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One of my previous Netflix recommendations is "The People vs. George Lucas" and in that movie it mentions a guy who is putting together a version of the original Star Wars movie from 15 second fan-created segments collected from contributors from all corners of the Internet. Well, that video is out now and is called Star Wars Uncut. You can watch it

I do not know much about these two bills, but I am quickly learning about them today, because of all the news about them all over the Internet. Initially, I would have to say I am against them based on what I've heard and because websites whose opinion I respect are against them. So the basic info I know so far:

SOPA is the bill in the House and stands for

Today is Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday. You can stream a movie on Netflix called "When We Were Kings". It's a documentary that uses the 1974 Ali-Foreman fight in Kinsasha, Zaire as a reason to create a portrait of Ali and what he meant to people at the time. I like it, but it may be a little slow-paced and old-fashioned for most people. When I was a kid, he

I watched the Hoffman's episode of Restaurant: Impossible on Wednesday night. I have a few things to say about it and about these kind of shows in general. First, to repeat what I said Wednesday, I have never seen this show and watched out of curiosity about the Hoffmans and their situation. I have probably seen a dozen episodes of various shows of this

Tonight at 10pm the Food Channel show Restaurant:Impossible will have a episode about Hoffman's, the restaurant on Pacific. I've never seen this show, but I will watch tonight out of curiosity. The premise is that a team from the show comes in to totally turn around a restaurant (re-build, re-decorate and re-do the menu) in 48 hours. The main webpage for

A tweet from @MBARI_News (Monterey Bay Aquarium Reasearch Institute), links to a good article in the SJ Merc. about the new, under-construction, Visitor Center for the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. It is here in Santa Cruz near the base of the wharf. I drive by it nearly every day and it is looking good. Should be open in June. It will inform visitors

Man, what a great day in Santa Cruz! Sunny, in the 70's, lots of people out enjoying the day.

 Stopped by the Swift Street Courtyard. Had a pint of brown ale at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewers. Tried a taste of the Ginger warmer and , for me, it is a little to sharp and spicey, but still a good version of this kind of beer. Walked around the corner to the the

I fly into and outof Austin twice a year and look forward to trying a new restaurant every time. Austin is a great casual restaurant town. Last time I went I took my parents to Hopdoddy. It's a burger and beer joint, but, wow!, what burgers and beers! They grind their own meat, bake their own buns, make their own ice cream. And the interior has a modern,

Big surf this morning at Steamer Lane.

Thie following site has been in the news for a few weeks, but it is funny and creative: Bad Lip Reading

http://badlipreading.tumblr.com/

They use videos of the presidential candidates and replace the audio with new words that match the lip movements of the video and use voices that are very close to the originals. Very

Hello World. It is a beautiful, sunny and surprisingly warm day here in Santa Cruz. It is great to be able to open all the windows and let the fresh air in on a winter's day. Life is returning to normal after all the holiday activities. While it is great to have relatives visit, celebrate and catch up on what's happened over the year, it is also great to