Mike Browne’s Blog

MENSA INTELLIGENCE TEST… If you can answer 19+, according to Mensa, you’re a genius. (Whatever) I’ve answered 26 correctly so far.

I am so smart – S-M-R-T!

Somehow I don’t think this proves genius at all. That or mensa is full of dodos.

How many can you answer?

I’ve been sorting through some older writing from eons gone by and found a little two sentence poem that I wrote ten years ago.

The Inside Job by Mike Browne (April 23, 1996)

Painting the TV a different colour doesn’t cure the fuzzy picture. Take it in for a tune up and have it rewired for clarity.

Have I been writing that long? I guess so. There’s also the beginnings of at least 3 movies here that may or may not have some potential.

One story in particular stands out and I feel compelled to see where it takes me.

I’ve been feeling pretty dark lately, perhaps this is the flashlight I need to lure me from this weird little cuccoon I’ve contstructed around myself.

Court rules US govt can’t stop Oregon suicide law | Reuters.com

Coming up next…

We did. Carol posted on our experience over on her site, but below is an interesting observation from someone at IMDb pro’s boards on Felicity Huffman’s win for playing a transexual:

1998 : Gwyneth Paltrow (she played a man)
1999 : Hilary Swank (she played a man)
2002 : Nicole Kidman (feminist)
2003 : Charlize Theron (she played a monster)
2004 : Hilary Swank (she practices a male sport)
2005 : *beep* huffman (transexual)

What’s next ? A transexual feminist boxer who becomes a serial killer ?
Why not giving the oscar or the globe to a man directly?

Check out The Prejudice Map. According to Google Canada comes out smelling fairly rose-like. Click on the “How does this work?” link at the bottom of the page to learn more.

Looks as though the book I just finished reading, James Frey’s, A Million Little Pieces, may be A Million Little Lies according to an investigation by The Smoking Gun. Too bad. I really liked the book. Some of it I found a little far fetched and now I see why. Oh well. I’m glad I read it anyway.

I am so grateful that I got to watch the game and be a part of the crowd! Holy crapola! Team Canada, the underdogs, blanked the Russians and their scoring superstar Evgeni Malkin. I’ve never seen such a display of team play in my life. These boys, under the coaching genius of Brent Sutter, did a fantastic job and never said die. Congratulations guys, you deserve this win and the gold!

There are pictures and some video after the jump.
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Take the cool test. Apparently I am not cool. Thanks Bill!

They are the hottest heavy metal band in Iraq. Too funny.