Official Secrets<\/a><\/em> A-<\/p>\n Trials of Miles: Running 650km of the Australian Alps<\/a> B+<\/p>\n Patriot<\/a><\/em>, season 2 A<\/p>\n Michael Clayton<\/a><\/em> In Clayton<\/em> George Clooney is a fixer for a major New York law firm facing various personal issues whose life comes under threat when he learns the truth of a major case. He doesn\u2019t do the usual Clooney stuff, which makes his excellent performance even better. A slow burner that rewards the viewer with a big closing payoff. There is also a very random and strange KU basketball reference in this movie I can not make any sense of.<\/p>\n In Beirut<\/em> Jon Hamm is a former US diplomat who returns to Beirut during the 1983 civil war to assist in negotiating the release of a former colleague from a Palestinian group that has taken him hostage. Hamm doesn\u2019t veer too far from what made him famous; he drinks and smokes a lot, and shuts people down with his words. Basically Don Draper in a different setting. The story has some holes, especially the finale, but this is still a pretty solid flick.<\/p>\n A-, B+<\/p>\n Sixteen Candles<\/a><\/em> An A+ forever<\/p>\n True Detective<\/a><\/em>, season one A<\/p>\n How to Cut Michelin Star Onions<\/a> A-<\/p>\n Becky Kagan Schott Explores Alaska\u2019s Glacier Moulins Underwater with Seiko Prospex<\/a> A<\/p>\n How Steep Can Ken Block\u2019s New Audi e-tron climb?<\/a> A<\/p>\n 2022 Audi RS e-tron GT<\/a> (Assuming all three of our girls find a way to pay for the remainder of their educations without any assistance from their parents.)<\/p>\n A<\/p>\n How Stalin starved Ukraine<\/a> A<\/p>\n HIKING ANGELS LANDING DURING A SNOWSTORM – Most Dangerous Hike in the US<\/a> A for visuals, F- for my fear of heights<\/p>\n Kansas Jayhawks Top Plays of 2022 NCAA Tournament<\/a> A++++<\/p>\n Top Ten Bill Self Non-Con Regular Season Wins at Kansas<\/a> A<\/p>\n Port of Amsterdam – Timelapse<\/a> A-<\/p>\n Roman Fox on the Fuji X Series<\/a> A<\/p>\n I survived the world\u2019s scariest tunnel<\/a> B+<\/p>\n Wet Leg – Live on The Porch<\/a> A<\/p>\n Marathon My Age: Running 42.195kms on my 42.195th birthday<\/a> A<\/p>\n My Wife, Helen: Bike Rider<\/a> A<\/p>\n Indigo Traveler At Ukraine Border 2022 (during invasion)<\/a> A-<\/p>\n The Royals Broke All the Rules (And Won)<\/a> A<\/p>\n Big Old Blue<\/a> On Top of the World<\/a> A-, A<\/p>\n
\nWeird how huge events that happened A) overseas and B) while we were waiting for M to be born have totally slipped my mind. Here is a dramatic recounting of how Brit Katharine Gun leaked a confidential memo about the efforts to sway the UN Security Council to vote in favor of war against Iraq in 2003 to the press, and her experiences after confessing to her \u201ccrime.\u201d I\u2019m sure the US has a law as fucked up as the British Official Secrets Act.<\/p>\n
\nBeau Miles longform vid of the month.<\/p>\n
\nI loved season one. I loved this season. Until the final scene. And that scene was so strange it nearly ruined the entire thing. Later I read that show runner Steve Conrad was really into French films, which I know nothing about. But I think the final scene was laden with French cinema references. Which mitigates its effect a bit. And I realized one scene can\u2019t ruin a terrific season of quirky, smart, insanely funny TV.<\/p>\n
\nBeirut<\/a><\/em>
\nTwo movies written by Tony Gilroy (he also directed Michael Clayton<\/em>) featuring two of the biggest leading men of our era.<\/p>\n
\nOne night I turned on the NBA playoffs but the game airing had just gone to halftime. I noticed Sixteen Candles<\/em> was starting one channel up and figured I\u2019d watch until halftime ended. I sat through the whole thing, commercials, heavy edits, and all. Shame so many great but highly inappropriate lines get cut.<\/p>\n
\nThis was some wacky, wild, insane shit, my friends. A great show with some top-notch acting, although I would slot it just outside my all time favs.<\/p>\n
\nShorts<\/h3>\n
\nI\u2019ve been using his final technique for a year or so. Pretty easy and gets good results. But the \u201crequirement\u201d for Michelin-starred restaurants is insane.<\/p>\n
\nThis is about the coolest watch commercial I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n
\nThis month\u2019s \u201cFun with EV\u2019s\u201d video.<\/p>\n
\nOK, this is my next car.*<\/p>\n
\nThe current war in Ukraine isn\u2019t the first time a madman in Moscow tried to destroy that country.<\/p>\n
\nGorgeous photography but this guy is nuts.<\/p>\n
\nKansas Jayhawks Top Plays of 2021\u201322 Season<\/a>
\nIn case you missed it, the Kansas Jayhawks are NCAA champs!<\/p>\n
\nI could quibble a little with this list but that doesn\u2019t mean I didn\u2019t enjoy it.<\/p>\n
\nTime lapses are always cool. As a former boat owner and operator, this one made me queasy, though. Too many boats in too little space. But they seemed to pull it off.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019ve been using my camera more lately, and watched a ton of photography related videos last month. I spent the most time in this guy\u2019s feed, which I loved for both content and style.<\/p>\n
\nA bit of an exaggeration in the title, but the story behind this tunnel in Virginia is both fascinating and terrible.<\/p>\n
\nThis band is so fun.<\/p>\n
\nBeau Miles just makes me laugh. I need to find something like this to do for my next birthday. Like maybe, if my joint pain abates and the weather improves, hoping I can shoot better than 51 over nine holes of golf, perhaps?<\/p>\n
\nBeau\u2019s wife seems like a good sport.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019ve watched a few of this guy\u2019s travel videos in the past. His home base in Hungary gave him easy access to one of the primary entry points for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the fighting in their homeland. There is a piece of video at about the 15:00 mark, where journalists are shot at, that is truly harrowing. Fuck Putin.<\/p>\n
\n2015 seems like a long time ago.<\/p>\n
\nA Need Essentials surfing short. Which led me to\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\u2026this, one of the most stunning surf videos I\u2019ve ever watched.<\/p>\n