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Link: Michael Jackson’s patented “Smooth Criminal” leaning shoes

The non-stop MJ coverage has at least provided the answer to a magic dance move.

I thought I would link to a Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” video, since I would rather remember MJ as the kid full of promise he seemed to be then, rather than the tragic-comic figure he became as an adult. But as I looked through video clips, I saw that his journey to the man he became was already well underway early in his childhood and even the Jackson 5 videos made me sad. So instead, here is an “I Want You Back” cover, sung by my favorite kind of artist, a girl with a guitar. (And it just so happens that this girl with a guitar has the exact same birthday as me!)

Link: Trailer for Billy the Kid

Unfortunately I’ve never been the saviour of a damsel. Although I hope someday I will be.

Tim Burton teams up with his usual suspects for his take on one of my favorites: Alice in Wonderland. First look photos here.

After having contemplated a picnic, a BBQ and a brunch as possible Father’s Day activities, I decided the best idea was to let Justin sleep in and then go somewhere for lunch. At the last minute I decided we should go to Yvoire, which is picturesque, not too far away and would certainly provide the filets de perche I had been craving.

We ended up having a nice drive out and eating lunch at La Vieille Porte restaurant. The Father’s Day gods were smiling down on Jus, as he usually ends up wishing he had ordered whatever I get, but this time he ended up with the tastier dish. If you like garlic, get your filets de perche with the garlic confit. Yum. We then strolled around the town a bit before heading back to Geneva. Luckily we were able to spot a few ducks during our stroll, which made Ben happy.

Ben is all about ducks recently, so we decided to go out by the lake and see if we could find some real ducks to look at. To say the mission was successful would be a gross understatement. We had gorgeous weather, a beautiful lake, a fun boat ride, ducks, and a little boy gleefully screaming “Quack, quack!!”

I like using Safari. It is fast, good-looking, and has a super-sexy (and useful) way of highlighting search results in a page. It is missing a few deal-breaker features (ability to restore history when re-opening a mistakenly closed tab, URL shortcuts, keyword searching from the address bar), but these can be added with Saft, so everything is OK. Except for when I forget to wait for a Saft update before updating Safari. Sigh. My life is tough, huh?