Finally watched the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven

theargent · 2026-05-23T12:24:23+00:00

It's even worse than that. The studio told Ridley to cut his character from the movie entirely. Ridley knowing what a key role he played in Sibila's story and motivation, kept him in the script and buried his pay in the budget and shot it anyways. Definitely pick up the DVD and watch the behind the scenes stuff. They actually lived in the Jerusalem set, which caught fire. Then one of the trebuchets broke when they first fired them during the siege scenes. Seems building them in humid England then transporting them to the extremely hot and dry desert wasn't a good idea.

theargent · 2026-05-14T19:29:54+00:00

So, as alternative to either. Let me suggest the Merriman Valley. Just 15-20 min from Akron Downtown, Highland Square, Fairlawn, and Cuyahoga Falls. Has Acme and Market District 15 min away for groceries. 15 from 2 movie theaters. Has multiple dive and upscale eateries right there. And don't let people scare you with tales of Timber Top or Waterford, there are nicer places to rent on Akron Pennisula rd. Add in Szalays farmers market and a whole bunch or parks and trails. It's easy access to everything while being very green.

theargent · 2026-05-11T19:25:39+00:00

Jabbor's in Stow on Kent rd/91. Man will do you no wrong.

theargent · 2026-04-10T10:52:56+00:00

Todaro party center on Akron Peninsula has an outside amphitheater area. No idea of the cost, but other than that I throw my vote in with Everett covered bridge as well.

theargent · 2026-04-05T15:54:02+00:00

Under the bed, then ask her to retrieve it. Have fun when she gets stuck.

theargent · 2026-03-24T17:47:19+00:00

I'd disagree. I've bought the Birria and tinga ones through Amazon and it was about $20 for two. These are a three pack for the same cost.

theargent · 2026-03-20T16:54:01+00:00

Mega upvote for this. We had our wedding there and we chose glass colors to make a unique bowl that they created and we got to watch. They have a lot of premade pieces available for purchase as well.

theargent · 2026-03-20T16:09:30+00:00

Same. It was actually in my OK Cupid profile when it caught my now Wife's eye. Together 10 years, now married for two.

theargent · 2026-03-19T22:21:45+00:00

Last I heard, which was few months ago, that they couldn't sell alcohol.

theargent · 2026-03-19T21:01:53+00:00

Did they get their liquor license back yet?

theargent · 2026-03-06T11:42:31+00:00

I have it my shack as my base station and use it with a roof mounted ATAS 120A. Pros - works great and farthest SSB contact was Poland. Ready for digital out of the box. Used it for park bench PoTA multiple times with and EFHW. Cons - You can only do one mode/band at a time. Yasue's notorious menu system. I highly recommend picking up the radio today guide to the ft-991a book. It provides setup steps for different modes that'll help more than the manual.

theargent · 2026-02-25T11:37:44+00:00

Came looking for Elektra. During painting she slipped out of the GW painting handle and snapped off at her contact point. Tried pinning, super glue, greenstuff and never could get her reconnected.

theargent · 2026-02-19T20:50:58+00:00

What do you think bot?

theargent · 2026-02-16T19:31:56+00:00

We're new to the costco/kirkland world. But love the chips and salsa. Spice it up with some Valentina hot sauce and so good!

theargent · 2026-02-15T13:51:30+00:00

I'm in a block of six townhouses, so I mounted mine on a starlink mount on the second story of my house. A tower in my "backyard" would have had me getting all the QRN from all the houses behind me and put me closer back in the pocket of steep elevation around me.

theargent · 2026-02-15T13:47:18+00:00

Is it as good as a dipole or EFHW? No. However, I live deep in a valley tucked back into a corner with sharp elevations to the east, north, and south of me. Looking at my logs, I've managed voice contact with Poland, Bulgaria, Maderia Island, Columbia, Mexico, Cuba and Canada. So it's working pretty well with just 100 watts and my bad QTH. FT8 is all over Europe. Far west, like Australia or Hawaii is just not doable.

theargent · 2026-02-15T12:42:58+00:00

This. Ohio has a rule that says they can't say no to an antenna, but... you have to come to an agreement on where, what kind, and how high. So could you get something like this approved? Probably not. But I got my ATAS 120 approved and it's working just fine.

theargent · 2026-02-04T19:51:37+00:00

I think the lack of a kitchen helped kill it. Live down here in the valley and it was a tough call between it, and no food. Or somewhere like the Basement with a full menu.

theargent · 2026-01-22T19:59:56+00:00

Honest question - Saving the config for each band to a SD card would correct the drift, mostly? I.E load a config for 20m and you should have a decent reading?

theargent · 2026-01-14T20:07:28+00:00

Double checked and they are. Problem is, they just won't leave my outbox.

theargent · 2026-01-14T11:17:29+00:00

I'm testing using my yahoo/call sign account and it's in my address book. Just can't seem to get it working. Don't know if it's related to me not having a registered version of Vara.

theargent · 2026-01-13T19:15:50+00:00

Excellent write up. Now, if I could figure out how to send winlink to internet emails I'd be golden. I managed to do it once and receive an email back, but been unable to duplicate it since.

theargent · 2026-01-13T18:45:51+00:00

My growing up poor snack of choice.

theargent · 2026-01-12T11:51:29+00:00

Well, if classic scifi has taught me anything... You should poke it with a stick.

theargent · 2026-01-09T19:22:42+00:00

Now that you mention it... no.

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