Toto Sings!

Watch Tim torment his niece's dog Toto at the birthday party of Tim's nephew, Joaquin.

Randi Rhodes

Air America Radio Host Randi Rhodes was recently suspended from her radio show for calling both Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro "whores" at a recent affiliate appearance. While Ms. Rhodes remarks were made off the air in a San Francisco nightclub, her appearance was filmed and the most sensational portion of her talk was placed on YouTube.



My take on this:

The suspension was justified. This is NOT a question about free speech. Randi Rhodes is free to go to any street corner in the country and shout any mean-spirited epithet at the top of her lungs. However, in this case, Ms. Rhodes was appearing an event sponsored by the local San Francisco Air America Radio affiliate. In my book, this means that she was on Air America's time and representing the network. And if I was the one doing this performance, I probably would have toned it down a little.

Look, I agree with Randi Rhodes a lot of the time, and I'm no big fan of Hillary Clinton or Geraldine Ferraro. However, Randi Rhodes went way too far. She could have made her points without calling those women "whores". She could have persuaded without being crass. You can definitely be passionate about what you believe in, but you don't have to present it in a vulgar way. Especially when you are essentially representing your employers.

Isn't the Democratic party supposed to be better than that?

If this would have been Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh getting up on a stage and making such disgusting comments, wouldn't we want some disciplinary action for them? Wouldn't we think that at least a suspension is warranted?

If so, we have to demand the same for Randi Rhodes.

Buzz Weirdness

Strange happenings on the Buzz Lightyear ride on Saturday. Lately, Sara and I have been riding separately in individual cars. That way, we both have total control over our cars, and Player 1 can't accuse Player 2 of intentionally moving the car when Player 1 is about to make a shot. Anyway, Sara scored around 160K and I scored around 190K.

When we got off the ride, we went over to the photo kiosks for our pictures. Check out what happened:



Somehow, Sara received no score, and I got Sara's score. Weird, huh? Has this ever happened to anyone?

I also love how my picture came out!

Springtime at Disneyland

Sara and Tim
Originally uploaded by brassplayer

Sara and I took advantage of some wonderful weather and took a trip to (where else?) Disneyland. Spring is one of the best times to visit Disneyland, with the hard-working groundskeepers doing such a great job making the place look beautiful.

Also, we visited the Innoventions exhibit in Tomorrowland. Sara and I hardly ever go in there. In fact, the last time we did was the day we got engaged! Anyway, we say a pretty cool show with the robot ASIMO, and Tim got to ride a Segway. (Video coming soon!)

Click here for the complete photo set.

Hillary For Sale

Hillary Clinton's Dignity and Class for sale on eBay!

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Hillary Stretching The Truth?

It light of Hillary Clinton's claims that she has more experience than Barack Obama, the Associated Press takes a closer look at Clinton's foreign policy record during her husband's Administration. It turns out that Hillary may be claiming more credit than she actually deserves.

3AM Call

After Hillary Clinton finally broke Barack Obama's Primary winning streak, Senator Obama graciously called Senator Clinton to congratulate her ...



AT 3AM!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA! But seriously, Hillary. Leave the fear-mongering to the Republicans. That's their SOP.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

ABC News discovers that, after all these years, Mary Poppins was not correctly pronouncing "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" backwards.

View video here.

Frozen in New York

Improv Everywhere pulls off a creative stunt in New York's Grand Central Station.

New High Score

Well, it's another day at Disneyland, and another go at the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. My first time around was nothing special.


However, the second time around, I got a new personal high score.


Okay, I have to admit that the ride stopped right in front of a triangle target, so I milked it for all it was worth. But I do want to start getting scores like this more often. However, it was a nice change to score more than 200K. And it was even nicer to be ranked!

Galactic Bravery

We had some awesome weather this past weekend. (Just another reason I love living in L.A.) Sara and I took advantage of the warm temps and spent some time at Disneyland on Sunday. We got in our obligatory spin on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters.


I'm not sure what Sara is aiming at, but we didn't do too badly. However, we both still want to consistently score higher. We just need more practice.

And, it turns out I played so well that the Little Green Men awarded me a Galactic Hero Medal for my bravery battling the Evil Emperor Zurg. I am so proud!



Click here for a few more photos from our trip.

Mickey Mouse Floral

The folks at Disney are always "plussing" the Park. Here's a short video of the new LED display on the Mickey Mouse Floral in front of Disneyland.

Sunset Boulevard

The Journey Begins, originally uploaded by brassplayer.

Sara and I decided to take advantage of some beautiful weather last Sunday and took a trip down Los Angeles' legendary Sunset Boulevard. Click here for the entire photo set.

Michael Jackson Is Back!

No, we're not talking about Wacko Jacko, we're talking about the wonderful radio talk show host Michael Jackson who has been broadcasting in Los Angeles since 1963. The AM radio station KGIL 1260AM has recently switched to a talk format and they smartly hired Mr. Jackson to be the anchor of their new line-up.

Michael Jackson definitely falls to the left of center in his political views, however unlike many of his blowhard counterparts on the right side of the dial, Jackson can have balanced, thoughtful, and intelligent exchanges with those he disagrees with. And sadly, that is becoming a rare commodity in today's talk radio environment.

Welcome back Michael Jackson!

Christmas Time at Disneyland

Sleeping Beauty Castle, originally uploaded by brassplayer.

Click here for a few shots of Christmas Time at the Happiest Place on Earth.

Merry Christmas!

Even More Buzz

Saturday night found Sara and I once again back at Disneyland playing Astro Blasters. We still have yet to break our personal high scores, and Sara was disappointed with her showing. However, we dispelled the notion that whoever enters the ship first (e.g., the person sitting in the right of this picture), is the one who wins.

To Infinity and Beyond!

Huckabee wanted to isolate AIDS patients

The Associated Press is reporting that Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure, and said that homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle.

These statements were made after it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact.

Sad. Truly sad.

Link here.

More Buzz

Sara and I are still having fun playing Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters at Disneyland. We're improving, but are not getting those astronomically high scores I keep seeing. However, a few weeks ago the two of us both got personal high scores. We got stopped in the final "Zurg" room for a fairly long time and Sara was able to score in the 300,000s and I was in the 200,000s. Unfortunately, our picture didn't come out so we don't have photographic evidence. Dang!

Anyway, here's how we did last Friday.

We also noticed something else. It seems like whoever enters the ship first (i.e., the person on the right side of this picture) is going to have the higher score. We're not sure why, but it seems to be very consistent. Perhaps it's easier to hit targets on that side of the ship? Has anyone else noticed this?

Because we were getting so tired of the "first person entering the ship is always the winner" thing, we decided to try something different: riding separately.

Here's Sara:


And me:

We both did okay, but we still want to break into the 200Ks more consistently. Stay tuned.

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!

Candy Corn Acres

Candy Corn Acres, originally uploaded by brassplayer.

Sara and Tim visit Candy Corn Acres at Disney's California Adventure. Check out the pictures here.