Please Stand By; The Trouble You Are Experiencing Is Not In Your Set
A power outage on Monday really did a number on my 5-year old desktop. I suspect the Department of Homeland Security remotely disabled my surge protector.
In other sci-fi news, this Saturday night as you rest in preparation of a 48-hour marathon of Easter services, Easter brunches, Easter egg hunts, Easter dinners and then the grandest holiday of them all - Reds Opening Day, you can relax in front of your 800-inch flat-screen televisions and watch the season premiere of Doctor Who on BBC America. What? You don't get BBC America? Demand it! (credit; Neil Cavuto). 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, the greatest television series not featuring a Ferrari-driving Hawaiian private investigator or weekly baseball highlight show hosted by Mel Allen or Cincinnati radio station and its wacky staff and management. What better way to look back at the past 50 years of Time Lord travels and travails than with a fan-made highlight reel which is just screaming for YouTube to pull the plug on for various and assorted - and multitudinous - copyright violations [read; check it out while you can!].
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary
Low-budget sci-fi special effects are the best!
That same person created an unofficial trailer for this season, the story line of which revolves around a young woman named Clara Oswin Oswald who was introduced in an episode last season and then again appeared in the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special. In both episodes she died. Intriguing, no? This season, Doctor Who tries to unravel her mystery. Here's the trailer:
Unofficial 2013 Season Trailer
Now you are no doubt riveted to your monitor! But wait, it gets better!
Not only has the attractive and mysterious and attractive [did I repeat attractive?] died twice, but her introduction last season was just about as shocking and unexpected as any plot twist that has happened on Doctor Who since its inception in 1963. If you have never seen an episode of Doctor Who (what's wrong with you people?), the following video will be utterly meaningless. For the six of you who are still reading, here's what you missed:
Oswin we have a problem
Bonus! In that clip you got to see the Doctor's previous companion, the attractive and cheeky and attractive (I did it again, didn't I?) Amy Pond. Too bad she got killed off last season. That seems suddenly to be a recurring theme. OK, as your reward for making it this far, here is an official BBC preview clip for this week's premiere episode, "The Bells of Saint John":
2013 season premiere clip
Long-range Reconnaissance
If you have ever asked yourself, "Self, where did the Chicago Cubs play in the days before their move to
The 1906 World Series pitted the pitiful Chicago Cubs against their crosstown rival Chicago White Sox.
I am told that in the city of Chicago there is an elevated rapid transit system which is commonly referred to as "The El." I am not certain of what design concept the architect of the West Side Grounds was aiming for, but it looks like he simply absconded with a section of "The El" to serve as the grandstand.
The West Side Grounds served as the Cubs' not-so-Friendly Confines (with the center field fence 560' from home plate - "Holy Cow!") from 1893, when the club was known as the Colts, until 1915 by which time the team had changed its name to Cubs.
The Cubs of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" fame won the National League pennant in 1906 with a record of 116-36. The White Sox won the American League pennant that season despite having the lowest team batting average in the league, just .230. That accomplishment earned the White Sox the nickname of "the Hitless Wonders." Of course, the Cubs lost the World Series in 1906. With the Series tied 2-2, the Cubs permitted "the Hitless Wonders" to rap out 26 hits over the next two games to claim the championship, 4 games to 2. For the Series, "the Hitless Wonders" batted just .198. The Cubs managed to bat .196.
Jude would like, here, for me to mention that his
Game 5 of the 1906 World Series was played on Saturday, October 13. Here again you see thousands of patrons occupying the field of play, as well as peanut, popcorn and Cracker Jack vendors.
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