14 June, 2007

Stop thief!

Location: Directly in front of my house

The Background: I'd been awake since 2:45 am PST, caught the first flight from Austin to San Francisco, went straight to work from the airport, and rushed home at 3:00 pm PST to drop off my suitcase before heading to acupuncture. I parked in front of the house, grabbed my stuff out of the car and went upstairs. I thought I'd locked my car (apparently I need a new battery in my remote).

The Crime: I was in the house for like, five minutes when I heard my car door close. I looked out the dining room window and SOME GUY was sitting in the passenger seat of my car STEALING MY CDs. I could clearly see my Stray Cats (Australian import!) CD in his hand.

It took me two jumps to get down the stairs and a only a few leaps to get out the door and the front gate (luckily I realized that I didn't have my keys and I held the gate open -- otherwise I would've been trapped outside on the sidewalk with the junky thief).

I yelled "What the f#@k are you doing?! Put my f#@king CDs back and get away from my f#@king car". I was so mad and I must've scared him because he tossed my CDs onto the passenger seat put his hands in the air and started walking off down the street.

He did get away with a tin of Altoids, which by the look of him, I'm sure he needed...

05 June, 2007

Night of Nights

A companion piece to umlaut's Overlord...

On this night, 63 years ago, the 101st parachuted behind enemy lines in Normandy...the subsequent invasion is still the largest seaborne invasion in history.


My Great Aunty Nan taught me to dance in my parent's kitchen -- I learned all those great dances of the 30s and 40s. She'd always hum tunes by Benny Goodman and Glen Miller. So here's my ultimate WWII mix (in memory of Aunty Nan):

  • Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Glen Miller and his Orchestra
  • G.I. Jive - Johnny Mercer
  • And The Angels Sing - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
  • It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James and his Orchestra featuring Kitty Kallen
  • Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Peggy Lee
  • Moonglow - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
  • Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • I Got A Gal in Kalamazoo - Glen Miller and his Orchestra
  • Sentimental Journey - Les Brown and his Orchestra featuring Doris Day
  • Till Then - The Mills Brothers
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters
  • Rat Patrol - Naked Raygun
And while we're on the subject...my favorite WWII movies:
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Force 10 from Navarone
  • A Bridge Too Far
  • The Great Escape
  • Victory
  • Casablanca
  • Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Schlinder's List
  • The English Patient
  • Life is Beautiful
  • 1941
  • Band of Brothers