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If you do not know me (I mean, really know me) then there is something you need to understand before you read this blog: I value the truth above everything else... except a good laugh. A good laugh will almost always beat the truth as far as I’m concerned. Everything you read on this blog will be true, somewhat true, or something I made up in an effort to get a laugh. Sometimes I will go on a rant that I don’t really mean (or only kind of mean). Sometimes I will mean what I write only to completely change my mind a year, month, or day later. Such is life. By reading this blog you agree not to get offended by anything I write (or, at the very least, you agree not to tell me or anyone else that you are offended). It is worth noting that my employer does not endorse my blog (or even read it, to tell you the truth). The Wife also does not endorse my blog (though she will read it from time to time). I am not paid to write this... it’s just my way of giving back to the community. I have, and will, touch on a wide range of subjects and will give my opinion on these subjects. Again, most of what I say is for laughs but every now and then I will say what I really think and feel (see my views on Westboro Baptist Cult). How will you know when I’m serious and when I’m trying to get a laugh? You’ll know. And if you don’t know, well... maybe this isn’t the best thing for you to be reading. So, sit back, read and enjoy. Leave comments if you want and don’t be afraid to publicly follow me.



Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Exclusive Pics... and Ashley’s Favorite Movies

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Sergeant Charles S. Fall (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864, at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia. His citation reads:

Was one of the first to mount the Confederate works, where he bayoneted two of the enemy and captured a Confederate flag, but threw it away to continue the pursuit of the enemy.

Private Thomas T. Fallon (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 5, 1862, at Williamsburg, Virginia; May 30-31, 1862, at Fair Oaks, Virginia; and June 14-15, 1862, at Big Shanty, Georgia. His citation reads:

At Williamsburg, Va., assisted in driving rebel skirmishers to their main line. Participated in action, at Fair Oaks, Va., though excused from duty because of disability. In a charge with his company at Big Shanty, Ga., was the first man on the enemy's works.

Color Sergeant Benjamin F. Falls (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His citation reads:

Capture of flag.


Great news!  After exten$ive negotiations, I'm just sayin... has obtained the exclusive rights to the below pictures of the newest addition to Our Life.


Here we see the proud daddy with (now) Big Brother Wyatt and new baby Ansleigh Grace.

KC with Big Sister Aubrey (3 years old with two siblings... that's got to be some kind of record or something) and Ansleigh Grace

Not 100% sure what Aubrey and Wyatt are doing... but it looks like maybe they are checking to see if all the fingers and toes are there.  I think we can already tell who is going to be taking care of this sweet baby.

I know I told you I’d be posting the Top 5 Favorites of some of our fans, but the first one I’m going to post is a Top 10… I figured the 2011 I’m just sayin… Fan of the Year deserved to have an extra 5 movies on her list. So…


2011 I’m just sayin… Fan of the Year Ashley’s Top 10 Movies

10. Juno

9. Shag

8. 40 Year Old Virgin

7. 4 Weddings and a Funeral

6. Love Actually

5. Girls Just Want to Have Fun

4. Dirty Dancing

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2. Grease 2

1. Grease

For the record, Ashley tried to count Grease and Grease 2 as 1 movie and tried to count all eight Harry Potter movies as 1.  So I had to make an executive decision and split the Grease movies and pick just 1 of the Harry Potter movies.  If Ashley does not like this, she is welcome to follow the rules next time.  ;)
Reminder: The main list includes the movie title, director, cast and year of release.


The I’m just sayin… Top 2,613 Movies of All-Time Countdown



2463 My Favorite Wife
Garson Kanin
Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott
1940

2462 13 Rue Madeleine
Henry Hathaway
James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte
1947

2461 Graffiti Bridge
Prince
Prince, Morris Day, Ingrid Chavez
1990

2460 High Lonesome
Alan Le May
John Drew Barrymore
1950

2459 Double Take
George Gallo
Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones
2001

2458 Fort Apache
John Ford
John Wayne, Henry Fonda
1948

2457 Gentleman's Agreement
Elia Kazan
Gregory Peck, John Garfield, Dorothy McGuire, Celeste Holm
1947

2456 Amelia
Mira Nair
Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor
2009

2455 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Alan Metter
Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Helen Hunt, Morgan Woodward, Ed Lauter, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty
1985

2454 Shanghai Surprise
Jim Goddard
Sean Penn, Madonna
1986

2453 Swiss Family Robinson
Edward Ludwig
Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew
1940

2452 Atlantic City
Louis Malle
Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon
1980

2451 Adventure
Victor Fleming
Clark Gable, Greer Garson
1945

2450 Alive
Frank Marshall
Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton
1993

2449 Mortal Storm, The
Frank Borzage
James Stewart, Robert Young
1940

2448 Murphy's Romance
Martin Ritt
Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim
1985

2447 Shine
Scott Hicks
Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl
1996

2446 The Men Who Stare at Goats
Grant Heslov
Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
2009

2445 Inchon
Terence Young
Laurence Olivier, Toshirō Mifune, Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset, Richard Roundtree
1982

2444 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Steven Spielberg
Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
1977

2443 Colt .45
Edwin L. Marin
Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman
1950

2442 Best Boy
Ira Wohl
Philip Wohl, Zero Mostel
1979

2441 Angels in the Outfield
Clarence Brown
Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh
1951

2440 Body of Evidence
Uli Edel
Willem Dafoe, Madonna, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer
1993

2439 Captains of the Clouds
Michael Curtiz
James Cagney, Dennis Morgan
1942

2438 Desperadoes of the West
Fred C. Brannon
Richard Powers, Judy Clark
1950

2437 Sebastian
Svend Wam
Hampus Bjorck
1995

2436 Athena
Richard Thorpe
Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson
1954

2435 Along Came Jones
Stuart Heisler
Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Dan Duryea
1945

2434 Paternity
David Steinberg
Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Elizabeth Ashley
1981

2433 Operation Dumbo Drop
Simon Wincer
Ray Liotta, Danny Glover, Denis Leary
1995

2432 North West Mounted Police
Cecil B. DeMille
Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard
1940

2431 Pinky
Elia Kazan
Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters
1949

2430 Open Water
Chris Kentis
Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis
2003

2429 The Black Swan
Henry King
Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara
1942

2428 Hamlet
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, Rufus Sewell, Robin Williams, Kate Winslet
1996

2427 Legends of the Fall
Edward Zwick
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas
1994

2426 Hymn of the Nations
Frank McDonald
Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly
1944

2425 Angel and the Badman
James Edward Grant
John Wayne, Gail Russell
1947

2424 Anna
Yurek Bogayevicz
Sally Kirkland, Paulina Porizkova, Robert Fields
1987

2423 Becket
Peter Glenville
Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud
1964

2422 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
John Ford
John Wayne, Joanne Dru, Ben Johnson
1949

2421 Shampoo
Hal Ashby
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Jack Warden, Lee Grant
1975

2420 Six Bridges to Cross
Joseph Pevney
Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams, Jay C. Flippen
1955

2419 Restless
Gus Van Sant
Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Schuyler Fisk, Jane Adams, Chin Han, Ryō Kase, Lusia Strus
2011

2418 Marty
Delbert Mann
Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair
1955

2417 I Don't Know How She Does It
Douglas McGrath
Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers, Olivia Munn
2011

2416 Resurrection
Daniel Petrie
Ellen Burstyn, Richard Farnsworth, Sam Shepard
1980

2415 Blood Alley
William A. Wellman
John Wayne, Lauren Bacall
1955

2414 An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn
Arthur Hiller
Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Eric Idle
1998

2413 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Shane Black
Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer
2005

2412 Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee
Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams
2005

2411 Ghost Rider
Mark Steven Johnson
Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda
2007

2410 Inside Moves
Richard Donner
David Morse, John Savage, Diana Scarwid, Harold Russell
1980

2409 Ambush
Sam Wood
Robert Taylor, John Hodiak, Arlene Dahl
1950

2408 Red Sonja
Richard Fleischer
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman
1985

2407 All About Eve
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Gary Merrill, Celeste Holm, George Sanders
1950

2406 Sex, lies, and videotape
Steven Soderbergh
James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo
1989

2405 Six Days, Seven Nights
Ivan Reitman
Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, Allison Janney, David Schwimmer
1998

2404 The Wash
DJ Pooh
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
2001

2403 Sorority Row
Stewart Hendler
Briana Evigan, Jamie Chung, Rumer Willis, Leah Pipes, Audrina Patridge, Matt O'Leary, Julian Morris, Margo Harshman, Matt Lanter, Carrie Fisher
2009

2402 Malice
Harold Becker
Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Anne Bancroft, Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, George C. Scott
1993

2401 Weekend at Bernie's
Ted Kotcheff
Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman
1989

2400 Soul Plane
Jessy Terrero
Snoop Dogg, Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart
2004

2399 Starship Troopers
Paul Verhoeven
Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Ironside
1997

2398 Money Train
Joseph Ruben
Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez
1995

2397 My Boss's Daughter
David Zucker
Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Terence Stamp
2003

2396 Snakes on a Plane
David R. Ellis
Samuel L. Jackson
2006

2395 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Steve Oedekerk
Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice
1995

2394 Money Talks
Brett Ratner
Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear
1997

2393 Titanic
James Cameron
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Victor Garber, Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart
1997

2392 Avatar
James Cameron
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Laz Alonso, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel Moore, Wes Studi
2009

2391 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Chris Columbus
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Tim Curry
1992

2390 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Peter Hewitt
Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin
1991

2389 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Steven Spielberg
Jude Law, Haley Joel Osment, William Hurt
2001

2388 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Ken Wheat
Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller
1985

2387 Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky
Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder
2010

2386 9½ Weeks
Adrian Lyne
Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
1986

2385 Gremlins
Joe Dante
Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton
1984

2384 Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau
Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Ana de la Reguera, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Noah Ringer
2011

2383 Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Charles Barton
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff
1949

2382 American Pie 2
James Rogers
Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Tara Reid, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mena Suvari, Eugene Levy
2001

2381 Jurassic Park III
Joe Johnston
Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Michael Jeter, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan
2001

2380 Blade Runner
Ridley Scott
Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, Joanna Cassidy
1982

2379 Basic Instinct
Paul Verhoeven
Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn
1992

2378 Hannah and Her Sisters
Woody Allen
Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan
1986

2377 A Star Is Born
George Cukor
Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson
1954

2376 Girl, Interrupted
James Mangold
Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Whoopi Goldberg
1999

2375 Jackass
Jeff Tremaine
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGhehey
2002

2374 Boogie Nights
Paul Thomas Anderson
Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heather Graham, William H. Macy, Thomas Jane
1997

2373 National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
Mort Nathan
Kal Penn, Glen Barry, Lauren Cohan
2006

2372 A Yank in the RAF
Henry King
Tyrone Power, Betty Grable
1941

2371 Bridesmaids
Paul Feig
Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Jon Hamm, Matt Lucas
2011

2370 Bowfinger
Frank Oz
Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham
1999

2369 Iron Man 2
Jon Favreau
Robert Downey, Jr., Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson
2010

2368 Batman and Robin
Joel Schumacher
Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, John Glover, Elle Macpherson
1997

2367 Cry 'Havoc'
Richard Thorpe
Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter
1943

2366 Where the Red Fern Grows
Norman Tokar
James Whitmore
1974

2365 The King and I
Walter Lang
Yul Brenner, Deborah Kerr
1956

2364 The Big Noise
Billy Wilder
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
1944

2363 Son of Paleface
Frank Tashlin
Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers
1952

2362 Puss in Boots
Eugene Marner
Christopher Walken
1988

2361 Knights of the Round Table
Richard Thorpe
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer
1953

2360 Heroes
Jeremy Kagan
Henry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison Ford
1977

2359 Radio Days
Woody Allen
Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Julie Kavner, Michael Tucker
1987

2358 Separate Tables
Delbert Mann
David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth
1958

2357 55 Days at Peking
Nicholas Ray
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven
1963

2356 Louisiana Purchase
Irving Cummings
Bob Hope
1941

2355 Leaving Las Vegas
Mike Figgis
Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue
1995

2354 Hero
Stephen Frears
Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy García, Joan Cusack, Chevy Chase
1992

2353 Grand Prix
John Frankenheimer
James Garner, Toshirō Mifune, Yves Montand, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter
1966

2352 The Sweet Ride
Harvey Hart
Anthony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin, Jacqueline Bisset, Bob Denver
1968

2351 Maximum Overdrive
Stephen King
Emilio Estevez
1986

2350 Places in the Heart
Robert Benton
Sally Field, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan
1984

2349 Mean Streets
Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel
1973

2348 A View to a Kill
John Glen
Roger Moore
1985

2347 The Shining
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers
1980

2346 Bram Stoker's Dracula
Francis Ford Coppola
Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Waits
1992

2345 The Left Hand of God
Edward Dmytryk
Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney
1955

2344 Tarzan, the Ape Man
John Derek
Bo Derek, Richard Harris, John Phillip Law, Miles O'Keeffe
1981

2343 Legend
Ridley Scott
Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry
1985

2342 Scream 4
Wes Craven
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Rory Culkin, Marielle Jaffe, Erik Knudsen, Mary McDonnell, Brittany Robertson, Marley Shelton, Aimee Teegarden, Nico Tortorella, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell, Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale
2011

2341 The Sea Hawk
Michael Curtiz
Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains
1940

2340 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Stanley Donen
Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn, Julie Newmar
1954

2339 D2: The Mighty Ducks
Sam Weisman
Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson
1994

2338 6th Marine Division on Okinawa

Harlon Block
1945

2337 Across the Wide Missouri
William A. Wellman
Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, Adolphe Menjou, Maria Elena Marques
1951

2336 Ivanhoe
Richard Thorpe
Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
1952

2335 Cruising
William Friedkin
Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino
1980

2334 People Will Talk
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain
1951

2333 Country Strong
Shana Feste
Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester
2010

2332 Brannigan
Douglas Hickox
John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, John Vernon
1975

2331 Speed
Jan De Bont
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton
1994

2330 Duel at Diablo
Ralph Nelson
Sidney Poitier, James Garner
1966

2329 Breaker! Breaker!
Don Hulette
Chuck Norris, George Murdock
1977

2328 But I'm a Cheerleader
Jamie Babbit
Natasha Lyonne, Cathy Moriarty, RuPaul Charles, Clea DuVall
1999

2327 Dead Ringers
David Cronenberg
Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold
1988

2326 The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner
Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk
1987

2325 The Boys in Company C
Sidney J. Furie
Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, R. Lee Ermey, James Whitmore Jr
1978

2324 Not Another Teen Movie
Joel Gallen
Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Chyler Leigh
2001

2323 Bright Leaf
Michael Curtiz
Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal
1950

2322 Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee
Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, John Turturro, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Edson, Rosie Perez, Ruby Dee
1989

2321 Missing
Costa-Gavras
Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea
1982

2320 Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World
Peter Weir
Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall
2003

2319 Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino
Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, Diane Kruger, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger
2009

2318 Red Corner
Jon Avnet
Richard Gere, Bai Ling
1997

2317 3 Ring Circus
Joseph Pevney
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joanne Dru
1954

2316 The Robe
Henry Koster
Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Richard Boone
1953

2315 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman
Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
1975

2314 Airport '77
Jerry Jameson
Jack Lemmon, Brenda Vaccaro, James Stewart, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland
1977


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