Yesterday before Pizza Night, I finished reading “King Rat” by China Miéville. This the second book of his that I have read in the last 6 months. It was also his first novel. Miéville’s strength and one reason for his quick rise to popularity is his writing style. His prose is amazing for someone that has written things that can be seen as science fiction. Sci-fi authors are usually scientists by profession or at heart, [...]
On Friday night, per usual, we had Pizza Night. It was hosted by Shannon and Ed. But it was a special Pizza Night, since we exchange gifts. We do two rounds. First is the White Elephant, which was introduced to us last year by John and Kathleen. For those of you that don’t know what this is, is you find something around your house that you don’t really want anymore, wrap it up as a [...]
Marcia and I rented “Shrek 2″ and watched it last night. Very funny. Very good. Just as good, or maybe even better then the first movie. The three main original characters that enthralled us all the first time around where back. Mike Myers as the voice of Shrek, Cameron Diaz as the voice of Princess Fiona, and Eddie Murphy as the voice of Duncan the Donkey. The additions to the cast is what helped add [...]
Marcia and I watched the movie “Luther” last night. This is a theatrical biography of Martin Luther, the German monk that started the Reformation, leading to the formation of the Protestant churches. Including the one that bears his name, the Lutheran Church. You can find a lot of great info about Luther and his doctorines on the internet. One site inparticular that I found was “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”. This is named after [...]
I hate to say this in some ways, but I am beginning to side with the players on this whole deal. I think that Gary Bettman and the group of owners that are pushing this salary cap are going to ruin the league. They keep saying they want to save it, and cost certainty is the way to go. But they are treating this like they are a big time sport with huge TV contracts. [...]
Marcia and I usually eat tacos for dinner on Tuesday. (I couldn’t think of anything better to title the post …….. sorry.) The Owners BSSorry, but this is what I think of it. The news leaked that the NHL owners will outright reject the players offer this morning. Supposedly they will have a counterproposal, but it will not be working upon what the players proposed. My feeling is that this is very shortsighted. The problem [...]
“The Legend of Earthsea”The Sci-Fi Channel will be broadcasting their production of Ursula K. LeGuin’s famed “Earthsea” Series tonight. There are a few questions that I have not been able to find the answers to. Like what books does it involve. The series consists of four novels and a book of short stories. I will be taping this. It could be very interesting. Any fantasy movie will catch my attention. And even though I was [...]
“And greetings of the season to you Blackadder. May the Yuletide log slip from your fire and burn your house down.” — Stephen Fry as Lord Melchett in “Blackadder’s Christmas Carol”
Yesterday while babysitting, I did have time to finish the last 20 pages I had left of “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood. Some may know her work through the movie “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which is based on her book of the same name. I had heard this book talked about, but something about it just turned my head the other way. But I found a copy at MediaPlay in the remainder section. I picked [...]
I spent a good portion of Saturday watching my 3 month old nephew Ryan yesterday. Given that my sister-in-law Paula and her husband Rick were moving, and my mother-in-law had things she needed to attend to, and Marcia had a migraine, ol’ Gimpy (that’s me) was brought in to pinch hit as babysitter. I watched him from 8 in the morning to about 4 in the afternoon. I know your priorities change when you have [...]
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