June 2010
3 posts
LOST Children, Part One
I have a 10 year old son and seven year old daughter (eight soon), and one thing I’ve done as a parent that’s out of the ordinary is I’ve exposed them to some movies and TV shows that are not really geared for their age. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not talking R-rated, and the movies we go see and much of what we buy or rent is all-ages or kiddie fare. However, I’ve...
Happy Father's Day
This was a pretty good one. Ex-wife had four Padres tix from her boss’ season tix and gave them to me, so I took my son and daughter and son’s friend. I’m not really crazy about that kid but whatever. Split fish and chips at the ballpark with daughter but pretty much abandoned them for her and had a bbq brisket sandwich while the boys had hot dogs. Pretty good seats behind home...
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The Godfather Part III
This past Memorial Day weekend, without really planning to, I watched the entire Godfather trilogy on blu-ray. I had the set for half a year and hadn’t watched them until now. I think the impetus may have been catching some of an edited-for-TV edition of Pulp Fiction on the tiny TV up in the corner of the gym at my old apartment while I was working out. For some reason, as watchable as the...
