction with the movie. And it is funny as well. Check out Zach's Blog. And then go see Garden State. Oh yeah and there is a Scrubs-A-Thon tonight on NBC. Zach Braff will be introducing the trailer during a commercial. Check it out.

I have added some new links. These are for running websites. Why running websites? Well I am training for the Disney Half Marathon. And I say that I am training because yesterday I went for my first training run with Tara. We went about 2 miles. I ran at least 1 mile of it before I had to walk. Let the training begin!

Allison during training at the Cape Cod Canal This weekend Allison and I went to the Cape. On Saturday we walked the length of the Cape Cod Canal on the Bourne Side. We did 10.5 miles overall. Just 2 more weeks till Allison's walk for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Gotta get the training in. The pictures below are from the walk on the Canal. That is the Bourne Bridge and the train bridge in the background. Also there are pictures of the boats on the canal and A picture of our Road Id's. If you are a runner or outdoor enthusiast you should have one of these. This weekend we were also able to take care of setting up our bedroom at the house. The other pictures are some of the decorating touches we added to the room.   Me by The Bourne Bridge. Police Boat on the Canal Our Road IDs Our Bedroom at the Cape House Flip Flops for a window treatment Our Dresser

The guys who brought you the Blue Collar Comedy Tour are now bringing you a show on the WB called Blue Collar TV. Here is what the WB says about it. Git-R-Done!! This summer, the guys who had you laughing your butts off on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour - Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy - will bring their particular rand of hilarity to The WB. Expect a hometown buffet of TV parodies, sketches, and stand-up, celebrating everything from spouses to spoilers, Winnebagos to Waffle Houses, cheap beer to even cheaper lingerie. You are about to get a 64-oz. Big Gulp of red, white, and blue collar comedy. Are you ready? If you want to check out some clips take a look at the Official WB site. The show premieres on Thursday July 29th. "Oh, Lord Jesus and the shepherds I am truly sorry and please bless the starving pygmies down there in New Guinea."

This week (Well Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) I was in NY. I was working with a hospital in Sleepy Hollow. Yes, that Sleepy Hollow. I was there as a "favor" to my management staff. You see, a specialist in my group up and quit with very little notice and left us in a lurch to cover his accounts. So Chris is now the new specialist but he cannot be there for the site's reports training so I am covering that in August. But the site wanted to meet me first hand so I had to go down and visit. Well they literally took everything I could give them including my Blood. I gave my first unit of donated Blood. That was pretty cool. I did that today at lunch. Lunch has consisted of fairly decent sandwiches and some odd salads, like chick pea salad and kidney bean and string bean salad. No chips in site. But I was able to snag a half pint Shasta ginger ale. I didn't even know that they sold Shasta anymore. Go figure. Well I just drove back from NY and I'm going to hit the shee...