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gone baby gone

I thought this movie was pretty good. It started off straightforward enough, but in the last hour, there were more twists and turns than a James Patterson novel. But, in the end, it was a movie about the moral choices we make and the effect of these choices on others.

pinewood derby

The Pinewood Derby for Jake’s cub scout pack was today. He fared pretty well this year–1st place in his den, which got him into the finals. Unfortunately, competition was stiff and he did not advance to the next Pinewood Derby race. Even so, I think he was happy to have …

the addams family

We watched this for our monthly family movie night last night. Apparently I was the only person in the house to have seen the movie before. While not a masterpiece of cinema, it was better than I remembered. Everyone enjoyed the film, so we’ll be putting the sequel on our …

days like these

Work’s been kind of slow lately. Add to that a 68 degree day in March and that equals one afternoon off. I decided to take today off in order to work outside on the pond. The long range forecast isn’t showing a better day than this in the near term …