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Haiku Book Review: Thud!, Terry Pratchett

Dwarves and Trolls, oh my!

A secret at Koom Valley.

Can Sam Vimes fix it?

94

Haiku Movie Review: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Very odd people

Embark on a sea voyage.

Quirky, oddball fun.

68

Haiku Book Review: Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer

Twelve year old genius

And criminal mastermind.

Good book for Koleman.

80

Haiku Book Review: Going Postal, Terry Pratchett

Spoof the Post Office,

And business and cons too.

Moist von Lipwig rules.

91

Haiku Movie Revew: The Upside of Anger

It's no Field of Dreams.

Costner sure put on some weight.

SPOILER: Hubby's dead.

54

Haiku Book Review: Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett

Crazy army group

Fights foes and old ideas.

Pratchett rocks again.

92

Haiku Movie Revew: Hitch

Hitch helps dating men.

But can he learn to love too?

Corny, cute and fun.

64

Food for Thought

Thought

A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazon, and gas prices rise forty cents in the U.S.

Wow

I just finished reading a remarkable book, The Last Shot, by Darcy Frey. For me it was deja vu all over again, as it brought me back to my days as a high school basketball player. The pressure of playing against the top players in the country, of performing in front of top Division I coaches, knowing that if you fail at basketball you will end up in a life of drugs, living in horrible projects at a poverty level, praying that you will be able to score a 700 on your SAT - all of these things were the hallmark of my high school days.

I give it an 84 for its ability to mirror my life.

Crap

Damn you, Larry.

I thought that it was time to let this godforsaken blog die the pitiful death that it had earned, but then I started getting hits from CDFFL. So now I feel compelled to post something. Fine, here goes:

If you are visiting here from CDFFL, thank you for contributing money to what will surely be the Kevin Lund Victory Tour.

Now go away.

Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.

What do I like?

In a comment to a previous post of mine, Scooter said, "I don't think I ever pictured you as a Green Day fan."

It made me wonder, what kind of music do you think I like? And that led, naturally, to the thought that there should be an exciting contest, where the few losers who look at my blog can guess at what are the most frequently played songs on my iPod. But a contest is meaningless without a prize, and so, to stoke your contemplations, I have come up with a reward that is priceless. To the person who makes the best guess I reward ... praise on a CDFFL recap. Yes, when Larry allows me to do a recap, I will have nothing but kind words for the lucky winner.

This is certainly the greatest thing anybody has ever seen on a Friday morning.

Great job, Larry!

You're excellent at PhotoShop, I'll give you that. I mean, this picture hardly has any flaws at all. Bravo!

Does this hurt his Hall of Fame chances?

ESPN.com - MLB - Palmeiro suspended for steroids, denies using them

Nice way to follow up the good publicity you received from joining the 3,000 hit club. "Palmeiro said he had accepted his punishment and could not explain how the steroids got into his body." Sure, I'll buy that. Probably some jealous teammate spiked his Coke. As the Green Goblin so eloquently put it, "the one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail." So true.

I swear to god, STAY AWAY!!

Do not, under any circumstances, download and install Google Earth. If, by accident, you do happen to install Google Earth, PLEASE do not go to the Google Earth Community website and start poking around there. And ESPECIALLY don't visit the Earth Browsing section. For the love of God, listen to me! Once you've gone in, you'll never come out!

HELP ME!

I think they want you, Scooter

An open casting call looking for "extreme characters and hideously unattractive types." Just to warn you, though, this isn't a paid interview. Sorry.

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowlings

It's hard to describe accurately what one feels upon completing the latest addition to the Harry Potter series. It certainly picks up the story where Order of the Phoenix left off, but it strays a bit from the style that we've come to expect from Rowlings.

Is there wizardry? Yes, of course! But it's not exactly the same. For example, in this book Ron ventures into Knockturn Alley to meet with a shady wizard. But instead of attempting to gain information to help Harry defeat Lord Voldemort, Ron purchases a "self-enhancement" potion, in order to "increase" and "enlarge" his chances of making a "significant impression" on Hermione. (if you know what I mean)

Is there witchcraft? Again, of course! It's just that I didn't expect to read about Ginny Weasly filming an erotic home video with Professor Flitwick where they "charm the pants off one another." (and I think you know what I mean)

Probably the most surprising aspect of the book was learning that Dumbledore (the titular Half-Blood Prince) had in fact been a minion of Voldemort's all along. When his connection to the Dark Lord was revealed, he fled to London with Snape, and the two of them moved into a flat in Soho, where "Dumbledore would pay the rent, and Snape would take care of the utilities." (and I know you know what I mean)

The ending of the book is even more surprising, but I don't want to give it away for those who have yet to read it. Here's a hint though: Harry, Hagrid, two Boy Scouts, four "wands", and a ham sandwich. (oh yeah, you know what I mean)

Anyway, I give it a 99.