A couple years back I attempted to put all our old home movies onto DVD, and while I did that, it really could have been done a lot better. There are very specific VCRs needed to get the best possible playback of old VHS tapes, and especially ones that have degraded over time.

I’m not sure when I’ll find the time to play with them all again, but today I tested out the new vcr I bought on ebay with an old DJAA tape. My friends John and Richard from high school were on my team, so I included them in the video. It’s not very exciting, and youtube quality is terrible, but it’s fun.

Republicans

I stayed up until 2 am last night watching the Republicans debate in New Hampshire, and overall it was very interesting. Going into the debate Romney was my favorite, and after this debate, that is even more true. I was disgusted by some of the comments by John McCain and Mike Huckabee. They sounded like 3rd graders on a playground with some of their comments taking swipes at Romney. McCain and Huckabee both gave insults and then smiled like little brats. Neither of them will get my votes, and you should watch last night’s debate before you decide to support them.

As for Romney, despite the barrage of insults, he was extremely intelligent on all issues. His understanding of the health care issue was great. I still like Fred Thompson on the issues, but it doesn’t look like he wants it. Romney is now solidly my #1, Thompson #2, and Giuliani #3.

Democrats

I even sat through the 2 hours of the Democrats debate. Obviously I don’t support any of the Democrats, but eventually one of them will be battling a Republican. It’s interesting to compare the Republican debate with the Democrat debate. The Republican debate was full of substance and discussion about the issues. They were in-depth discussions on the economy, defense, health care, and illegal immigration. As I watch the Democrats, it’s almost void of details. They spent 15 minutes arguing about who is the biggest proponent of “change.” It was basically “I’m the best person for change, and I think we should have discussions about change, and who will be changing the most, because we need change!” It was idiotic, especially in comparison to the Republican discussion that actually focused on issues.

There is another GOP debate tonight on FOX News at 5 pm, but I’ll have to catch that on youtube.

The first time I heard this song was a live performance on Leno, which I actually think is better than the album version, but I couldn’t find it on youtube. It’s over a year old, but everytime I hear this song I get goosebumps. The crescendo at the end of the song is amazing. If you have ADD and can’t listen for more than 30 seconds you’ll probably be disappointed. This is a song that must be heard in its entirety. And yes, the girl in it is number 13 from House.

Dashboard Confessional – Stolen

If you don’t watch Last Comic Standing, you have to watch this clip from earlier in the season by Gerry Dee. It’s the only bit that’s actually had me rolling on the floor laughing. OK, I wasn’t actually rolling on the floor, but I was laughing really hard while sitting on the couch.

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I think it would be way cool to have a video that showed you aging. Something similar to this, but a LOT longer. The problem with all the videos I see on youtube is that they’re over short periods of time like 3-6 years, or the videos are so long that you can’t see any aging taking place. Most of us don’t look that different after a few years, but over decades of course there are big changes. Someone needs to compress 30-50 years of pictures down to 1 minute of video. That would be awesome.

Biggest problem I see is that you need a dedicated space to sit/stand every time you take the picture, and you need a dedicated tripod and camera. The above link is really well done in terms of her head not moving.

30-50 years is an awful long committment though.

There’s one bad word right at the beginning, so cover your ears.

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Free speech is alive and well here in America…as long as crazy liberal hippie douches don’t storm your stage and act like idiots. At Columbia University, Minutemen founder Jim Gilchrist was forced off stage by a group of crazy college students storming the stage with physical violence and shouting that he was a racist. The guy at the end of the video makes a great point about how you never see conservatives doing this. Instead of running outside and punching the first liberal hippie douche that I see, instead I come on here and intellectually discuss my positions and use my brain. In case you are offended by my use of the phrase "liberal hippie douche," I’m just quoting a South Park episode (Angelo!). If you’ve never seen a liberal hippie douche, just watch this video.

Antonio Villaraigosa (the toilet guy) has called out John and Ken for "dividing" the nation and said "shame on you, shame on you." This is classic liberal speak about how it’s ok to have an opinion…until a liberal disagrees. What Villaraigosa and all the illegals who marched in downtown LA did was great, but when John and Ken argue the issues everyday on the radio it’s "shame on you, shame on you." Instead of arguing the facts, he’d rather just paint John and Ken as bad guys.