Firefly. I misses it.

I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains. 

So, Chistopher Nolan revives the "Batman" franchise and I find myself wondering, what if Stanley Kubrick was the one to make "Terminator"? This is something that's been rattling around my head for a while and I will expand on it at some point. Because, alternate histories are fun, no?

Attempt to shoot down spy satellite to cost up to $60 million - CNN.com The missile will carry no warhead; the objective is to break the satellite apart through the force of impact alone, defense officials said. And the author is wondering.... (See previous...)

"The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down..." Life imitates Art imitates Life? I wonder if I'll ever see the director's cut...

I wrote about this a while back, here. And today, there is this:

Just. Wow. Elpis. Spoooky.

So we all found out this week that the local movie theater, which has been closed for at least a year, will be making a come back. At least one screen of the three will be showing the moving pictures by the end of the year and some more political wrangling will determine what else happens with the rest of the building. When I hear the term "mixed use" I tend to worry, but perhaps, just this once, I won't. Until then I'm bound to cursing all of the semi-local mexaplexes that refuse to show any films worth seeing. So, methinks a train ticket (or a dozen) is in my future. That's the happy. A good friend is leaving and as such my week will from now on seem two days longer than it has in a long time. That's the sad. Uncertainty can be a good thing, depending on the topic, or the person. Or the circumstance. And that's the maybe. Perhaps I will re-watch "The Shawshank Redemption" this weekend, in between all of the working and baseball. "Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." Or not.

I'm not sure that I totally agree with this one, but: