Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Comes in From The Cold!
Being a child of the '70's I remember the original Man From UNCLE. It was a bit staid after watching my real uncle in 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' but the truth is, that era really was very interesting, and chilling.
When there really was an obvious threat of nuclear attack the world's superpowers were definitely professional, determined and capable and that is what made UNCLE such a believable story. Today? I don't think the urgency or desperation can be understood as well.
Fast cars, loud guns and action sequences are always going to be hits at the box offices so I guess we'll hear good things about the film.
Personally? I like the chic aspect to the chaps from UNCLE - very James Bond...
Oh, and the original had Ducky from NCIS in it - always a crowd pleaser!
kthanxbai!
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Furry Parodies of TV Shows
The Children's Television Workshop are really on the cutting edge of popular shows. Sit down, call the kids in to watch - and enjoy:
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Star Wars
kthanxbai!
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Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Star Wars
kthanxbai!
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Whilst The Cats Away
The family is out of town for a few weeks, so I get to watch what I want on TV.
I've finished the Hobbit trilogy, this season of Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush and am now going to Netflix to watch a few documentaries.
Whilst on Netflix I'll be watching my beloved Longmire. It truly is an epic TV show. Epic scenery, epic storylines and just blinking epic!
So epic is Longmire that after it was cancelled by A&E that Netflix picked it up. Thats a whole other story though!
Another TV show I will be looking out for is new, and is Heroes Reborn, here's a sneak peek;
It looks very 'interesting' to say the least.
The future looks good - for my tv viewing at least!
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
I've finished the Hobbit trilogy, this season of Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush and am now going to Netflix to watch a few documentaries.
Whilst on Netflix I'll be watching my beloved Longmire. It truly is an epic TV show. Epic scenery, epic storylines and just blinking epic!
Another TV show I will be looking out for is new, and is Heroes Reborn, here's a sneak peek;
It looks very 'interesting' to say the least.
The future looks good - for my tv viewing at least!
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Related articles
23 Shows That Have Come Back From the Dead(tvfanatic.com)
First Heroes: Reborn trailer shows new stars, familiar faces(cultofmac.com)
Heroes Reborn mini-series gets two video game prequels(eurogamer.net)
Monday, July 13, 2015
Nothing New Under The Sun
You know how you always wanted to play chess with really, really big pieces? Well the Russians got there first.
Yes, they used real soldiers too.
kthanxbai!
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Thanks to Vintage Everyday
Yes, they used real soldiers too.
kthanxbai!
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Thanks to Vintage Everyday
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
New Tech & Hi-Tech
There is a lot of new technology out there, and a few awesome ways of being part of the new hi-tech wave.
Personally I am proud to wear my Kickstarter based Pebble Watch, and at home I have a Sensibo set Ruche Shelving and AllBe1 tags for my kids' school bags (and my car keys!).
Some projects I find very interesting are AllBe1, Sensibo and Zolo on Indiegogo.
AllBe1 - RFID tags that look like keywing fobs so you can surreptitiously track different items.
Sensibo - start your air con remotely. 20 minutes from home my kids tell me to start the air con. And yes, it is the peak of summer here so it is awesome.
Zolo - tough cases for the phone. Simple, sleek and effective.
And theres more!
On Kickstarter there seems to be a much wider range of products, from board games to 3D Printing printers. Persoanlly? I find Phree, Pebble Watch (mark II) and the utterly awesome Ruche Shelving to be ones to follow.
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kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Personally I am proud to wear my Kickstarter based Pebble Watch, and at home I have a Sensibo set Ruche Shelving and AllBe1 tags for my kids' school bags (and my car keys!).
Some projects I find very interesting are AllBe1, Sensibo and Zolo on Indiegogo.
AllBe1 - RFID tags that look like keywing fobs so you can surreptitiously track different items.
Sensibo - start your air con remotely. 20 minutes from home my kids tell me to start the air con. And yes, it is the peak of summer here so it is awesome.
Zolo - tough cases for the phone. Simple, sleek and effective.
And theres more!
On Kickstarter there seems to be a much wider range of products, from board games to 3D Printing printers. Persoanlly? I find Phree, Pebble Watch (mark II) and the utterly awesome Ruche Shelving to be ones to follow.
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kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Monday, July 6, 2015
Newcomers in Music
Much has been made of the new music scene emerging in the USA today; there is too much pornography in the videos, too much swearing in the lyrics and,basically, 'kids today...'.
Personally I think it is awesome that no-one pays attention to what the old fuddy-duddys say! On the other hand, I like my swearing to be limited and based on thumbs and hammers meeting, not an every day occurrence!
Here is Kaya Stewart's single, Try It Out:
Greg Holden's Boys In The Street
Awesome, eh?
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Personally I think it is awesome that no-one pays attention to what the old fuddy-duddys say! On the other hand, I like my swearing to be limited and based on thumbs and hammers meeting, not an every day occurrence!
Here is Kaya Stewart's single, Try It Out:
Greg Holden's Boys In The Street
Awesome, eh?
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Monday, May 18, 2015
Dario Franchitti - Why I Quit Racing
I'm a big racing fan. Any sport where there is serious risk every time you go out there, that's what I love. IndyCar is dangerous, in the same way as Formula 1, MotoGP and other sports where you reach speeds over 100 km/h on the warm-up lap!
One of the biggest stars in the motorsports world has definitely been Dario Franchitti. The IndyCar Series Champion in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 he also won the Indianapolis 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012. This guy knows how to race. This guy knows how to win too.
So why did he quit getting into a car back in 2013? After a massive crash he was told by doctors that he should just walk away from it.
As he says himself:
It wasn’t some big dramatic scene. I wasn’t devastated or anything. Besides, my sole focus was on getting better. I just wanted to be able to live my life normally again.An awesome chap. Not too many people can be that cold and calculating. He'd been racing since the early 80's and, as he states in a recent interview, his parents remortgaged the house to get him through his first year in karting.
Jackie Stewart was key in helping him further his career, and Dario recollects his first meeting with Jackie:
"He was brilliant though. He put me at ease completely. We were doing a Christmas quiz, all the team, and one of the questions was about Stirling Moss. Jackie opened his suit pocket, pulled out his phone, flipped it down [and called Stirling] to double-check the answer. I thought to myself: 'Wow. This is the big time. Holy smokes.'"
I can only hope that future drivers can be as magnanimous and gentlemanly as Dario.
kthanxbai!
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Related articles
Dario Franchitti's new ride is a real classic(dailyrecord.co.uk)
Franchitti in Player's Tribune: "It's nice I can chill out a bit more"(motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com)
NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon Named 2015 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Driver(autoworldnews.com)
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