Thanksgiving, 2016
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Eastern Promises–A movie with Viggo as you never imagined
Wow–what a change of pace for The Ranger. In this excellent movie, Viggo Mortensen plays the moral opposite of his role as a hero in Lord of the Rings. In this scenario, he’s a gangster, no he’s a guardian angel, no he’s… well, you’ll just have to see for yourself. And yes, it has a few surprises in store for you. It’s a no-holds barred,…
Michio Kaku at book signing
I was able to meet famous author Michio Kaku today, and got him to sign my copy of Physics of the Impossible. He was appearing at the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum, so I drove back early from Richmond to catch the event. Of course, since I was already there, I had to take some pictures of stuff I hadn’t seen since my last visit….
The Weir–an excellent play. And spooky, too.
A small theater, but phenomenal actors. At least, for this production. It takes place in an Irish pub, which you can tell without looking, because the actors all do a good job of imitating the accent. The small party each repeats a spooky tale about fairies, ghosts, graveyards, and death. But they are done with such realism, the audience is completely enthralled. And the last…
Great place for Prime Rib (DC area)
The Golden Bull has a great deal on weekends, if you’re okay with eating early. As in Eary Bird Special. For $14.95, you get a great salad bar, and your choice of prime rib, Chicken Marsala, or salmon. But wait, there’s still more. Dessert and iced tea or coffee is also included. My wife and I ate there tonight, both had the prime rib, and…
Bit the Bullet (Android, that is)
My PDA (aka Palm, Tungsten E) has been my constant companion for about 5 years now. I even soldered a new battery in about a year ago. It was the perfect instrument. It could sync with Outlook, I could read books, and even download web pages (offline, of course). Then, the paint began to flake. I couldn’t sync with my new PC (curses, Vista), then…
Law Abiding Citizen (movie)
I’ve watched this twice now–excellent story of how a man that has been wronged by the law gets revenge. Or does he?
Equilibrium (the movie)–a new twist on Fahrenheit 451
This one is fairly old (2002), but I really enjoyed it. It seems early on that it’s going to be Fahrenheit 451 all over again, as, it takes place in a future society where emotions are regulated and outlawed. But they throw in a bit of Matrix-like action sequences, and some additional chraracter complexities. And the acting is much better.
Cleopatra author talk
I caught my first author lecture last week. Stacy Schiff, the author of Cleopatra: A Life, was speaking at Sixth and I, a nondenominational synagogue in downtown DC. It’s only about two blocks from the Gallery Place Metro (and Chinatown), so it was easy to get to without having to drive. I was very impressed with how intelligent Stacy is, and how well she speaks….
Picture in picture on your HD TV
Football season means lots of games to watch–and I like to watch more than one game at a time. That means switching back and forth between channels. Or going to a sports bar, where they have multiple games showing on different TV’s at the same time. This year, that got me to wishing I had Picture in Picture (PIP) capability, like we used to have, before satellite and cable TV came along.
Cancun 2010
We were lucky to find cheap flights out of Richmond this year, but it was a 6 am flight, so John and Megan opted to stay up all night. We had to be at the airport by 3, so that made sense. I tried to stay up too, but caught some zzzz’s in my recliner. KK got about 4 hours sleep. Of course, when we…