(thanks to Richard from Suffern, NY, who created the image, and asked the question)

She loves Big Brother:

“I don’t have a problem with (government surveillance). I don’t have anything to hide,” Turner said. “I wish there was more government monitoring. I want to know if somebody on my block is reading a book on how to build a bomb or if there is anyone reading ‘Catcher in the Rye.’ They say there’s a link between that book and many serial killers.”

Hey, I read and enjoyed “Catcher in the Rye.” I encouraged my stepson to read “Catcher in the Rye,” and several of his friends also read it. Reading books is dangerous! Reading makes people think! Serial killers don’t kill people! Books kill people!
So I think you should do your civic duty, and report us to the FBI because . . . well, we might be up to something you don’t like. Something dangerous like reading a book. Maybe not now, but maybe sometime in the future, or maybe not at all.
But you’d better take pre-emptive action, because that is the American way.
. . . you want Freedom fries with that?

Several readers informed me that Book of Days was on last night. My personal favorite was,

“I RED YOUR SITE AND YOU SHOLD BE MORE LIKE YOU CHARACTER ON BOOK OF DAYS!”

Uhm. Yeah. Thanks for playing I just got a free AOL CD at Blockbuster.
It got me thinking. I never really shared my thoughts on the movie . . . so here we go:

In the Chicago Sun-Times, Paige Wiser says:

Last week, Forbes.com went to the trouble of rating the top celebrity blogs. The winner? “Stand by Me” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum Wil Wheaton. He writes every day at WilWheaton.net, and is impressively coherent, taking more than a few self-deprecating shots at himself.
Of course, it’s interesting to note that the best-rated celebrity blogger isn’t that much of a celebrity. But he gets extra points in my book for his online gift shop, where you can buy a “Wil Wheaton Dot Net” thong. Remember: There are all kinds of ways to express yourself.

Heh. I’m working my way up to that “B” list, slowly but surely.
Speaking of the “B” list, you know that shitty looking movie “The Core?”
Well, why not take the thirteen bucks you’d spend at the movies, and ownthe shitty-looking movie they ripped off? As an added bonus, you get to see me die, engulfed in a flood of molten lava.
Come on, you know you want to see the movie described as “Absolute junk, one of the worst films I have seen. You will be doing well just to stay awake for the duration. ”

Found at Fark:

Baby Morrone is here
Our own Megan Morrone gave birth to Annabella Wells Morrone at 8:47 p.m. last Monday. In addition to a full head of brown hair, Annabella was 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and 19 inches long. Mother Megan feels great, and is quite possibly the proudest mother in the world. Send Megan an email, or if you prefer snail mail, here’s the address:
Megan Morrone
c/o TechTV
650 Townsend, Suite 500
San Francisco, California 94103

I know that Megan is going to be a great mom, because she likes monkeys even more than I do.
Congratulations, Megan! You’ll be enjoying a full night’s sleep . . . before the end of the year. 😉