Howe Tis Mayde

I enjoy the show 'How It's Made' on Science Channel - except, I have to admit, for the original narrator, Brooks Moore, whose voice was grating and irksome. Sorry Brooks, but you should never again be allowed near a microphone.

I'd like to propose a History Channel version, with everything hand-made as it would have been in ye olden times. Period garb, period tools, etc.

Can you imagine something like a medieval tennis racket?

"Gather ye alley cats three, large females (any colour wilt suffice), an' drown them then in four pints of distilled crystal of alum. Gut ye then the cats whilt still warm..."

I'm not condoning cat drowning, of course. All the 'just wrong' stuff would be dramatized, not real.

Update: I just emailed the proposed tv show to History Channel. Watch your local listings.

Crisp and Clean with No Caffeine

Wow! I had two days off in a row. I can't remember the last time that happened. It was a nice, lazy weekend. Went to see Resident Evil Apocalypse, which was really cheesy, but had lots of cute little moments from the games.

Cindy had to work all weekend, so I had the apartment to myself. It finally has started to cool off over the last couple of days. I went to have lunch with Cindy on Sunday - we went to Johnny Rockets, and it was good.

I didn't get any work done on the web site, but I needed some rest. I watched lots of 'Band of Brothers' on the History Channel. I think they were running the whole thing from beginning to end over the weekend. Very well done, lots of great actors.

We're waiting for Alias Season 3 Disc 1 from Netflix. Right now the indicator says "Very Long Wait", so there's no tellin when it will arrive.