I wanted to love “The Book of Joe.” The story sounded perfect for me – immature guy faces a situation where he desperately needs to grow up. Unfortunately, I couldn’t muster up love for Jonathan Tropper‘s 2004 novel. I did like it a lot, however. I somehow read 300-some pages about Joe Goffman, the namesake […]
R.E.M. has unabashedly supported Barack Obama from very early on. When I saw them in June less than an hour from D.C., Michael Stipe very openly talked about how much he wanted Obama to win. That pissed off some people in the crowd, but, as he said, the great thing about the country is that […]
CBS likes to promote their successful Monday night lineup of comedy shows. They really hang their hat on “Two and a Half Men” and one of my favorite shows “How I Met Your Mother.” But lately, the first show of the night has threatened to take their thunder. Plain and simple, “Big Bang Theory” has […]
I will write a review of High School Musical 3 another day. After watching the movie today, I couldn’t help but think about math equations. I particularly wanted to teach the one below to the family sitting behind us. Two parents + one 9-year-old + one 3-year-old + long movie = annoying the people around […]
I have never found magicians entertaining. Some of them strike me as a little creepy, but the massive egos they bring to trying to fool us make me just roll my eyes at pretty much all of them. I could have gladly gone through life not even getting the opportunity to do that about Criss […]
I love football. I also love cable television. Therefore, to see as much football as I want, I make sure I get a high-level cable TV package. That’s how it works, people. Sometimes you have to pay for what you want. I don’t know why Arlen Specter and a bunch of other bored senators don’t […]
I don’t like to have problems with my meals. I try really hard to avoid confrontation with food, but sometimes things spin out of control. We faced two such instances this week. One of them might force me to write a strongly-worded letter to one of my favorite food companies. Maria decided to make macaroni […]
Last night, Maria and I went to see the story of plucky teens who have their futures ahead of them and tell their story through song and dance. No, not “High School Musical 3,” although we will go see that soon enough. We took in a local theater group’s production of “Grease.” This served as […]
R.E.M. gets back on the road tonight with a show I would love to see. The Old 97s are opening for the band which will make for a hell of a fun evening. I really wonder what kind of set list the band will pull out. They have had several months to work through their […]
Each night when I read my local newspaper, I love to peruse the “Today in History” section. I scan the celebrity birthdays to find some interesting topic of conversation. Yesterday, I found something that frightened me. Charlotte Caffey turned 55. Yes, boys and girls, one of the Go-Go’s is now 55. I suddenly feel really, […]