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Two weeks ago we took the kids to see their first ever movie at the local Century theater cineplex. It was the summer hit "Kung Fu Panda" so you can imagine how excited Mini Me was to experience a cartoon movie on a screen a hundred times as big as our 27 inch tube. For the wife and I it had been close to five years since we saw a movie in a theater so we did anticipate a little bit of a price hike from then to now even for a matinee showing. So her i go... the attendant right away recognizes that there is four of us. She enthusiastically says "2 Adults and 2 Children"? I looked back at the wife and my little princess, who just turned one, then turned back to the attendant and in almost an impudent manner said "Uh no, actually 2 Adults, 1 Child, and an infant who is just a 1 yr. old". The attendant then says to me "Well sir we just changed the child age to all persons a year old to eleven in March". I gave her a sarcastic laugh, made some other harebrained comment, and paid the $31.50. I couldn't believe it! It was classic highway robbery!

The choices in show times that day were a matter of 25 minutes or so from one theater to the other. Had we chose AMC Theaters instead my little girl would have been FREE! The Child price was the same as Century Theaters but the age limitation was from 2 yrs to 12 yrs old. Between now and next May when my baby girl turns two and the whole family has an opportunity to see another movie again....you can count on us going to AMC Theaters. That is if the pricing structure doesn't change to follow suit of it's rival Century. Blah!

Go Manny!

My grandpa loved watching boxing when i was growing up! I really didn't pay attention to it like i did basketball or football. I did watch during the Sugar Ray Leonard - Roberto Duran rivalry. Watched greats like Hagler, Hearns, and Larry Holmes. I even liked Tyson early on when he rolled up on the scene. I've seen the other greats Ali of course on like PBS documentaries, but none have got me more into boxing than Manny Pacquiao. This battle tonight doesn't excite me as much as Pacquiao-Barrera or Morales or Marquez but this should still be fun to watch.

Friendster

My first SN site was Friendster and after I moved away from it to the other heavyweights I occasionally wondered why other friends I knew on Friendster didn’t join the great migration. It was until I ran into several articles online did I start seeing the big picture much clearer.

Basically, it’s an ASIAN thing. Friendster is the #1 social networking in ASIA with the Philippines leading the way. Why? The reason is simply because Friendster was the first of it’s kind, and Filipinos are staying loyal to the first. Indonesia, Malaysia, US, and Singapore round out the Top 5 but the next big market that Friendster is already way ahead of the heavyweight competition in is China.

Time: Friendster Moves to Asia

Reminiscing The Red Balloon

Watched the classic 'The Red Balloon' with my son over the weekend. I was taken back to my days in elementary school where I first saw this old 50's flick from a loud rickety film projector. Do those things still exist? I was still amazed by the special effects, color, and overall cinematography of that time just as much i was when i was a kid. Although, it did feel a bit longer than i last remember it, maybe because this time around the stalking balloon got a little old, the meaning of the movie remained the same for me . That meaning is that LIFE is full of miracles if you believe.

Mini Me's attention was directly squared on the tube from beginning to end. Immediately after it was done he wanted to see the White Mare, the second of a double feature on the DVD. I had enough reminscing of films from my school days for one day, and directed him to i think the Cartoon Network instead.

Jesus Shuttlesworth aka Ray Allen

I'm torn when it comes to this year's NBA Finals. I'm a Sonics fan first and foremost through good times and bad, although don't expect me to be a fan if and when they go to OKC. I'm a West Coast kinda fan because i don't think the West Coast get's enough respect when it comes to sports. Lastly, back in the day when the Lakers and Celtics met in the Finals i preferred Magic over Bird. So, i'm pulling for the Lakers this year but also pulling for Ray because he's a good guy and a former Sonic. It's a wash i guess one can say, but if any kind of happy feelings surfaced for a champion it would most definately be because Ray's team won.

Transformers

Site Article: A Survival Kit for New Collectors So far i've been able to resist buying the movie inspired Transformers but i'm getting weaker with the new animated toy line. Help me!

Sweet!

Grew up watching these guys and still luv'em! Mini me has watched TMNT a million times! He's watched the animated series another several thousand times and has all four turtles made by Playmates. This version of the mutant brothers is way cool i may not be able to resist!

Real McQueen 'Japanese Version'

It's Super GT300 Lightning McQueen! Photos by APR Racing

iPhone 3G: What we didn't get Crave, the gadget blog - CNE Even if the new iPhone 3G still comes up a little short on new features I'm so close to getting one of these. It's simply just to cool! Help!

14 Creative Advertisements Part 2 The Best Article Every day Just can't get enough of these.

14 Creative Advertisements The Best Article Every day Thought these were beyond clever... definitely thinking out of the box.

30 Upcoming Movie Sequels You Didn’t Know About The Best Article Every dayI can see myself watching all of them except for The Pink Panther. Shrek 5?! Wow, i liked the first several but c'mon it's kinda getting old!

TF2 to revive famous Air Force 'Boneyard

Wow! An army of Decepticons? Autobots? Waiting for orders.