Below is a letter-to-the-editor that I wrote on the day following the events of September 11, 2001: Just as it must have been after Pearl Harbor, our nation finds itself, perhaps irrevocably, changed. I awoke Wednesday to air that, despite the 1186 miles between here and New York, no longer smells, feels, or even tastes [...]
Archive for September, 2007
9/11/07 . . . .
Posted in Shiny Randomness on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s in the air . . . .
Posted in Shiny Randomness on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I got the football pool sheet filled out with definite winners, my team in both fantasy football leagues built for a championship, and I’ve got 50 wings ready to be grilled to caribbean jerk perfection. Let the geekness begin . . . .
Bang bang . . . .
Posted in Movies on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished watching Shoot ‘Em Up. It didn’t suck but I think it was too ridiculous, too over-the-top. The fact that the gaggle of under-21 boys that also watched loved it either drives home my point or proves that I’m just too old to get it. Hollywood lies. Most hookers don’t look this hot.
The Weekend . . . .
Posted in Shiny Randomness on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I had five days off to memorialize my Memorial Day weekend. What did I do? Basically nothing. I watched a couple of movies. Grilled some wings and watched the first big college football game of the year. Got laid (yay, me). That’s about it. Well, there was one other thing. The highpoint was when I [...]
I’m your boogieman. That’s what I am . . . .
Posted in Movies on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Watched Rob Zombie’s version of Halloween. I am a little conflicted as to whether I liked it or not. First of all, John Carpenter’s original Halloween is one of my all-time favorite horror movies. It’s not that it scared me, it’s just good. That simple. I n addition to that, I generally don’t like re-makes. [...]
