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Office Space, Superman II... and Hackers (scroll to second letter)!

They left their countries for a better way of life, agreed - the tradeoff was their beloved sport. I would take that any day (and did, as an immigrant myself). Awfully proud to be in this country even if we don't care much for real football :p

I enjoyed the new Superman movie. It was fun and exciting and had a few twists. I do have one complaint that is true of all Superman movies. For a guy that is "faster than a speeding bullet," Superman is pretty slow on the uptake.

For instance: Superman frees the space shuttle from its moorings on an airliner. Then he takes a few seconds to realize that the airliner is crashing due to the problem with the space shuttle. You would think that super intelligent Superman would be a little more proactive.

And how about all of the times that Superman just walks up to the bad guy, giving the enemy the chance to pull whatever deadly surprise he wants. Is this an example of overconfidence or stupidity? Sort of reminds me of Khan.

Wow... the vacation must be awesome for the Team. Wednesday late... Friday a no-show... and who knows what Monday will bring. Perhaps fireworks aren't the only thing that got lit on the 4th of July at the Team's place. A 72-hour hangover? Wow. What would you have to drink to get one of those?

On a different note, Tony's comments (scroll to first letter) changed my mind on going to see Superman. As I said in my March 26th letter, I let others pay for the show first and judge their reactions. Since the world hasn't been set on fire, lines aren't wrapping around the block, then I guess I'll just wait for the DVD. OR, I'll go pay for POC2 and sneak into see Supes. Technically it's theft, and I should feel guilty. Since I always pay $5.00 for popcorn and an equal amount for nasty soda, I figure they owe me. One good theft deserves another.

As for the whereabouts of Team Rockwood, we were --as usual-- using our extraordinary powers to control the world around us. What's that? You think we're bluffing? Observe, tiny mortal.

Brian spent all of last weekend at the U.S. Senior Open in Hutchinson, Kansas. (Those of you with really good memories might remember that Brian has some experience with such events). During Sunday's final round, golfer D.A. Weibring threatened to embarrass the course and the rest of the field. After 12 holes, he had shot seven under par to take the lead at -7 overall. He was quickly turning the Open into his own personal joke. Team Rockwood could not let this stand.

Using his eerie mind-control abilities, Brian stood at the side of the 13th green and willed Weibring into making a bogey, putting him at six-under. Then, on the next hole, Brian again used his unnatural, Sith-like powers to force Weibring into another bogey situation. There, at five-under, Weibring's destruction was almost complete.

Skipping ahead to the 16th hole, Brian's mental powers finally pushed Weibring over the edge. His double-bogey on that hole dropped him to three-under-par and out of contention. In this picture you will notice that Brian was then not even looking at Weibring. That is because he was disgusted that someone with such a weak mental capacity would even dare to lead the U.S. Senior Open. Weibring's punishment was swift and severe.

The lesson here? The Masons... the Illuminati... the Stonecutters... they all have nothing on Team Rockwood when it comes to influence over national events. Don't mess with us.