My Own Worst Enemy = Total Recall + Bourne Identity

My Own Worst Enemy is awesome. Amazing. If the other shows on TV right now weren’t so good, like Terminator, Heroes, and Chuck, My Own Worst Enemy would probably become my favorite show. Well, Heroes doesn’t seem that awesome right now. Claire Bennett has lost some of her appeal, and some of the writing seems kind of stupid. In the most recent episode, [SPOILER ALERT] the Petrelli’s father took Adam, the guy who can heal himself and live forever, by the hand, and absorbed his powers. Adam disintegrated. But I don’t think that just because he could no longer heal meant that he would now succumb to old age. I would think that he would simply become a 30-year-old human, or so, and go on aging from there.

Anyway, My Own Worst Enemy is simply amazing. Christian Slater is great. And the show raises issues that apply directly to each of us. These issues include the ethical and moral dilemma of interrogating a terror suspect, and whether or not to use torture. I for one am against torture, as is Henry, the average-Joe version of Christian Slater in the show. But his secret agent alter ego is quite clear on his stance of using torture to extract information from a reluctant suspect. So Henry has to deal with all the bad stuff his own worst enemy is comfortable doing. It’s really interesting, but at the same time action-packed. And of course it offers a sort of escapist adventure for anyone wishing to one day wake up and find out that they too are one of two people sharing the same body, the other being a successful, wealthy, smooth, charismatic secret agent.

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Economy = Worldwide Yikes

Just a few days ago the stock market plunged 777 points. Today I saw that it went down 555 points. What a coincidence! Not really…

A couple of years ago I had heard that the market was due for a major correction. At that time the cause of the correction was not yet known. Now everybody is aware that the catalyst for our current situation was a mortgage crisis. Who would’ve guessed, in years past, in the face of ever present refinancing ads on television and the Internet, that it was all a sham, and about to explode in our faces?

I can’t believe that the current situation in America is cascading to foreign countries. I read on Yahoo this morning that the situation is really just based on fear, and knowledge that our 700 billion-dollar bailout will take a little while to kick in. Oh well.

I just hope that this situation doesn’t turn into another Great Depression.

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Heroes Is Back

Wow, it feels like it's been forever since that show began, and forever since I last saw a new episode.

I've seen commercials in which Peter Petrelli has a scar on his face. Could this be footage from the future? I mean, are they showing us the future again? That would be neat... But what if it's the present, instead? That would mean that Petrelli, who can heal just like Claire, gets messed up somehow... I don't see how that's possible. Maybe it's a disguise? Or he's pretending to be vulnerable? Or it's not really him?

I'm sure all these questions and more will be answered tonight. Hooray, Heroes!

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Britney's Back!! ?

I heard on the news that Britney Spears won an award for her recent music video. They showed footage of her at the VMA's, and she looked pretty fit and together.

Then today I read on Yahoo that while she did win the award, she also hosted the VMA's, and apparently did a poor job of it. "Worst host ever" was the general idea. Too bad.

But I still think it's neat that she's experiencing success on some level. Especially after she'd risen to major heights and fallen.

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Tracy Morgan's Woodrow SNL Sketch Video Clip

Earlier this year I saw the "Take a doo doo pie" Saturday Night Live sketch on TV (featuring Britney Spears and Tracy Morgan), and I posted the lyrics. Someone commented that they wished the video was available too. A few months later, someone added it to YouTube.

So here it is!

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USA vs. China Basketball 2008

It was awesome! I don't usually watch basketball, but the other day I watched the U.S. Dream Team take on China, and I really enjoyed it. I heard it was supposed to be the most watched basketball game in history. I also heard that the Chinese are intensely passionate about basketball! Cool...

The game started off with the Chinese earning some points. I thought, "Wow, will they win?" Then it seemed even, US vs China, and then the US just took off, earning a 30 point lead! That was really great, especially considering how (I think) back in '92 we'd had huge point leads that had decreased over the years.

Yao Ming played for China. His foot/ankle was hurt, but he gave the game his all. Even after exiting to the bench, he was cheering his team on at every positive event. It was really fun to watch such a friendly game. And with modern technology, the image was pretty crisp. Thanks, Olympics!

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Power Dependent

Lose power much? (Oh wah, wah!) No, seriously.

From time to time, most of us have to deal with the occasional power outage. How does it make you feel?

Limited water pressure, limited land-line phone battery backup...

If you've got a handheld wireless PC / internet device, or a generator at your disposal, I'll bet that's a power trip. "Nothing can stop me!!"

What about all the food in the refrigerator? No generator = no freshness!

Hopefully we've all got some decent public service workers...

Preview of massive worldwide blackouts when the Peak Oil crisis hits?

I don't really think that's possible, at least not for another few decades, since there are untapped oil reserves all over the place.

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