Welcome to another regularly-occurring feature I've come up with...a no-holds barred review of the two (or three, in some cases) days that is my weekend.
Not too much to report this week, I'm afraid.
I "worked" all day Saturday--I say "worked" because I'm not really doing much on Saturdays except setting up our systems, running some reports, and then, well, uh, watching the clock. Seriously, I'm in at 8:30, have everything done that I have to get done by 9:15, and then sit and read, watch TV, surf the internet, etc., until I go home at 6 or 6:30. I used this week to get some online Microsoft Office courses done and catch up on my reading. At least I get paid for it.
Sunday...our normal visit to our church at 9am, breakfast, and then mostly relaxing all day, except for the couple of hours I worked in the yard. The good news is our lawn looks pretty good, except for a couple of mysterious brown patches. The bad news is, I found out why. Looks like the sprinkler system is on the fritz. So, I'll either be watering manually, asking my father-in-law for help (but he's in Nicaragua until Saturday), and/or praying for rain. It's actually clouding up a bit now, but, trust me, it's not gonna rain. Just 'cause I need it to.
Today was a pretty good day. We picked up the in-laws (mine) and headed to Orlando for a visit to Ikea. Becki and I went a few weeks ago and were in awe of this place. We both agreed it would be something her folks would enjoy, and I think they did. We picked up a few things for our kitchen and got some good ideas on how to do some future organization projects. I'm always amazed at the cool ideas that place has, and I hope one day we can head in there with a wad of cash and go nuts (with a plan in mind, of course!). Anyway, after a quick lunch at the food court at Mall at Millenia and a stop by the Apple store, we headed home...and here we are.
Small Group in T-minus two hours. I should probably go clean the house. See ya...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
three on thursday...favorite movies
Taking a page from another blog I frequent (have to get permission before I can link it here, though), I thought I'd take time every Thursday to share with you a "Top 3" list of some sort. Sometimes I'll tie it in with an upcoming holiday or event, other times (like today) I'll just throw 3 of my favorites out there. So, if you don't visit any other day...at least make sure to check out Thursdays!
Without further adieu, here's this week's edition: My 3 favorite movies of all time.
1. Airplane!
I've watched this one so many times, if you were to put it on and hit the "mute" button, I'm fairly certain I'd be able to give you every line. Simply the classic of all comedy. I mean, how can you argue with such lines as, "Surely you can't be serious?" "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." So many great jokes that it's impossible to list them all.
2. The Godfather (parts 1 and 2)
It seems these movies are on AMC every weekend, and, almost every weekend, I manage to watch at least a few minutes of them. The ultimate guys films, in my opinion. And full of life lessons, too: "Leave the gun. Take the canoli." Words to live by.
Don't get me started on Godfather 3, though. As so often happens, that's way too much of a good thing. They should have left us with the indelible final image of part 2 with Michael in his garden, finally realizing that what he had been trying to avoid all his life had finally consumed him. Classic!
3. Cast Away
This was a tough one, because I really like a lot of movies, and they all could be here. But this one makes the list because of superb acting by Tom Hanks (one of my favorites), an incredible story, and compelling cinematography. This movie is so good that, for the key section where Hanks' character is on the island (at least an hour of film time), there's not a single note of music played. That's highly unusual, and, because we're so engrossed in the film, we don't even miss it. Great commentary, also, on just how much we are tied into "busyness" and forget to take time to smell the roses...until, often, it's just too late.
Others that just missed the list: Hoosiers, Field of Dreams, Remember the Titans, Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings (the whole trilogy), Napoleon Dynamite.
So, what are your favorites?
Without further adieu, here's this week's edition: My 3 favorite movies of all time.
1. Airplane!
I've watched this one so many times, if you were to put it on and hit the "mute" button, I'm fairly certain I'd be able to give you every line. Simply the classic of all comedy. I mean, how can you argue with such lines as, "Surely you can't be serious?" "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." So many great jokes that it's impossible to list them all.
2. The Godfather (parts 1 and 2)
It seems these movies are on AMC every weekend, and, almost every weekend, I manage to watch at least a few minutes of them. The ultimate guys films, in my opinion. And full of life lessons, too: "Leave the gun. Take the canoli." Words to live by.
Don't get me started on Godfather 3, though. As so often happens, that's way too much of a good thing. They should have left us with the indelible final image of part 2 with Michael in his garden, finally realizing that what he had been trying to avoid all his life had finally consumed him. Classic!
3. Cast Away
This was a tough one, because I really like a lot of movies, and they all could be here. But this one makes the list because of superb acting by Tom Hanks (one of my favorites), an incredible story, and compelling cinematography. This movie is so good that, for the key section where Hanks' character is on the island (at least an hour of film time), there's not a single note of music played. That's highly unusual, and, because we're so engrossed in the film, we don't even miss it. Great commentary, also, on just how much we are tied into "busyness" and forget to take time to smell the roses...until, often, it's just too late.
Others that just missed the list: Hoosiers, Field of Dreams, Remember the Titans, Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings (the whole trilogy), Napoleon Dynamite.
So, what are your favorites?
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
reorganization
As you can tell, I'm back, finally and hopefully, permanently, from my Blogging Coma.
As you can also tell, I've reorganized some things and cleaned house a bit. I only kept a few of my previous posts so, if you had a witty comment attached to one, well...sorry.
Anyway, enjoy.
As you can also tell, I've reorganized some things and cleaned house a bit. I only kept a few of my previous posts so, if you had a witty comment attached to one, well...sorry.
Anyway, enjoy.
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