Getting to know Dorian Gray

I start off all my mornings reading four comics, and the last one I always read is Frank and Ernest.  Yesterday’s comic (above) had me scratching my head as I’ve never heard of Dorian Gray.  After a little research, I found out he’s a character created by Oscar Wilde back in 1890.  Many of you may already know about the story, but it’s something my Mineral Wells and Hardin-Simmons education passed over.

Basically, he’s a handsome guy that sells his soul so that he will never age, but a painting of him will continue to age showing what he would really look like.  Knowing that, I found the comic to be pretty clever.  That storyline was enough to capture my attention, and after a little research I found that the book can be read for free via Google.  Since I don’t want to read all 466 pages, I looked to see if a movie was ever made, and surprisingly one came out last year with Colin Firth.  (Apple Movie Trailer)  Since I don’t recall any buzz about the movie, I’m guessing it’s not that great, but I might try to hunt it down.  Have any of you seen it?

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SIMsystem

Simply put, the SIMsystem™ is a revolutionary new method of remotely monitoring and assessing continence events, approved for use in various healthcare settings or during the compulsory or recommended assessment conducted in aged care facilities. The programme is designed to make assessment easier, simpler and more accurate for carers – as well as more effective and less embarrassing for residents.

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Bag of Randomness

  • I’m a Duke fan because of Coach K, just a godly man full of class, but man oh man was I rooting for Butler last night.  What a valiant effort by the Bulldogs, and man oh man, that last shot was ever so close.
  • At least it wasn’t a long ride home for Butler, but I imagine it was still one hell of a long night for them.
  • Butler’s coach is only 33.  He has an amazing story on how he got that Butler coaching gig.
  • I bet no one really misses Billy Packer.
  • I bet there are a lot of bitter basketball fans in Waco right now.
  • Hey, CBS, stop jacking with One Shining Moment.  Did we really need to see all those pictures of Jennifer Hudson?
  • While watching the tourney in high school and college, it was fun trying to guess moments that would appear in One Shining Moment.
  • I use to work with a girl that had a lot of John Wooden quotes posted all over her cube, but she had no idea who he was.
  • Luckily, PayPal refunded that unauthorized transaction, but I’m still left pretty concerned. Basically, a company I have never heard of was able to transfer $200 from my account without my approval.  Luckily I had enough funds to cover that transaction in that account, but what if I didn’t and was charged an overdraft fee?  I bet I would be the one left paying that fee for a transaction I didn’t approve.  And if this happened once, how do I know it might not happen again?  Right now, I’m about 80% sure I’m going to close my account.
  • Wind chimes are nothing but prime evil – end of discussion.
  • Tom Hanks in disguise scouting for shooting locations via his twitter.
  • My long time readers know I was a big fan of the NBC show Ed.  I always enjoyed Warren’s crush on Jessica Martel, but I always wondered what happened to that actress.  Well, she’s all grown up.
  • Obama may not be able to throw a very good “first pitch” but I admire his unwavering love for his home town team by always sporting that cap.
  • The bad first pitch reminds me of a King of the Hill episode in which Hank Hill has great admiration for George W. Bush, but after meeting him and shaking his hand and finding out his shake was rather limp, he began to question voting for him.  Wikipedia Episode Recap
  • John McCain doesn’t consider himself a maverick.
  • 200 Examples of anti-Obama merchandise – I think I see about 50 of these on my daily commute to and from work.
  • Creative sonogram frame
  • Dallas State of Mind
  • Craziest version of Endless Love I’ve ever seen.
  • Grace
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