April 2006
This is a list of posts published in April 2006.
Casting Call Day 3 – Andi
We come to Day 3 of the Scoob Casting challenge. Thus far, we have successfully cast the roles of Mookie and Joe. Remember – this isn’t a popularity contest. This whole insidious plot is designed to knock these people down a few pegs from their lofty perch above the rest of us common folk. If you feel Mook would be best played by Leatherface, use the Comment section below and let him have it.
Today we audition Andi.
Background
Andi was born and raised in the bustling metropolis of West Bridgewater, MA – a town which sees an equal one donut shop per cop ratio. The town employs 13,125 police officers. Andi showed real musical talent early in her life - migrating from lead roles in school musicals to touring around the world with the Bridgewater State College Alumni Chorale and culminating in a rousing renditi... Continue reading »
Casting Call Day 2 – Joe
Here we are – Day 2 of the Scoob Casting challenge. I have added a few more people to the list so this will stretch a little further. Remember – this isn’t an exact science. Feel free to post your ideas on who these meatbags actually resemble.
Today we tackle Joe.
Once again, for those new to this, be sure to check out the primer on how this daily post works. Our Day 1 contestant, Mookie, can be found here.
Background
Joe was born and raised in the one stop light frontier town of Granby, MA where he spent his formulative years aiding the founding fathers in their quest for fire. He enrolled in the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1892 (at that time, Southbridge Agricultural College) – where he studied bull neutering and quantum physics. In 1993, he graduated RA Emeritus (Resident Assistant for Life). Post gr... Continue reading »
Casting Call Day 1 – Mookie
To kick off the Scooby Casting challenge, I decided we needed to open larger than life. What better personality to start with than the guy who consistently vaults the velvet ropes to earn appearance time in most every Blog I write. Hey, I’m just angling to make Mook a household name – anything to bump TomKat off these pages.
For those looking for a primer on how this daily post works, read the post directly below this by scrolling down or clicking here. All others, let’s commence with the Mookie MASH.
Background
Mookie was born and raised in Turners Cove, MA – home of the Green Wave – a mascot which is just slightly a notch tougher than the Middleboro Morning Dew. Mookie attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he majored in Women’s Studies. Realizing quickly that this was not the anatomy class he ... Continue reading »
Fellowship of the Scoobs
Perusing The Ed Zone’s sister site, Scooby Speak, I came across this post from Jen Pope. JPo (to those in the know) provided a link to MyHeritage.com – a website which among other things, features a free facial recognition software program that allows the user to upload a picture of their face, perform an analysis and provide them with feedback on which celebrity they resemble.
That got my neural synapses sparking. I decided that over the next couple weeks, The Ed Zone would play host to a celebrity roll call. Pulling faces randomly from the cast of characters that dominate my circle of friends, I came up with the following idea.
Each day, this site will feature a select Scoob. We will lead off with a few kind words about that day’s subject coupled with a photo. I will then offer up my prediction of which actor ... Continue reading »
Picture Pages
Here’s a quick little ditty (my larger 24 post can be found below). I just wanted the share the following pics and perform a little drive-by observation. First up,
Monkey in the Middle
A prize to the first reader who can identify the monkey in this picture. Oh, forget it… I can’t help spoiling it. The monkey’s in the middle. The other two are chimps.
Johnny From Burger King
This is a shot from a tailgating to remember. When Sean and I scored tix to the Pats this past December, we remembered all of the essentials: beer, grill, meat. The only thing we forgot were those ancillary little devices that allow the main course to function. So there we were with ... Continue reading »
24 – Day 5 Hour 10:00 – 11:00 p.m.
What went wrong?
All season long, I have declared this day Jack’s most thrilling to date. I have written extensively on the subject – drawing particular attention to the expert craftsmanship on display by the show’s writers – who have managed to construct a tightly plotted thrill ride, while deftly maneuvering the tricky potholes that routinely plague this brand of serial entertainment. Each time the mere semblance of a go-nowhere plotline began to emerge – the writer’s erred on the side of caution and swept these sidebars under the rug – steering our attention back to the ‘A’ plot and letting those fledgling plot tendrils wither.
And then in the course of one hour, the house of cards began to waver. Last night, I detected three troubling signs that the show is going off the rails. I’ll parse through them and... Continue reading »
SeanSpace
Like Sean would have anything to do with MySpace – outside of trolling for dates. Looks like my site’s esteemed designer – Sean – has launched his own cyber confessional. Check him out over at www.seanobrien.org. Keep an eye out for his photography – he’s crafted some great compositions over the years so it’s wise to keep your peepers open in anticipation of his next masterpiece.
Send in the Clones
Like that creepy cool oroborous, for those short the 10-cent vocab it’s that design of a snake eating its own tail that you may have seen as the logo for Chris Carter’s underrated X-Files companion Millennium – news of the absurd just continues to go ‘round and ‘round.
Over the last few years, the media has glommed onto all manner of inanity in a bid to coax our peepers to stay tuned just a few more minutes. It’s no secret that they bait you with the: “ONE THOUSAND BODIES FOUND BURIED IN A FIELD IN RURAL SOUTH CAROLINA – WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? STAY TUNED!” – forcing you to sit through 18 additional visits by the weather broad (“Great, Chikage Windler… AGAIN (wait a minute – Chickage/Chicago. Windler/Windy City. Who are you fooling?”). Finally they return with roughly two minutes to spare only to reveal t... Continue reading »
Hoax ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
True confessions time here at The Ed Zone. We’re not moving to Iowa (the deal fell through, I was canned and a twister hit those swanky new digs over the weekend.) Either that or the notice of our relocation was simply put – a timely piece of news that played only in that specific moment. To come clean, I’ll let you listen in on a conversation I had with Joe shortly after Saturday’s shocking news broke.
Joe: I can’t believe it.
Ed: What?
Joe: You guys are moving to Iowa?
Ed: Oh yeah. Sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.
Joe: You couldn’t tell me in person? I had to read about it on your site?
Ed: Well… I just couldn’t tell anybody before today. Not you. Not Sean. Not my parents. Nobody. I couldn’t tell anybody before... Continue reading »
Hello Hawkeyes
Well, this is a tough one to write. Some of you may have heard the news already (Andi has been making the rounds) – but I figured I should broadcast this out to the masses, simply because it’s getting so hard to say it in person – one by one.
It appears my promotion at the top of the year was a veritable Trojan Horse – with it came more responsibility and ultimately this latest surprise – I am being reassigned to handle our midwest sector – specifically Des Moines, Iowa. Hence the ‘business trip’ I took back on March 16th. In truth, I was house shopping. Here’s the little starter home we found.
It all became official this past week. Fortunately, we have a few... Continue reading »
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