And Kubrick is over-rated crap. Because of him, we have to deal with the pretentiousness of people like Wes Anderson.

Whaa? I guess they both like symmetrical framing, but I’m really not seeing the resemblance otherwise.

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I have a degree in cinema studies; it was fantastically fun because you basically make up whatever you want (a picture’s worth a thousand words, so 1000 * 24 frames/second * 3600 seconds/hour * 2 hours = about 200 million possible words) no matter how ridiculous. This conclusion isn’t any less justified than most film theory, it just sounds more ridiculous and avoids jargon.

In other words, she wants the state to keep on paying for a chunk of her property taxes from a fund that was created for the purpose, only the state now doesn’t have the money. Meanwhile, the rest of us have to keep on paying our full share of property taxes.

The sad thing is, she’s a perfect example of why government entitlement programs can be dangerous. Trying to get someone like her to give up a benefit of any kind is problematic whether it’s affordable or not and whether it’s needed or not.

The teabaggers are living proof that America needs a Tea Party movement.

For those who qualify, 50 percent of the first $200,000 of actual value of the property is exempted. The state will pay the exempted property tax. The exemption is effective January 1, 2003 and the exemption affects property taxes billed in 2004. If you own multiple residences, only one can be designated as your primary residence.

In other words, she wants the state to keep on paying for a chunk of her property taxes from a fund that was created for the purpose, only the state now doesn’t have the money. Meanwhile, the rest of us have to keep on paying our full share of property taxes.

I am going to watch all of my Stanley Kubrick DVDs in chronological order!

Didn’t Kubrick die of shame shortly after they released “Eyes Wide Shut”?

You’ll just have to go down in history as a huge failure who pushed the United States into an unwinnable war and retire in disgrace to your ranch in Texas.

What exactly is Dubya up to these days, anyway? On second thought, who gives a shit?

Lolita was Kubrick apologizing for blowing up the Challenger using Tralfamadore technology to go back in time. Or was he moving forward in time?

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Jesus I hope I don’t become a greedy old fuck like that.

I’m quite confident that I’ll be a jaded old fuck. But greedy? Nuh-uh.

Betty Jean Beall, of Adams County, accused lawmakers of stealing money from her grandchildren, saying because they had canceled the senior tax exemption she could no longer afford to give them birthday presents. “You’ve taken enough of my blood and my money,” she said angrily. “You will stop these increased taxes!... You’re trying to go around TABOR and you’d better not!”

I wish that someone had stood up and said “Are you collecting Social Security or Medicare? If you are then you’re taking someone elses blood and money. So why don’t you shut the fuck up before we come over there and break both of your hips?”. Jesus I hope I don’t become a greedy old fuck like that.

Community business leaders have jumped into the budget debate, some questioning city spending on what they see as “Ferrari”-level benefits for employees and high salaries in middle management. Broadmoor luxury resort chief executive Steve Bartolin wrote an open letter asking why the city spends $89,000 per employee, when his enterprise has a similar number of workers and spends only $24,000 on each.

Businessman Fowler, saying he is now speaking for the task force Bartolin supports, said the city should study the Broadmoor’s use of seasonal employees and realistic manager pay.

I’d like someone to tell the community business leaders that they’re full of shit. Seriously, Steve Bartolin should be dragged out of his office and beaten to death with a sledgehammer for asking this question because he’s either stupid, disingenuous or both. He’s running a fucking hotel. What do you need to run a hotel? You need a bunch of minimum wage employees who need minimal training because let’s face it, checking people in and out, cleaning rooms and putting those little bands on the toilet seat that tell me that it’s been sanitized for my protection isn’t that fucking hard. I did this sort of thing one summer and the hardest thing about it was dealing with the boredom. Oh, and I’d be willing to bet that Steve Bartolin and the Broadmoor are saving lots of money on labor by hiring illegals.

As far as “realistic manager pay” yeah, that’s a good one too. I wonder how much Steve Bartolin makes? I can’t see as you’d need to pay him that much, all he needs to do is manage a staff of minimally trained employees who have very simple jobs. It’s not exactly rocket science, or even “faking a moon landing” science.

The Air Force Academy in Colorado has set up an outdoor worship area for followers of Wicca, Druidism and other Earth-centered religions.

A double circle of stones atop a hill on the campus near Colorado Springs has been designated for cadets and other service personnel in the area to practice Earth-centered faiths.