HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN!!!!!!! (4 days and counting)

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Boilermaker Edward Floyd (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on January 25, 1905, on board the USS Iowa. His citation reads:

Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa, for extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.

Commander Eugene Bennett Fluckey (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions from December 19, 1944 to February 15, 1945, along the coast of China. His citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Barb during her 11th war patrol along the east coast of China from 19 December 1944 to 15 February 1945. After sinking a large enemy ammunition ship and damaging additional tonnage during a running 2-hour night battle on 8 January, Comdr. Fluckey, in an exceptional feat of brilliant deduction and bold tracking on 25 January, located a concentration of more than 30 enemy ships in the lower reaches of Nankuan Chiang (Mamkwan Harbor). Fully aware that a safe retirement would necessitate an hour's run at full speed through the uncharted, mined, and rock-obstructed waters, he bravely ordered, "Battle station--torpedoes!" In a daring penetration of the heavy enemy screen, and riding in 5 fathoms of water, he launched the Barb's last forward torpedoes at 3,000-yard range. Quickly bringing the ship's stern tubes to bear, he turned loose 4 more torpedoes into the enemy, obtaining 8 direct hits on 6 of the main targets to explode a large ammunition ship and cause inestimable damage by the resultant flying shells and other pyrotechnics. Clearing the treacherous area at high speed, he brought the Barb through to safety and 4 days later sank a large Japanese freighter to complete a record of heroic combat achievement, reflecting the highest credit upon Comdr. Fluckey, his gallant officers and men, and the U.S. Naval Service.

Corporal Christopher Flynn (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His citation reads:

Capture of flag of 52d North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).


We’d like to wish my cousin Alan a very happy 29th birthday today! So let’s see… if Alan is now 29, that must mean No-Name Teri is about to turn… WOW… is that right?! Is she really 11 years older than Alan? Oh well, it’s just a number… right? Sure, it’s a pretty high number but…


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

625 Short Circuit
John Badham
Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg
1986
Ben Jabituya: "I am thinking she is a virgin. Or at least she used to be".

624 Gladiator
Ridley Scott
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Djimon Hounsou, Oliver Reed
2000
Maximus: "My name is Gladiator".
[turns away from Commodus]
Commodus: "How dare you show your back to me! Slave, you will remove your helmet and tell me your name".
Maximus: [removes helmet and turns around to face Commodus] "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next".

623 Iron Eagle
Sidney J. Furie
Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Gedrick
1986

622 Death Wish
Michael Winner
Charles Bronson, Vincent Gardenia, Hope Lange
1974

621 Bad News Bears
Richard Linklater
Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear
2005
Morris Buttermaker: "Baseball's hard, guys. I mean, it really is. You can love it but, believe me, it don't always love you back. It's kind of like dating a German chick, you know?"

620 The Big Bounce
George Armitage
Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Sara Foster, Bebe Neuwirth, Charlie Sheen
2004

619 Just Cause
Arne Glimcher
Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood
1995

618 The Whole Nine Yards
Jonathan Lynn
Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amanda Peet, Kevin Pollak
2000
Cynthia: "Promise me something".
Oz: "Anything".
Cynthia: "You'll go slow. I haven't made love in five years".
Oz: "Neither have I. I've been married".

617 Dangerous Minds
John N. Smith
Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza
1995

616 Fantasia
James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, and 9 more
Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor
1940

615 Fletch Lives
Michael Ritchie
Chevy Chase, R. Lee Ermey, Hal Holbrook
1989
Fletch: "All I needed now was a computer. And a ten year old kid to teach me how to use it".

Calculus Entropy: "Should I be doing anything?"
Fletch: "No, not really, um... as soon as you get that trunk upstairs and have finished your nap I guess you could fix that step and jump down, turn around and pick a bale of cotton. And while I'm gone see to it Miss Scarlet stays away from the Union army will you?"

614 The Santa Clause
John Pasquin
Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz
1994

613 Hot Shots! Part Deux
Jim Abrahams
Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino
1993

612 The Matrix
Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
1999

611 Lethal Weapon 3
Richard Donner
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo
1992

610 I Spy
Betty Thomas
Owen Wilson, Eddie Murphy, Famke Janssen
2002

609 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
1968

608 Men at Work
Emilio Estevez
Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez
1990

607 48 Hrs.
Walter Hill
Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole
1982
Reggie: "And I want the rest of you cowboys to know something, there's a new sheriff in town. And his name is Reggie Hammond. So y'all be cool. Right on".

606 Arthur
Steve Gordon
Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud
1981

605 Face/Off
John Woo
John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon
1997

604 The Proposal
Anne Fletcher
Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Betty White
2009

603 Rounders
John Dahl
Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Turturro, John Malkovich
1998

602 Enchanted
Kevin Lima
Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon
2007

601 St. Elmo's Fire
Joel Schumacher
Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Andie MacDowell
1985

600 Braveheart
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Catherine McCormack, Patrick McGoohan
1995
William Wallace: "Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!"

599 Con Air
Simon West
Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi
1997

598 Step Brothers
Adam McKay
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn
2008
Brennan Huff: "I swear, I'm so pissed off at my mom. As soon as she's of age, I'm putting her in a home".

597 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Simon Wincer
Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Tom Sizemore, Tia Carrere
1991

596 Nothing but Trouble
Dan Aykroyd
Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd
1991

595 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Frank Oz
Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly
1988

594 Are We There Yet?
Brian Levant
Ice Cube
2005

593 Fool's Gold
Andy Tennant
Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson
2008

592 Funny Face
Stanley Donen
Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson
1957

591 The Departed
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Ray Winstone
2006

590 Half Baked
Tamra Davis
Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Guillermo Diaz, Clarence Williams III
1998

589 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Guy Ritchie
Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan and Rachel McAdams, Stephen Fry, Geraldine James, Kelly Reilly
2011

588 Wild Wild West
Barry Sonnenfeld
Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek
1999

587 The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
Mike Nawrocki
Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Tim Hodge
2008

586 Hang 'Em High
Ted Post
Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle
1968

585 The Blind Side
John Lee Hancock
Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Ray McKinnon, Quinton Aaron
2009
Leigh Anne Touhy: "Michael, I want you to have a good time but if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock, I will crawl into the car, drive up to Oxford and cut off your penis".
S.J. Tuohy: "She means it".

584 The Accused
Jonathan Kaplan
Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster
1988

583 Bugsy
Barry Levinson
Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Harvey Keitel, Joe Mantegna, Elliott Gould, Wendy Phillips, Bebe Neuwirth, Bill Graham
1991

582 Deep Impact
Mimi Leder
Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski
1998

581 Higher Learning
John Singleton
Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Ice Cube, Jennifer Connelly, Michael Rapaport, Laurence Fishburne
1995

580 Splash
Ron Howard
Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, John Candy, Eugene Levy
1984

579 Little Miss Sunshine
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin
2006
Frank: "Good night Dwayne".
Dwayne: [scribbles on notepad] "Don't kill yourself tonight".
Frank: "Not on your watch Dwayne. I wouldn't do that to you".
Dwayne: [on notepad] "Welcome to hell".
Frank: "Thanks Dwayne. Coming from you that means a lot".

578 Pleasantville
Gary Ross
Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Don Knotts
1998

577 Four Brothers
John Singleton
Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard
2005

576 Tootsie
Sydney Pollack
Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Dabney Coleman, George Gaynes, Geena Davis
1982

575 Semi-Pro
Kent Alterman
Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin
2008
Jackie Moon: "Everybody panic! Oh my God, there's a bear loose in the coliseum! There will be no refunds! Your refund will be escaping this deathtrap with your life! If you have a small child, use it as a shield! They love the tender meat! Cover your sodas! Dewie loves sugar!"

574 Payback
Brian Helgeland
Mel Gibson, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, David Paymer, Gregg Henry, William Devane, Deborah Kara Unger, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu
1995

573 The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, John Vernon
1976

572 Seabiscuit
Gary Ross
Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens
2003

571 Key Largo
John Huston
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson
1948

570 I'll Never Heil Again
Jules White
The Three Stooges
1941

569 Coyote Ugly
David McNally
Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Tyra Banks, John Goodman
2000

568 Blues Brothers 2000
John Landis
Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, J. Evan Bonifant, Nia Peeples
1998

567 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Amy Heckerling
Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Ray Walston
1982

566 Juice
Ernest R. Dickerson
Tupac Shakur, Omar Epps
1992

565 Uncle Buck
John Hughes
John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann
1989

564 Dead Man Walking
Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn
1995

563 Shooter
Antoine Fuqua
Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Michael Pena, Ned Beatty
2007

562 How the West Was Won
John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall
James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, John Wayne
1962

561 You, Me and Dupree
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas
2006

560 Good Night, and Good Luck
George Clooney
David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey, Jr.
2005

559 Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe
Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk
2000

558 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
David Zucker
Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson, Robert Goulet
1991

557 Analyze That
Harold Ramis
Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow
2002

556 Antz
Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Voices of Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, Danny Glover, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone
1998

555 Back to the Future Part III
Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen
1990
Marty McFly: "Listen, you got a back door to this place?"
Bartender: "Yeah, it's in the back".

554 Lilo & Stitch
Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere
2002

553 Public Enemies
Michael Mann
Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, David Wenham, Stephen Graham, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, Billy Crudup
2009
John Dillinger: "We're having too good a time today. We ain't thinking about tomorrow".

552 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Doug Liman
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
2005
Eddie: "This broad is not your wife, she's the enemy".
John Smith: "She tried to kill me".
Eddie: "They all try to kill you. Slowly, painfully, cripplingly, and then wham. They hurt you. How you going to handle it?"
John Smith: [grabs assault rifle] "I'm going to borrow this".
Eddie: "I like where your head's at, man".

John Smith: "We have an unusual problem here, Jane. You obviously want me dead, and I'm less and less concerned for your well-being".

Eddie: "Tell me you got smart and that you killed that lying bitch".
Jane Smith: "This lying bitch?"
Eddie: "Guess that was just wishful thinking".

John Smith: [at marriage counseling] "Ask us the sex question".
Jane Smith: [whispers] "John".
John Smith: [softly with his fingers out for ten] "Ten".

551 Enemy of the State
Tony Scott
Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Barry Pepper, Regina King, Lisa Bonet
1998


The I’m just sayin… Kid Show of the Week

The Kid Show of the Week this week is Boy Meets World, a series that chronicles the events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews (played by Ben Savage), a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the network's TGIF lineup. The first season begins with Cory Matthews and his best friend Shawn Hunter, two average sixth-graders that come from different backgrounds. They do not care about schoolwork, despite the efforts of Mr. Feeny, their longtime teacher. Their primary interests are in sports, though later on Shawn and then Cory begin to express interest in girls. This season focuses specifically on Cory's relationships with the other characters in the show. He begins to understand his parents more and respect them for all that they do. His relationship with his older brother Eric becomes confusing as Eric's constant obsession with girls is foreign to Cory and he becomes more protective of his little sister, Morgan. Cory and Shawn's friendship endures real tests for the first time, and Cory must often choose between doing what Shawn wants him to do and what is best for Shawn and their friendship.

During the second season, Cory and Shawn start high school and meet Mr. Jonathan Turner, an unconventional English teacher. Although they initially view Mr. Turner as cool, they soon realize that he is a teacher first, hence why Cory called him "Feeny with an earring." Throughout the second season, Cory and Shawn try a variety of ways to become popular with their classmates. In doing so, they almost get into fights with the school bullies and even get in trouble with their school principal, Mr. Feeny. Eventually, Shawn becomes cool and popular at school, but still keeps his friendship with the less popular Cory. Shawn’s mother, Virna, deserts Shawn and his father, Chet, which upsets Shawn greatly. Chet then leaves to find Virna. After this occurred, Shawn lived briefly with Cory and his parents but soon figures out that it was just not the right fit for him. Later Shawn moves in with Mr. Turner. Cory tries at some points to begin a relationship with Topanga, but this is mostly because he does not want to be left out of the dating game. Sensing this, Topanga is wary of his advances, and despite the mutual attraction, the two do not date during this season. During the third season, Cory finally admits that he wants to ask out Topanga, but cannot work up the courage to do it. Consequently, his best friend Shawn asks her out. Although Cory was hurt, he soon realized Shawn set the whole thing up so he could unite Cory and Topanga and make Cory confess his feelings for her. He tells her how he feels, and they become boyfriend and girlfriend. Later in the third season, Cory and Topanga are worried that their relationship has hit a rut, and decide it would be best to break up while they are still able to keep the friendship. They get back together a few months later, when Cory follows her to Disney World to win her back. Eric spends this season desperately trying to make up for his first three years of slacking off in high school. He makes progress, but it is not enough; he is not accepted to any universities as of his high school graduation. He decides then to take a year off and figure things out, beginning with a summer road trip. After finding out in the season finale that Cory feels estranged from him, Eric invites Cory along for the ride. Shawn nearly makes several life-changing blunders this season, but Cory and now Mr. Turner help him to make the right choices. Cory endures several tests of character this season - everything from being credited with a great deed which he did not deserve, to being insistently pursued by another girl while he is with Topanga. Sometimes Cory makes the right decision, sometimes the wrong one, but he learns from each. The fourth season opens with Cory and Eric's return from their road trip. In this season, Eric finds himself confronted with life after high school. After having a couple of jobs and meeting people that teach him some interesting lessons, Eric decides to retake the SATs and give college another try. He improves his score by 200 points and, after an interview with the dean, is accepted to Pennbrook University in the season finale. Alan, decides to quit his job and open a sporting goods store, with Eric as his partner. Topanga’s mother is transferred at her job to Pittsburgh, which is over 300 miles from Philadelphia. The news devastates Cory, but Topanga runs away from her new house and returns to Philadelphia. Topanga’s parents decide that she can live with her Aunt Prudence in Philadelphia until she graduates. Shawn's mother returns for a brief period, but then leaves again under unknown circumstances at some point between season 4 and season 6. Later that school year, Mr. Turner gets into a severe motorcycle accident in which he almost dies.

The next year, Eric moves out of his parents’ house and begins college at the fictional Pennbrook University (a pastiche of local Philadelphia schools including St. Joseph's and Penn). He moves into an apartment with Jack, who turns out to be Shawn’s half-brother. Shawn clearly shows his hatred toward Jack after he refuses to live with him because he did not like the fact that Jack never called or checked to see if Shawn and his dad were doing okay. (Shawn eventually discovers that Jack never received any of Shawn's letters or he would have come to see him immediately). However, after being convinced by his father and others around him, Shawn moves in with them, but he has nothing in common with Jack, which causes a lot of tension. A new student, Angela Moore, moves to Philadelphia and begins to date Shawn. Over winter break, the students go skiing on a school trip. Cory sprains his ankle and Lauren, a ski-lodge employee, takes care of him. The two kiss, but Cory lies to Topanga, and tells her nothing happened. When Topanga finds out that he lied, they break up. Cory, upset about the break-up, gets drunk and is arrested, along with Shawn. The two agree never to drink again, but Shawn breaks the promise and shows up at school drunk. With the help of Angela and Jack, Shawn realizes that alcoholism runs in his family and that he needs to stop drinking. Topanga forgives Cory after encountering her own kiss with an old friend from grade school. She realizes no kiss means more than the ones she shares with Cory. Cory and Topanga reunite and attend the prom together, where they are named King and Queen. On prom night, Cory's mother Amy announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Feeny decides to retire at the end of the school year and decides to move to Wyoming- however, he soon returns from retirement and goes back to teaching. Topanga is accepted to Yale, but Cory does not want her to leave him. At graduation, Topanga tells Cory that she decided not to go to Yale because she wants to be with him — then she proposes. The couple's parents are upset that they got engaged so young, but Cory and Topanga decide to elope. However, at the last minute, they decide that they want to get married “the right way,” in front of family and friends. Shawn, Cory, Topanga, and Angela join Jack and Eric at Pennbrook. Rachel McGuire, a new student from Texas, moves in with Eric and Jack, causing tension as both boys have crushes on her. Angela and Shawn break up due to his claim that they should meet new people, and, despite Cory’s efforts, decide to stay just friends. They eventually are brought back together by way of Angela's father during his visit to the college, recruiting students for his R.O.T.C. program of basic training in the army. Mr. Feeny returns to take some classes, but then is offered a teaching job at the university. During their freshman year, Stuart (played by Ben Savage's brother Fred Savage), one of their professors, makes inappropriate (and unwelcome) sexual advances towards Topanga, causing Cory to shove him through a glass door at the Student Union. Cory is suspended, but for only one day; the Dean believes that Stuart had crossed the line. Cory and Topanga get married and move into a shabby apartment for married couples on campus. They eventually make it a wonderful home. Shawn and Jack's father dies of a heart attack, and Jack reacts by admitting feelings for Rachel. They start dating, which causes problems for Jack and Eric. Shawn goes on a road trip to deal with his father's death, saying he won't come back. He does return however when Cory's brother Joshua is born prematurely and has a small chance of survival. Shawn receives a letter from his mother confessing she is not his biological mother. In the series finale, Cory, Topanga, Shawn and Eric all head to New York where Topanga was offered a dream internship at a law firm. Jack and Rachel join the Peace Corps in Guatemala.

We believe Boy Meets World is a great show to watch with your kids.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the show info…