Went to see the Red Sox play Texas the other night with Michelle, Jon, and Pete. Michelle got ridiculously good tickets from her boss. It was actually the first game of their current 4-game losing streak. They got beat 13-6, but we still had a great time. I called my sister to tell her I was at the game and was surprised when she told me she was their too. But the real shock came when I realized that they were only EIGHT ROWS AWAY. Small ballpark.
I might have been a little drunk…
Made some of the best burgers I’ve ever had tonight. They’re called Mexican Burgers. And because I’m such a nice guy, I’m sharing the recipe.
Article from Reuters by Jason Szep.
A U.S. war veteran who lost both arms in Iraq has sued Oscar-winning director Michael Moore for $85 million, saying television clips were used without his permission in the anti-war documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” and gave a false impression that he opposed the war.
Sgt. Peter Damon, 33, a supporter of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, claims Moore misused the footage to portray him “in a false light” and as “disagreeing with the president about the war effort and as disagreeing with the war effort itself.”
“It was kind of almost like the enemy was using me for propaganda. What soldier wants to be involved in that?” Damon told CBS’s local television news affiliate. “I didn’t lose my arms over there to come back and be used as ammunition against my commander-in-chief.”
In a suit that also names Miramax Films Corp. and several other film companies, Damon says Moore never sought his consent for using segments of an NBC Nightly News interview with Damon while he was in hospital.
According to the complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston and obtained by Reuters on Thursday, Damon is seeking damages for “loss of reputation, emotional distress, embarrassment, and personal humiliation.”
Damon said he felt betrayed by the filmmaker, whose “Fahrenheit 9/11” won the top prize at the Cannes film festival and was the highest-grossing documentary ever at nearly $120 million.
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In an interview in front of his house, Damon told local CBS television: “The original idea was supposed to be something positive about the treatment we were receiving … not something to be used in a story talking about veterans being left behind because as you can see behind me I’m the last person who can say I am being left behind,” he said, gesturing to his home.
Damon is seeking $75 million in damages, while his wife is seeking another $10 million due to “mental distress and anguish” suffered by her husband because of the film. He said he would donate the money to veteran’s groups.
I got another x-ray and met with my orthopedic specialist at Boston Medical Center yesterday. I knew what to expect so I didn’t get my hopes up. I was right, and it will be another 4-8 weeks before he lets me walk.
The only good news is Dr. C. upped my weight bearing to 50%, which means I can at least stand without crutches. Everything on the x-ray looks great and things should heal well, Dr. C. just doesn’t want me screwing things up. He’d rather me stay off the leg until the bone is 100% healed, rather than have me re-injure the hip and require another surgery.
I can’t say I disagree with him; it’s just tough to accept. I remember coming out of surgery at Bethesda, and the docs telling me it would be up to 12 weeks before I’d walk again. Here it is 12 weeks later and it’s going to be another 4-8 more.
