R.I.P. Patrick McGoohan
Honestly, I don't really care about the deaths of Michael Jackson, Ted Kennedy, and the rest of the more popular dead people this year. I grieve over the loss of actor, Patrick McGoohan.
Patrick McGoohan died on January 13, 2009 at the age of 80. He was best known as Number 6 in the 60's British show, The Prisoner, but more recently he played King Edward Longshanks in Oscar winning Braveheart. Before The Prisoner he starred in Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent Man in U.S.).
I didn't discover The Prisoner t.v. series until the late 90's. It was a friend that told me that I must watch The Prisoner series and after finding the series on DVD (it's on Netflix now), I immediately fell in love with the show and Patrick McGoohan's character. I beg all of you to watch The Prisoner t.v. series and let me know what you think.
Patrick McGoohan as Number 6 in The Prisoner
Patrick McGoohan as Edward Longshanks in Braveheart
Here are a few quotes from The Prisoner:
Patrick McGoohan as Number 6 in The Prisoner
Patrick McGoohan as Edward Longshanks in Braveheart
Here are a few quotes from The Prisoner:
- “I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own.”
- “A still tongue makes a happy life”
- “Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself.”
- “Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment and will die here like rotten cabbages.”
- “You still have a choice. You can still salvage your right to be individuals. Your rights to truth and free thought! Reject this false world of Number Two . . . reject it NOW!!”
- “He has revolted. Resisted. Fought. Held fast. Maintained. Destroyed resistance. Overcome coercion. The right to be a person, someone or individual. We applaud his private war, and concede that despite materialistic efforts, he has survived intact and secure!”
- "Everybody votes for a dictator."
Gettysburg Trip
I had a lot of fun at Gettysburg yesterday with Sparklyglasses and her parents. Her parents are visiting from Texas and we were trying to think of some things to do while they're here. They leave tomorrow morning bright and early from PHL.
We left the house around 11:30 a.m., after a few delays. I was soooo hungry!!! I purposely didn't eat anything because I wanted to eat at the Cashtown Inn. The Cashtown Inn was declared haunted by the Ghost Hunters t.v. show on SyFy (I still think SyFy is a lame channel name) last year. I ate there back in July and the food was outstanding! We got there around 1:30 p.m. and guess what? They're closed on Sundays. :( The Adams County Winery is very close to Cashtown Inn, so we decided to take a drive over and purchase their new blueberry wine. Unfortunately, the blueberry wine is so popular that they sold out of it. LOL, things weren't going as planned for sure. I didn't want to leave empty handed, so I purchased a bottle of Adam's Apple and Rebel Red. Yum yum.
After the winery, I drove them to Sharpshooter's Grille. I had never been to Sharpshooter's and I was pleasantly surprised by the hamburger I ordered. The wait time for food to arrive seemed kind of long, but it was worth it. The Land Shark lagers were pretty tasty too!
After the food, we got some exercise by walking around the Pennsylvania Monument, The Angle, and Little Round Top on the battlefield. Those of you who don't know, I proposed to Sparklyglasses at The Angle on 10 May 2009 and we were planning on getting married in Gettysburg up until recently when there was a change of date and location.
One of these days I'm going to take a trip to Gettysburg and walk the battlefield like I did a few years ago. There's a Boy Scout hiking guide that walks you through a 10 mile trail and 4 mile trail. I loved it the last time I did it.
Later today we'll probably go to a sushi place in Hershey. I'm not a big fan of sushi at all, but I like their hibachi.
ps. I'll be adding some pics from the trip to my Flickr in the next few days. My Flickr
Civil War Quote
"That old man...had my division massacred at Gettysburg!"
- George Pickett said these words to John S. Mosby shortly after paying Lee a visit in Richmond
Possible Gettysburg Journey
There's a chance that we (Sparklyglasses, her parents, and I) will be taking a trip to Gettysburg this afternoon. I really hope we can go because I love it there. While we're there, I'd like to go to the Adams County Winery and pickup some blueberry wine and eat lunch at the Cashtown Inn. Wish me luck in trying to talk them into going!
25 Items the iPhone Has Rendered Useless by Mac|Life
"We had no doubt iPhone would be the best smartphone we ever used, but we never could have imagined just how many ways it would take over our lives. From tools we’ll never need again to places we won’t be going back to, iPhone’s versatility never ceases to amaze us--and we’re not just talking about pocket fishermen, paperbacks and newspapers. Want to avoid sleeping on the couch after a fight with your better half? There’s an app for that."
View full article: 25 Items the iPhone Has Rendered Useless | Mac|Life.
Best Headline of the Day (so far)
"Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize as NASA prepares to bomb the moon"
My Horoscope by The Onion (9 Oct 09)
Remember: Sometimes in life sacrifices must be made in order to appease Azazel, Guardian of the Goat and Netherworld Demon of the Second Order.
iPhone App of the Week (5-11 Oct 09)
ToDo app is my iPhone App of the Week. ToDo website
Here's a screenshot of some of its features (I'm too lazy to type today):
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The app is kind of expensive at $9.99, but it's usefulness saves me at work every day. Search for ToDo at the App store to download.
My Horoscope by The Onion
Don't let negativity win out today, even though it probably will, because you're a worthless human being who most likely doesn't deserve to be happy.
Toilet Blogging
The majority of people lead hectic lives. Between working, taking the kids to soccer practice, buying groceries, etc., it leaves very little time to blog or use Twitter. That's why I'd never judge a person that toilet blogs or twoops.
