I feel bad because it was a couple days before I heard this news.  Total shock.  The guy was only 61.  Sounds like something went wrong with his heart surgery but the details are lacking at this point.  This sucks of course as he was a good actor and from all accounts he was a genuinely nice guy that other actors liked.  

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588)]Bill Paxton
Actor[/color]

William "Bill" Paxton was an American actor and director. The films in which he appeared include The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, Predator 2, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic. Wikipedia

Born: May 17, 1955, Fort Worth, TX
Died: February 25, 2017, Los Angeles, CA
TV shows: Big Love, Texas Rising, Hatfields & McCoys, More
Spouse: Louise Newbury (m. 1987–2017), Kelly Rowan (m. 1979–1980)
Children: James Paxton, Lydia Paxton

Today they leaked Trump's list of candidates for his cabinet and get this, Sarah Palin is on the short list for Secretary of the Interior.  Yes, I said Sarah Palin.  She is seriously being considered for an executive position.  Let's all just take a moment to let that sink in...

Can anyone recommend a (free) program that can download Youtube videos to your computer?  I got a buddy that keeps burning up his data because he repeatedly watches Youtube videos over and over and over.  (Yes, he's not that bright.)  At any rate, he needs something that is safe and won't mess up his computer. -- And no, this isn't for me.  I'm just sick of hearing my friend whine about this stupid shit.

September 20th and it looks like Hillary is really slipping in the polls.  She is neck and neck with Trump now.  Her health is obviously in question as she has taken off yet another day from the campaign trail.  Meanwhile Trump is out on the stump giving speeches and talking policy.  

The election is too close for Hillary to be out of the spotlight as much as she has been.  This is definitely not good.  If this keeps up and if she lays an egg in the debate(s) then Trump could very well win.  In short, the Democrats have, once again, dropped the ball and fucked us in the ass.  Yay, 

This is just hilarious!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abram...54946.html

Quote:According to Putin insiders, he sees Trump as a weaker, far more ignorant, wholly self-absorbed version of Neville Chamberlain. Easy-pickin’s.
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Putin also knows Trump cannot resist a good deal, ie, that benefits him personally. If Trump were president, Putin knows he can offer bargain-basement terms on choice property in Moscow and in St Petersberg, for example, for Trump’s company to build hotels in exchange for geopolitical concessions from the U.S. that have no impact on Trump’s wealth.

Why are they using old computer systems to track inventory and accounting?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pe...LQ20131118

With all the money taxpayers throw at it annually, you'd think they would have the most advanced systems in all aspects of its operations. Having old technology managing Pentagon inventory and budgets seems deliberate.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/politics/m...index.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mich...581f100ef0

Michele Bachmann: 'God raised up' Trump to be GOP nominee

I'm really starting to feel my age. Another star from my childhood days passed away.

"Gene Wilder, Star of 'Willy Wonka' and Mel Brooks Classics, Dies at 83"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ge...nka-828477

"The comic actor was at his best in 'The Producers,' 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein' and teamed with Richard Pryor in four films."

A mash up (sorta) for all the Marvel TV shows next year.
Daredevil
Jessica Jones
Luke Cage (powerman)
Danny Rand (Iron Fist)
Defenders (Crossover series)

Defenders looks interesting because it makes me wonder if Marvel will get around the Spiderman movie licencing by putting him in his own Netflix series.........

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