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Ok, normally I would never plan a video game named after the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, but this is different. The marketing deal appears to be an after thought. The game was supposed to be released as the sequel to Sea Dogs, which itself borrowed a lot from an old Atari/PC game Pirates! What I’ve heard is that when the movie came out, they dropped the Sea Dogs name in favor of a marketing deal. The only other similarity between the Game and the Movie is the look and I’m grateful for that. The plot, game play and graphics are superb. All in all, I’d rate it a great game.

I am watching the episode of Star Trek known as “Schisms.” I don't remember what it is about, although I've seen it before. But it does contain one of my favorite Star Trek funnies. Data, the android (read: robotic human) invites everyone to his poetry reading. His ninth poem is one of his own creation: “Ode to Spot.” It's great.

“Ode to Spot”
Felis Catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature.
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your sub-vocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents:
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counter-balance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
Oh Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array,
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend
I none-the-less consider you a true and valued friend.

HAHA!

This evening's episode of South Park features CASA BONITA!! It's this Chuck E. Cheese sort of place with (crappy, but that's not the point) Mexican food. They have a game room and cliff divers and a “scary” pirates' cave. It's campy and cheesy to the max and a way huge lotta fun.

I love it when South Park features something Coloradoey. It's excellent. More shows should take place in Denver or Colorado. By my count it's up to 3 now. There's Everwood, Mork and Mindy and South Park . Hmmm…

I'm really glad they're OK. It's very miracley and feel-goody. It's a lot better than hearing about serial killers and embezzlers. But must we rehash and commercialize their stories with these hyped up interviews and made-for-TV movies? Not to mention that it takes away from perfectly good stuff they could be airing instead. How about we keep it to a tasteful book deal? That sounds like fun to me.