Thanksgiving, 2016
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1917
This is one of the best war movies I’ve seen. If nothing else, there are some “ooooh” scenes that are just phenomenal. It’s the story of a lone soldier who’s been given an important message to deliver to the battlefront. Since this is 1917, he has to hand deliver it. Of course, he has many “adventures” on the way, and the interactions give the producer…
Blood In, Blood Out
A Chicano gang story, but the characters and acting are beyond what you might initially expect. Three cousins are sucked into neighborhood violence when one of them is attacked and severely injured. The retaliation ends up with Miklo in prison. He runs into gangs there, too, and earns his way to the top of the chain by killing another prisoner. He eventually gets out of…
The Menu
An extreme foodie is invited to an exclusive dinner party, inviting a last minute girlfriend to go along with him. The girfriend, Margot, is not easily impressed, and has a good time openly making fun of the seriousness of the whole affair during the formal dinner. The chef has a devious plan for the grand finale of the evening, and none of the guests have…
Vengeance
Remember Ryan, the nerd (one of many) from the TV show, The Office? He stars in this comedy about a beginning journalist who convinces his boss to let him travel to Texas to investigate the murder of an ex-girlfriend. He meets the craziest family in existence, and he hooks up with the brother of the victim, who is dead set on revenge. It’s a great…
RRR
The opening scene sets the mood for the movie-a lone soldier, Raju, fights through a crowd of several thousand people to retrieve a trouble maker. It’s absolutely outlandish, as he throws people right and left, something Popeye would do in a cartoon, and finally drags the poor guy back to his military commander for punishment. Meanwhile, in a small village, a peasant girl is bought…
Costa Rica, 2018
Saturday, 4/21 Left RVA airport at 6 pm, flew to Charlotte, then Miami, arrving at 1 am Sunday. shuttle took us to DaysInn. it was okay for $99, run down, but clean. Sunday Got up around 7, breakfast ata cuban restaurant, cherizo omelet, very good. landed Tamarindo just before noon. out of curiosity, asked what the exchange rate was at the airport, 475 (vs. going…
Cancun, 2000
Saturday,July 15 Stayed at Motel 6 Linthicum City, Baltimore Friday night. Got up at 5:30, left on time at 8am on time at 5am for Cancun, arrived on time 12:30, Falcon Air B727. Took about an hour to get through immigration, Arrived at Coral Mar, around 3:30. Paid $8 each, $32 for a cab. Nice place on lagoon side, but great anew of Hotel Zone….
Cancun, 1997
Aug. 9, Saturday Got up at 3AM, on the road to DC at 4, arrived National at 6. Left for Raleigh at 7:55, then KK couldn’t get on the plane – no DL. Caramba. Midway flew us back to DC, at 3PM, arrived about 5, home in RIC at 7:30. Retrieved DL, drove back to DC, stayed right at Airport Econo Lodge. Kida arrived Cancun…
Home Greenhouse-Keep Your Deck Plants Outside All Year
So, I got tired of bringing the plants inside the house every Fall. Several of them are pretty large (and heavy), you can’t see where you’re going when you’re carrying them, and once they’re in (for several months), they block access to doorways. Christmas was on the horizon, so I got the bright idea of killing two birds with one stone. A little research found…
Night Teeth
A trainiee chauffeur gets an unusual assignment with three young lady partiy hoppers. As the night goes, the stops they make get stanger and stranger. And when he sneaks into one of the houses while they’re inside, and discovers that the girs are really vampires, he becomes entangled in something he can’t escape. Beause the driver is so innocent and trusting, the movie has enough…