Bourne or Bond?

A little more than a week ago in a dark movie theatre, I realized what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be Jason Bourne. Well, not completely. I could do without having to kill people. That would be bad. And I don’t want people chasing me all over the place […]

Congratulations, Ryan!

If you watch “The Office,” you remember that moment at the very end of last season’s finale when Ryan (B.J. Novak) accepted a job at corporate and ended his relationship with Kelly (Mindy Kaling). Debate raged online afterwards about whether Ryan really did get a promotion or the whole scene was merely a joke. Well, […]

You Learn Something New Every Day

I am a pretty big R.E.M. fan. I have all their CDs, lots of special releases and a bunch of bootlegs. I have seen them in concert seven times, know a lot of useless trivia about them and have bought some cool merchandise on eBay to decorate my basement. But I just learned one of […]

A Sad Day

Today is the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death in 1977. I am not that big of an Elvis fan, but I grow to appreciate him a little more every year, especially since some family members are pretty big fans. I remember going to see a group of Flyin Elvis’ at a minor league baseball game […]

Mark Your Calendars

One year from today, I will have an awesome party to celebrate my 40th birthday.  Which means, yes, today is my birthday. OK, maybe the party won’t be right on my birthday since it will be in the middle of the week, but I am going to do something special next year. That means you […]

I Want to Be Jason Bourne

When I heard about “The Bourne Ultimatum,” the third Jason Bourne movie, I knew I had to see it in the theater. Maria and I didn’t see the first two movies until they were out on video, and I didn’t want to miss out on all the big-screen action. Great decision. We saw the movie […]