Mornin' Folks,
So (know I shouldn't start a sentence with that) . . . many people here are happy that we have not gotten "real" winter weather yet. Afterall, it is still FALL. But it is ridiculously warm here, in the 60s to low 70s daytime, but sometimes in the 30s at night. A week and a half ago we had a trace of snow. Granted that was the earliest I'd seen the white stuff here. So (yet again) I sit languishing here in Flag waiting for winter. But, if you have to "languish" somewhere Flagstaff is a nice place to be. I love living in the mountains.
I did a quick trip to Prescott on Thursday to take daughter Natasha to her mother's for a sojourn down to Tucson to see her "Grammie." It was a nice drive down but everything is so dry here in northern AZ. There was prescribed burn on the low mountains east of Prescott Valley and couldn't help but think how much of a tinder box the whole area seemed to be. I had intended on spending the night with my friends the Hammonds but felt a little out of sorts and decided to flee back north. Due to a snafu with my social secuirty for November this short foray out of Flag will probably be the only one I do until after the first of the year.
Watched some "Yahoos" here out with their placards against national health insurance. It never ceases to amaze me how stupid people are . . . don't they know a national health plan is the only way costs will go down for medical treatment. It is the insurance and drug companies that are making all the money. It is just like the Wall St. folks and banks who put us in the financial fix that we are in. Cannot some of you people that have it so good think of others for once. And you seniors ( I am one of you) can you not worry so much about your Medicare and think about the greater good. They are not going to take away your coverage. Get a brain people, and don't buy all the bullshit put out there by the right wing pimps for the insurance companies!
Movies: I had looked forward to seeing Men Who Stare at Goats and did yesterday when it opened here. I have to say I was somewhat disappointed. Although it is funny in parts overall I would not give it more than two stars. Clooney and McGregor are pretty good together and Kevin Spacey, for the featured role he plays, isn't bad, but the film does not hold together well. Jeff Bridges basically channels his Lebowski role. What with the disappointing Amelia last week I am not optimistic about films being released right now. For the most part there is a lot Vampire bull-shit and cartoon/computer generated crap where actors are made to look like they have been botoxed. I did see previews of a new international "thriller" with Matt Damon that shows some promise. Since I will be here for both Thanksgiving and Christmas I hope that the usual holiday releases are at least watchable.
Ciao!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Early, Early, Early . . .
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
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 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
Monday, September 14, 2009
Early Morning Meanderings
Good Morning Whomever is still out there,
Summer is almost officially over . . . I know Labor Day tends to mark it for most folks, but the actual celestial date is the 22nd of September. In the past few years my early autumn had been spent in the Tetons where the changing colors are quite extraordinary. Here in Flagstaff I see the beginnings of fall in our aspens. This year I will get to experience the colors of Flagstaff.
Before the full onset of those autumnal colors here, I am headed out to northern San Diego County for a trip to see my family. I am departing tomorrow for Prescott then on to southern Cal the following day. Since returning from my Wyoming visit at the end of July I have spent the last month and a half here. What with getting into my new condo and all that entailed, it would have been difficult to leave. A lot of that difficulty centered around a lack of funds after all that was required (and some things not so required) to get into my new situation. However, I am enjoying my new accommodations.
Last week one of my "cronies" here in Flagstaff came into Barnes & Noble, my afternoon office/reading room, and told us he has terminal lung cancer. This was a "shocker" for my other friend Ed and myself. Charles is only 67 years old and has been given only a couple of months to live. He has always been a big bull of a man who seemed rather healthy. He built his own road bicycle and I would see him riding everywhere on it throughout the first part of this summer.
He hasn't smoked in 30 years. Needless to say this gives us all pause to think about the vagaries of life. It has been a summer of death, and now it seems to be moving into the fall.
At any rate, I need to get out of town for awhile.
Movies have continued to "suck" for the most part this summer. Since last I wrote I have seen one really bad one, All About Steve, one good one, 500 Days of Summer, and a so, so thriller whose main positive aspect was that it starred Kate Beckensale, Whiteout. Still I rank the worst of the summer as Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan's film reviewed a few weeks ago. It is probably tied with Land of the Lost for the bottom of the list. Sandra Bullock is batting just under .500 with her Proposal, earlier in summer and the really awfull aforementioned Steve film. In late spring the first of the "summer" films hit the screens. The best of these was the new Star Trek film, after that the drop off began. Angels and Demons was somewhat of a disappointment. A French film that I happened on, Summer House was excellent, but I saw that in San Diego. There were numerous others too average to mention.
Well . . . that's about it from here. Have a great Autumnal Equinox!
Happy Trails!
Summer is almost officially over . . . I know Labor Day tends to mark it for most folks, but the actual celestial date is the 22nd of September. In the past few years my early autumn had been spent in the Tetons where the changing colors are quite extraordinary. Here in Flagstaff I see the beginnings of fall in our aspens. This year I will get to experience the colors of Flagstaff.
Before the full onset of those autumnal colors here, I am headed out to northern San Diego County for a trip to see my family. I am departing tomorrow for Prescott then on to southern Cal the following day. Since returning from my Wyoming visit at the end of July I have spent the last month and a half here. What with getting into my new condo and all that entailed, it would have been difficult to leave. A lot of that difficulty centered around a lack of funds after all that was required (and some things not so required) to get into my new situation. However, I am enjoying my new accommodations.
Last week one of my "cronies" here in Flagstaff came into Barnes & Noble, my afternoon office/reading room, and told us he has terminal lung cancer. This was a "shocker" for my other friend Ed and myself. Charles is only 67 years old and has been given only a couple of months to live. He has always been a big bull of a man who seemed rather healthy. He built his own road bicycle and I would see him riding everywhere on it throughout the first part of this summer.
He hasn't smoked in 30 years. Needless to say this gives us all pause to think about the vagaries of life. It has been a summer of death, and now it seems to be moving into the fall.
At any rate, I need to get out of town for awhile.
Movies have continued to "suck" for the most part this summer. Since last I wrote I have seen one really bad one, All About Steve, one good one, 500 Days of Summer, and a so, so thriller whose main positive aspect was that it starred Kate Beckensale, Whiteout. Still I rank the worst of the summer as Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan's film reviewed a few weeks ago. It is probably tied with Land of the Lost for the bottom of the list. Sandra Bullock is batting just under .500 with her Proposal, earlier in summer and the really awfull aforementioned Steve film. In late spring the first of the "summer" films hit the screens. The best of these was the new Star Trek film, after that the drop off began. Angels and Demons was somewhat of a disappointment. A French film that I happened on, Summer House was excellent, but I saw that in San Diego. There were numerous others too average to mention.
Well . . . that's about it from here. Have a great Autumnal Equinox!
Happy Trails!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Good Afternoon Folks,
Today I am saddened by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Even though he lived a sometimes flawed personal life he was a great Senator! He ran for the Presidential nomination against Jimmy Carter in 1980 and lost. I think he has been a much better in the senate than he would have been as a President. He always championed programs benefiting the lesser of our citizens and national health care for all. Hopefully, his death will spur on those in both legislative houses to hammer out a program in his honor. He is the last of his generation of Kennedys in public life. I hope the younger Kennedys follow on with his and his brother's legacy.
In my reminiscence of the elder Kennedy brothers I know exactly where I was when I heard that they had been killed. I think most everyone of our generation does as well. Ft. Benning, Georgia in the army was where I first heard of President Kennedy's assasination. I was devastated. With Robert Kennedy 's death I had just gone to bed with my pregnant first wife when a friend called and said, "your boy has been shot." I had been a big supporter of Robert Kennedy on campus while other students were supporting Eugene McCarthy. It was unbelievable . . . Martin Luther King had been assassinated just a few days prior. It was just too much. A lot of people's idealism went by the wayside with those events.
I had my two week anniversary in my new Condo yesterday. It seems as if I have been here longer. It is nice to have my own space. The problem is that the $$$$ has pretty much run out and I am still looking at things I want to add to the place. Guess when it is yours there is always something you want to do to make the "nest" more to your liking. However, it is kind of funny that when I was renting that same feeling was at a much lower level.
So far there have been no overnight visitors now that there is an extra bedroom for "guests." It has been so long since I have had them even with the bedroom I'm not sure I know how to act. But, I do find myself walking around the place saying to myself, "now you have more room." Guess it something we old bachelors do, that is, talk to ourselves.
As for movies since last we communicated, Quentin Terrentino's new flick, Inglorious Basterds, is the only one I've seen lately. I liked it quite a bit, but as I usually say for films like this, it is not for everyone. There is a lot of pretty gory violence. The actors do a great job, especially the lead German actor who's name escapes me. So, I give it a cautionary "thumbs up."
Adios Amigas y Amigos
Today I am saddened by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Even though he lived a sometimes flawed personal life he was a great Senator! He ran for the Presidential nomination against Jimmy Carter in 1980 and lost. I think he has been a much better in the senate than he would have been as a President. He always championed programs benefiting the lesser of our citizens and national health care for all. Hopefully, his death will spur on those in both legislative houses to hammer out a program in his honor. He is the last of his generation of Kennedys in public life. I hope the younger Kennedys follow on with his and his brother's legacy.
In my reminiscence of the elder Kennedy brothers I know exactly where I was when I heard that they had been killed. I think most everyone of our generation does as well. Ft. Benning, Georgia in the army was where I first heard of President Kennedy's assasination. I was devastated. With Robert Kennedy 's death I had just gone to bed with my pregnant first wife when a friend called and said, "your boy has been shot." I had been a big supporter of Robert Kennedy on campus while other students were supporting Eugene McCarthy. It was unbelievable . . . Martin Luther King had been assassinated just a few days prior. It was just too much. A lot of people's idealism went by the wayside with those events.
I had my two week anniversary in my new Condo yesterday. It seems as if I have been here longer. It is nice to have my own space. The problem is that the $$$$ has pretty much run out and I am still looking at things I want to add to the place. Guess when it is yours there is always something you want to do to make the "nest" more to your liking. However, it is kind of funny that when I was renting that same feeling was at a much lower level.
So far there have been no overnight visitors now that there is an extra bedroom for "guests." It has been so long since I have had them even with the bedroom I'm not sure I know how to act. But, I do find myself walking around the place saying to myself, "now you have more room." Guess it something we old bachelors do, that is, talk to ourselves.
As for movies since last we communicated, Quentin Terrentino's new flick, Inglorious Basterds, is the only one I've seen lately. I liked it quite a bit, but as I usually say for films like this, it is not for everyone. There is a lot of pretty gory violence. The actors do a great job, especially the lead German actor who's name escapes me. So, I give it a cautionary "thumbs up."
Adios Amigas y Amigos
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Howdy Folks,
It is a beautiful August morning here in Flagstaff. Part of this fine morning I spent sitting on my deck reading. I am now moved into my new condo and really "digging it" (so far).
It was an arduous week of moving. On Tuesday Jamie Griffin and his truck assisted me in the most rigorous move, three loads of the heaviest stuff. Jamie is an older student (mid-20s) at NAU and an afternoon denizen of Barnes & Noble like myself. In all, so far I have moved about 14 loads in my Subaru, have a partial one left from the storage room at the old apartment
My hope is that this it for moving in my life. That is unless someone moves me to the "home" in a few years. It was kind of funny when the beautiful Hispanic lady at the title company was having me sign my papers. She said that my mortgage would run for 30 years. My response was that I doubted I'd be in existence for that long. But it is nice to have my own place, especially one with a spare bedroom and bathroom for guests. 800 square feet is just about right for me.
Yesterday morning I spent a couple of hours cleaning the old "flat." I did not do more than an ordinary job on it as I am paying for the whole month (and not staying there) and have a very large "breaking the lease" fee due at the end of the month. I did not do as some suggested, in light of the amount I am paying to get out, and not clean it at all. It is not in my make-up to leave a place filthy (not that it was that bad, after all I'm a very neat person).
\Daughter Natasha and I went to the cinema yesterday afternoon. We saw Julie & Julia, the film that parallels parts of chef Julia Child's life along with that of a fledgling writer's attempt to make all of Child's recipes within 365 days and chronicle them on a blog. Both actors Meryl Streep and Amy Adams do a wonderful job in their respective roles. I remember watching Julia Child's humorous cooking show back in the late 1960s on PBS (not that I am a good cook or fan of this genre of programing but she was so damn entertaining). Streep, with her very good since of dialects and acting ability, does Child perfectly. She very aptly depicts her sense of humor which brought laughter to me as well as the rest of the audience. Amy Adams, who like very much, does another great job in her role as well. The two stories play off of each other well. The movie works. If I were using the five star form of rating, I would give it four.
That is about it from West Flagstaff.
And so it goes . . .
Sunday, August 9, 2009
In Between . . .
An Early Good Sunday Morn Folks,
It has been an exciting couple of weeks since my return from Wyoming. All of the activities associated with buying a new abode have made me anxious, tired, and busy, not to mention, pretty happy. Who would have thought that the, not so simple, act of purchasing a home would again revitalize what was becoming a pretty mundane existence.
As I have said many times, I did not want to own anything because it begins to own you. The thought of limiting my mobility was also part of this overly simplistic philosophy. I have come to realize, firstly, that I like Flagstaff. It has clean air; is the right size for me and is a relatively progressive town/city. In addition, if I want/need something from the "big city," I can go down the hill 135 miles to Phoenix. I had, at times since retiring, toyed with the idea of moving to Montana: Bozeman, Missoula, or Kalispel. And, although liking all of those places, I found Flagstaff won out for me every time.
For various reasons my friend Ed, daughter Natasha, and a couple of others are not so thrilled with this place. In the case of Natasha and her husband it does not offer what they need professionally. In Ed's case, the old curmudgeon does not like the political climate (too liberal for him) and the lack of social life, even though he seems always to be communicating with friends and acquaintances in town. He harkens back to the corner neighborhood bar in Philadelphia.
At any rate, for me the arduous task of moving has begun. The new condo closed a couple of days ago and all of the anxiety over whether everything would be approved is over. Now the back-braking labor has begun. So far I have moved four loads in the Subaru. In addition, I have been sealing the grout on all that nice ceramic tile in the place. Have done both bathrooms and the kitchen. Today I hope to finish up in the dining room ( in addition to moving another load). When purchasing a new place I did not know that I would have to do this task. But, again it is, somewhat, a labor of love, a new place, another new beginning.
On the movie front: Don't see Funny People with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan. From the previews I had thought it would have some merit, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Natasha felt the same way. It is an overly long and meandering film. It has much too much in the way of "penis humor," which gets pretty tiresome in a 136 minute film. On the other hand, a very good and gripping movie is The Hurt Locker." A warning though, this film is not for everyone and is not a "happy summer" film. The movie follows a bomb disposal team in Iraq. It delves into the lives of the men involved. It is not a documentary and is not political. The acting is great and the film has "gritty" substance.
And so it goes . . .
It has been an exciting couple of weeks since my return from Wyoming. All of the activities associated with buying a new abode have made me anxious, tired, and busy, not to mention, pretty happy. Who would have thought that the, not so simple, act of purchasing a home would again revitalize what was becoming a pretty mundane existence.
As I have said many times, I did not want to own anything because it begins to own you. The thought of limiting my mobility was also part of this overly simplistic philosophy. I have come to realize, firstly, that I like Flagstaff. It has clean air; is the right size for me and is a relatively progressive town/city. In addition, if I want/need something from the "big city," I can go down the hill 135 miles to Phoenix. I had, at times since retiring, toyed with the idea of moving to Montana: Bozeman, Missoula, or Kalispel. And, although liking all of those places, I found Flagstaff won out for me every time.
For various reasons my friend Ed, daughter Natasha, and a couple of others are not so thrilled with this place. In the case of Natasha and her husband it does not offer what they need professionally. In Ed's case, the old curmudgeon does not like the political climate (too liberal for him) and the lack of social life, even though he seems always to be communicating with friends and acquaintances in town. He harkens back to the corner neighborhood bar in Philadelphia.
At any rate, for me the arduous task of moving has begun. The new condo closed a couple of days ago and all of the anxiety over whether everything would be approved is over. Now the back-braking labor has begun. So far I have moved four loads in the Subaru. In addition, I have been sealing the grout on all that nice ceramic tile in the place. Have done both bathrooms and the kitchen. Today I hope to finish up in the dining room ( in addition to moving another load). When purchasing a new place I did not know that I would have to do this task. But, again it is, somewhat, a labor of love, a new place, another new beginning.
On the movie front: Don't see Funny People with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan. From the previews I had thought it would have some merit, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Natasha felt the same way. It is an overly long and meandering film. It has much too much in the way of "penis humor," which gets pretty tiresome in a 136 minute film. On the other hand, a very good and gripping movie is The Hurt Locker." A warning though, this film is not for everyone and is not a "happy summer" film. The movie follows a bomb disposal team in Iraq. It delves into the lives of the men involved. It is not a documentary and is not political. The acting is great and the film has "gritty" substance.
And so it goes . . .
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