On the webpage trouble: I just called webhosting tech support, and directed the guy to our page; and it did the same thing for him. So they will be working on it, and hopefully fixing it soon. --Gary

I am also having trouble getting on to this page today, so maybe it's just me. (I sometimes get a "page not found" error, then try it again and it works. Anybody else having trouble?)

The part where he knelt and looked down? (I'm trying not to spoil it.) I don't remember the scene as being that emotional in the book; but then, it's been a long time since I read it. --Gary

I don't think it was. If it was there, it certainly wasn't as powerful or memorable as the movie version; that was one of the few really strong scenes in the picture, I thought. I also liked the historical scenes, though interestingly those scenes seem to get the most criticism in the reviews. People thought they looked washed-out and phony; I thought they would have looked phony in vibrant color, but this way they had an eerie authenticity. --Gary

P.S. Happy Summer everybody. Only 94 days til the first day of Fall...

After eating we walked up to the Indian, which looks great these days by the way. When we got to the Indian little Max felt intimidated so he barked at the Indian non stop. It was hilarious. We also went to the park & then to the Amphitheater where they were practicing for a production of Cats.

It was a great night. The pictures tell some of the story. Especially the last one where little Max is crashed out. That's how we ALL felt by the end of the evening!

Check back later Thursday morning for some pictures from Amanda. --Gary

That is an excellent article. Almost four years old, and even more true today. And I have to say I am proud of the Stooges picture. Of course, most of the work was done by Bush himself, when he made that stupid Stooge-like face. And as for putting Cheney in: ...D'oh! --Gary

And Tristen knows a lot about Forrest Gump for never seeing it!

I wondered about that! --Gary

Sure! But what is "Forest"? Forrest Gump...? --Gary

Would be nice if he could, like, actually do that... Here's another Bushism, from 1998 and the first Bush, when asked why he didn't invade Iraq in Operation Desert Storm: "War in Iraq would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. We would have been forced to rule Iraq... Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land." Little Georgie should have listened to his old man! --Gary

My own dance pictures aren't quite ready yet -- they need lots of PhotoShop work....

Looks nice and cool... --Gary

"Comparing cats to dogs is like comparing apples to oranges. Each species' intelligence is suitable in its own world. But, dogs are mostly smarter because they are able to learn more quickly and easily with not as much stress as the cat. Cats are too independant and don't care for learning much of new things, they stick to their own likings. Dogs on the other hand help us with a lot of things, like to herd livestock, hunt certain animals such as ducks if needed or wanted to, to pull carts, and to protect and love families and friends."

The mighty Steven Colbert strikes again. He gave the commencement address Saturday at Knox College (in Galesburg, IL), and it was as right-on as his Press Club remarks. Here's some of it:

And when you enter the workforce, you will find competition from those crossing our all-too-porous borders. Now I know you're all going to say, "Stephen, Stephen, immigrants built America." Yes, but here's the thing--it's built now. I think it was finished in the mid-70s sometime. At this point it's a touch-up and repair job. But thankfully Congress is acting and soon English will be the official language of America. Because if we surrender the national anthem to Spanish, the next thing you know, they'll be translating the Bible. God wrote it in English for a reason! So it could be taught in our public schools.

So we must build walls. A wall obviously across the entire southern border. That's the answer. That may not be enough--maybe a moat in front of it, or a fire-pit. Maybe a flaming moat, filled with fire-proof crocodiles. And we should probably wall off the northern border as well. Keep those Canadians with their socialized medicine and their skunky beer out. And because immigrants can swim, we'll probably want to wall off the coasts as well. And while we're at it, we need to put up a dome, in case they have catapults. And we'll punch some holes in it so we can breathe. Breathe free. It's time for illegal immigrants to go--right after they finish building those walls. Yes, yes, I agree with me.

P.S. We also got a hammock in our backyard, we even put a cushion in there. It's in the sand pit, I fell asleep in it! :)!!!

We're having fun! See you later! (I'm showing Livy how the newsletter works.) --Gary