As if Bit-Char-G's and Digi-Q's weren't enough, us mini-RC geeks will probably have to go to our nearest Radio Shack and get our grubby paws on "ZipZaps."

From an article at ign.com, a Radio Shack spokesman was quoted saying: "Micro-sized radio-control cars are all the rage in Hong Kong and Japan. It's a grassroots craze that is as popular in classrooms and playgrounds as it is in offices and in boardrooms."

Looks like the Shack got the Shaq to plug these babies. The Ford Mustang Cobra looks kinda sweet, so we'll see if they're available at a local RS here in Hawaii. The antenna on the controller/charger looks sturdier than the Tomy Bit-Char-G's, so that's a plus.

Now if I can only find my Bit-Char-G. Had some kids over the house couple months ago and the darn brats must have steered it under the refrigerator... 

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Well, you'll enjoy "Moonlight Mile" if TV movies-of-the-week and old reruns of "Touched By An Angel" and "Highway To Heaven" are your bag. But I'm not that desperate to catch any of the above, or anything on Pax, Lifetime or Oxygen either.

"Mile's" first act was promising. Writer-driector Brad Silberling shows some sense of style in dealing with the subject of loss and how it affects others. But after some (place BIG SECRET here!) pivotal point in the movie, it all went downhill. Any measure of common sense got thrown out the window (along with believable dialogue) and by the end of the movie, all of the characters and situations Silberling beautifully set up in the first third degenerates into a mountain of feel-goody pap. Ugh.

I wanted to like "Mile" since it's got great performances by both Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon. And Tobey Maguire look-alike Jake Gyllenhaal ain't that bad either. But dammit, people in real life don't act this way in these types of situations! Everything's too neat and tidy, with every emotional conflict conveniently resolved in that fakey, New-Agey way.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like feel-good movies. If they're done right that is -- meaning everything follows some sort of logical arc, with characters staying true to their, well, you know, character. 

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