Monthly Archives: November 2009
Lighting Up A Tree And The Sky [Dance]
As you’ll recall, Layla’s been dancing for a long time, and she’s really quite good. The struggle has been ballet vs. other junk (my term) like hip-hop. I’m in favor of the former, she’s in favor of the latter. So … Continue reading
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Volleyball Team Photo [Emma]
Nothing new to report here; just wanted to put an endcap on Emma’s volleyball season. Never forget: Holly coached.
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Hit Man, Con Brothers, And Miracles [Movies]
I have read, I think, and enjoyed all of Elmore Leonard’s crime novels. Several of them have been made into movies, but few were commercial successes (Out of Sight and Get Shorty). Killshot, starring the very aged Mickey Rourke and … Continue reading
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The Last Drink For Ninophile?: On The Wagon [Me]
Another little bit of sad news: With the medication I’m starting, no more drinky, drinky. At all. For as long as I’m on the medication. That’s going to take some getting used to. So I closed that chapter out by, … Continue reading
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Goat Staring, Lying, And Bond Edition 132 [Movies]
I really needed a laugh the other day, so I went to see The Men Who Stare at Goats. Seemed like a good choice, but it didn’t really work out. About a secret military unit with hippie underpinnings and a … Continue reading
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Family Dysfunction, The Plague, And The Boston Strangler [Books]
Last week, I went down to my parents’ place in the middle of nowhere Texas to try to rest and relax. It went pretty well, and I got to read quite a bit. First was Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections. I’ve … Continue reading
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Fall League Season Ends [Madysen]
Last time we checked in on Madysen’s soccer team, she was scoring whenever I showed up and they were doing pretty well with 3 games left. They’ve now played those three games. I didn’t make it to any of them, … Continue reading
A Ginger Face Only A Mother Could Love [Birthdays]
Fifteen years ago today, he of the left-handedness, ginger hair (with optional bowl cut), and chocolate covered face was born. It’s been all downhill since. Which brings us to another heart stopping announcement, he’s getting his permit to drive this … Continue reading
Music Idolatry, Resistance, And 60s’ Vegas [Books]
As with Coen brothers’ films, I do love me some Nick Hornby novels. His latest, Juliet, Naked, does not disappoint especially for an aging music fan like myself. Duncan, a Brit, loves the music of Tucker Crowe. In fact, Duncan … Continue reading
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Very Good Bad News: Cancer Sucks [Me]
That little guy up above in the crib is me with really cool glasses eating a pack of M&Ms, but–newsflash–it’s not a recent photo. It’s from around Easter 1975 when I was in the hospital with Guillian-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune … Continue reading
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