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I love having a yard...
...but I hate mowing it! Most of last year I paid my son to do it. The first mow this year, I paid him again. It's a win-win because I hate mowing for several reasons (my asthma kicks up so I have to wear a mask, which suffocates me, and our front lawn is on a pretty good slope) and it's one of the few chores my son does around our house... and ( Read more... ) -
Two 3 star movies that should have been 5 stars.
We watched two films this weekend that by all accounts should have been 5 star and should have deserved the acclaim that was received by the Academy Awards. They should have... but did not - at least not to me.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.This movie had all the aspects of a great film except one: editing. The movie ( Read more... ) -
Warhammer Online
I've posted on the Stormwolves board, but figured I would put a note here, too. I saw the new estimate for Warhammer Online is Fall of 2008. I plan to give this game a try. I am a fan of the miniatures game, the RPG, and the books (www.blacklibrary.com ( Read more... ) -
Good Book Alert!
I recently read Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up". The book tracks his life from late childhood through his career in stand-up and just into his transition into films, when he hung up his 'stand-up' shoes for good ( Read more... ) -
Bad Movie Alert!
Highlander: The Source ( Read more... ) -
World War Z by Max Brooks
I highly recommend this book, even if you aren't particularly a fan of "zombie novels". It is written from the perspective of a post-war investigative committee chairperson. He has collected all of these stories from around the world following a world war where zombies nearly take over the world. Since so many of the stories were edited from his ( Read more... ) -
No Bandwagons for me
Let it be known that I am a true Dolphin's fan. I continue to proudly wear my jacket around town, despite having won NO games this year. You don't find out the true sports fans until their team sucks.
On a good note, we have a shot to win this week! It's a tie game in the 4th and we're getting the ball back.
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Time for some Lyrics
For those of you that have heard the song all your life but never actually known the lyrics, I give you... Danny Boy (by Frederick Weatherly)!
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.
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My Top Ten TV Shows
Having just watched a few episodes of one of my favorite television shows, I thought I'd try to make a list of my top ten television shows of all time. I doubt I'll get it right the first time, and I'm not even going to try to put them in order. I left off cartoons and things like sports or news shows, including only network-type shows. Here is ( Read more... ) -
Stranger Than Fiction
I love this movie! I don't know that it will rank as the best movie ever on my 'list', or even in the top ten, but it's certainly at least on the good side of the list. I'll likely be picking it up soon. Will Ferrell's typical humor is muted for this film, which is a wonderful change of pace. There comes a time when an actor must branch out and ( Read more... )