tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67015512023-11-16T06:30:39.796-05:00The DeanBear Chronicles BlogThe companion site to my YouTube channel. Sometimes I will post stuff that doesn't make it to air. The contents may not be suitable for all audiencesDeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-91178080579121762862013-04-20T21:54:00.001-04:002013-04-21T06:13:39.428-04:00The DeanBear Manifesto (Part 2)Yes, I thought that I explained myself in the the original manifesto, but I have, in the words of George Carlin, ”I don't have pet peeves; I have major psychotic fucking hatreds.” This explains some of them.<br />
<b>Clothes whores</b>…I am pretty much a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy. Yes, jeans and t-shirts all the time. Work, shopping, visiting the family, going to my therapist, going to a social event. Jeans and t-shirts. The only time I get into any kind of semblance of getting dressed up, it’s a major life changing event. Like getting me married, going out to dinner to celebrate my sister’s anniversary, going to a funeral. I don’t “dress for success.” I am very much a blue collar guy, I don’t give a flying fuck if you shop at Abercrombie & Fitch, Urban Outfiitters, Areopostale, or any other “trendy” clothing store. Guess what, you’re paying too much for clothing. Most of the time, I buy my clothes at Walmart. (There was a time in the early 2000’s when I shopped at Old Navy, but I got over it.) When I am at work, it’s the company t-shirt and jeans that I bought from Ollie’s. (Heavy duty carpenter jeans that were cheap and wear well, and have pockets that I can put my utility knife, marker, and pen into. I clip my two-way radio and my tape measure to my beat ass belt.) For those who look down at me for not being “trendy,” FUCK YOU!<br />
<b>The news media</b>…with the recent tragedies in Boston and West, Texas, the news channels are creaming all over themselves with the blood and carnage that has happened. Tragedy is NOT entertainment. It is what it is, people being injured and dying because some sick fucks decide to take a happy occasion and “make a statement,” or a company not taking basic safety precautions. To quote Don Henley’s “Dirty Laundry:” ”We got the bubble headed bleach blonde who comes on at five… She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye.” The fucking mainstream media is a joke, all they are doing is pandering to a public that feeds off pain and suffering.<br />
<b>Fan boys</b>…I posted this on my Facebook timeline about five hours before the Boston Marathon bombings:<br />
”Finally home after the company meeting...the worst part was sitting right across from me on the OCC cattlecar...a full-blown Doctor Who nerd...t-shirt with Matt Smith on it, Dalek buttons on his fedora, and he carried a replica of a SONIC-FUCKING-SCREWDRIVER in his coat...guess he was an OCC student. He's lucky I was listening to George Carlin's "You're All Diseased" on my smartphone. I caught the tag end of his conversation with another OCC cattle, he was prattling on about how he is gonna make a Doctor Who fan film and put it on YouTube...fer chrissakes, I have flirted with fandom myself (I was a proto-Trekkie) but this guy, hands down, was a total winner/loser in the nerd sweepstakes. OMFG...I am so glad that I am home, being exposed to that much nerdiness makes me wanna hurl.” Pretty self-explanatory, yes?<br />
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Okay, I have ranted enough…maybe I will have more rants in the future, but I had to get this off my chest…this is DeanBear signing off.<br />
-30-<br />
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<a href="http://www.deanbear.com/">http://www.deanbear.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dean.basler">http://www.facebook.com/dean.basler</a> <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DeanBearSyr">http://www.facebook.com/DeanBearSyr</a>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-8102276495747952762013-02-08T18:20:00.001-05:002013-02-08T18:20:48.308-05:00The DeanBear Manifesto<p> </p> <p><font size="4">Most of the time, people on Facebook and in real life see me as this slightly off-kilter middle-aged gay man.  That is not who I am</font>. <font size="4">  Just like Transformers, there’s more than meets the eye.</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="4">I am a linear thinker.  I am the guy who reads the directions when confronted by a piece of equipment, a product that needs assembling, how to prepare food.  Directions are there for a reason, to ensure that you can use the equipment effectively, that the product is assembled to specs, and how the food comes out palatable.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">I am adaptable.  Sometimes there comes a time where I do have to “think outside the box” when confronted by an issue that I haven’t dealt with before.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">I am not afraid to ask someone to help me with a problem, whether it is personal or professional.  I am not the type of person to “suck it up and hope for the best.”  Usually, there is someone who has dealt with that problem before, and can propose a solution.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">I can be impatient when confronted by people who are and continue to be clueless.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">I am not afraid of modern technology, as a matter of fact, I embrace it.   Modern technology has made things a lot easier for us as a whole.  Yes there are people in the world who don’t have the advantages of modern technology that we do here in America, but the rest of the world is catching up.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">Yes, I smoke and drink.  That is personal choice on my part.  I don’t let other people shame me into changing my behavior.  If I feel a change is needed, I will make the decision to change.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">I am open about my sexuality.  I came out of the closet 14 years ago, and it was worth it.  Some people are uncomfortable about it, but that is who I am.  Look beyond the fact that I am married to a man, and look at me for what I am, a productive member of society.</font></li> <li><font size="4">I am a pragmatist.  I do not speculate, I do not use blind faith to make choices.  I need facts to make decisions.  I don’t believe in something until I have proof that I should believe in it.  I am an advertiser’s worst nightmare.  I don’t buy a product because someone says it will make my life better.  I have to believe that it will have some benefit to me.</font></li> <li><font size="4">Yes, I have a smartphone (but not an iPhone, I haven’t tasted the Apple Kool-Aid.)  It’s a useful device, but I am not addicted to it.  I am not on Facebook constantly when I am mobile.  As a matter of fact, when I am at work I turn off my phone (per company policy.)  If someone really needs to get hold of me, I have an emergency contact number they can call.  Otherwise, leave a voicemail or a text.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">I am an atheist.  I stopped believing in a “higher power” a long time ago.  Religion is a construct made by <em>men,</em>  to sway the thoughts of the masses into believing that there is something more beyond the mortal plane, and to force people to do something that antithetical to human nature.  Look at all the wars that have been started “in the name of God.”  (If you want a science-fiction take on that, read “Dune,” the classic science-fiction novel by Frank Herbert.  It’s a good read, and it does give you a glimpse into what happens when dogmatic faith comes into play into shaping society.)</font></li> <li><font size="4">Yes, I respect other people’s right to worship.  It’s all about personal choice.  I am not going to deride someone for believing in a “higher power.”  Just as long as you don’t try to cram your religion down my throat, I won’t show contempt for your beliefs.  </font></li> </ul> <p><font size="4">Now, some of my pet peeves.  Be afraid, be very afraid.</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="4">People who talk in a loud voice on their cellphones on the cattlecar (aka public transit.)  Listen, assholes…I don’t want to hear you arguing with someone, or bitching about your baby’s daddy, or about the problems you’re having with social services.  Talk in a normal voice.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">People who obsess about things.  Like Trekkies.  I like Star Trek.  I watch the re-runs once in a while.  I liked the JJ Abrams reboot.  But I don’t let it define my life.  (Full disclosure:  I do have autographed photos of John DeLancie (Q) and William Campbell (The Squire of Gothos/Koloth) but that was back when I was a proto-Trekkie.)  And DON’T get me started on Star Wars fandom…I know that Han shot first.  End of discussion.</font></li> <li><font size="4">Contemporary music.  Let’s face it, I am a classic rock animal.  I would rather listen to Pat Benetar over Lady Gaga, Carly Rae Jepsen, or Katy Perry (although Firework is a very uplifting song.)  Justin Bieber?  I would rather to listen to The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up.”</font></li> <li><font size="4">The “iPhone/iPad” culture.  Let’s face it, assholes.  You’re locked into an ecosystem that is defined by ONE VENDOR (Apple.)  They have locked you into an endless upgrade cycle.  That is why my husband and I have Android phones.  If we decide to change to a different device, there is more than one choice out there.  We have phones made by HTC.  But I may change to phones made by Samsung (which I like) or Motorola, or LG.  I want the choice.  </font></li> <li><font size="4">“Foodies.”  My philosophy on food is, if I can eat it without throwing up, it’s a win.  To me, food is fuel.  I keep my dietary choices simple.  I am happy eating a big bowl of Corn Chex and some toast in the morning.  I don’t need a complicated omelet.   That is why I don’t watch FoodTV.</font></li> </ul> <p><font size="4">This is a glimpse into the mind of DeanBear.  Are you still sane?</font></p> <p><font size="4">-30-</font></p> <p><font size="4">© 2013, Mattydale Pictures Television, all rights reserved.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.deanbear.com">http://www.deanbear.com</a></font></p> <p><font size="4"> </font></p> DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-87759325506102570072012-12-25T02:03:00.001-05:002012-12-25T02:29:05.785-05:002012: The Year Of The Gun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, I am really not going to say much in this post, considering on this Christmas Eve, 2012 I have just killed a twelve pack of Samuel Adams Boston Lager. All I have to say is that we really have lost our collective mind. Killings in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting" target="_blank">Aurora, CO</a>. Killings in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting" target="_blank">Newtown, CT</a>. Killings in <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/two-firefighters-shot-killed-while-responding-webster-n-163105823.html" target="_blank">Webster, NY</a>. How much of this are we going to have to put up with before we as a collective community will say “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?”<br />
Now, I am not going to take the left-wing line that all guns should be regulated, nor I will take the right-wing line that all guns should be free, but fer crying out loud…can’t we reach a compromise?<br />
I have no problem whatsoever with someone saying that they would like a handgun or a shotgun in the house for personal protection. In our violent times, we unfortunately have to deal with this. But do we really need a semi-automatic AR-15 or an AK-47 knockoff? There is only one use for an AR-15 or an AK-47…to kill people. These were weapons created to be used in war, plain and simple.<br />
There are some people who are so totally enslaved to the “Second Amendment” that they cannot read the real reason that it was created. <br /> <br />As passed by the Congress and ratified by the States in 1791: <br /> <br /><i><b>A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.</b></i><br />
This was written 221 years ago. We didn’t have automatic and/or semi-automatic weapons then…it was pretty much single shot muskets. <br />
But those were different times…America was trying to shake off the yoke of religious repression from England…and the Brits didn’t want to give up what they thought was their “possession.” So they had to be able to arm the common citizen to defend what they established, to defend the new republic. And they had to use the weapons that were available for the period.<br />
Fast forward to 2012…who in the hell are we defending against? We have one of the most technologically advanced military forces that we can deploy at a moment’s notice. Do we really need to allow the right-wing to constantly hammer us with the Second Amendment just to satisfy some pathological need to justify owning semi/automatic weapons in the off chance that someone will land on our shores and wage war against our great nation? <br />
Question: Would have that stopped 9/11? <br />
Answer: Nope.<br />
9/11 happened because of a charismatic leader who had the ability to sway men’s minds into performing suicide acts. They had no will whatsoever. In the hands of a master manipulator, they became weapons. They were willing to commit suicide because someone warped their minds into believing that they were going to paradise. Just a 21st century version of the kamikaze bombers, but they had no regard for the lives of the others who became nothing more than cannon fodder to their “path to paradise.<br />
After 9/11, the NRA stepped up their efforts to prevent any kind of regulation for assault weapons. It was a panic move by a fringe element that was convinced that the end of days was near, But it wasn’t. Because of learning about new security screening procedures (and we have to thank the Israeli government for that) it is safer to fly in American airspace than ever before. But it doesn’t address the problem of assault weapons. <br />
I don’t have a solution for the assault weapon problem. Like I said before, I have no problem with someone owning a weapon for personal protection. I have no problem with someone owning a shotgun or a high-powered rifle for hunting (we as a species have fucked up the balance of nature so much that it is up to us to restore that balance.) But what hunter NEEDS an assault weapon for hunting? Many people that I know who do hunt deride these Second Amendment nutjobs. They take the sport of hunting and piss on it.<br />
So, Dean Bear's position on assault weapons…in the hands of private citizens, no. In the hands of trained professionals (police and the military…) yes.<br />
Now I don’t want to paint all the members of the NRA with a big brush of tar, most of the membership are hard-working middle-class people who hunt, and teach responsible gun ownership. It’s just people like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_LaPierre" target="_blank">Wayne LaPierre</a> (Executive Vice President of the NRA) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Keene" target="_blank">David Keene</a> (President of the NRA) who use politics and money to advance their agenda (on behalf of gun manufacturers) who are the stumbling blocks in any kind of real reform.<br />
I’m going to close out with a quote from Dennis Miller:<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Miller_Live" target="_blank">"Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."</a> <br /> <br />-30- <br />
© 2012, Mattydale Pictures Television, all rights reserved. DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-39113405496840378552012-06-24T01:55:00.001-04:002012-06-24T02:09:49.389-04:00Two Weeks…<span style="font-size: medium;">Here I am, sitting at my computer, listening to music on Spotify, and I am thinking about what will happen in two weeks. Yes, I will be married to Dan. We have our marriage license, all the plans have been made…and I still have butterflies in my stomach. What really cemented it for me is the wedding that he and I went to on Friday. Two people that he and I have known for a long time tied the knot (Jim and Charlene Baleno,) and we were invited to their wedding. We had a great time, and it made me realize that couples NEED to be together. When my ex-supervisor Richie Parsons married his long-time lover Lori, I finally knew it was time for me and Dan to tie the knot. When you find someone who cares about you…grab them and hold on with every breath of your being. Yes, I am scared shitless mainly because this is one of the biggest steps I have taken in my life. But…I know that it will all work out. Dan and I have been together for 12 years, and this is just another step in our lives. Three house moves, medical crises, and other assorted bullshit things…we’re still together. I love him. He could have bailed out at any time, but he didn’t. </span><br />
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<br />DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-62428162578022247972012-06-03T01:57:00.001-04:002012-06-03T01:57:37.476-04:00Ruminations on a Saturday Night<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5ine4UincIUaItjXE1ZA6suavdr1bdV0-sy9IKbzQMwGN3dq1oE8HFU0bxyG9ta92EZOgjnL8vZQiWCtiBZmM6bkYGopOEtKFuiiwkLByIZ6JhG6YfcnxGfr-abJbzyYXukL/s1600-h/Picture%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Picture" border="0" alt="Picture" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n7kLyaH3rpDaXrUfbs72cpDNxT1DrSA6yqjh6yvJUkdUg8bt6hjnxNjELYuYXVU4QrwhCkeCPLUvb2eTzwgqfTGQPj3dyw8zu9d2nYNferxl3En6P3zzwrZFi1_7mNR7Fi_-//?imgmax=800" width="445" height="339"></a> </p> <p><font size="3">Here I am, on a Saturday night, a little over a month to go before that Dan and I get married. I’m on Dan’s laptop, I have Alien Resurrection on the SyFy Channel on the big screen HDTV, sitting in the living room. And the only thing that I can think about is the people who won’t be at my wedding.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>My mom</strong>: My mother knew that I was gay before I even came out of the closet. I came out in 1999, five years after she had died. But if she were alive now (and she would be 82,) she would accept Dan as her son-in-law. I know for a fact that she would be proud that I was finally able to live my own life.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Interlude: Watching Ripley #8 killing all her sister clones…tragic and sad.</strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>My brother-in-law Jim</strong>: He He surprisingly, was very accepting of the choices that I made in my life…he didn’t shun me, he didn’t insult me, he just was there. He and I used to fish together (when I was still into fishing,) he got me stoned for the first time in my life, he gave me a kick in the ass when I needed it the most. And he loved Dan, because he KNEW that Dan was the person who would give me a reason to move forward.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Interlude: Watching the crew of the Betty break into the egg chamber. Scary as fuck!</strong></em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>My brother Dennis</strong>: He is dead to me. he has done so much damage to our family that he can never be forgiven. He has threatened to harm myself, my siblings, and others that he has become a non-person. He is scum.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>My ex-brother-in-law Dennis (Missy’s ex-husband:)</strong> One of the most racist, misogynistic, homophobic assholes in the world. He treated my sister Missy like shit, he brutalized his children, and after he and he and Missy were divorced, married a fat fucking dumb racist and homophobic c**t, who would be a fucking slave to him. I hate women like that.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>Interlude: The crew of the Betty finds out that Call is a second-generation android and she patches into the Auriga’s computer to crash it into Earth.</em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>My bosses</strong>: I sent them invitations to my wedding as a matter of form. I didn’t expect them to accept, they are from a different social strata than I am.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>Interlude: The crew of the Betty are escaping to the Betty: Ripley senses the queen. DeanBear goes for coffee.</em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">And now, the people who I have invited to my wedding…</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Mickey and Julie Barden</strong>: They are the constants in my life at Empire State Container. Julie knew I was gay the second that she talked to me. And she is a big help since I got my dentures (given that she is also a denture wearer.) Mick and I took a while to warm up together, but I have a helluva lot of respect for him. He talked to me before he bought a new computer, asked my advice on what he should buy, and I helped him set it up.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>Interlude: CHESTBURSTER SCENE! And the chief scientist explains it all!</em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">Shit, lit the filter end of my cigarette…</font></p> <p><font size="3">And there are others at work who I invited to my wedding…Dominic…Kaileigh…Marty…Chris (my supervisor.) These people mean something to me, they deserve the choice to come to my wedding or not.</font></p> <p><font size="3">And some ex-employees, such as Tammy (who can be a bigger bitch than some drag queens that I know,) and Charlene, who busted her ass for me when I was suspended for pot smoking, and again busted her ass to dig out some old 401k records when I needed to take money out so I could manage the down payment on my house. Inviting them is a no-brainer…they helped me become what I am today.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>Interlude: Ripley escapes to the Betty.</em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">In closing, I have gone through a lot of crap in my life, and there are people who I want to share my wedding with, and people who I don’t want to share it with. There are some people who will not be there that I wish could be, and some people who I couldn’t care less if they were not there. That day will be for the ones who I care about, such as my friends, and my family. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTyBjreDWxsPyfTJ6sz6Gm6UBsAsPxEn9B8MpWgMNWxFbe6GP7-Jcp3VbQcK5MUqaxOVMsI1kh1zZegMEciL0EEWIN68bztdKIUkSdr5MH1T7KNYcJDcUnM9y4h4oq3aH5AfV/s1600-h/Picture%252520002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Picture 002" border="0" alt="Picture 002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI5Qs2_8BwzXMN3KQ-YZt8fj5aYRSNtUV9REqWTRxNCjz-uDtl2BBFrTSNVaCf4bXFMbuz7jbqjziQlnJXlKkksDR2CVAr9xnZzbQgYx8oD5vvoYfnh85jFUPZYSJmDNOBWqK//?imgmax=800" width="266" height="349"></a> </p> <p><font size="3">-30-</font></p> <p><font size="3">© 2012, Mattydale Pictures LLC, all rights reserved.</font></p> DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-15823334690635589702012-03-11T15:17:00.001-04:002012-03-11T17:04:48.182-04:00What A Difference A Year Makes…<span style="font-size: small"></span> <p> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHw4g3mjRZFlNmcNzo87Ob9di1yjrnedLVLo_HTLo_Rzo-5JWkZiOu4FGHZtG_YgRvJ7d1MAQFMfXm-He5y3gaeGILHmk4hKbOzvFwZGPoPHRGGkDDPeekQmlehVjvOol60qX1/s1600-h/blogphoto%252520001%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="blogphoto 001" border="0" alt="blogphoto 001" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThD7K-IQdOWDpiTYW_DikFz3hfnQEjxduI1pi5pHVxWHR1OPzzxZB3MUn1n-lT3W2u075DOaqveegSp7kyhjLB7DFjM3kGfLWv9kwIk0VLHKHv6NK9KK4jlm7-2qLZFWPO1gW//?imgmax=800" width="213" height="298" /></a>On March 11, 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the east coast of Japan.  I pretty much had a front-row seat for it due to the fact that I was flat on my ass in the hospital fighting a bacterial infection on the site of a previous hernia repair.   Because I was restricted to my hospital bed, I had cable TV and my smartphone (which I just got the previous month) to keep up with the world at large.  When the news of the earthquake hit in Japan, I was glued to CNN.  I couldn’t stop thinking of the horror of it all, and it got worse when the Fukushima nuclear power plants suffered catastrophic meltdowns (the second largest after the 1986 Chernobyl incident.)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /></p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:a28927e0-e167-417a-b072-133310117bef" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="956db344-5576-4e05-95c4-45e735d643ca" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP2xPr7I_Bc&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZfZyuzHfYnwAyLCJNXmzlQV_OKdmkq415GGqRn9QEy4X-ebdVvw9E08OCIDWlhvUZjsslEhiszFXdJPL7IcQoz0t5ddrArYuHnBHoo4IfadUnJyB8lOl0ytvip7i5sJIuOjd//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('956db344-5576-4e05-95c4-45e735d643ca'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dP2xPr7I_Bc?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dP2xPr7I_Bc?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">DeanBear in the Hospital March 2011</div></div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: small"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">A lot has happened in the year since then.  Despite the tragedy in Japan, life has pretty much gone on as normal (and that is a subjective term, considering how fucked up the world at large is.)  Some of the notable events since that day in March have been (and these were what I noticed: )</span></p> <p> <br /><b><span style="font-size: large">2011</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>March:</b> </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The Arab Spring movement ramps up, and the Middle East is thrown into major turmoil. The King of Bahrain declares a three month state of emergency to quell civil unrest.  The United Nations Security Council creates a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent government aggression against civilians.  (This pretty much gives the United States, France, and Great Britain permission to post aircraft carriers off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, and a hunting license to shoot down Libyan military aircraft.)</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Academy Award winning actress and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor dies at age 79.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nMltQqOv1DJj2f6VCHMESOlVZoZxQdzq1dJnRSmAi_JWyufo7w8XQoNyWx9rjWyKA4E4WCq1wSc08ZttVqhP0_lqIMVWLJSgJCm_icQg-6zcFiQiU_WQQaPwbXu0zSnDt5FG/s1600-h/liztaylor%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="liztaylor" border="0" alt="liztaylor" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEooYKmkTnj6hmPml0GASsKp3LpEQf4gVPZRB1dz0AEP_QRy85qwNtxgG4PpkT0ekC6Y4jrlbeh45tyXkwWM1n-wALrf8XfhEHShAYr0n9ACwE_o5-D0bLN1accSJjlT97pQsZ//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p> </p> <span style="font-size: small"></span> <p><span style="font-size: small"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Michael Gough (who played Alfred in the “Batman” movies from 1989 to 1997) dies at the age of 94.  </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvLumkINbJNGqcUmZ0OTrN7g1jLjS_diEowNdQ9__A9fgv40rDD0br7sNV1FwQsdYEUi2Ok60mR_M1NIr5iroLjatokt_LyBQre3DyhYiHnqqD-gpWj4r0VGHFf1rH2vjeCEf/s1600-h/michaelgough%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="michaelgough" border="0" alt="michaelgough" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0Cqi2WTtAaHDkbad48q3yXJ5IvBAPqC9TYOOYjJVHkzB-S997M1h7_1JSziogf0lB-9TjPLBggYHHkO9UnzX_7N-QVMHdlTziaxZaRx_g76cPpa1xyCJwb2YlmmLyzfJ6dAO//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="182" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Geraldine Ferraro, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 9th district, and became a candidate for Vice-President in 1984 (the first Italian-American and woman to be nominated for the office) dies at age 75.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCa6L6gzHr8cwkj49kyFV04z5F9p7mAtibAlJrSrfHGE4j8DDfGL4tJc8qcp2oyQtetwWO2gwRpyYDITHKl9RNREtGAR0wZELqNylYNvVnp2CY67MwqBaGKgq5pi-PkIRGID0/s1600-h/geraldineferraro%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="geraldineferraro" border="0" alt="geraldineferraro" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23txCXwI_-M1ufGdF4HHNWNW-b2GpZpkPFSNLdafuKYBD_4I4_w-kS1Uwq4UFdANADwy29XbofiUqrsSxBd5XZXOa_UbNQPjJVykqBNMQc6zHAaMBM6owYo8RD6ncSPsIzKV-//?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>April:</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Prince William gets married, and the whole fucking world goes royal-crazy (my partner included.)  I personally didn’t give a shit except for the fact that it FUCKING DOMINATED Twitter, Facebook, all the news sites, and television.  This photo that I posted to my Facebook page was an example of what pissed me off:</span> <br /></p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkqKuwzcRsCAw5vXZ7d7RblvP5LSYnqdpjhOT31HkVROcA1BmOR7tqqZtcxpNnJLOiDkzEEBAPi8D6UcghjGQMC2XiryyaMQ3nlQ6sV_mbsVnI0VKjKVQ74-ka4mxM5td0Vzu/s1600-h/katewilliamrage%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="katewilliamrage" border="0" alt="katewilliamrage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4O3MpOp03_42w1EvFsHrqfD4th0AmsmWThT3oXvUUY69chyphenhyphenlfcz_8tFfSfiOJzRRBV1YfY0-bN6HhU8QbyMqL0_cKK5dupx6kah7s9-9kW7QuIKr7FBg6iyFrWzjO8OoZ6bK//?imgmax=800" width="708" height="445" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">I mean, come on<b>.  WTF?  SRSLY?</b>  I click on a link in Yahoo News and expect to see a photo of the shuttle Endeavour on the launch pad and I get a photo of Kate and Willie?</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b></b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>May:</b></span> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">OSAMA BIN LADEN IS FINALLY TAKEN THE FUCK OUT! </span></b> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">WTG SEAL TEAM SIX!  </span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Terrorist Osama Bin Laden is killed by Seal Team Six at a stronghold in Pakistan at the age of 54. </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeDxamwVYMMMiTlMAiMCTMTTuwYHA1AbZuZ5RHnbLy4dcWX1X1FD_A6jC2Q6VtvK6jC6SNoFfGtI_708DsFIfS3OLa2OCHeLyniiN4L7ra_JjYGpZmQsyB4-BhVuVNzU9W-XG/s1600-h/binladen%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="binladen" border="0" alt="binladen" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNvuoLMe3QgvLC7YJpcooH3t5NzIs002miZ7fvk6ewBz5sX4la2WLNH-mqtXyN1M04BsQnxcjhoDF5EeVLRAw5Ithmse9m_oY8MAH9_CIFiAvAnnFJCWTfN37TKkkqtW8qh8p//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="227" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Jeff Conaway, who was in the 1978 movie version of “Grease,” and starred on the TV series “Taxi” and “Babylon 5,” dies at the age of 60.  </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZhP7YKxemqV_E9DZLoIeex-NMCNc6hJnHKkpfJhUY-6hMoP_ZCyAmUk0NEsR3h9d9OG9nAUXg6ZhjsEWMEmMl7picSJ2EXwsMhvyNRVmuaHaCilBpZVaJ_RZW1n6GXQYEJ9b/s1600-h/conaway%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="conaway" border="0" alt="conaway" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuIuWZVYNzY6p2X48k-bHC_xkOHUy-jh6NBq2b5kgcLCU_V0qciSke5fT8AIHsPiLb9khe_tFi-CItnKKnajP1yCGCGlkfSuC0WOObXFABYlZXukSig73QsNjZ1A8-_26dNaM//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="154" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Professional wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage dies at the age of 58.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIReBinVGYPcOKDOF2CGMQOatteyUtTF5e6rukIO1UdFIX3ZVrT7QFCf5_cbjy51CnStkEgHCpjMTI_P9wq5tw4bL0NLuYL4EeKgALV-qP2PjzVmWrBp_VFDhX72MQmSEg4aN7/s1600-h/macho-man-randy-savage%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="macho-man-randy-savage" border="0" alt="macho-man-randy-savage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7JejuRA-h5PQl5v2boT2yC8uZVEltzajQDuX7sk02wsTVgZTKxC9we3WWjSA23xZqANxsb3e0v42vyS2BVua3Zn0tKDo948QacLaeLG0NYJ_Sy-aAZ_yRJV1L5QcstPs9PIR//?imgmax=800" width="231" height="244" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">June:</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The Marriage Equality Act is passed in New York State, allowing for same-sex marriages.  </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Jack Kevorkian,  assisted-suicide activist, dies of natural causes at the age of 83.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSCJ81Nk9ELDO4v4nx8IKQgqWYbZO51RpLeXqcugxYe-5F0ZLaV1ypu1cEPTaXXcXtFxrQwGxVZP4rvhgulWhPi28_puiKcithMpwSp_IqSeETV3kRmnBa2RUWLQrTJuG3q6h/s1600-h/kevorkian%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kevorkian" border="0" alt="kevorkian" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLuVMfKUNWXN5rZNmtd2ZJTMIVux_1HJLw8gXGAMZ-DrYaO7NroehuWX6CxyoYvh5ux98SSwrAJGWF9de6Kd1ViQmFqev-cN8uRw150xqSwb9HF8Ivha_DaT81uE7QyUq9feA//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Peter Falk, Syracuse University graduate who entertained the world as Lt. Colombo, dies at the age of 83.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFekg9Ck7CCHaNPGkS5BvxKkpoiyM5-0LPAm1beJYMDz6sm7ejxYfYSZBUUNA1XcBRd7k3HdxR4w3hoLZJQphdLTk9r4ImNQgIxEV1DLNDCyZS_iocvGK32Sq0PiEreNTYa5VW/s1600-h/Peter-Falk%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Peter-Falk" border="0" alt="Peter-Falk" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4-WiyNfpRHUQ68iKKy-lSjxkkVL69tuN_yJN6ETC5RUU71Mg1LUVaWTRJVlNFvuSl4Ul6vIjrlrkEQ25bSUwJ5FE1WZKRnzbZh8FZdP7qgj3aZ8ZmmQPpG1dGJvcGBzKO7sh//?imgmax=800" width="153" height="244" /></a> <br /> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">July:</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The Marriage Equality Act takes effect in New York State.  </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>Personal note:</b> My partner Dan and I make plans to be married on July 7th, 2012.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center, thus ending the space shuttle program.  The U.S. now relies on the Russian Soyuz program for future flights to the International Space Station.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFgyNxPfQWvPVnaDCQa4T_auiTtzbTgyXXYK1AjuPRDvLT-fIdVYJfS5ZlMgL0_jgKLiu-Q5mBVMnbAaI70kRzo_hPw7_VRy_wClaoBr5c2Wa9wlWXqjoPe9OiOfoaC2NhARS/s1600-h/2011-07-Atlantis-21%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011-07-Atlantis-21" border="0" alt="2011-07-Atlantis-21" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDyL6vpHZEqFZaPZZjyO7owaHbsvuZy7ctU22KD4ghj4mjXCPoeNwbs_V7LfZ12WuiYW16lJdugSXG6L5xWE8e699zDHDnqRHQYmrNzGSsfnQCkNnycU7kxC1YiN9cyyqUgi1//?imgmax=800" width="417" height="322" /></a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Anders Behring Breivik, a Norwegian right-wing extremist, bombed government buildings in Oslo, Norway, killing eight people and injuring 92.  He then proceeded to carry out a mass shooting at a youth camp on the island of Utoya, killing 69 campers and injuring 59.  It has become known as the worst spree killing by an individual.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59GWBfWvbCSf16wQGyAYXQ6a1-8leSQbklDxePt6dXK9jgr4jYMc4sE-QHjsDhYPNHIQoxXPWMp-Z46sLZRB-ukssp2F4c-UsPqMBP8yu-ylx8Qer0sgYccCBY1We8Fqp1tFM/s1600-h/Anders_Behring_Breivik_2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: small"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Anders_Behring_Breivik_2" border="0" alt="Anders_Behring_Breivik_2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eCG8tJZ79ZDyAJeZWgRIgYClmNJXN8C1Skn_sdU_CXDvaYAqCfjYV8qzDon-MSX8FY85hWISZ4dmcaB9GdGzv5tjICu9K1RGVbOIb2aV30wjiw2W8FW7Sa43pn_j4nkIut5V//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="172" /></span></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Betty Ford, former First Lady and founder of the substance abuse rehabilitation center that bears her name, dies at the age of 93.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_k_goubmOAde5i0potRaiLvVRWuAhh3lVvcDiprNpoS97-6os_57m2LQxuh1EbLM5ZvYBPLg7WoQHIGSMsuxwYzJcGdVCrkvrhMYPVlFcjfTNkj6db0mZagK9d8DMg2i0Xd26/s1600-h/betty_ford%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: small"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="APW2002031536321" border="0" alt="APW2002031536321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatFJrehe8Mfo85xL5BeEZ2gL7feGHkCoH6LT_QHYPmVArwxQRSIuQQ7c4Q5UnZbeB5ryE1RvW8frCSk0fc9jUW5rXj-XIzxd0I4OmLfh_E2s7LrACWGUrZXf7lT6wtBDnO_m5//?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></span></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">British singer Amy Winehouse dies at the age of 27.  (Honestly, who didn’t see this train wreck coming?)</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDL81lL2w-xg9ovR-IPw8xPafS2m2tNp8lfX-iglXtXfg9OfV0vKhZwV3yt8QyrEO3zcZHP-Gn_uGkLyyVwawMlft-OTNp9D95S7h8Lxy_WJasb-ZSQNS7oyoUabl4fowUPpD/s1600-h/amy_winehouse%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="amy_winehouse" border="0" alt="amy_winehouse" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPocMQn1uRqnOlMZ1JHa-tX0a4EoTmrGAadwgWz9BNS9kC_8ZFHuIDrSuZxVOOnnXvtNGGUqqx7WUA9mvpQrjJc8ihRmSZp03OCO0ovkZ38TRquNAGc17FxKh5qNLI9gMleoU//?imgmax=800" width="242" height="244" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>Personal note</b>: I finally get a new computer system!  An AMD Phenom II X3 (triple-core CPU) with 8 Gb of memory, a 1.5 Tb hard disk, BD player/DVD burner, running Windows 7 Professional.  I add a dual-output NVidia GeForce graphics card (I am writing this blog on one screen while I am doing research on another.)</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAOBxZpR5duV9KJMrZlvnBIt2L3fdLY7wTcVdxD-R2qKX3Xbgb9FDHFLcMg-zn2DUTDZAWHMq1jINOEPmtQxR7k9sIS_d00uQZpUemn_nvk1CExhCA85i7lieDLhE2JNYh2Jf/s1600-h/001%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="001" border="0" alt="001" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7uNVEkzmTEUViJheJWmNiS3KXw9YK8lbcBV4EcJ97zp0pA0ONDENG5p6DlYdE2R6ulhqdhPbQxuRAP9bUQhJFG2qJk4J1tilAn4lC0ejm99RIM-OrXDocKH8H0dqfFleTXU2//?imgmax=800" width="407" height="315" /></a> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">August:</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Libyan rebels take control of Tripoli, sending Muammar Gaddafi on the run.  </span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkJ3_zo7lBFnwQaSM1gMAQdcteY6iWd7ssj38-6-U_Ap0S4eQQKTJH_XfGzq-FdBiVkYIBOgmK0TfEnfwL_NHx3j7F1ilP9qCj3zXfqq2urSDM5RvciKp3ZlCClZHNRKCymd5/s1600-h/battleoftripoli%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="battleoftripoli" border="0" alt="battleoftripoli" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJd5_1F-IO_3-d9T_g5gaXSDQ9sE2UzeTUHOhsrIdJGqiqrqNPsbNsVcg0RNDimFNiD74SRswzFDHxsYNjmPP9j5x16f2IgVVdOG7_Vhb-OjOd6ShrrFK0x3dQMmAtl8OCHp4//?imgmax=800" width="477" height="327" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qOYaBU5OShHlUQMA1wH9zrf-6yhUToVsP43Mxecp-xx9aZA3GJHWQptnPGDLRmVpDARJwVFMZeQw2UB6eO-RyjN5YNqE3lrGcEUUDoXXU4vZyzOYbsn6qeqItQJe6nYvKWC-/s1600-h/gaddafi%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="gaddafi" border="0" alt="gaddafi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeH0UL-FhblJR5jO8WAKVHUyjpaEep4La_IyvwrOU8Wfq7idAlIxiDn440UREIUFNx9c-xQEqlxZSFUOvlbOsZgMG-Phf9bNMZ0yv-CV5m-A_425OEO7BbrEYt7CMyJ49YuB_//?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">September:</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The Occupy Wall Street protests begin, which spirals out into the Occupy movement.  It is basically a backlash against the 1% who control the nation’s wealth and are considered the real villains in the wrecking of the U.S. economy. </span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOg_DpSphb4cIQ3rq6Kjd3wQ7I6SjH99qNzf09Ke6Rmz5Qp_7VFBrb6vx8dmcn3bk212DwUWM4k7giZBo6CJG19gqOT2HpeRBiQEmhexp2vxN-a0cs4c2uqH6GVzz5aOb-MEA/s1600-h/occupywallstreet%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="occupywallstreet" border="0" alt="occupywallstreet" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOJubWknVrp-zKk3V7nVi8raoIpHb6lRoQ3qLzkXx5m2qFje7zNDxR3mC41eWJrYo3S2RpVe7UMfOOrKy-X1zmU62Dlq6wyLIWqUkPPMqtDB3Yiq5gMliQHfEjjz5TzSvKgcV//?imgmax=800" width="465" height="336" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Cliff Robertson, Academy Award winner in 1968 for his role in the movie “Charly” and was known for his appearances as John F. Kennedy in the film “PT 109” and “Uncle Ben” in the first three “Spider-Man” movies, dies at the age of 88.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTAj1YlHMi6QWWWJ1QJfQBVYzJVGYdhTyFU3sdQVIInhICLmqlIrKLImMFy_We-wIDIHAGtZzdyo97EPeUCpa8cHg4sZhT7eB7e-F7HkeFH5Gmnx6_oXJOCGrHJKtfnayk8_7/s1600-h/Cliff_Robertson_SpiderMan%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Cliff_Robertson_SpiderMan" border="0" alt="Cliff_Robertson_SpiderMan" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3fv2Hwyzz5djHWxxbZsVrQQnne6DNuOYITi1bBLTd0mdG1fuO7CwTIrb22_HztBWNDyBpInx43yqSNZNZ91esB161is-6tatgQ3pW8eCidedW-5e1V64KyZ4lE-TchmhmfWp//?imgmax=800" width="205" height="244" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Welsh actor Andy Whitfield, star of the Starz TV series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” dies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 39.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFExRGGqN2b1l5oMPjE934ne2f0j5xOgveM7toJ4oSBD3MUn_yzXMuZVfn2Bxb1wRyQZzN_QvKKVq7OejC6UC8qWtJX-4_60xqslyzmJBesr5y-dPe_0wQSfLa3GNLl18cMQSu/s1600-h/spartacus-andy-whitfield%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spartacus-andy-whitfield" border="0" alt="spartacus-andy-whitfield" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzGXYj3KCZnxuwJK4lbAnWIXsEyItr-2ohChyKoIduBQwFaS1vEFziPzTeGor-NVRu9rZKI5EcF8Dbq5SiSCdpnRANUFwbALknG0mXs5oQwepJpdsTrQq3S7F2EQz7ayrxHjC//?imgmax=800" width="204" height="244" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>October:</b></span> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">MUAMMAR GADDAFI IS FINALLY TAKEN THE FUCK OUT!  WTG, PEOPLE OF LIBYA!</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Muammar Gaddafi, despotic ruler of Libya, is captured and killed by anti-Gaddafi forces near his hometown of Sirte, at the age of 69.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH3RWqtbfQHV-DmRZ3dDy-KPTNgV0ZPHanZjJCZL0DFvOyLJYcAjByxPn4oa-T3AJESzSyqDoE9y7TSqoP3-dfIyN8j_sNTHyLx3WqXYBBj0wc3-L6pvLl4MfUPZTwhRrZtAL/s1600-h/gaddafi%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="gaddafi" border="0" alt="gaddafi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvggD_3uYlDUdk_un3mbMJtLlAQIkz6IS-HMWCvIKUvfr1R2qoCeWKhqMMKK0aO0t5bK5zbBUQXMgUMwlkLLeO-NmEzdcUVLhfT7iSJT6y6LbQNMi1_O2nWlbyjfr9LZYEMrt//?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer, NeXT, and Pixar, and one of the key people in the personal computer revolution, dies at the age of 56.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidReWs7mmrm0xzS5l4VkzDTznjEcAYAyGAtl4uLD5xck3C6QWTOTKxxoKKHJdW6kxPBMd8ub-SGPMcakVolmKs_JLHsl6P4DpDqQ15c6FXzC214upO0R6tZugAkzJ_1rifZA6l/s1600-h/steve%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="steve" border="0" alt="steve" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwifrSlhQAdVSBauC_8I3weRnp2wzYXCodXA967hU7fPy2vjlZlBOAr8VuoLk9ZxMZM5jFS-O35roVYkknQOQKOhw_S1gvPGgvLFBd5fIcau-iM9tK-GKcLmMX8y2CdgPUeFdo//?imgmax=800" width="427" height="356" /></a> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">November:</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Anne McCaffrey, Hugo and Nebula Award winning science-fiction author, member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and creator of “The Dragonriders of Pern” series of novels, dies at the age of 85.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T0Kl7ViJADs0K_UYRVkRtkUyB6dB2W560v3x2Rj5XR79ftZxLNVxJXep5xQNECRDVO7e5TgnKBvVjvQOIhKdx5Da2hTDZFr3CF-k4c2YtY13mXKGEYoSpMVtl5OHpMD26lBL/s1600-h/mccaffa2-85%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="mccaffa2-85" border="0" alt="mccaffa2-85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQac7S7uzIJjKUm5UQpXlHxPTvrV_z4Wk4HDZZoR6ksrW0nCedhK8xwImYZsR8b4Vi-Ybofoxn56dE1jN6kW7qvXb9e24QyMALidDSJLqy27B4iu1nxzVboJH8wauuDnUtaqps//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="235" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Joe Frazer, former World Heavyweight Champion boxer, known for his matches with Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, dies at the age of 67.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPszjFD8pDr55vnDfdHEdwCbhJJ4SK_-vXjeq4FWi9nqwtQdYG_Ew7HG6UVqrAwoAgKuMiIdrhVMqWEZ77ejPafoEvC9mo5ACGYLnPjMaNSQ973-PUd7I-gIjBr5UiuNHEFqb/s1600-h/joe%252520f%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="joe f" border="0" alt="joe f" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8meeTdg0BrFOV3V2XAWMyCSsvdBMlCurQPerAq-2RfhfpxM2pIFna0pG90JljPHaTTFVeVp8y6mfziTCaLEHilluTVEnXCv9twUakuUchy7rBHBT4ag-a1TQyPxWkrFMSgjP//?imgmax=800" width="325" height="195" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Ken Russell, British film director best known for the film adaptation of The Who’s rock opera “Tommy” in 1975, dies at the age of 84.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk-Yp8mGP6w7jOig5n3jMRb5qzuBPLSQA4jJYPlU-8kivKpjw2THWOR68lbvzuZHjmB_8u8sHlr98Pc7pRCfZbaDO9lfGLrfGd5M69XmBPWFJ7NZQTrg9uZNVhl0jRCR73jb7/s1600-h/Ken-Russell-007%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ken-Russell-007" border="0" alt="Ken-Russell-007" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2151w1KciFKNxGNWVbgO-qLF0vEPaQpx-ce5f489xNwwni1mF2fLiD3D8vr-kv3fuVVP8yeyG_bK66ji3-L3KKzgi12TDebS_MqqXCsKOr8Q0gDWCCbPmezRCqPyE2hKGZjUn//?imgmax=800" width="329" height="206" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>December:</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The United States has formally declared the Iraq War over after eight years.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, dies at the age of 70.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLxXB_WvfEsIJysVolCWkH-hBk1oCW-a2G-cBsYs_iMtdtVDZm_5-RLMwR77HT_X-9UIu-ZCENW8rnAEx02iXiRJunkTWjwb8ea81UFISxn7ZMkBZTA2CQPMVjbfz35x3nrAt/s1600-h/kim_jong_il%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kim_jong_il" border="0" alt="kim_jong_il" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp8vGM5ylXVsiDU6b5k-rZWfIX_f-d_1OnU76TENGprfL5u7G8K48esIvIY89E82uTOfzQAIG7x3sNEtd_bLAxJR1675MMOjZzTVJpaF6C3U8B3ZfwLAzfGtFdc8HmV_05LQJ//?imgmax=800" width="212" height="244" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Harry Morgan, who was known for his roles on “Dragnet” as “Joe Gannon” and “M*A*S*H” as “Colonel Sherman Potter,” dies at the age of 96.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi032tLeX9PVaJRcebfFz0H19mX7oRvVP2lHyAhMjvj-08EYgxqis35QY5L88vKOOIxdogbBY12PWMYDyzO4JgkcHe1oCOoVMQig2E2xzK2szYvyCUDO_k2-776YLYfLWXtZ-52/s1600-h/harrymorgan%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="harrymorgan" border="0" alt="harrymorgan" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ne8uCIBZckDBHf0bOwOBiSJaHzTyOD-KDJD6YgBIatSEUr5GYky1fQbmZ8HqbLw1R4cJzMGa_oycwFu3GyW6CZ6vVbhsCPGJCJ1shXYINM4b7qOnBAggrT2S3x1M64jp5sy3//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="159" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: large"><b>2012</b></span> <br /><b><span style="font-size: small">January:</span></b> <br /><span style="font-size: small">R&B, blues, and jazz singer Etta James dies at the age of 73</span>. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHQ4XdfKFtG7uFGGPlXZ_l_1lrxO6Sut3Ik8oylheLLGzVtaIZXk-tcac5C_3u1IqWKedEAewrLzGnsiGrNdfaTE3GmTxUdVd_Y6sHFapifGKl_jaewTBeLBSTYcjxScISwjB/s1600-h/ettajames%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="ettajames" border="0" alt="ettajames" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOn_R_n0U15Vctklo-nmRFe2vf_TX9Pz7QPVDHXzZ4GKKnSTqwjgBp3JdmLrx2CXC3HSi3tYKDe9jG9xK3K-MAiITXszBwHI5khqGiSGbl9xzUv-wRF4z3qaHLNSEZaqfFC4D_//?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>February:</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, the 60th anniversary to her accession to the throne of the United Kingdom.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaJg3ig5O9fpAT34glPLVHwx6L49cbuv0yHgqFbGaXW_Z2sZ8nb71WHBtxU_cHSdRICDZVQZBQvtEMp3jiw93v6ROchwyRz1pMQErqkplooFnQujYInsZghN3tAig4ZbazkqW/s1600-h/queen_elizabeth_ii%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="queen_elizabeth_ii" border="0" alt="queen_elizabeth_ii" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIhQWoeSjBfToVs_xQvzDO3LjwRc7YuZxj-bQd3bjXtZbzfY-r-GKfLgOOOYpaLYOSy2XYuIalMXrlzEXtwtj-jxfrOasgi4E6vXOh1p9y1vuuU5u3CC9V7ZPthVAz6cBGQVA//?imgmax=800" width="232" height="333" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Emmy Award winning actor and director Ben Gazzara dies at the age of 81.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UHNuTWLpOklN2EXreT7vseTIvht6FXO69wNm1qieAdFfUF_dl-IDGEL3ZYHyPgCzfeHp7h0O1UtLL5PFSW5hCE7EDT_NjVc3OrJcrxvgbSOxbEXeZ7VAr_kUQFMX3mX-NNOq/s1600-h/Ben-Gazzara-in-2011-008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Ben-Gazzara-in-2011-008" border="0" alt="Ben-Gazzara-in-2011-008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJN_LJIY5EyuLbilu3QuncsdlDsfHc4wriLKCouWZ3B_bmJgzov1l0lq8p_psk6mfdJ8X8eVc3qXOiuWSlAE2q0HmIDt65uN1nxP90nBn4REIY126vJfWdKm7yhEEbO1JkufCE//?imgmax=800" width="354" height="221" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Multilple award winning singer and actress Whitney Houston dies at the age of 48.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBksSTh-OnJD3__FyQzlJnLTZBhUTRdRsnYvCogfLT8HJUxzjfB1UKqCD4teHDh751XIY59twTwSS7e2vq42rsj2aZkWBci-QO_dmGJ5i7_qwflKote5wqLVs24iRYttLk4rLe/s1600-h/celebrities-whitney-houston-058710%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="celebrities-whitney-houston-058710" border="0" alt="celebrities-whitney-houston-058710" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SpllvP2NxiJFXqFbT5VAzlWrBC18937fhaqGB-hDr2713XfQavrOMB9gVAChcvawowAXkD67ZDib6jMbmxu-3AAlCRCVNkWQUDnIW7JZWasgMtVT7i21VFwtzxMl0uHV4gwH//?imgmax=800" width="336" height="439" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Davy Jones, best known as the lead vocalist for The Monkees, dies at age 66.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuf0u7K8bPo2RYUTTMNV85EZRD7G07BjJw_i1Jh2vSjjPGIqT4FG7afIaS-0OwI0c63UeVuexYbvcPDf4NjPhgx_U3SwaJ3EgtzlpszRy0fFp6YXj2UPA2L61A9o1ifuIheQD/s1600-h/davyjones%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="davyjones" border="0" alt="davyjones" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyieV1qgEUuTt1HR8lRuT6PrgCfbWmV-dTw3FhWsePlVzQgo_pZNkqTmYDPITcqoPLbzpktwrurk0xNudFgpzdppuMK4pJh_oZg-YVbSxjEJnNt6wh6eg6xe6V60BxcWAuWzDx//?imgmax=800" width="390" height="302" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size: small"><b>March:</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">The “Kony 2012” campaign begins, which is shadowed in controversy.  </span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">What was the point of this blog entry?  Basically, no matter what happens to you in your life, the world DOES NOT revolve around you.  Things happen that really don’t have a bearing on your life, unless it DIRECTLY AFFECTS YOU!  (The case in point, same-sex marriage being passed in New York state.  That has affected me personally.)</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">Life goes on without you…deal with it.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">-30-</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: small">© 2012, Mattydale Pictures LLC, all rights reserved.</span> DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-60219674223167608612012-01-01T15:34:00.001-05:002012-01-01T20:07:19.063-05:002011, The Year That America Lost It’s Collective Mind<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>New year, new blog entry…where to begin?</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Home:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Okay, to start I celebrated my first year as a homeowner. I have been keeping up with the mortgage payments and all the other bills that are incidental. Dan and I are happy that we have a place to call our own. It’s been interesting, learning how to be responsible about people and your place in the world.</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Family:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">The rebuilding of connections with my family continues. For a long time, I isolated myself from them, but because of tragedy in my family (the death of my brother-in-law Jim,) I have been able to reconnect with my sisters. (My brother is a lost cause, he chose to separate himself from our family.) My sister Melissa is a big part of my life now, and we are now talking more and more. She’s reached a transition phase in her life, and she calls me on the phone to sound off about things that she needs to get off her chest. I am glad to help, but whatever path she needs to take, it has to be her decision.</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">My Job:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">In July, we went to the monthly company meeting, and one of the owners floored us with the news that he and the other owner had sold the company to an employee-owned company. Pretty much everyone went into panic mode at the news, but I took a more pragmatic approach to it. Business in general is in a freefall, and sometimes aligning with a larger company can help everyone in the long run. I did my research into the company that we became a part of, and I like what is going to happen to us. But of course, there are cynical assholes that I work with who try to piss on everyone’s mood. I am cynical, but I temper it with a healthy dose of pragmatism. I am willing to see how things shake themselves out. </span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Politics:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Poly = many</b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tics = blood-sucking parasites</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">This is the year of many blood-sucking parasites in American politics. The total clusterfuck leading up to the GOP primaries has been a study in misspeaking, revelations of skeletons in the closet, and just a general WTF about everything that proves that American politics are <b>CORRUPT!</b> And it has been on the Republican side. I can’t wait to see how the Democrats fuck things up even worse. And yes, I even posted a video about the Republican clusterfuck on YouTube (and I admit that I was half in the bag when I did it.)</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The “Occupy” Movement:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I cannot fault these people for bringing attention to the vast inequality that exists in America today. I am one of the 99%, I struggle with bills, I have to keep managing a decent way of life with the money that I have coming in, (and I count myself lucky because I live in a two-income household.) If I didn’t have a fucked-up work schedule, I would help them in any way I could. I lived through “Reaganomics ,” and it was a walk in the park compared to what we have today. All I have to say is, I hope the hell you can effect change, we need it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">(As for the title of this blog entry, I am paraphrasing Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact.) </span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two</a><br />
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My sister Melissa’s blog:<br />
<a href="http://laughatmeeveryoneelsedoes.blogspot.com/" title="http://laughatmeeveryoneelsedoes.blogspot.com">http://laughatmeeveryoneelsedoes.blogspot.com</a><br />
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-30-<br />
© 2012, Mattydale Pictures, LLC, all right reserved.DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-43807929014128532802011-12-09T10:30:00.001-05:002011-12-09T10:33:19.232-05:00The DeanBear Chronicles: Republican Overdose And Candidates as Operating...The Republicans are SO FULL OF BULLSHIT! Is it any wonder why the American public is so disillusioned with the present political system? I know I am!<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mNp32t0DB2Y?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-66550237621715742182011-10-05T10:27:00.002-04:002011-10-07T21:51:44.443-04:00The DeanBear Chronicles Blog–Just Leave Me The Fuck Alone<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-PwRCSyQAnYWE_gfgcqCdntXm-zsY4DxL7DGdSyKKNIzXAMeQgzxna1aqgzLoGSeUGvuMsrHBdItxrFNgkYsVps5i837YUZ44-o5dRJi-5jm_S4-v9MMvO2oin47mgXoZAMV/s1600-h/deanbearannoyed%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="deanbearannoyed" alt="deanbearannoyed" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04GkmT4wi8zRerCMXlRCE0cy9oYuHUSjPrUDj1YJMUNMdJAthuBOpSnasfWWobu9oV0AxgA5MdWmW1hfhfpBYZRwTB8wizlven20E8b9D0cgiDU4i8OxipvN_fHWspRxB2flC//?imgmax=800" border="0" height="398" width="298" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Generally, I am a pretty easy-going and forgiving guy. But all this week, we have been putting in two extra hours of work to get caught up on production. Before, when we were working ten hour shifts, I was very short-tempered, not getting enough sleep, and just being a miserable old bastard. The thing is, when we went back to eight hour/five day shifts, I became much more mellow. But make me work more than eight hours, it tests me. I don’t mind the work, it’s just that I tend to get a little narrow-minded when dealing with people. I try to keep the work problems at work, and the outside shit where it belongs. But occasionally, the two worlds collide. This morning I wanted to go postal like Michael Douglas in “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_Down" target="_blank">Falling Down</a>.” After a busy night at work, I just wanted to go to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkin%27_Donuts" target="_blank">Dunkin’ Donuts</a>, get my large decaf, get on the cattlecar, (the South Avenue/OCC bus) and get home. Most of the time, I put on the Bluetooth headphones, fire up the Amazon CloudDrive, and listen to the tunes that I have on my smartphone. This morning, I changed it up a little and just decided to read <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a> to catch up on the political bullshit that is going on. Being in a pissed off mood, I decided to take a photo of myself and post it to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dean.basler" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. (The photo I took is the one that you see in this post.) </p> <p>Sitting across from me in the cattlecar, there was this fact fucking bearded mouthbreather, and he and when se saw me take a picture with my phone, decided to quiz me about my phone and the plan that I on. Pretty much most of the time, I just keep to myself, respond if I am spoken to, but generally keep myself in a low-key state, because I am usually wiped out from work. But this asshole decided to chat me up like he was a cockatiel on crystal meth. These are the PTF’s (public transit fucktards) that I avoid like the plague. They are subhuman mouthbreathers who try to impress you with what they think they know (your typical tea-partier) and just generally talk for the sake of hearing themselves talk. This asshole decided that he wanted to show me <strong>his</strong> smartphone and how great it is. (What the fuck is this? Some sort of fucking smartphone pecker-check? ) The thing is I am <strong>NOT</strong> impressed with what fucking phone you have (my antipathy for the iPhone and their users is well documented.) I could have impressed this fucking mouthbreather with my knowledge about technology, but I am not the kind of “fish in a barrel” person that most geeks are when talking about technology. What I wanted to do, is get a wire garrote, wrap it around his neck, and yell in his ear “CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW, MOTHERFUCKER??? CAN YOU????” But of course, being a rational and law-abiding citizen, I do not. </p> <p>Let’s get one thing straight, I am an all-out, balls-to the wall <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthrope" target="_blank">misanthrope</a>. There are very few people that I will associate with, generally my family, my co-workers, and others who share my contempt for the sheep/cattle that our country has become. I detest the mouthbreathers who think that they know it all, I detest the people who play a card (the race card, religion card, sex card/sexuality card) and I detest people who think that their shit doesn’t stink because they are of a higher status than the plebiscite (which is what I am.) I detest the 1-percenters, for shitting on this country (mainly the far-right politicians who watched “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_%281987_film%29" target="_blank">Wall Street</a>” too many times and took “greed is good” to heart.) I also detest the far-right douchebags who say that they want “less government” but want to deny me and my partner the right to marry through legislation. I detest the fucking welfare queens who wear fashionable clothes, all the bling, pay for their groceries with food stamps, and then want to get cash back when they use their benefit cards, and then climb into high-end SUV’s.</p> <p> </p> <p>Do any of you assholes wonder why I am pissed off, and I just want you to <strong>LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE?</strong></p> <p><strong>-30-</strong></p><p><strong>(c) Copyright 2011, Mattydale Pictures LLC, all rights reserved.<br /></strong></p>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-30572038713572076582011-03-12T15:33:00.001-05:002011-03-14T21:57:32.299-04:00On My Ass in the Hospital - March 14, 2011<div> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKbzkaxWyjNc-IoKBeoSHIEyR9-tKzg2aDJxozVlcDOad-GyropJ0OuRkn6GhXwQM-ihtMgRDEFI4drSVqNMH4e99XuDHL41nnTiePKZsjID_DaIhL8XQo9YetSWGGUi5lfmH/s1600-h/wristband%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wristband" border="0" alt="wristband" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEiIHSeddONxjZYuLJhkZBI31dJiJalXKidmE1N4mLIsW2xnRFoss1LWOVLuka1HUG7OQHugBczygEdvUxGGFveVamilmPgwD_h04bThXjGjexAyc6COXKf5B2YEA6NkW0hqc//?imgmax=800" width="393" height="106" /></a> </div> <div> </div> <div><img style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOE2FH7cao6h7kr2ilePMqpDc7y2mR_r6bpC6tlUrCxVwZlVc_LrmerCog2YeO1yZNoN5bSyVcgK5wtENeR3OsZGnP-9PSlrsKDygi00ej9Qhkto6-ISxflzSYvtftJndlxqg//" /><font face="Arial">Well in case all of you have noticed, I was in the hospital for eight days, from March 6th, until today.  What happened was, I was having trouble with a umbilical hernia repair that I had done in September of 2007.  I must have strained something at work, and the mesh that was holding the repair got infected.  I didn’t notice any real problems until the 6th when I told Dan (my partner) on my way to work that I had some leakage from my umbilicus (that is the belly button.)  He told me right then and there that I was going to the emergency room.  So we stopped off at work and I told Richie (my shift supervisor) that I wouldn’t be able to work that night because of it.  </font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial">The next eight days were hell for me.  After being admitted, it was a matter of getting an IV line put in, shitloads of blood draws (and I FUCKING HATE needles,) and lots of poking and prodding to track down what was wrong with me.  After a CT scan of my belly, it showed that there was a lot of fluid buildup around the belly button area, and the surgical resident (a really nice guy named Dr. Fahd Ali) made the call to remove the fluid under local anesthesia.  Even with numerous shots of lidocaine, and 10mg of morphine IV, it was fucking painful, but it was found that the mesh that was used to repair the hernia was infected.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial">The next day, I was in the operating room.  Once they got inside, they found that things were a little worse than expected.  The plan was to remove or repair the mesh that was in there, but they found that the tissue used to anchor it was too weak to make an effective repair, and the infection was more widespread then anticipated.  The decision was made to hold off on it, clear the infection up, and to install a device called a wound vacuum, which uses a vacuum pump to force the tissues together to aid in healing.  (I sort of felt like a Cylon Baseship hybrid, given that the wound vacuum was anchored on my belly button, not to mention the constant IV line that I had in my arm for the saline and antibiotics that they were pumping into me.  In addition, they had to put a catheter in for urine collection, which was very disturbing!  Having a tube run up your dick is NOT pleasant at all!)</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial">That wasn’t really the problem though…I knew all the therapies that they were doing was to get me back on my feet.  Other problems cropped up which had the effect of testing my patience and sanity to the point where I was ready to snap.  One of them was the patient in the next bed.  This guy would NOT do what the nurses told him to do.  He kept trying to get out of bed, kept removing a mask to aid his breathing (which in turn triggered an alarm,) and just making a nuisance of himself.  I suffer from periods of insomnia, and when I am trying to sleep, any little disturbance disrupts my sleep patterns.  Being in an unfamiliar surrounding doesn’t help matters either.   The nurses were VERY sympathetic with me, even going so far as to giving me Benadryl intravenously to help put me out (under doctor’s orders.)  Relief came from an unlikely source, which was me.  The lab indicated (through the cultures on my infection) that there was gram-positive bacteria, and the protocol is to isolate the patient and follow contagion procedures.  So they moved the pain-in-the-ass patient to another room and isolated me.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial">They also had to try another antibiotic to knock down the gram-positive bacteria (they were infusing piperacillin/taxo four times a day since I was admitted.)    Apparently that did the trick, because they took the isolation off after two days.</font></div> <p><font face="Arial">The last days in the hospital were a study in frustration…I had a few visitors (Dan and family members, plus a friend I didn’t expect,) constant watching of CNN, USA Network (major overdosing of the Japan earthquake disaster, NCIS, and L&O: SVU and CI.)  After they removed the catheter and discontinued the constant saline drip (I still had an IV port in my arm and they infused  piperacillin four times a day,) I was able to take the wound vacuum, place it in a wheelchair (it had a battery pack) and walk around to exercise my legs.  (For the first few days they had air-driven leggings on my calves to prevent deep-vein thrombosis, which is potentially fatal for people who are inactive for long periods of time.)</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">The plan was to release me from the hospital on March 11th, but due to bureaucratic snafus on the part of the hospital and Excellus Blue Cross/Blue Shield (my insurance carrier) they didn’t know if they could issue me a portable wound vacuum to use at home.  So I was starting to show signs of anxiety.  Fortunately, they were able to prescribe Xanax as needed to prevent anxiety attacks and help me get some rest.  The whole thing was, I wanted to get the fuck out of the hospital…being restricted to a small space was not condusive to my mental well being.  I missed my house, I missed Dan, Spike, and Gypsy.  I WANTED OUT!  Finally, this morning (after consultation) it was decided to let me go home, and instead of using a wound vacuum, I would be able to use a wet/dry packing to help manage the healing.  So around 2:30 this afternoon, the surgical nurse/practitioner (a really nice guy named Marty) removed the port that was used for the wound vacuum and replaced it with the wet/dry packing.  Once that was done, it was a matter of doing the paperwork, getting my prescriptions and after-care instructions, and getting my ass into the TrailBlazer and going home.  (One side note…as Dan and I were leaving, we ran across Esther Zorn, the real estate agent who helped me and Dan get our house!)  </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><strong><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSpQsSvObm9b9oU9adQSIiStByo4n-TUy03j3CB3qm3qlLFSa5kai4JyiHQxsZD1zF1uqezlfEFTjd_uX2hoCuIS3n4_xUvoCxCL0UvXb1jUUHctP_8ss6DXCjUCcdT0pvP-A/s1600-h/1299806596014%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="1299806596014" border="0" alt="1299806596014" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QqcNA3S3MGyJPgG0odf4vpy6ywwoLiY_21Nr3HsXkbeN36kMm8_4JKSFvIVqzWs8o8ytI-TQ85HJOB_wELd_bVU6CuEVJ7kQkkz0fXaLoH3N8jzdD2NsQxJkoFvm-M7L9Nnw//?imgmax=800" width="287" height="377" /></a></font></font></strong></font>I’m not saying that being in the hospital was a chamber of horrors, but I have never liked hospitals, and I am NOT a patient patient.  But the nurses on 5A (the surgical floor) were very professional and they helped me a lot to get through all this bullshit that happened to me.  Some of the things that helped me survive with my sanity intact were:</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Dan, my partner:</strong>  It helped that he works at the hospital that I was in, and he knew a lot of the people that were involved with my care.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>My smartphone:</strong>  At least I had a portal to the rest of the world, so I could keep up with what was happening elsewhere.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Facebook:</strong>  I could interact with everyone (via my smartphone) and get a few laughs in the process.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>My sister Missy, my niece Sheryl, my grand-niece Lexi (Sheryl’s daughter) and my nephew Andrew</strong>.  Knowing that I have family who gives a shit about me really helped.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">I was glad I was able to come out of this okay.  But with all the shit that has happened in the world this past week, I count myself very lucky.  </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"> </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font face="Arial"> </font></p> DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com143.039442, -76.14358843.039442 -76.143588tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-72945846585790906282010-04-16T17:32:00.003-04:002010-05-17T14:34:10.230-04:00The DeanBear Vlog Update (April 16, 2010)<p><span style="font-size:100%;">Well, I haven’t been posting in my blog, so I will catch everyone up on what I have been doing in the video arena this week.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Saturday, April 10th. (rated TV-MA for language)</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Gypsy (the roommate) and I had to take the dogs and vacate the house for a little while, because they wanted to show the house to perspective buyers. The agent listing the house has been pissing me off by wanting to show the house during the week, during the daytime while I am sleeping. She knows that I work a night shift and that is the time I have to sleep. Dan and I have told her time and time again that the house cannot be shown at that time. I think that she is being pressured by our landlady into harassing us. Oh well, she can play that game all she wants, I will win in the end.</span></p> <p><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WQtrioP2268&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WQtrioP2268&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object> <br /></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Tuesday, April 13th: The DeanBear Chronicles - Episode 12: Assimilated by FACEBOOK! (rated TV-PG for mild language)</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Yes, I am now on Facebook! I finally succumbed to the collective. Facebook is the future of getting people to see my videos. Twitter didn’t cut it, and I only have about 250 subscribers. I want more goddamnit! I also did a couple of video and audio tricks with it (the vlog videos are done with minor editing, but I do a little more for the Chronicles.) </span></p> <object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f8ZVBvSy4bU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f8ZVBvSy4bU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object> <br /><br /> <p><strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;">Tuesday, April 13th (rated TV-MA for *extremely profane* language) </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Boy oh boy, I am FUCKING PISSED! The mortgage underwriter is jerking me around, and I had to vent about it and I was QUITE PROFANE about it. (Meaning that I said the work “fuck” and it’s variations, plus I tossed a couple of “cocksuckers” just to mix it up.) This is what happens when Dan works overtime, and isn’t there to keep me in check. </span></p> <p> <br /><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W8w-_XlI0mE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W8w-_XlI0mE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object> <br /> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Wednesday, April 14th (rated TV-14 for mild language)</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Dan finally put his foot down, I was getting a haircut. He made the appointment, and even left me a voicemail on my cell phone telling me that I was getting it. No getting out of it. So…since I was getting a haircut, I had to trim down the forest that is my beard (and I have to admit it was getting a little unmanageable.) So he drove me to the stylist before work, and I lost all that hair. (It was getting a little ragged anyway…it had to go.)</span></p> <object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3oOht_hem7A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3oOht_hem7A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object> <br /><br /> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">My Twitter feed: <br /></span><a href="http://twitter.com/DeanBearSyr"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://twitter.com/DeanBearSyr</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">My Facebook page: <br /></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000932862730"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000932862730</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">The Official DeanBear Chronicles Blog: <br /></span><a href="http://deanbear.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://deanbear.blogspot.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">The DeanBear Chronicles Website: <br /></span><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.deanbear.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Centro (the bus line that serves Central New York:) <br /></span><a href="http://www.centro.org/"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.centro.org</span></a></p> <p><strong><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavFb_dCV8SqNDrZ4Phsk7fOD6pG-cqSI8UoptQA4PVW3fiAN2k7GO0Wm8dAShx0pShAkVPmeodDXs4ukTW7nYNelZ3bKIHkWQMoZ7HnbNXNY_1k22-BiN03md7mP8ruqvUfuU/s1600-h/mptlogostatic%5B4%5D.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="border: 0px none; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="mptlogostatic" alt="mptlogostatic" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX17dsHhvX0Y0gjQncOqszgVA0D7IHLCIg0v7PYYqACFqlzGwx2uQ39HM9RJXqdMziZbsM2zpahjhJeRQRTs9Iie_CrylXhVtQ0tbkVgCHTNHbCkjaGihil93jSUckumzPJt6a//?imgmax=800" align="left" border="0" height="136" width="178" /></span></a></strong><span style="font-size:100%;">The DeanBear Chronicles and DeanBear’s Vlog</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">A Mattydale Pictures Television Production </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">(c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:bd300c81-0a5e-4c6d-bf31-a14e66c9e8fe" class="wlWriterSmartContent"><span style="font-size:100%;">Technorati Tags: </span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">bear</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">gay</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/work" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">work</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbear" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">deanbear</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bus" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">bus</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/centro" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">centro</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/twitter" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blogger" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">blogger</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span><a href="http://technorati.com/tags/facebook" rel="tag"><span style="font-size:100%;">facebook</span></a></div>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-38180872319716994752010-04-08T15:23:00.004-04:002010-05-17T14:35:37.754-04:00The Vlog is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!<p>Yes, I am back with my vlog…like I said in it, life has been a little hectic for me lately, with trying to get a mortgage for the new house, working my ass off at work, and assorted other things. I’m not doing any vlogs anymore from work, because I was asked (not ordered) to. I can see their viewpoint, and I agree with it. Let’s face it, a gay man in a factory full of straight guys (and girls) is a rare thing, and I lucked out with my job at the box factory. I actually talked with the CEO and he said while he did like my videos, he would appreciate it if I didn’t make any more from work. </p> <p>And now (drumroll…) I am on FACEBOOK! Yeah, I surrendered, I joined the collective. It’s a way for me to get my videos out there and to get people to watch them. I have gotten to the point where I LOVE doing the videos, and I want to share them with people. If it gets me more subscribers, so be it. There will be (maybe) a new Chronicles episode this weekend, where I talk about it.<br /></p> <p> </p> <p>Don't forget to RATE, COMMENT, AND SUBSCRIBE! </p><br /><br /><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b4PrBvELtdc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b4PrBvELtdc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="660"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><p>My Twitter feed: <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/DeanBearSyr">http://twitter.com/DeanBearSyr</a></p> <p>My Facebook page: <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000932862730">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000932862730</a></p> <p>The Official DeanBear Chronicles Blog: <br /><a href="http://deanbear.blogspot.com/">http://deanbear.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>The DeanBear Chronicles Website: <br /><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/">http://www.deanbear.com</a></p> <p>Centro (the bus line that serves Central New York:) <br /><a href="http://www.centro.org/">http://www.centro.org</a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoDZi5OeNmXTdVVBt_hjn0hpIlAupHgRajR-NhnT_KtbWiYRfUz_air0s-Gi7geUcaK_dNeUwJPemRwQfCPzmAGfV1gn22OR8vkLOopRHc4mrh6UqRvkJU_aQwf40vNvaAvrf/s1600-h/mptlogostatic%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="mptlogostatic" alt="mptlogostatic" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnP21XnD7Ot8CH-62-t98mswd0fapgC9ZAh5hdc7o7PX4GFLIuaXciMG9Yp3QZCC8S9eSp3PwImvq-yrcpEtuE-87OYPNwqD_Z5B9dag5wQzRWcfqUVHjSyBUz1EdC42fJDbq//?imgmax=800" align="left" border="0" height="143" width="187" /></a></strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>A Mattydale Pictures Television Production </strong></p> <p><strong>(c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:bd300c81-0a5e-4c6d-bf31-a14e66c9e8fe" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag">bear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag">gay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/work" rel="tag">work</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbear" rel="tag">deanbear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bus" rel="tag">bus</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/centro" rel="tag">centro</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/twitter" rel="tag">twitter</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blogger" rel="tag">blogger</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/facebook" rel="tag">facebook</a></div>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-5383728461204283312010-03-13T16:23:00.002-05:002010-03-29T09:13:17.969-04:00Notes on The DeanBear Chronicles - Episode 11<p><strong>Rated TV-MA for adult situations and language </strong></p> <p>This is IT!  I know that I haven't been uploading any blog videos lately, but there have been too many demands on my time, both work and personal, to take the time to shoot and edit any video.  My last vlog video, on February 16th, I told you all about taking a weekend trip (February 19th to 21st) to Binghamton, New York to participate in a "bears weekend" event hosted by the Bears of Binghamton.  I took my Flip camera along to chronicle the event.  I debated whether to post this as vlog videos, but since I shot so much footage, I decided that it would be best served as a Chronicles mini-series.  ( I did this once before, with my "Stream of Conciousness In The Kitchen" four-part episode.) </p> <p>I will be posting each episode over the course of a week, so you can watch each one and judge it on its merits.  Some of it is just me, Dan, and our friend Doug Smith talking in the car, some of it is at the two bars that co-hosted the event.  It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope that you will all enjoy it. </p> <p><strong><font size="4">Part 1 - The trip down, February 19th </font></strong></p> <p>After a hard week at work, Dan, Doug, and I are headed to Binghamton to participate in the "Bears of Binghamton" weekend.  The three of us, in the TrailBlazer, spending an hour and a half just talking, and listening to music.  I managed to get some reading in, but mostly we all talked, and WE WOUND UP GETTING LOST, despite using the GPS to find our way to the hotel.  Doug acted like the horndog that he usually is when we see a police officer who had pulled someone over. </p> <center><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BSVXIF0TlrY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BSVXIF0TlrY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></center> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="4">Part 2 - Off to Squiggy's,  February 19th</font></strong></p> <p>Dan, Doug, and I head out and walk to Squiggy's, one of the host bars for the Bears of Binghamton event weekend.  Doug is a little bitchy because I am taping.  We manage to run across a few people that we know from chat room events in Syracuse and Ithaca.  Like any other gay bar, it's crowded, noisy, and lots of fun.  I also talk about the difference between the gay crowd in Syracuse as opposed to the one in Binghamton.</p> <center><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pWLlf5S4Slg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pWLlf5S4Slg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></center> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="4">Part 3 - More from Squiggy's,  February 19th, back at the hotel room, February 20th</font></strong></p> <p>One of the "highlights" of the night at Squiggy's was a performance by a "Dame Edna" impersonator performing "All that Jazz" and doing a comedy routine.  Not something that you would expect at a bear event, but it was different.  Back at the hotel room the next day, I just shoot the shit.</p> <center><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vv17G0pUZoI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vv17G0pUZoI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></center><center> </center> <p><strong><font size="4">Part 4 - Grabbing some lunch, February 20th</font></strong></p> <p>Dan, Doug, and I pile into the TrailBlazer and we head out to Johnson City to the shopping area to find a place to eat (a Chinese buffet restaurant.) While in the SUV, Dan and I start bitching about the big mall in Syracuse (which is a sore spot for the both of us, because we hate it, but we still shop there.)  Doug is his usual snarky self. </p> <p>Note:  Part 5 (the conclusion) will be uploaded Sunday night.) </p> <center><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pPFokg7GZmI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pPFokg7GZmI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></center><center> </center><center> </center> <p><strong><font size="4">Part 5 - Off to Merlin's, February 20th, and the trip home, February 21st</font></strong></p> <p>Dan, Doug, and I head out and walk to Merlin's. We had been there a couple of years before, and it was the same as it was then. It was interesting, a vendor was there selling "sexual appliances," and the night was intense, wall to wall men, and go-go bears! The next day, we head back to Syracuse, and you're treated to some nice rural footage as we head up Interstate 81.</p> <center><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OyUs51hiNp8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OyUs51hiNp8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></center> <p>Starring <br />Dean Basler <br />Daniel Bishop <br />Douglas Smith </p> <p>Recorded on location in Binghamton, New York <br />February 19th - 21st, 2010 </p> <p>Written, produced, edited and directed by Dean Basler </p> The DeanBear Chronicles channel on YouTube: <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DeanBearSyr" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/DeanBearSyr</a> <p>My Twitter feed: <br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr">http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr</a></p> <p>The DeanBear Chronicles Website: <br /><a href="http://www.deanbear.com">http://www.deanbear.com</a></p> <p>Bears of Binghamton <br />Website: <a href="http://www.bearsofbinghamton.com/">http://www.bearsofbinghamton.com/</a> <br />Facebook Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Binghamton-NY/Bears-Of-Binghamton/152512282111">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Binghamton-NY/Bears-Of-Binghamton/152512282111</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXB1U1JobDW2FyMdcXQIW_uejnnU03Uk7QS8nKMwcSML0AbEhz4JpZACQL9PaByRNFZ-X1ktoG2K744M0H2i6zsOvbPdXYa_jw3dE8MFCAg3pkdhA7XkOaqILpT6QpIuu9I4f/s1600-h/mptlogostatic%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="mptlogostatic" border="0" alt="mptlogostatic" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV-Sokr4k9Otzrv-dIaahctXfikAqcoxdRt7beis62-0zwDSZCxyvYLaGScCfvlewtq9nySX7yL1CsI2XPOQ5G51U8j0kjLX_qq7V2c8YgfvKP_T2g96QcbWnSfcA8njrBF3l//?imgmax=800" width="168" height="128" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>A Mattydale Pictures Television Production </strong></p> <p><strong>(c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3e338189-790a-42ae-9538-3d544465a125" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag">bear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag">gay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/trailblazer" rel="tag">trailblazer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/binghamton" rel="tag">binghamton</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/squiggys" rel="tag">squiggys</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/merlins" rel="tag">merlins</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbearsyr" rel="tag">deanbearsyr</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dano-69" rel="tag">dano-69</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dame+edna" rel="tag">dame edna</a></div> DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-54462909596011367322010-02-13T03:32:00.003-05:002010-05-17T14:36:13.413-04:00Notes on The DeanBear Vlog for 2/10/2010 – Double dose of DeanBear<p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Okay, so I don’t post a blog video daily…sometimes things get a little time-crunched in my life, and some things have to go on the back burner, so to speak. I know there are people who like watching my videos and seeing what is going on in my life, but sometimes I do get so busy with my life that I just don’t have the time to record or post. I did record on the 8th and the 10th though, and decided to post them together in one video for your pleasure. </span></p> <br /><br /><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YimepTRyYjg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YimepTRyYjg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="660"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >My Twitter feed:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr</span></a> <br /> <br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >The Official DeanBear Chronicles Blog:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <br /><a href="http://deanbear.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://deanbear.blogspot.com</span></a> <br /> <br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >The DeanBear Chronicles Website:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <br /><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.deanbear.com</span></a> </span></p> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 136, 170);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > </span></span> <p><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >(c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television</span> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6CP7vWn1sSGHh_trHlOdEScZfFrB2PciO8onjh2rCMF96Ox19VDNdUt3-qnS7M2jMew03GVbE8UQkNHFRL-RaYEybOtG9SIAWJANXJQ5k-M7nBMESz7gWsBZ2KrKqDh_w-He/s1600-h/mptlogostatic6.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="mptlogostatic" alt="mptlogostatic" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL_oV3pmT4dQyMly6MsUlIl1JM3e3MZTnCf-cXQMhYOY3j0aErq86gnLwfBCbEf26G8LuNGcH-trtqB7vkFDM6f2GZlCNo4_6ZYAJo5tYIXA-USxqW3gN1FXBolLJjeOscGeN//?imgmax=800" align="left" border="0" height="95" width="119" /></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">(<strong>c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</strong></span></span><strong> </strong></span></p> <p> </p><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e6293298-c134-4ca2-9849-a6a437b5c61b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag">bear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag">gay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/work" rel="tag">work</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbear" rel="tag">deanbear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dano-69" rel="tag">dano-69</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/trailblazer" rel="tag">trailblazer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/flea+market" rel="tag">flea market</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/movin100" rel="tag">movin100</a></div><p></p>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-43405145076053708772010-02-10T17:12:00.007-05:002010-02-10T17:39:11.122-05:00Notes on The DeanBear Vlog for 2/7/2010 – Sunday at the Flea Market<p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >Dan and I decided to take a trip to the flea market, but I didn’t (which is rare for me) take a note on HOW FUCKING COLD it was…10 degrees Fahrenheit. Surprisingly, the flea market was pretty busy, considering it was Super Sunday. Dan found a couple of little items, mainly for Gypsy (our roomie) but I didn’t find anything that I wanted (or needed.) Afterwards, we headed to the </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.pandcfoods.com/" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >P&C</span></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" > store for a few little items (Sunday paper, bottled water, donuts) and then headed for home. Mostly, it was just me and Dan talking about things in the TrailBlazer.</span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2MD94WF7rb0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2MD94WF7rb0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The Movin100 (WMVN) Website:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.movin100.com/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.movin100.com/index.htm</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">My Twitter feed:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The Official DeanBear Chronicles Blog:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://deanbear.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://deanbear.blogspot.com</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The DeanBear Chronicles Website:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.deanbear.com</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">(c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television</span><br /><br /><p></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghODe2kOXlOE9flVygJe3BEHol4mXkEOvG1aCwJv0guglsVnV9ghmnvy9bo_plidNp1B5udshcbOMmvYHqMyLn7Y50gNdLn9am8Ldc-DK9nfPNFLOFoHvyq10lXrF8icFrr8aB/s1600-h/mptlogostatic%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="mptlogostatic" alt="mptlogostatic" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-TA5PDlWEMIkMtq1ZfYj_qPYuKr61RxWbY_hzSbpO9GYOVRJ11VUhmdvW2yVzZPaL2ZMrX90hux_4t7u16DM5IPMjQJkkUMH2oiK3OZZANQcYwoLgqUR-J8bx9Cgm9MctkyH//?imgmax=800" align="left" border="0" width="116" height="89" /></a> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">(<strong>c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</strong></span></span><strong> </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:42b8f143-b537-488f-910e-12918206cd0e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag">bear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag">gay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/work" rel="tag">work</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbear" rel="tag">deanbear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dano-69" rel="tag">dano-69</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/trailblazer" rel="tag">trailblazer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/flea+market" rel="tag">flea market</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/movin100" rel="tag">movin100</a></div>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-47850361447167263072010-02-07T06:29:00.003-05:002010-02-07T08:36:22.326-05:00Notes on The DeanBear Vlog for 2/4/2010 and 2/5/2010 - Getting used to vlogging<p align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >Two more entries in my video blog…Thursday night and Friday night. (I didn’t do any comments on the video for 2/3 because I was DAMN TIRED!) Thursday was pretty short because I really didn’t have much to talk about. Friday on the other hand, I decided to record the drive in to work using my FlipHD (as opposed to recording on the bus, which I did using my Canon PowerShot.) </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >The music in the background is coming from Dan's favorite radio station, WMVN (also known as "Movin100.") I</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" > though the end result was pretty good, considering that I was shooting in a moving vehicle. Dan as usual, got a little cranky when I turned the camera on him. I have to get used to the idea of doing daily vlogs and getting them uploaded, and also edit them down so they don’t run over 5 minutes. Ah well, I’ll get better at it as time goes by. And it isn’t a mistake on the video for 2/5, I did rate it TV-PG because I didn’t use any nasty language in it (except for using the word “ass” towards the end of it. Guess it is a first for me. Go figure.)</span></p> <p><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AMakeFrO5xY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AMakeFrO5xY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></p> <p> </p> <p><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1pVKsACAEM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1pVKsACAEM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >The Movin100 (WMVN) Website: <br /></span><a href="http://www.movin100.com/index.htm"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.movin100.com/index.htm</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >My Twitter feed: <br /></span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.twitter.com/DeanBearSyr</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >The Official DeanBear Chronicles Blog: <br /></span><a href="http://deanbear.blogspot.com/"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >http://deanbear.blogspot.com</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >The DeanBear Chronicles Website: <br /></span><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.deanbear.com</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ></span></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEkgoALCln2wI0EtiUIYmsdDDIjYl_ORpylKuDoWybuqAZUrTlGYfvNr41yBllQgQeVQxduPMwF10fRtHoBIlm-zBR53oTNloY9QqsujOPD8UrOvxHcqFxmohGmBzIqQF3xi_/s1600-h/mptlogostatic%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="mptlogostatic" alt="mptlogostatic" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdNthFGmQCyRTkEzvNU5HyY9m4Kr-bADiVS0AH46t0I9wvzLgo1fDSWc5rSoT7IbSU_YUxk1KZiqC2LteIAyWyIsqzV7A5cPYMFoafiCPgJ_lJxSeAajB4hrFc_igoDDy7Gpi//?imgmax=800" align="left" border="0" width="131" height="100" /></a></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >(c)2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</span> </span></p> <p> </p><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:6862c49d-bef2-4360-a601-94df3b6a5aa6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag">bear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag">gay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/work" rel="tag">work</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbear" rel="tag">deanbear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dano-69" rel="tag">dano-69</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/trailblazer" rel="tag">trailblazer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/interstate690" rel="tag">interstate690</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/movin100" rel="tag">movin100</a></div><p></p>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-18512419171627365592010-02-01T11:14:00.003-05:002010-02-01T13:03:24.070-05:00Comments on The DeanBear Chronicles - Episode 10: Is Talent Everything (Or Nothing?)<p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Sunday was pretty boring in the DeanBear Universe. Had to go to Wallyworld (aka Walmart) to get some new cheap jeans for work. (One pair blue, one pair black, relaxed fit Faded Glory, $8.00 a pair.) Also got some Gold Bond medicated foot powder, because my feet get sweaty and stinky from being on them all night. Also made a decision that I decided to purchase online (from TigerDirect.) Let’s just say that my blog videos will improve for the better (visual wise.)</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >This episode of the chronicles was a totally off the cuff effort on my part. I woke up about 5:30 Monday morning and just started watching YouTube for shits and giggles. One video by Aron Ching (ForFun808) got me thinking about what it takes to be a success on YouTube, and why some people make it and some don’t. Shooting the episode was different too…I just recorded it straight from my Canon ZR930 camcorder right to the computer using the video capture program that is built into Sony Vegas Movie Studio, no recording to tape bullshit and then transferring. (It saved me a lot of steps.) I also did rendering using the default Windows Media encoder, which should save me a lot of headaches (and reduce the size of the rendered video.)</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ></span></p> <br /><br /><object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vxONG_xV9vs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vxONG_xV9vs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object> <br /><br /><br /> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Links to everything mentioned:</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Aron Ching <br />(ForFun808 Productions) <br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ForFun808" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.youtube.com/user/ForFun808</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Jonny Paula <br />(Is it a Good Idea To Microwave This?/Ideo Productions) <br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JPizzle1122" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.youtube.com/user/JPizzle1122</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Lucas Cruickshank <br />(Fred Figglehorn) <br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Fred" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.youtube.com/user/Fred</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Kyle Blanchard <br />(KyleMonkey) <br /></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/kylemonkey" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.youtube.com/user/kylemonkey</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Joss Whedon <br />(Creator of “Dollhouse” and “Firefly”) <br /></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/</span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > <br /></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYab2vSW2FBa-gru9cXplhYV4aOnzeoHuvXcToHVw6Me3s0rLlxkeuEP0756CXydV3eYzKRVHjzQXWPft9wTLNEnoKOgXIeJ0mtl8SwG0EhW2v6PU5ANE5-tELmsnSba5Dec77/s1600-h/mptlogostatic%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="mptlogostatic" alt="mptlogostatic" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3dnLQ3ohY8unE4CBuLOwsjHyC0EhXPrXfiEey-qbd1nVfyPgfwf_0ulJqcU4J171P_qTbRwC2_gw44ZkSNpC5MsUmlrkwJth5woh_5dzbI3bVC3t4eqydI6oUEjtkj62nGju//?imgmax=800" align="left" border="0" width="113" height="89" /></a></p> <h1><strong></strong></h1> <strong> <h3><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">© 2010 </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/" target="_blank">Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</a></span></strong></h3> <strong></strong></strong> <p></p> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:6c1c2572-8ff4-42fb-bb0f-44659fafe5f1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bear" rel="tag">bear</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gay" rel="tag">gay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/forfun808" rel="tag">forfun808</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jpizzle1122" rel="tag">jpizzle1122</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fred" rel="tag">fred</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kylemonkey" rel="tag">kylemonkey</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/joss+whedon" rel="tag">joss whedon</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dollhouse" rel="tag">dollhouse</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/firefly" rel="tag">firefly</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/deanbearsyr" rel="tag">deanbearsyr</a></div>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-8403887883006975612010-01-30T12:11:00.002-05:002010-05-17T14:36:54.486-04:00Saturday morning at the bear’s den (1/30/2010)<p>Friday night…had to work overtime again…it gets frustrating. But sometimes it goes a little quicker than usual. I suppose it has to do with having something to do other than what you normally do. My supervisor asked me to help out on the taping/gluing machine to get a job out and ready to ship. Fortunately I could bounce around between that and my regular job at the bander, so I didn’t have the time to think about anything else. </p> <p>Coming home, I knew that I had time to upload and edit my vlog video, and here is the result:</p> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:a101e3a5-f5ec-4fe4-b3fe-e3096675ed11" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="ce0aeb8c-01ec-4b6a-9764-96cbe85b61cd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSsjhqkFStU&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZBGc_2jkoRucJcROlxioYCl9kL7eKYOKemWDa5HGEI07tSS3M_6ivwbYeDQotf_dnbQJPne9zSIpGoPh9vqj8pa8i-2jKtek37ODWCREd6dAFAaRdC_6fO3kz4lXhroKxG0b//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('ce0aeb8c-01ec-4b6a-9764-96cbe85b61cd'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/nSsjhqkFStU&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/nSsjhqkFStU&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt="" /></a></div></div></div>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-81496831798073153562010-01-29T11:07:00.002-05:002010-05-17T14:32:29.136-04:00Monday And Wednesday at the factory.<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIN2AZelwJWa3xEnY8xu1paqFAe_lGEHYoW0Nszszgx8i-JzXJ6xOKZaUPhvga2b5W2PI2xc33EY0uWLZAjwUww55miJpfJtbpMJY13l1bXXfDwxVuoqc8bVU0LGetLgFyhfqX/s1600-h/escmod25.jpg"><br /></a></p> <p>The beginning of the week is like any other, you are rested and ready to work, yet you’re ready to go home after the first hour. Sometimes the day can drag on and on, sometimes it can go in a flash. Monday and Wednesday were like that. Tuesday, well that is the reason why I didn’t post a vlog for that day. That day was not so nice. So not nice that I decided not to upload a video for that day. Maybe someday I will post it as a “lost episode” of the Chronicles. </p> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:d9d08002-3da6-4e2d-9451-ae9597fdffbb" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="b4332bf3-da0d-4728-bdeb-e364edc42219" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAEzrD5RqQ&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXDEPAEvJyqc8Gyyc8rGE-p0uxXO164kfS641aPCbf9eZn3VWhcyi7bPyDPXjyTYXFM6e-aFTUuNmgMNEuNWoflD1PlB6JEwadOOfYpjNGf767BIZhsjMob88fcWJUL5yXpzC//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('b4332bf3-da0d-4728-bdeb-e364edc42219'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/CWAEzrD5RqQ&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/CWAEzrD5RqQ&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt="" /></a></div></div></div> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none;" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:34e21075-a343-42f6-b1d9-f1873a389bce" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="2cd2de9d-c2a3-4aec-b41b-5f85ed5797a7" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAmv-ksKCYY&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpe642P6Lkv09lM5Q_f1QQZT0sh0QJWXIuC8Fm-FiOL0nbboF4s7A_s8pKXvQebRChGY79YVmipeCYW5krxP34kddMa6_A8pLcmuynHoWvlPkV2VaFK5TJAfyf59qVyO3Uijs//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('2cd2de9d-c2a3-4aec-b41b-5f85ed5797a7'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/cAmv-ksKCYY&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/cAmv-ksKCYY&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt="" /></a></div></div></div> <p>© 2010, Mattydale Pictures Television and Dean Basler</p>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-65456242807869900842010-01-25T09:33:00.002-05:002010-01-25T09:35:20.795-05:00Out and about on a Sunday morning (1/24/2010)<p>This Sunday, I felt the need to get out of the house and just walk. I went to the flea market at the Regional Market, and then headed over to the Toxic Mall (aka Carousel Center) to get a new pair of shoes for work and pick up a couple of things at Best Buy. Since I took my camera with me, I managed to document it (including the horrific hat hair.) </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlje7ls6kDnGoipwGeZfFf-4BgN5e-w5DnkGz_wH67ISIOMX8e7ZHL8LQ92t_5zSL_1JNMUmpCVkVFPdsqQBAvCOXkiEDhHRBh6F0t9DOIC1hLVCyI-MTy3ArkM3yUtVmroOd2/s1600-h/destinyfuckeda%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="destinyfuckeda" alt="destinyfuckeda" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX2jx0SdHuJghXaMlMNehbDv3AYGiA45gcIHWTRSfH3ksvzTjxgqPZdwcWVhJvZ0AG7MZtJuN-pQgfhjfzbO-FToX7Em2CLSExUTWxT2CQ0qXjjzek90TZ3kkYWhWehpad63v//?imgmax=800" border="0" width="331" height="298" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8LpLIRKrP2A8VEL_K9KbSNDefSccXvRPrN5T4MN0DyBIFDkHF9HofTtHa2IH4_bT_qvecG0I8w53lR94rImruRqR6wcdrP2RZAtUWtt-7UO9F61SSw_4wovjDS2b-BKDdU4E/s1600-h/destinyfuckeda%5B2%5D.jpg"> </a></p> <object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FVscScSR0uw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FVscScSR0uw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MNQ_GSRFcAg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MNQ_GSRFcAg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-74285874185542402592010-01-23T20:43:00.004-05:002010-01-23T23:00:48.692-05:00Snippets of my life…on posting vlog videos (1/23/2010)<p>Sometimes I just want to say things with no agenda whatsoever. That is why I am posting vlog vids. With the 1 GB SD card in my Canon PowerShot A520 knockabout camera (the one I take with me all the time) I can record roughly 16 minutes of video. So I can record little segments whenever the mood strikes me. But I probably will get something better suited for the task eventually, because it eats up batteries when I use it. Also, the low level light performance leaves a lot to be desired (along with the battery life, which sucks balls big time,) so having something that is suited for the task will be a lot better. The camera that I am looking at is a Sony Webbie (which I saw when I was at Walmart a few days ago) and I like it a lot better than the Flip HD. I might get that eventually, but until then I will stick with the Canon (and get a set of ni-cad rechargable batteries so I don't have to spend a shitload of money on alkalines.) I’ll still use my Canon MiniDV to do the Chronicles videos and responses to jpizzle1122’s videos, because it has a lot better quality.</p> <object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vw9GNECbp5A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vw9GNECbp5A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yk7LumYAX0A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yk7LumYAX0A&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-18260947907258288052010-01-02T16:52:00.002-05:002010-01-02T17:34:35.726-05:00Notes on Episode 8 – Attack of the iPhonistas!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4a2oTb-kU9DPWWxQbyQvCVlf_1OF2hCjB1KlGJJfDwu50UTwnkBzwt-GdhHFJr4CndKAWbl4ZAR0LvwkxGpjekDrfQ08S8BqxltrWoSCmQwvzcdwvKXYnUAcy6wv0KuHdJ841/s1600-h/iphonista%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ; display: inline;" title="iphonista" alt="iphonista" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FpsRvg-PnZHaQAQ6NHUtBtvJ3iz5AvIRMGvhi0s8cBsnttq5nr2QkeucHrAOjwqKVX7oZvNPYisiEAZaJ2871Kdbu0obGihRovTSRQChn5y-bgEfIe-WTbLTFZIGLt6xny9u//?imgmax=800" border="0" height="443" width="583" /></a> </p> <p>This is a video post that I have been wanting to do for a long time. I got flamed big time for a video response to “Is it a Good Idea to Microwave an iPhone?” and it surprised the shit out of me. Most of the responses of course were from people who own and are devoted slaves of the “Jesus Phone.” (A phrase coined by the UK tech site “<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Register</a>.”) There were a few other responses from people who agreed with me, and some of the posters and I did have a meaningful dialog about the iPhone and how useful it is. I still get responses from this video, even though it was posted in November. </p> <br /><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fo2Re39FfmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fo2Re39FfmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-60998740497635422992009-11-25T21:36:00.002-05:002009-11-26T12:50:21.591-05:00Notes on Episode 7: Review of the new Star Trek Movie.<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhY_B_MCK-HjT5dbYZ4iSE-bBPNMFkNI5bR_JRYYVWkN9Mg8EiwW3yCcdUfZcF_OOH3FkR1X7NeBsig9-syNn5nWS90-TqjJH5gC2dBJ4kE4mkks_uAH9vYvpa5FKC-qGF8K1/s1600-h/IMG_0306%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="IMG_0306" alt="IMG_0306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ1UtzUCoDd6TSl0w7P_0VyDTp8Y7O_evvIqJUJRMdpSTIHwXOJWi_R6SsWstQWTtpogu3ypXMTSEuVKxiJhkwtGA2xDMcPdNC_Zt9qFsstmJsDgNU-9dLDG5RlCpjTeOfWLm//?imgmax=800" border="0" align="left" height="184" width="244" /></a> This is one of the episodes of the Chronicles that I enjoyed doing, but it had a few little problems, mainly that I had to severely edit it for time. I did write some really good stuff for it, but some things had to go in order to get it to under 10 minutes.</p> <p>Here is the script as I originally wrote it:</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Tuesday, November 24, 2009</p> <p> </p> <h3>Rebooting can be a good thing</h3> <p><b><u>Open: </u></b></p> <p>In 2005, with the cancellation of “Star Trek: Enterprise,” I thought that the “Star Trek” had pretty much reached the final frontier, and the warp engines had finally conked out. But I was wrong. The phoenix rose from the ashes, and it had one hell of an attitude.</p> <h4>Title Sequence</h4> <p><b><u>Main:</u></b></p> <p><b><u></u></b></p> <p><b>Credit overlay:</b></p> <p><b><u></u></b></p> <p>Starring Dean Basler</p> <p>Written and Directed by Dean Basler</p> <p>Rebooting is a time-honored tradition in computing. From the earliest days of DOS, we all know that the three-finger salute (aka control-alt-delete) is a way to restart a system that has locked up.</p> <p>Hollywood has embraced the reboot in the big way in order to jump-start a moribund franchise. Prime examples include “Battlestar Galactica,” which had a good concept in 1978 (humans escaping annihilation) but succumbed to network meddling after one season. In 2003 it was successfully rebooted by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, and lasted for four seasons and won a few awards (most notably the Peabody Award.)</p> <p>In 2005, director Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David Goyer resurrected the Batman franchise with “Batman Begins,” which took Batman back to his roots after the savaging by director Joel Schumacher. (Remember the controversy of putting nipples on Batman and Robin’s suits?)</p> <p>And of course, a reboot can misfire. The two examples that I can think of off the top of my head are “Superman Returns,” which was not a bad movie, did not resonate with the movie audience, and Tim Burton’s reboot of “Planet of the Apes,” which again wasn’t a bad movie, but was savaged by the critics.</p> <p>But one reboot that I was apprehensive about was “Star Trek.” This was a show that was cancelled after three seasons on NBC, resurrected for a seven year run in “The Next Generation,” spawned two additional spin-offs, (Deep Space 9 and Voyager,) and a prequel series, Enterprise. The feature films were another story. Six features for the original cast, and four features for the Next Generation. After Star Trek Nemesis tanked at the box office in 2002, and Enterprise was cancelled after four seasons in 2005, it looked like the Star Trek franchise had run its course.</p> <p>Then after the cancellation of Enterprise, Paramount Pictures announced that a new Star Trek film was in pre-production. Instead of being helmed by Rick Berman (who most of the Trek fandom blame for the dilution of the franchise,) they chose the writing team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to “reboot” the franchise. Also included was their long time collaborator, J.J. Abrams, who has been responsible for some of the top television hits over the past eleven years, such as “Lost,” “Felicity,” “Alias,” and the current Fox TV hit “Fringe,” (which I myself consider a worthy successor to “The X-Files,”) and was a writer on hit movies such as “Forever Young,” “Armageddon,” and “Regarding Henry.” Abrams wasn’t chosen originally as the director, but was convinced to take on the directing duties based on his strong directorial debut, “Mission Impossible: III.”</p> <p>I myself had reservations that the film would be successful, but people were saying that Abrams would give a fresh look at the “Star Trek” universe, and open it up for a new generation of moviegoers, while bringing back the strong fanbase that has been a hallmark of “Star Trek” over the past forty years. A daunting task, to say the least. Well, I purchased the DVD of the movie (in widescreen, of course) and all I have to say is…</p> <p>STAR TREK KICKS MAJOR ASS!</p> <p>Yes, as an action film, Star Trek succeeds…but action alone doesn’t make a great film. Without strong character definitions in the writing, it’s just another sci-fi action flick. And Star Trek more than delivers.</p> <p>Now, you have to remember that this (because of the actions of certain characters) is an alternate-reality version of “Star Trek.” If you watched the “Back to the Future” movies or “Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles” you will understand where I am going with this.</p> <p>From the get-go, it was a slap in your face, seat of the pants, adrenaline rush experience.</p> <p>Right off the bat, we find out that a Romulan rebel is setting things in motion, by firing on a Federation ship. Australian actor Eric Bana (who was familiar to movie audiences in 2002’s “Hulk” as Bruce Banner) provided a layered performance as the tragically wounded Nero. He was both evil (in the destruction that he caused) and sympathetic (when the reason became apparent why he started on his path of destruction.)</p> <p>His actions have an effect on the development of James Kirk (fortunately played with understatement by Chris Pine,) which shows the path that he had taken with respect to him becoming the captain of the Enterprise. Kirk in this version of Trek is a troubled young man, who needs a challenge to become the man that he is destined to be. Pine’s portrayal of Kirk as a man who loves women, yet is brash enough to take chances in the performance of his duties, enhances his status as the successor of the mantle that was previously worn by William Shatner.</p> <p>I also applaud the decision of the inclusion of the character of Christopher Pike in this version, because his actions have a direct bearing on the development of Kirk. Bruce Greenwood brings the correct amount of gravitas to his role, and gives the young Kirk something to fight for.</p> <p>Zachary Quinto, who we all know as the thoroughly evil Sylar on “Heroes,” gives a remarkably strong performance as the young Spock, with a few surprises thrown in. His interactions with Uhura, played by Zoë Saldana provide us with insights into his duality as a child of Vulcan and a child of Earth. Saldana also holds her end up as she proves that she can be tough as the rest of the guys, yet shows that her feelings for Spock don’t get in the way as a Starfleet officer. She proved that she is more than an “interstellar telephone operator.”</p> <p>For the role of Leonard “Bones” McCoy, New Zealand-born Karl Urban, who was a major character in the last two “Lord of the Rings” movies (which I didn’t see,) and “The Chronicles of Riddick” became McCoy. His bitterness, cynicism, and his fears were a perfect counterpoint to the brash young Kirk, and he was a perfect emotional foil for the cold logic of Spock.</p> <p>John Cho, who came to fame in the “Harold & Kumar” stoner comedies, and can be seen in starring role on ABC’s “FlashForward,” captures the essence of Sulu. The controversy over the casting of a Korean-American in the role of a character of Japanese descent is a moot point. He was perfectly able to follow orders as the helmsman of the Enterprise, yet he proved that he could kick ass on the same level as Kirk does.</p> <p>Anton Yelchin also gave a stellar performance as the young, wet behind the ears navigator Pavel Checkov, taking the same puppyish charm that Walter Koenig brought to the role when he was cast in the original series, yet it proved that he was close to an intellectual equal to Spock. His mispronunciation of “V’s” when speaking did not diminish his character, but had the opposite effect which was make his character endearing to everyone else.</p> <p>Simon Pegg, whom we all know from his roles in “Spaced,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and “Hot Fuzz” (one of my favorites) and worked with Abrams on “Mission Impossible:III,” proved to be the perfect casting choice of Scotty. Every part of his performance, from his Scots accent (even though he is a Brit,) to his self-depreciating humor, and his love of engineering raised the bar that was set by Jimmy Doohan.</p> <p>I could also go on about the supporting cast, such as Ben Cross as Sarek and Wynona Ryder as Amanda (Spock’s parents,) but suffice it to say that their stories drive the plot, instead of just being tacked on to satisfy the fan base.</p> <p>But the most surprising performance was that of Leonard Nimoy reprising his role of Spock. Just like William Shatner appearing in Star Trek Generations to provide a bridge between the Original Series and the Next Generation and drive the story, Nimoy more than delivered in his performance of Spock Prime. His scenes with his heir apparent, Zack Quinto, was one of the most powerful performances that I have ever seen in a Star Trek movie. If he isn’t nominated for an Academy Award, it would be a slap in the face of the man who has embodied the spirit of Star Trek for more than forty years.</p> <p>The one character that I have saved for last is the Enterprise herself. For as much as Star Trek is a people driven story, the Enterprise is the center of the action and very much a character in her own right.. Instead of a massive redesign, like in the “Next Generation” the production designers took the classic design of the Original Series and made her look fresh and new. When Abrams said that the new bridge design was cooler than the Apple store, he wasn’t kidding.</p> <h4>Wrap up</h4> <p>If I seem like that I am gushing in my praise for this reboot of the Star Trek franchise, well…yes I am. I loved Star Trek for a long time, and I thought that it had run its course. But maybe it does take a fresh set of eyes to look at a well established universe, and take it in a direction that would please the “old-school” Star Trek fan, yet make it current and exciting for today’s audience.</p> <p>To Paramount and CBS, thank you for not giving up on it.</p> <p>To JJ and his crew, and the new cast, thank you for giving us a universe to revel in.</p> <p>But most of all, thank you for allowing me to fall in love with Star Trek all over again.</p> <p>I’m DeanBear…live long and prosper.</p> <p><b><u>End Titles:</u></b></p> <p><b><u></u></b></p> <p>Written, Produced, Edited, and Directed by Dean Basler</p> <p>Star Trek available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Paramount Home Video</p> <p>Star Trek is a registered trademark of CBS Studios, Inc.</p> <p>Rate, comment and subscribe</p> <p>The DeanBear Chronicles blog site:</p> <p><a href="http://deanbear.blogspot.com/">http://deanbear.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>Dean Basler’s website:</p> <p><a href="http://www.deanbear.com/">http://www.deanbear.com</a></p> <p>© 2009, Mattydale Pictures Television</p> <p>a unit of the Mattydale Media Group.</p> <p><b><u>Mattydale Pictures Television logo</u></b></p><h1><span style="font-size:100%;">The DeanBear Chronicles - Episode 7: Review of the new Star Trek movie</span></h1><br /><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tCZdBQQ2yrA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tCZdBQQ2yrA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object><br /><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-55048474674537151242009-11-20T20:37:00.002-05:002009-11-20T20:42:40.108-05:00Two New (Old) Videos<p>There are two sort of new videos on my YouTube channel. The first one is Random Bullshit From <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DeanBear</span>, the second is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DeanBear</span> on Wants vs. Needs.</p> <p>The reason that they are sort of new? I decided to reedit and clean them up a bit, one, to remove copyrighted music (the clips of “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Stereotomy</span>” by The Alan Parsons Project, that were flagged by YouTube,) and to clean up the video and tweak them a little bit to make them look better when they are viewed. The other reason ties directly into the copyright issue. Someday I hope to become a YouTube partner, and if I don’t have the infringing videos on the site, it would improve my chances of becoming a partner. So the music that you hear is generated by Sony <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cinescore</span>, thus there is no rights issue that has to be dealt with.</p> <p>Also, another thing that I did was re-do my production company logo. The ones that I did before looked a little crappy, and the new ones look a helluva lot better.</p> <p>That is all.<br /></p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Random Bullshit from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DeanBear</span> (Remastered)</span><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3WOs4HbSRJg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3WOs4HbSRJg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">DeanBear</span> on Want vs. Need (Remastered</span>)<br /><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ylIA43NiBdw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ylIA43NiBdw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701551.post-39185177636946195232009-11-07T20:17:00.005-05:002009-11-07T20:40:21.168-05:00Notes on Episode 6 - James T. Kirk is a Computerphobe (Part 2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsgS2OHsXpkyOn_k58KqSaOGJv02qmTZSBhyphenhyphenU3WLxEFO6aNXF7hyphenhyphenorHWleEbRZMM3CBQLJk5uok9MQfvwEFfYQx_ZXIb81yMHusnQYgcqMiLJcVQMZbKkG8krCF_SLCQYACTd/s1600-h/Picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsgS2OHsXpkyOn_k58KqSaOGJv02qmTZSBhyphenhyphenU3WLxEFO6aNXF7hyphenhyphenorHWleEbRZMM3CBQLJk5uok9MQfvwEFfYQx_ZXIb81yMHusnQYgcqMiLJcVQMZbKkG8krCF_SLCQYACTd/s320/Picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401539650167294466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This is part 2 of my little love letter to <a href="http://www.startrek.com/">Star Trek</a>. Some of the video was from when I shot the first part, and I just added another episode to nitpick, plus a couple of bumpers at the beginning and end to tie them together. Another thing that I noticed about Kirk is that he gets laid A LOT! Maybe I will comment about that in my next video. (Let's face it everyone...Star Trek is wide open for a shitload of nitpicking, considering that it has become part of the American zeitgeist.)<br /><br />So enjoy what you see (or not) and if you are so inclined, subscribe and or comment (which really doesn't matter to me.)<br /><br />(c) 2009, Mattydale Pictures Television<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4e9DB4_WyLQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4e9DB4_WyLQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></span>DeanBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15812683021811211119noreply@blogger.com0