July 27 2009
Greg Galdes
Unfortunate and sad news. We have lost a friend, a family member, a valued member of our Wastin’ Away on the North Coast podcast, a University of Michigan graduate, and a fellow long time football season ticket holder for 27 years—and all around UM sports nut.
Greg Galdes died on Sunday, July 26, 2009. He leaves behind wife Cathy, daughters Yvonne (14) and Bethany (11), mother Virginia and father Charles. He is also survived by siblings Gary, Cheryl (Carlton Engstrom), Cynthia (Stefan Majlinger), Caroline (Chris Theodorovich) and Catherine (Chris Melody).
Viewing information for Greg Galdes is below.
Viewing Wednesday, 7/29/09 - 1:00 pm to 8:00pm {7pm Rosary Service}
John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Homes
1139 Inkster Road Garden City, MI. 48135
734-427-3800Funeral: Thursday 7/30/09 at Divine Child, 11:30am {viewing 11-11:30}
1055 N. Silvery Lane
Dearborn, MI 48128
313-277-3110
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Added July 29: from yesterday’s E-Edition of the Detroit Free Press
Added July 30: our tribute video to Greg can be seen at Nothing But Monkeys.com, with lots of photos of us all looking young and thin.
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July 12 2009
Jake the Web Slayer
My nephew Jake was given one job: clear the webs off the deck. Ever vigilant, always armed, he becomes Jake the Web Slayer. (Recorded way back in 1998, on Easter, April 11.)
Jake the Web Slayer from ShortFatGuy on Vimeo.
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June 19 2009
With His Mouth! HIS MOUTH!
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June 07 2009
Tonys 2009
I don’t usually blog about the Tonys, but because of the affiliation with Straight Guys Who Love Showtunes.com I thought I’d watch the show tonight. Here’s a screen shot from the “In Memoriam” segment.
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I had intended to encode my own version of this, but I’ll let YouTube do all the work. Here’s my favorite moment of the telecast…
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April 12 2009
This Week in Food (2009-04-06)
It’s MSNBC’s idea of “The 19 worst drive-thru foods in America”.
I always thought the worst drive-thru food meant it was the messiest and would get all over your shirt while driving. But according to MSNBC it’s got to do with calories or something. Go figure.
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February 22 2009
Oscars 2009
A day I never thought I’d see has dawned. Not the return of another Oscars celebration, but an Oscars celebration in which I don’t care who wins. An Oscars celebration in which I have so little interest I have to make an effort just to finish this entry.
I admit I had similar reservations back in 2005, but that changed once I got a chance to see the five Best Picture nominees. I realized then they were all excellent movies which truly deserved to be singled out for recognition. The same is not true this year. I’ve seen four of the five nominees and was underwhelmed by all of them. The front runner, Slumdog Millionaire, is a movie filled with torture, hardship, and gruesome violence redeemed only in its closing moments by a dance scene under the credits—a move which I strongly suspect is why it has engendered so much lasting goodwill. Benjamin Button might be filled with memorable imagery and have attractive leads, but I just can’t get past the creepy padophilia inherent in its love story. The Reader had a very good story, but was so boring ˇV despite all the nude scenes ˇV I couldn’t help thinking it must have made for a better book.
With such lackluster offerings I can already guarantee the Academy will be whining tomorrow on how their ratings have reached their lowest. And in response, I already have three words for them: The, Dark, and Knight.
I admit I was late to The Dark Knight bandwagon, not seeing it in theaters, not seeing it till it came out on Blu-Ray. But it was such an obviously well-crafted, well-received, and well-reviewed entertainment that I assumed it would not only get a nomination but would surely win as Best Picture.
But not only did it get snubbed as Best Picture, it didn’t even get a Best Director nod. And I’m probably in the minority but I’m not even pleased with its one high-profile nomination. Sure, Heath Ledger will win as the sentimental favorite, but his performance struck me as one long Paul Giamatti impersonation. The other sure thing at the Oscars, WALLˇEE, is also flawed, in my humble opinion, with a second half that comes as anti-climax to such a wondrous first half.
Which brings me to my main point. This is going to be one very disappointing Oscars, and that’s coming from someone to who usually loves to watch this show.
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January 06 2009
Two Bit Tour
Incontrovertible evidence of something I’m not supposed to do; but what the heck. let me show you around the secret facility that is my workplace. Besides, I wanted to play with Photo Booth.
Two Bit Tour from ShortFatGuy on Vimeo.
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December 17 2008
She’s Got Legs
During our traditional stop at Victoria’s Secret, during our 23rd annual Guys’ Shopping Night last Friday, I learned that a friend of mine has a special fondness for model Adriana Lima. In fact, he’s quite taken with, of all things, the gap between her legs when she poses. He’s such a fan of it that we spent much of the evening trying to come up with a better term to describe it.
And here’s some of what we came up with (that I can remember):
