cyberhobo

I rent movies through the mail, and now and then one shows up that I can’t imagine why I rented. In this case it turned out to be a great movie to watch on the boulder pad with my fiancee after three days of hauling heavy loads together over rock and snow fields. A lot…

Cambodia was a spot on the map to me, involved with Viet Nam in some foggy way, and accompanied by some dim recollections of headlines from my childhood. This movie brings it into sharp, painfully understandable focus. Movies that portray the consequences of our actions in distant places are needed here, regardless of the political…

I had a salad bar at the Sizzler last night. It’s like a regular salad bar, plus all the TV dinners you can eat.

I decided to watch this to compare it with Das Boot. A disappointment. It winds up playing like a Navy recruitment film, and doesn’t come close to expressing the gravity of submarine warfare the way Das Boot does. A strange irony to contemplate: maybe being on the winning side leaves less room for honest artistic…

The fact that I am admitting I watched this movie is a better review than I expected to give it :!:. Way better than the Red Sonya-type modern sex heroine flick I thought I was in for, but still no match for Tank Girl.

Need instructions? If you have the 13’x10′ model, your prayers are answered! Here is a PDF of the owner’s manual. Commenters report good service by calling 1-800-775-1965 for other models. Commenters have also, in the spirit of empiricism and reverse engineering, written their own instructions for the 14′ x 12′ and the 10′ x 13′…