Good Early Morning from Flagstaff!
My "off again, on again" fight with sleep is on again. I have no trouble getting to that state, actually drop off pretty nearly as soon as my head hits the pillow. But it seems my body wants me awake early, sometimes at 1 or 2 am for an hour or so. Most of the time I can get back to sleep. At any rate it makes for a "Zombie like" next day.
It is difficult to believe that October is almost over. Months and years seem to be whizzing by. When you are young you cannot wait to get to the next stage in life, in fact you "chomp at the bit" to be older so you can do this and that. At this point, for me, that seems like a long time ago. I cannot remember the last time "I couldn't wait" to get to the next age so I could drive, or drink legally, etc., maybe it was social security. Isn't it interesting how our priorities change.
So . . . apparently, we are suppose to get our first snow this week in Flagstaff. Unlike many of the folks here, I cannot wait. This would be the earliest I can remember since moving here. Of course that's if it really happens. Oft times weather here in the mountains of AZ is not what is predicted. Be-that-as-it-may, It will not be enough to take out the XC skis but I hope it portends a good snow winter for the aforementioned skiing.
Not much else has been going on with me. I haven't had much in the way of visitors to the new condo. My friend Marc came up and spent one night on his way to a motorcycle rally in Cedar City, Utah. Now that I have spare a room thought I might get a couple more "overnighters" but no such luck. At least it is there if someone "drops in" on me.
Movies of late have been just as bad as ever. I thought maybe it was just what Flag had to offer but looked online and there is a dearth of good films out now. The only place I might be able to see some decent Independent films would be in Scottsdale and I do not have the funds for a trip down to the valley. Whip It, a small film about a young woman's attempt to find her own identity by getting involved in roller derby was not bad. Ellen Page of Juno fame played the lead. it was a nice little movie. Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Fox and Gerard Butler was definitely not worth it. That's about all I have to report in this regard. Lets hope the coming "holiday" releases give us a couple of gems. That would be my hope (and wish) for November.
Stay warm . . . even though it is fall and there are some beautiful displays of color, winter is a close step behind.
Ciao
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Longtime No Communication . . .
I have no excuses for not writing down my thoughts of late. I did go to San Diego County for a few days last month as mentioned in the last blog. It was an OK trip but something seemed a bit off for me. I cannot put my finger on it. The weather was hot. My family were all preoccupied and I felt as if I were a "fifth wheel." My sister Norma welcomed me as always and was gracious to let me stay with her while she was in the middle of moving. I got to see my grandsons engage in their atheletic endeavors but their family is so full of their own commitments that there is scarcely time for an "outsider," as Dad/"Gramps" seems to be. I long for that feeling of excitement we felt when my grandpa use to come from out of town to visit. Although, I do seem to recollect that my Mom was not always keen to see her father.
Shortly after my return from that trip another death occurred in what seems like a long line of them recently. My friend Charles died two weeks ago. He is the one mentioned in the most previous blog. He had said that the doctors had given him 2 weeks to 2 months. He made it to exactly one month from that prognosis. It is a sad thing when one dies so young. 67 is realtively young! We will miss him at afternoon group curmudgeon's gatherings at Barnes & Noble.
In addition, last week my Uncle Johnny in Lousiana died. He is my mother's only sister's husband. Although I had never really met him he was married to someone we were very close to during the early period of my life. He was in his mid-80s. I mourn his loss, especially how that loss may affect my Aunt Roby.
There has not been much in the way of positive "news" to convey here. But it seems to be my "half empty" view of life anyway, maybe even all the way "empty." Both my daughters refer to me as Eeyore, but I plug along. However, I am ready for some good news should, by chance, that occur in the near future.
As for films of late . . . there is not much positive in that either. The Informant with Matt Damon may be the best of the lot, Extract was not too bad. Surrogate with Bruce Willis was the usual bloody action thriller, entertaining on some level but not all that good. I went to see a much anticipated comedy starring Ricky Gervais, The Invention of Lying, but it was so bad I walked out and went into Moore's new rant on Capitalism, which was actually pretty good, even though his standard "doc" mode. I succumbed to Vince Vaughn's Couple's Retreat this last Friday and found it somewhat ammusing but another "dud." To say the least movie fare has not been worth the money I spent, and that is in short supply since buying the Condo.
And so it goes . . .
Adios Amigos y Amigas
I have no excuses for not writing down my thoughts of late. I did go to San Diego County for a few days last month as mentioned in the last blog. It was an OK trip but something seemed a bit off for me. I cannot put my finger on it. The weather was hot. My family were all preoccupied and I felt as if I were a "fifth wheel." My sister Norma welcomed me as always and was gracious to let me stay with her while she was in the middle of moving. I got to see my grandsons engage in their atheletic endeavors but their family is so full of their own commitments that there is scarcely time for an "outsider," as Dad/"Gramps" seems to be. I long for that feeling of excitement we felt when my grandpa use to come from out of town to visit. Although, I do seem to recollect that my Mom was not always keen to see her father.
Shortly after my return from that trip another death occurred in what seems like a long line of them recently. My friend Charles died two weeks ago. He is the one mentioned in the most previous blog. He had said that the doctors had given him 2 weeks to 2 months. He made it to exactly one month from that prognosis. It is a sad thing when one dies so young. 67 is realtively young! We will miss him at afternoon group curmudgeon's gatherings at Barnes & Noble.
In addition, last week my Uncle Johnny in Lousiana died. He is my mother's only sister's husband. Although I had never really met him he was married to someone we were very close to during the early period of my life. He was in his mid-80s. I mourn his loss, especially how that loss may affect my Aunt Roby.
There has not been much in the way of positive "news" to convey here. But it seems to be my "half empty" view of life anyway, maybe even all the way "empty." Both my daughters refer to me as Eeyore, but I plug along. However, I am ready for some good news should, by chance, that occur in the near future.
As for films of late . . . there is not much positive in that either. The Informant with Matt Damon may be the best of the lot, Extract was not too bad. Surrogate with Bruce Willis was the usual bloody action thriller, entertaining on some level but not all that good. I went to see a much anticipated comedy starring Ricky Gervais, The Invention of Lying, but it was so bad I walked out and went into Moore's new rant on Capitalism, which was actually pretty good, even though his standard "doc" mode. I succumbed to Vince Vaughn's Couple's Retreat this last Friday and found it somewhat ammusing but another "dud." To say the least movie fare has not been worth the money I spent, and that is in short supply since buying the Condo.
And so it goes . . .
Adios Amigos y Amigas
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