http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ A literal description of my state of mind en-us rtphipps@excite.com 2010-01-01T10:43:11-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/265572.php I'm over at the new (new) Rocket Jones. I didn't start over, just moved the whole kit-and-kaboodle over to a more spam-resistant platform. Please adjust your links accordingly. Thanks.... 265572@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Links 2010-01-01T10:43:11-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/262736.php Ok, many suggested alternatives to abandoning blogging on Rocket Jones. Ultimately, you are all wiser than I, because I found that it really bugged me to just up and walk away. Pixy has set me up over at the new... 262736@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Links 2008-05-18T07:59:29-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/262172.php I give up. The only thing I do around here lately is clean up the mess, and it's just not worth my time anymore. See you in your comments.... 262172@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-05-10T20:44:29-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/261646.php Minor league baseballs teams do some wacky things for promotion nights, and almost anything goes as long as it draws a crowd. Seldom though, does the concession menu enter into the equation. The Sioux Falls Canaries and Dakota Provisions are... 261646@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-05-04T18:02:58-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/261606.php Hello all. Got home last Sunday morning (early AM). Been berry berry busy. All work-stuff that was supposed to get done by "backups" didn't. Most did, but still spent a day catching up. On the home front, our dishwasher went... 261606@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-05-03T13:02:00-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/259626.php I explained about exploitation movies here on Rocket Jones, including that unholiest of sub-genre's: nunsploitation. As it turns out, my limited personal collection includes four that are considered true classics of the type (and there are a surprising number of... 259626@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Cult Flicks 2008-04-19T11:07:23-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/260603.php Apparently, this "fragile" planet we live on is a tad more resilient than folks like to admit. The healthy condition of the coral at Bikini today was proof of the atoll's resilience and ability to bounce back from massive disturbances... 260603@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ SciTech 2008-04-19T08:45:01-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/260496.php I've said many times that when it comes to horror movies, I'd rather be scared than grossed out. Even so, I am giving high marks to Evil Aliens. This is an out and out gore-fest with some amazingly over the... 260496@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Cult Flicks 2008-04-17T20:48:24-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/260382.php Liz and I are headed to Arizona for a week to visit my Dad. We've been busy getting ready for the trip, plus other big happenings that I'll talk about when we get home. I really doubt they have more... 260382@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-04-16T18:11:26-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/260090.php We went and saw our first Potomac Nationals game of the season last night. The team (single A minor league) has a lot of familiar names from last year, and they've started off on a hot streak. As for the... 260090@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-04-13T08:26:29-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/260030.php My wife Liz got this in her email. Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device... 260030@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-04-12T09:31:44-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/259996.php One of our "goals" we decided this past winter was to simplify and get rid of the vast amounts of crap we've accumulated over the years. To this end I've gone through about a quarter of the basement, hauling up... 259996@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-04-11T20:09:13-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/259877.php Joel David Moore does not look like your conventional movie star. Tall, lanky, and kinda geeky, I inadvertently wound up with a double-feature of his movies thanks to Netflix. I'll start with the weaker of the two. Hatchet - This... 259877@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Cult Flicks 2008-04-10T13:30:00-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/259870.php I've been fighting some sort of stomach bug since last Sunday. I called in Monday but thanks to a diet of turkey, crackers and olives (nice and bland) I was able to go to work Tuesday and Wednesday. Last night... 259870@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Square Pegs 2008-04-10T09:00:03-05:00 http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/259864.php 8.5" by 11" sheets of duct tape. Thanks to the Rocket Dungeon for the pointer.... 259864@http://rocketjones.mu.nu/ Links 2008-04-10T08:21:16-05:00