What's With the Name?

Some of you might be wondering what the inspiration is for the name of the blog. The name “Mutineer” is based on a line from one of my favorite movies, Dr. Strangelove. The line is spoken by a clueless Army colonel who is stunned to be told to invade a nearby Air Force base only to find that the officer in charge is English. The line always struck me as hilarious. The best way to summarize the movie is that it is a comedy about the world ending in nuclear annihilation. That sounds pretty preposterous, but it works, amazingly well. It's the kind of comedy where it's not necessarily the funny lines or ridiculous stunts, but it's just crazy people caught up in a wild situation. Their personalities are what makes the movie funny. For a movie that barely clocks over 90 minutes, the character development is amazing. The movie features Peter Sellers in three roles and also features George C. Scott; Slim Pickens; Sterling Hayden, who is as underrated an actor as there has ever been in Hollywood movies; and Keenan Wynn, who plays the colonel who utters the “mutiny” line. Interestingly enough the movie also features the screen debut of James Earl Jones. He doesn’t have many lines, but that voice is impossible to miss.

The movie is not for little kids, but most kids I know wouldn’t be interested in a black-and-white, dialogue-driven movie anyway. The clip below includes the “mutiny” line and more.

The Real About Me

You won't learn much about me by clicking on my Google+ page, so here's the real deal (or at least the real deal I want you to know):

Darren R. McFadden was born and raised in Piedmont, Mo., and who now lives in Decatur, Ala., with his lovely wife Beth Anne. He is a former teacher and newspaper reporter who now just meanders through life, trying to keep out of trouble in the real world but maybe creating a little in his meager corner of cyberspace, enduring his legacy as the never-challenged leader of the mutiny of preverts, hence the name of the blog. You will find a variety of posts on here. I write about what interests me, and my interests vary widely.

I will try to be honest about what I think, but every once in a while I might just post something totally off the wall that I don't really believe, just trying to get a reaction. So don't take everything you read here too seriously. This is especially true if you plan to comment. Please understand that only I can be held responsible for what is written here. Nothing I write reflects the opinions or beliefs of my family, my church, my employers (past or present) or my friends, so please don't go to them if you find something you don't like on here.