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9:25 PM yesterday stating the obvious commented on Spoiled Rotten: Man of Steel.

The movie was boring. Between the quintessentially hackneyed Christian symbolism and the gratuitously hackneyed destruction of New York, I spent the last thirty minutes of the film wishing every single character would die. Because, then, at least something unpredictable would have happened.

Jun 15 stating the obvious commented on Science Friday with "Mayor McScwhinn".

Good interview.

Jun 14 stating the obvious commented on Dear Elliott Bay Books: Please Be Open the Hours You're Open.

i empathize with you, Christopher.

That said, Elliott Bay just donated a bunch of books to a tiny kick-ass after school organization with which I'm affiliated. I'll never shop at another bookstore. They've got me for life.

PS Shop local.

Jun 7 stating the obvious commented on Costco vs. Walmart: A Tale of Two Companies.

I went to Costco for the first time recently, and I was so surprised by the speed and efficiency of the checkout process that I made several comments to that effect to my shopping companion: "Is it always that efficient?", "Did you expect us to get through checkout that fast?", etc. It was very weird. He, on the other hand, was utterly unfazed. Apparently, membership does have its privileges.

Correlation or causation is anybody's guess. All I know is that the Costco shopping experience did not fit my preconceived notions.

Jun 7 stating the obvious commented on Joss Whedon Says He Doesn't Plan on Making Avengers 2 Without Robert Downey Jr..

@5 Five words: Third. Highest. Grossing. Movie. Ever.

That doesn't necessarily mean quality (though in this case it kind of does). But it does necessarily mean power.

Jun 5 stating the obvious commented on The Morning News: Someone Heckles Michelle Obama, Dzhokhar Gets to Call Home, and John McCain Is a Genius (Not Really, Though).

Wallgreens and Fred Meyer are now off my list because of their support for Komen. It's a shame the Seattle walk is going forward.

May 29 stating the obvious commented on So Long, Crazy Eyes: Michele Bachmann Announces She's Not Going to Run for Congress Next Year.

The last time I ever listened to Marketplace on NPR was when they played a clip of Michele Bachmann saying something ridiculous (maybe about the Amero?), and one of the hosts/guests followed up with "And that's important because...".

Say what you will about MB, but she really helped one filter out the crazy in all kinds of unexpected places.

May 24 stating the obvious commented on Because We Live in a Post-Feminist World, I Guess.

Yes. Reddit will be Reddit. Don't worry your pretty little head about it, Paul. Just stay out of Reddit, and boom...sexism solved.

May 23 stating the obvious commented on Star Trek Releases Deleted Scene of Benedict Cumberbatch Showering to Counter Claims of Sexism.

"Like all blockbusters, Star Trek is a movie stuffed with dudes—dudes who are funny, dudes who are friends, dudes who talk a lot and fight and who convey complex emotions"

Wait. There were funny, complex dudes in there? How did I miss them?

At the end of the day, ST:ITD was just a bad movie. Its callbacks to ST: TOS were gimmicky, at best. It's no surprise that, like your average beer commercial production team, the movie's creators used sexy women as just another gimmick. It's what they do. It's all they know.