Category Archives: A&E

DSLR Video – The Royal Hounds “I’m In Love With a Zombie”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Les Jones

I’ve been radically changing up my videos. I ditched the tripod in favor of a video monopod. Now I’m moving around, which makes the videos much more interesting. Now that I’ve got the audio and video under control I’ve jumped … Continue reading →

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Star Trek “Into Darkness”

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Les Jones

Saw the new Star Trek. I liked it a lot, just not as much as the first reboot. The story is small – Vulcan isn’t destroyed and Earth isn’t threatened. Some of the plot points you can see coming a … Continue reading →

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Cord Cutting: VLC Remote Control for Your Smartphone

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Les Jones

More and more we’re connecting a laptop to the TV to watch video with VLC Media Player. The lack of a remote control was a nuisance. There are some USB-based remote controls with trackballs and keyboards for 30 or 40 … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Animal Pants

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Les Jones

I was watching Young MC’s Bust a Move video and noticed a young guy who looked like Flea wearing crazy stuffed animal pants. I Googled and sure enough that’s Flea. He wore the same pants in RHCP’s Higher Ground video. … Continue reading →

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Justified Tuesday – Who is Drew Thompson?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Les Jones

Last week’s previews hinted that we’d discover Drew Thompson’s identity in tonight’s episode. Who do you think Drew Thompson is? Here’s what we know about Thompson: He was involved in the incident where a parachutist fell to his death with … Continue reading →

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George Takei Hates William Shatner

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Les Jones

My wife is starting a new job. She couldn’t find her Social Security card, so one day while we were out and about we stopped by the Social Security Administration office. In the waiting area there was a big TV … Continue reading →

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Was Argo Really the Best Picture of 2012?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Les Jones

Argo won Best Picture at last night’s Oscars. I saw the movie and liked it, but when I left the theater I never dreamed it would be considered the best movie of the year. I have a theory about why … Continue reading →

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“Why Most Rappers are Broke”

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Les Jones

Some of it is bling. Some of it is the lifestyle. Some of it is that most artists in any genre don’t make money off of their records, due to record companies being pretty much pure evil. Part 1: Part … Continue reading →

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5 Depressing Realities Behind Popular Reality TV Shows

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Les Jones

At Cracked. The saddest one was that so many people on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition wind up losing their new homes: One family, which had a new home specifically designed to help their developmentally challenged son, was forced to put … Continue reading →

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Justified Tuesday – Gangstagrass

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Les Jones

Long Hard Times to Come (used as Justified’s theme): I’m Gonna Put You Down: Nobody Gonna Miss Me: Long Hard Times to Come lyrics

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Justified Tuesday – What’s the Badger Game Lindsey Talked About?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Les Jones

In episode 3, Lindsey reveals to Raylan that she and her ex-husband stole from people and that they specifically used something called a badger game. The next weekend I watched a 1941 movie, Shadow of the Thin Man, that mentioned … Continue reading →

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Cordcutting – Watch Downtown Abbey Free

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Les Jones

Amazon Prime members can watch Season 1 and Season 2 in HD for free. Season 3 is available at PBS.org. Via Instapundit.

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Justified Tuesday: Is Justified the Best Crime Show on TV?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Les Jones

Andrew Klavan thinks so. That sounds right. When I found out a friend doesn’t watch Justified I always tell them that it’s good enough to be an HBO show. The main competitor in crime shows would be HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. … Continue reading →

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Amazon Reviews You Can Use

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Les Jones

How to Avoid Huge Ships: This book really is one of the best huge ship avoidance references I’ve come across, not just for the effective methods it teaches as to avoiding huge ships, but also for exploding some of the … Continue reading →

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Did I Say I Felt Sympathy for Lindsay Lohan

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Les Jones

Well, I kinda do, because of her parents, but I feel even more sympathy to the people who have to deal with her.   Filming was scheduled to start in less than a week, so Schrader arranged for Deen and … Continue reading →

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