The People's Democratic Republic of Insomnia

"It's just laser beams and power chords--there's no plot at all."

Monday, August 31, 2009

I Love It When A Plan Comes Together

Apparently there's going to be an A-Team movie. Release date is set for 2010. Like many of my generation, this show had a lot of impact on my youth (for good or ill). It certainly primed me for "GI Joe".

The question before the house is: who should play what roles?

The major characters (and the actors who played them) were:
John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard)
"Howling Mad" Murdock (Dwight Schultz)
B.A. Baracus (Mr. T) and
Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Dirk Benedict)

(not that y'all needed a reminder).

Monday, August 24, 2009

This One's for the Kaiser

Looks like some German catfish are getting a taste for human flesh. Wonder how that happened?

Monday, August 17, 2009

New Discussion Question

This one's a little grim. Viewer discretion is advised.

A woman in Connecticut was recently raped in the parking garage of a major hotel chain. I think we can all agree that's awful. The discussion comes about afterwards: The victim is now suing the hotel chain in question for failing to observe or stop the crime. Based on the one article I've been able to find, the case is getting ugly.

Relevant article available here.

The question is this: Is the hotel responsible for any part of this crime? If so, how much?

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

And So it Begins...


000
WTNT32 KNHC 112038
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009
500 PM AST TUE AUG 11 2009

...DEPRESSION SHOWING NO SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING YET...

AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 30.4 WEST OR ABOUT 400
MILES...645 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL TRACK WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.6N 30.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

$$
FORECASTER BERG


h/t to the National Weather Service