So I was very pleased with myself, since I’d picked up for a mere eight bucks from my video store a DVD of the original pilot episodes of the old “Lone Ranger” series. I’d watched the Clayton Moore/Jay Silverheels shows frequently when I was a kid, but never saw the first ones. Granted, for eight bucks, you can forget about extras. Be happy it plays at all. But I was pleased.

So I put it on and Kath and I settled in to watch it. The show opens, there’s the Ranger galloping up in the mask and the outfit, and the narrator says, “This is an epic tale of the most fabulous character of the old west.” And Kath and I looked at each other and immediately said, “Ohhhhh, he’s faaaaabulous!”

Uh boy.

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The troll hammer just went up on the “Buffy” auction. I bid on it. I’m currently the high bidder. I expect that to last about as long as it takes me to finish typing this entry. But hey, it was fun while it lasted.

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Some folks got annoyed when I posited a scenario which had Gore as President and Congress not only not letting him attack Iraq, but going into month eighteen of an investigation trying to prove 9/11 was his fault.

Well, here’s one that’s even more annoying.

Considering Congress spent eight years investigating virtually every business tie the Clintons had, and delving into everything from Whitewater to travel bureaus to Clinton’s sex life…

Let’s say that Gore HAD been given the okay to attack Iraq. If that attack resulted in lucrative clean-up contracts for businesses that either had been major contributors to Gore’s campaign, or that Joe Lieberman had previously been involved with…

Am I the only one who thinks you could clock with an egg-timer how long it would take for a full-scale investigation to be put into motion?

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I only just saw it this afternoon on tape. Why? Why do you think? Because I was out bowling last night.

Continued in the extended just in case others haven’t seen it.

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Anyone been checking out the www.buffyauction.com site? A fairly unimpressive assortment of unmemorable set dressing, but already going for staggering prices. Who knew Buffy fans had that much disposable income?

The only items of note are Gile’s briefcase and one of Dru’s dolls. Oh, and that cool Medusa statue that Willow fed power in to attempt to destroy the world (although curiously it’s described as being from season 7 rather than 6). Otherwise, eh. But maybe more nifty stuff will be coming along in the next days. But wow, if even the fairly crappy stuff is going for four figures, I can’t imagine what’ll happen if Spike’s coat, or some stakes, or–God, Sid the dummy–hit the bidding.

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If you’re a right hander faced with trying to pick up a 10 pin, or a left hander trying to get a 7 pin (arguably the toughest single-pin conversions), and you’re having trouble, try this: Don’t aim at the pin, don’t aim at one of the arrows. Instead aim at the REFLECTION of the pin on the lane. I have no idea why this works, but I was taught this a few weeks ago, and I pretty much cover the 7 pin nine times out of ten.

What, did you think I was going to discuss “Angel”?

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Y’know…maybe BtVS might work better as a half hour program.

Once again Jane Espenson helps deliver a witty, character driven episode. But with one episode to go, wouldn’t this be a good time to be plot driven?

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