Leajewel and other such babes are ousted by Disney

Excerpt from today's LA TIMES

Once upon a time, there was a studio in Burbank that spun classic fairy tales into silver-screen gold.

But now the curtain is falling on "princess movies," which have been a part of Disney Animation's heritage since the 1937 debut of its first feature film, "Snow White." The studio's Wednesday release of "Tangled," a contemporary retelling of the Rapunzel story, will be the last fairy tale produced by Disney's animation group for the foreseeable future.

As I print more copies of Leajewel and pass them around to various industry and non-industry people I am now faced with the Disney opinionated reality that nobody wants fairy tales anymore.

I think I'll call bellsh.t and tell Disney that fairy tales were not invented by Disney and fairy tales will not be ended by Disney.

A magical story is a magical story and as long as there are children on this planet there will always be a need to expand their imaginations with tales of a beautiful princess, a handsome prince, a mis-guided witch and various odd characters that help restore calm after a storm of evil has swept through the countryside.

Bite me Disney.

This would never have happened on Walt's watch.

Leajewel thinks I should relax and let things fall where they may.

Done.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

So what's the antimatter.....dude?

From Wikipedia

In particle physics, antimatter is the extension of the concept of the antiparticle to matter, where antimatter is composed of antiparticles in the same way that normal matter is composed of particles. For example, a positron (the antiparticle of the electron) and an antiproton can form an antihydrogenatom in the same way that an electron and a proton form a normal matter hydrogen atom. Furthermore, mixing matter and antimatter can lead to the annihilation of both in the same way that mixing antiparticles and particles does, thus giving rise to high-energy photons (gamma rays) or other particle–antiparticle pairs.

There is considerable speculation as to why the observable universe is apparently almost entirely matter, whether there exist other places that are almost entirely antimatter instead, and what might be possible if antimatter could be harnessed. At this time, the apparent asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the visible universe is one of the greatest unsolved problems in physics. The process by which this asymmetry between particles and antiparticles developed is called baryogenesis.

At CERN they claim to have trapped 38 antithydrogen atoms.....for two-tenths of a second.

The Big Bang boys and girls say that equal amounts of matter and anti-mater were created at THE MOMENT but that anti-matter doesn't seem to be found in nature.

I just don't think they are looking in the right cupboard.

Anti-matter is absolutely everywhere in between everything that is anything.

Pretty simply don't you think?

Particle Physics is such a hoot....and Quantum Physics, when breed with Particle Physics gets the cuttest little baby physics.

I'm sure they will be naming the new baby physics pretty soon.

Maybe Roger or Bill or Frank or Sue or Nancy might be a good name for something so simple.

Physics that actually explains how and why the Universe exist.

Maybe just call it.........i physics so it could just be one more thing that Apple owns.

I'm going out to the promenade today to see if I can come face to face with some antimatter....

or find a face that matters

To be quite honest....when I see the kind of face that lights up my meter it makes the Universe seem understandable and harmonious......and it doesn't happen very often but it does happen and that's all

that

antimatters.

And by the way....Emma Watson is the new Grace Kelly

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Maybe Republicans will take note

I'm not sure why Global Warming has become a partisan issue but the lines seem clearly divided.

If you think Global Warming is a true threat to the human experience.... than you are probably a democrat.

If you think Global Warming is a political device created by Al Gore to promote his movie..... than you are probably a Republican.

On Tuesday a group of 259 international asset managers, who are responsible for more than $15 TRILLION, called for all nations to combat climate change OR be confronted with economic problems that might be worst than the global recession of the last two years.

Their message was aimed at all the countries who will meet in two weeks at a United Nations conference to discuss climate change.

I think their message was also aimed at Republicans who now control the House and who have stated that Global Warming needs to be investigated along with Obama's policies regarding the problem.

Republicans do not seem to believe there is a problem.

Republicans therefore might be the problem.

Maybe they will pay attention to investors whose holdings account for one quarter of global capitalization.

Here's hoping.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Enlightened Enterprise

I'm always complaining about Corporruptions and how they repeatedly create more problems then they solve. I understand job creation but there must be some "soul awareness" involved or the process becomes counterproductive to the next stage of human evolution.

A friend of mine has written a book that demonstrates how corporations (enterprises) can improve their "soul" business and participate, with integrity, in the next stage.

Being conscientious and moving toward enlightenment does not appear to be a normal goal for large organizations but THE ENLIGHTENED ENTERPRISE shows that it's not only possible but that it might be mandatory if success is to be sustained.

Christian B. Ellis has a message to deliver and Corporate America should lead an international wake up call in showing how business can work properly and benefit all aspects of success other than just the bottom line.

Evolutionary changes are taking place and awareness of our soul experience should include business endeavors as well as personal grail searches.

Chris shows how that can happen and it's time for corporations to heed the call.

The book will be in stores this coming February. Chris will be doing a book signing at Diesel Bookstore in Malibu on December 12 at 1 PM.

http://www.theenlightenedenterprise.com/

Michael Timothy McAlevey

The Milky Way is a Bubble Butt Galaxy

Two extreme large bubbles containing high-energy radiation have been detected by scientists.

These two bubbles are 25,000 light years across and appear to be on either side of our galaxy.

The numbers involved in this "observational detection" are staggering. 25,000 light years measures well beyond the scope of my hand held calculator. One light year is 5.88 TRILLION miles.

25,000 of those adds up to a lot of trillions.......

TRILLIONS

The size of these bubbles covers one half of the visible sky as seen from earth.

How these bubbles were detected is probably related to multiple math equations and gamma ray photographs from one of the various Space Telescopes.

A paper about the findings will be published in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal.

It's amazing to me that we can discover bubbles half of the size of our galaxy, located outside of our galaxy, but somehow figuring out how to stop the Cholera epidemic in Haiti is beyond our grasp.

I love all things discovered about the universe but would highly prefer to have negative situations on our planet resolved before trying to understand things we will never be able to alter.

Those bubbles might be caused by the massive Black Hole at the center of our universe and if that's the case then we are looking at two big BURPS.

I guess it's a little hard to say we better get out of the way when those bubbles burst.

How odd if they burst on December 21, 2012?

That would really piss me off......but then again what's one to do when one lives within a

Bubble Butt Galaxy..

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Blame it on being TOO BIG and too ZEN

Please note the size of Zenyatta compared to Blame.....which turns out to be her only problem. They are going to have to find a stud the size of a Clydesdale if they want to breed her.

Not only is her physical size impressive.....her stature as a celebrity rivals Angelina. When they build her statue at Hollywood Park it will take more bronze than any horse statue ever constructed.

A large part of her running style is due to her tremendous size. It takes her 3/4 of a race to get untracked and then 19 out of 20 times she's managed to get to the finish line first.

Yesterday had she started one second sooner or had the race been one second longer....then we would not be looking at Blame.

Another aspect of her running style simply rests with the fact that she takes her sweet time to get interested in what she's doing. She's really like a lot of women I've known in my life. But once you've got her interest and she's fully involved in the project at hand...the result is legendary.

Zenyatta does not have to worry about being Horse of the Year because she is without doubt the greatest female race horse that has ever existed.....and I think that is quite enough. Actually Zenyatta doesn't have to worry about any of that nonsense. Right now she's about as concerned with setting the clocks back an hour as I am with wondering why I didn't do better on a third grade math quiz.

I hope nobody out there thinks Zenyatta feels like she let everybody down. I grew up around horses and when Zenyatta wakes up Sunday morning she will be wondering where her breakfast is......period.

The best thing about the Breeder's Cup Classic was the simple fact that nobody or no thing got hurt during the event. Horse racing is having attendance problems and had one of those great athletes stumbled or fallen down then it would have been another blow to the sport.

I wonder if the Moss family calls her Zen for short? I've never heard them talk about her as Zen.

I personally don't think they should retire her yet. She didn't start running until her fourth year and she can only have one foal a year anyway..... so simply charge more for her foals and let her run another year. And it's a crap shoot even if they bring Storm Cat out of pension and give him one more pop at the age of 27. Maybe Curlin should get on the horn and try to set up a dinner date for later next year.

She has easily been the best race horse story in many many many many years. In fact I can't remember a single race horse story that even comes close to rivaling Zenyatta. There are movies and there are highlights from the past but Zenyatta is a NOW experience and what else would one expect

from

a

true

ZEN

moment.

I would personally like to thank the Moss family for allowing her racing career to last as long as it did.

It was perfect and the race yesterday was perfect and there is no one to BLAME because there was no mistake and there was no failure.

It's horse racing and there can only be one winner......except in rare cases like the event we just witnessed yesterday under the legendary Twin Spires of Churchill Downs.

EVERYBODY WON!

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Hard to make a dream become reality

Last night I had the ultimate artist dream....and while I'm now awake I can't help feeling that there's very little I can do to make it become my desired reality.

And thus lies the obvious thread which leads to a certain lack of confidence that prevents me from blowing my own artistic horn.

I have no lack of confidence in regards to creating my artwork but for some Catholic reason (who else can I blame it on) I have trouble in the self promotion arena.

Last night's dream was the Frank Capra film of my artistic life. It was a finished project that just kept delivering every hope and dream that I possess regarding my artistic endeavors.

Maybe if I reveal the dream in as much detail as possible then physical reality might take notice and allow a non-physical dream to become a physical truth.

Of course as I tell the story some things might get blurry because dreams are by nature a product of our subconscious.... and God only ( or only God) knows what's going on down in that subterranean arena of our existence.

BUT HERE'S AN AWAKENED INTERPRETATION

I was helping someone ( and who that was, seems vague) have a sale of various objects. It was a giant garage and yard sale but I had an area inside a small building with some of my artwork mixed in with other assorted items. The art was from various earlier periods of my life. There were no current examples of what I do (as in the picture shown above).

I had some large pieces and a few small pieces hanging on the wall and leaning against some cabinets. I went outside for a few minutes and two women and one man were walking around the yard, which seemed to be like a school yard. It was full of furniture and various objects that one would find at a large yard sale. One of the women was quite attractive ( it's my dream) and she was looking at me with a hint of curiosity as I spoke with her male friend. He seemed to be Charles in charge of the group and he started talking about artwork. I wasn't really paying attention because I had moved closer to the AFP ( attractive female person) and suddenly she and I were talking like we had known each other for years.

She asked what I did and I said I was an artist....which is the first step to art nirvana or the second step to ridicule and rejection.

Telling people that you are an artist while not generating an income from that occupation, reduces the occupation to a hobby which reduces an artist to a person who buys stuff from Michael's and clutters up his life. (That's why I shop at Blicks so at least I have that going for me)

I seemed nervous talking about my art and was much more interested in talking to her about......her. She kept moving me in the direction that she wanted but at the same time was acting like she really was personally interested in who I was.....and she liked that I was trying to learn more about her.

That part of the dream was quite memorable because we were growing closer and it felt extremely nice.

Her two friends came over to where we were standing and listened for a few seconds and then the man asked if I had any of my artwork at the sale. I took them inside the building where my stuff was and discovered nothing was where it should have been.....in fact I couldn't find any of my art. I kept looking around and then they started looking around and I was feeling very nervous and very confused....which really made the dream seem real. Then the man called me over to the side of the room and said that some paintings were hidden behind a big chalkboard. I walked over and lifted the board away from the wall and there were my pieces.

I looked around the room and wondered who would have done that and why. I pulled the pieces out and laid them in from of the chalkboard and the four of us stood there for a few seconds and then the man and the other woman walked away mumbling something that I couldn't hear. The women that I had shared a moment with told me that my colors were pleasant but she didn't see the story she was looking for. She leaned in and gave me a soft kiss on the mouth and said she would be back.

I stood there for a moment and looked at my old pieces of artwork and realized that I was not presenting the entire picture. I walked outside and the three of them were standing by a table when I walked up and said...."so you guys want to hear a story?" The man said, "that's exactly want they wanted to hear."

I told my puzzle story.

"On December 27, 1991 at 3 am I was having a dream. Jackson Pollock and I were sitting at big round oak table in a dinning room and we were both smoking cigarettes and he was drinking something in a glass. He seemed quite relaxed and friendly and he said the exact following words......

'Tim, I really like your color sense and I get the flow thing you are trying to achieve but if you really want to fuck with people you should make puzzles of my artwork.'

It woke me and sat me up.

I've only had two dreams in my life that sat me up and the other one is also a doozy but that's another story for another time.

The next day I went to my factory/office, which happened to be a family wholesale artwork business and made my first puzzle designed like a Jackson Pollock painting. I started a company called...ART IS A PUZZLE with the logo that said......BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT and within four weeks had created around 100 puzzles. Each puzzle was an original and each puzzle had a custom box that matched the colors of the puzzle inside. Each puzzle was hand-signed with approximately 18-24 pieces and measured 11 x 14 inches. ART IS A PUZZLE was intended as a personalized gift that would sit on a coffee table and retail for around $59.00. A 18 to 22 pieces puzzle could take 30 to 90 minutes to complete depending on your puzzle solving ability. My son who was 13 at the time could do one in 15 to 20 minutes. My girl friend at the time took considerably longer.

My first appointment was with Sharper Image and I was well received and promised an order for all stores during the upcoming fall season.

But after a few months I decided that my puzzles needed to hang on the wall and by using sheet metal and magnet strips I was able to create large puzzles that I sold in galleries.....like the one you see over there.

I pointed to a wall where one of my puzzles was hanging and the man looked over and said......'are you telling me that picture is a puzzle?' I looked at the woman who had kissed me and said, 'that's not only a puzzle but it's the last one I did in my Puzzle Period."

She looked at me and said...."You had a puzzle period?" She then looked at her friends and said, "Sounds like we've found our story. why don't you tell him what we do." I walked over to her and quietly said, "that's not even close to the story that might break your heart." She leaned in toward me and gave me a another kiss on the cheek and said, "we've got plenty of time for that later."

The man started talking like a salesman and I had trouble following him but it sounded like a huge bunch of bullshit and I started feeling like they were trying to sell me something.

I stopped him and explained that all I had was a body of work covering the last 30 years with most of the work having been completed in the last ten years. I wasn't financially able to participate in whatever they were planning so all I had was what I've done and if that wasn't enough then there was nothing further for us to talk about. I explained that it would cost around $10,000 to have my current work framed and another $5000 to put on a proper show.

The man and the other woman simply started walking away and the woman who kissed me walked over and said...."I want to see all your work and I want to hear other stories that relate to your art. Those two people work for me at my gallery and the project they are working on is completely separate from what I normally do. So let's get started, but first I'm starving....is there anyplace around here to get a good breakfast."

I looked at her and said, I make the best breakfast in town."

I woke up and immediately realized that my living room, which is my studio, needs a serious reorganization....and then the dream just folded away like most dreams do, but this time I decided to capture it.

Perhaps capturing it will allow it to live and flourish in the physical reality. God only knows I can't seem to do it on my own.

Many Earth-Like planets should not be a surprise

There was an article the other day in the LA TIMES indicating that new findings contradict the current theory of planetary formation.

In other words the science brains are surprised that there might be so many earth like planets within out galaxy.

Why on non-earth would that be a surprise?

There are approximately 200 billion stars within our Milky-Way galaxy. They estimate that there could be 46 billion Earth-Like planets orbiting those stars.

Why couldn't there be 200 billion Earth-Like planets?

Why would anybody be surprised?

OUR GALAXY IS MORE THAN A TRILLION MILES ACROSS, if indeed that's an across and not an up and down or an in and out.

What I find surprising is that we have pictures of other galaxies. How is that even remotely possible?

I think the Hubble and Spitzer telescope people just make up things because how on earth would anybody be able to question what they say?

My friend Tom pointed out that the same might apply to the inner universe that seems to be the main focus of CERN and the large colliders that are being constructed around the world.

Please note that we have yet to see atoms but we manipulate them like grains of sand.

There are 200 BILLION stars in our galaxy and the powers that be say there are 170 BILLION GALAXIES in our observable universe. Some of those galaxies have

a hundred Trillion stars. Yeah.....one hundred trillion!

WHO IS DOING THE COUNTING?

Seriously..........

THE MENTAL CATS AT MIT AND CAL TECH AND OTHER SUCH PLACES...CAN ACTUALLY MAKE UP ANYTHING THEY WANT.

Why not four hundred trillion?

If they throw numbers around like that, then why would anybody be surprised that there are billions of earth-like planets in our galaxy....and then billions and billions more in other galaxies.

Do EARTH-LIKE planets mean that life forms exist on those planets?

DUH?

AND KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR SUN IS YOUNG

which sounds like a new leader or ice skater from Korea

Sun Is Young

Just imagine for one moment how advanced our technology will be in 100,000 years.

Now simply realize that some galaxies have been around for a billion years longer than our Milky-Way.

It's a pretty good chance that our ancestors might actually be traveling around the Universe making babies that grow into Albert Einsteins......and because cross breeding is always unpredictable we sometimes end up with Adolph Hitlers and John Wayne Gacy's.

But we also get Jessica Alba's and Reese Witherspoon's and all those creatures that work for Victoria Secret and Sports Illustrated.

"The mysteries of the universe

far out number the known realities."

and another Neo-Illumination

"There are almost no surprises

with well developed intuition."

Go Trojans

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Elections, World Series, Football games and SEX

Now that I have your full attention I have to confess that there will be no sex in this article.

The upcoming election on November 2 will give us a pretty clear picture of what to expect in the 2012 Presidential race.

I do know one thing for sure.......it's much more fun being on the offense than it is being on the defense. I think back to those eight years with George Jr. and how sweet it was to make fun of him and ridicule his decisions. And now every conservative in America is tearing Barry apart for his decisions in regards to how he is trying to fix a financial fiasco.

You can blame Barry for all the financial problems but does anyone really believe it all started in January of 2009?

There's a new documentary film called INSIDE JOB that should be required viewing for EVERYBODY.

Mortgage Brokers, Bankers and Investment Counselors started making fundamental errors (or crimes) in structural economic matters back in the Reagan administration.

The amount of money made by certain people and certain groups was ludicrous and then when you weigh in the fact that average working Americans are going to pay the price for their greedy behavior......than the action becomes criminal.

Barack Obama does have to reverse the deficit trend or he will soon be regarded as a Republican.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE UNITED STATES DEFICIT CHART SINCE 1960 AND NOTE THAT REPUBLICANS WIN HANDS DOWN FOR INCREASED DEFICIT NUMBERS. Since they always campaign on smaller government and less spending, history has shown that their actions are exactly opposite of their promises.

The local California propositions that seems to be of interest are numbers 19 and 23. 19, which is the pot prop, appears to be losing and 23 which is the prop to stop cleaning up environmental problems also appears to be losing.

I agree that some people should not smoke pot. But those same people should not drink or smoke cigarettes and many of them do......to an excess. The same regulations regarding drinking will be in place for smoking pot so what's the big deal? The regulations for drinking have not stopped millions of people from abusing alcohol and we have learned that alcohol abuse is extremely bad for the body. Pot abuse might be a problem for normal lung activity but it only takes one hit to get a pot high and an alcohol buzz usually takes multiple doses to achieve it's intended affect. The reason pot is not legal is because the alcohol industry does not want a weed competing with their product. A weed that you can grow inside your house with a small grow light. That's bad for business when you have a brewery costing millions of dollars to supply us with Bud Light.

Speaking of pot smokers it looks like Jerry Brown will be our next governor. I was worried for awhile that we might have to look at Meg's hair for the next four years.

Nationwide it seems that the GOP will pick up a few seats.

I'm finished voting for Barbara Boxer so I'll be checking the Peace and Freedom box in that category. 28 years is long enough for any senator. Time to move on Barbara.

And now for the two huge battles taking center stage this week. The World Series features the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers. I was pulling for the Giants to get to the series but now I think I'll be rooting for the Rangers. I like the idea of a team winning for the first time. It's a special story and then when you add all the OUTSIDE elements to their experience.... it becomes quite compelling. Drug and alcohol recovery stories are pretty cool until something goes wrong. Hopefully there won't be any relapses during the next two weeks. Even the Texas manager has had a little toot problem.

I think the Texas Rangers will win and of course I hope it goes 7 games because there's nothing more exciting in sports than the seventh game of a World Series...

Saturday the USC Trojans take on the number one team (everywhere except the BCS poll) the Oregon Ducks. I sincerely hope the Trojans smack the quack out of them and another number one team bites the dust....but realistically the boys from Troy will really have to upgrade their tackling skills if they plan on making duck soup. The problem with the Ducks is that they are acting more like hawks and that could spell big trouble for the crimson and gold. They seem to be unstoppable.

By the time the World Series is over we will have a new Governor and pot will still be smoked and grown by those who smoke it and grow it....... no matter what the law says. In fact I think there will be an entire new contingent of pot growers because there has been so much focus on the product that it seems to easy not to get involved.

Read High Times magazine and one can learn everything there is to know about starting a small pot farm.....right in the spare bedroom. If you've got some acreage then you can become a force to be reckoned with. I suggest keeping it inside unless 19 passes.

Ands that's how we roll....so to speak.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

THIS IS THE SINGLE GREATEST COMEBACK IN SPORTS

IT'S OFFICIAL.

The JOSH HAMILTON story

is the single greatest comeback story in the history of professional sports.

We had to wait a few years to be sure because drug and alcohol problems usually do not go away....they just hide for awhile and then resurface.

He was the number one draft pick in 1999. He received a $200,000 dollar signing bonus. (This year's #1 pick, Bryce Haper, received a 9.9 million dollar contract)

Most high draft picks spend a few years in the minors. Young Mr. Hamilton traveled a different path.

Josh is 29 years old and from 2003 to 2006 he was not involved in any baseball activity.

His main activity was doing crack, drinking and getting tats.

To say that he was hanging with the wrong crowd might be an understatement. He did manage to get married a have a child during that period but it wasn't enough to make him stop doing things that would destroy his life.

We might never learn the actual truth about what made him change but on October 6 2005 he stopped drinking and doing drugs.

This year he won the American League batting championship with a .359 average.

Currently he is leading the Texas Rangers to a 3-1 lead over the New York Yankees and with one more victory the Rangers will be going to their first World Series.

The Yankees have won the World Series 27 times.

This potential defeat of the Yankees makes the comeback story even greater. Of course it's the Yankees so they can't be counted out, but if Texas does go to he World Series The Josh Hamilton Story will dominate the event.

IT SHOULD DOMINATE ANY EVENT THAT HE ATTENDS.

He now has three children and the same wife that watched him completely fall apart. Her name is Katie and there's a story that also needs to be told.

Apparently he had a short relapse in January of 2009 in the drinking area so the story still has it's bumps and bruises. He indicates that his sobriety is a day to day situation but currently his day to day situation involves smacking the New York Yankees all over the ballpark.

You will be reintroduced to The Josh Hamilton Story on a large scale if The Texas Rangers reach the World Series.

He could be the ultimate poster boy for anyone who thinks they can't stop doing things that destroy their lives.

His story is so amazing that I officially announce it the Greatest Comeback Story in the history of professional sports.

You will be hearing a lot more about Josh Hamilton over the next few weeks......if they can simply finish off the Yankees.

Nice story Josh......thanks and keep it together when the champagne starts flowing.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Interesting Book

The Poet Prince by Kathleen McGowan.

I love the idea that Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus and not some harlot that he saved from being stoned to death. There are so many questions regarding changes the Catholic Church made during the Dark Ages that it makes sense one of those changes was to alter Mary's role in the life of Jesus. After all, if The Pope suddenly decided in the 7th Century that priest can no longer be married than it's important to say that Jesus did not have a woman.

Most people seem to be aware that quite a few of the Popes, for about 700 years, were total whack jobs.

Ms. McGowan smartly ties the art work from The Renaissance into the secret societies that have been preserving the truth about Ms Magdalene. The story does some wonderful time traveling between today and the 15th Century.

One of the fun aspects of reading her work, which happens to be the third in a series, is to download the specific pieces of art by Botticelli and Michaelangelo and look for the items that tie the story together. The models used by Botticelli are intertwined with the theories on Mary's true position in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

If you have any interest in The Renaissance I highly recommend this book. It's a new and different perspective on how some of the greatest art ever created....was actually created.

And it is also a wonderful love story.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Continued Neo-Illuminations

More Neo-Illumination

Complete Neo-Illumination (5 at a time)

Self Promotion is a rather sticky situation

LEAJEWEL

“Once upon a time, they lived happily ever after”

I just reread my LeaJewel script and feel quite confident that it could be produced. There aren't glaring flaws in the structure and the characters are, while not being extremely detailed, at the very least........... interesting.

Leajewel should be played by someone with a face like Emma Watson or that girl I saw in the Promenade a few months ago.

I guess I need another round of submissions......maybe this time I'll give it to people who make films.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Birdies, pars and a big triple bogey for NBC

The Ryder Cup was returned to Europe with a one point win. If you don't know what the Ryder Cup is then the rest of this article might be a tad bit hard to follow. There's also the extreme possibility that you don't like the game of golf and so all the excitement and emotions involved in the four day event....mean absolutely nothing to you.

A reference point.......The Ryder Cup consists of two teams made of 12 men each. The competition normally takes three days but in Wales this year the rain interrupted play and the final day was today....Monday. The final day consists of 12 individual matches. One point is awarded for a win and one half point for a tie.

You don't have to like golf to appreciate teamwork. You like it when friends and family get together and treat each other with respect and display signs of affection. You like it when somebody supports your efforts and you like it when someone recognizes your pain and helps in the repair process.

This was like two large families coming together to settle a dispute....and the dispute is.....who has the best players....US or Europe?

Professional Golf is an individual endeavor except for The Ryder Cup. It happens every two years and in 2012 it will take place back in the United States at Medinah.

Newport, Wales was the location and since they are eight hours ahead of us on the West Coast the live TV viewing was abnormal. It started on Friday on ESPN at 1 am and then rain got involved so things got moved around and Saturday morning coverage started on NBC at 5 AM.

THAT SATURDAY MORNING COVERAGE WAS THE WORST COVERAGE I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR A SPORTING EVENT.

THE WORST

There was three minutes of coverage followed by two minutes of commercials....and that continued for the entire Saturday morning coverage. There was no continuity and the favorite expression by the announcer was....."just a moment ago...this happened."

NBC SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO EVERY VIEWER IN AMERICA....but their revenue stream is the only thing that matters and there must have been 200 commercials during the Saturday broadcast. If I see the Gecko one more time I'm going to cancel my insurance.

And for some reason Johnny Miller, the announcer, kept predicting things and there's no predicting in golf. He should know better than anyone but yet he kept saying things like...."this should be an easy 12 foot putt."

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY 12 FOOT PUTT......and every time he predicted something or made a statement about what an American would do, ...the exact opposite happened.....and then he said this about Phil Mickelson..."if Phil didn't have a short game he would be a used car salesmen."

I'm thinking it's time for Johnny to head on back to Utah and start counting the sheep.

The horrible coverage on Saturday caused the Americans to get 1/2 point and the Europeans 5 and 1/2 points....and that was the difference in the Ryder Cup.

The team needed our help and NBC completely took the American viewer out of the mix......OUR ENERGY AND OUR FOCUS WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE WERE WATCHING 100 GEICO COMMERCIALS. IT WAS A TRAVESTY AND WHOEVER WAS ACTING AS PRODUCER OF THAT COVERAGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIM OR HER SELF.

As an example..... today the coverage was on USA and commercials came every 11 to 13 minutes....which is the normal pattern for watching non-cable television. Sporting events have a different pattern because it's actually happening at the moment.

We still ended up losing the Ryder Cup but the United States made a great comeback and the outcome wasn't decided until the final match on the 17th hole....and those of us who watched the entire four days really felt like we played.......or at least participated in some minor way.

Well, maybe NOT played....... but I am exhausted.

I hope Hunter Mahan recovers quickly because he made every normal amateur golfer in American feel like we were part of the process. We make those kind of shots during every round we play.

The Ryder Cup wasn't lost by Hunter Mahan on Monday....it was lost by NBC on Saturday.

Now that I've got the bitching out of the way I want to say the following.

The 2010 Ryder Cup was one of the most compelling, interesting and exciting golf matches I have ever seen. For the contest to be decided on the 17th hole by the 12th game is simply an amazing bonus. The players from both sides were dedicated to winning the cup and their immense pride in being involved in the event was always obvious.

The press conferences, with each team after the match, were as entertaining as any sports press conference I've ever seen.

Not only did the word "gentlemen" come to mind but so did other great words like compassion, integrity, fortitude, camaraderie, intelligence, humor, insight, honesty and brotherhood.

And it's important to realize that all 24 of those participants will be trying to kick each other's ass for the next two years before they once again meet for the Ryder Cup in 2012 at Medinah, Illinois.

Golf might be the most individual sport there is, so when TEAMS get together for a special "outing" it is something to cherish and remember.

Of course if you have never enjoyed a "golf outing" then you need to get your butt out to the driving range and start swinging.

You'll thank me later.

Michael Timothy McAlevey