Category Archives: Rants and Raves

Who is to blame???

Posted on June 5, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

No matter who you listen to or what you read, it is painfully obvious that the nation and the state of California are experiencing financial difficulties.  There does not seem to be any disparity between the various news agencies about … Continue reading →

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More annoyances…

Posted on June 2, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

There are a great many things in life that annoy me to no end.   The list is, in fact, to long for me to place here without losing you, my loyal readers, before I get to my point. Last night … Continue reading →

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Mixed signals…

Posted on April 19, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

While walking around work today, I noticed something that just really had not struck me before.  It is the way that there is one set of rules for one group of people, yet an entirely different set for others. What … Continue reading →

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Wait… it gets worse…

Posted on April 18, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece where I bashed the new Jason Statham bomb, in theaters now, for being a very weak effort to draw in money for using a fairly big name action actor, in an already … Continue reading →

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Crank??? Really?

Posted on April 4, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

A while  back the wife and I watched a movie called  Crank.  This was not really something that I was looking forward to, but to make the wife happy, I relented.  I knew she had a thing for Jason Statham, … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica – The End… Maybe

Posted on March 30, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

So… a couple weeks ago Battlestar Galactica ended. I really liked this show, a lot.  But like Babylon 5, years before, the writers were smart, and instead of creating an open ended storyline that would keep going until it was … Continue reading →

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My rage at a father’s betrayal

Posted on January 29, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Rarely will you see me write a piece out of anger, but there is something in the news that has kinda pushed me over the top. If you have recently been watching, reading or listening to the news, then you … Continue reading →

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The Typecasting of Men…

Posted on November 18, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

In the event that I have been asleep for some length of time and just not noticed… in some comatose state that has kept me from noticing this pre-Huxlian world we seem to be moving towards in which men are … Continue reading →

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Marketing gone too far…

Posted on September 27, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

There is this show that I like on the Sci Fi channel called Eureka. It is about a little town that is peopled by only genius’.  This town is supposedly in a classified location and built to house the best … Continue reading →

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A brotherhood/sisterhood of car owners

Posted on September 16, 2008 by SamuraiMarine

Tell me… When did it become the norm for people to think that just because you drive the same car as they do, that there is some bond created between the two of you? Trust me, I DO undstand it … Continue reading →

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