Ramblings…
Ahhh is it possible fall has arrive in Vegas? Probably not, but today was beautiful. Pre-fall Ramblings…
- NFL kicked off this weekend. It’s my first without Fantasy Football… and I actually am enjoying it.
- Turn on any Christian radio station and 9 out of 10 times, you’ll be listening to Chris Tomlin.
- Wow, watching Serena Williams freak out at the US Open was uncomfortable.
- RIP Patrick Swayze. Though he will be remembered for Dirty Dancing, I spent an entire summer as a teenager watching “Red Dawn” over and over again on HBO. Very unrated movie. Wolverines!!!
- Our new Control Room worked like a well-oiled machine on Sunday. Lots of work by some great technicians made it all happen. Love it when a plan comes together.
- Austin turned 11 today (14th) and we celebrated with some Pei Wei (his favorite spot) and trying out some bikes. He’s determined to ride to school…mom and I are not so sure.
- Lost a pet frog this week.
- Starting reading Prodigal God by Tim Keller. Two chapters in and it’s messing with me already. The story really demonstrates the grace and character of God especially to the elder son.
- What is the saddest movie you have ever seen? Old Yeller? I have a couple, but feel free to add your own. Most of them are “chick flicks” but actually one of the best and most moving pics I’ve seen is Simon Birch. Pretty underrated and underseen, but a great movie. Jim Carrey even makes a cameo. What’s your saddest movie experience?
- Saw the entire Kayne West moment on the VMA’s. As much as I’d like Taylor Swift to step out of the limelight for a bit (her music is played continually to the point of painfulness) I felt really bad for her.
- Man I’ve got a post I want to put up… gotta think through it a bit more before I put it out there.
Let your boy ride his bike. Haven’t you ever read “wild at heart?” You want to scar him for life?
The movie I cry at by far is “Pearl Harbor” but not because it’s such a great move, but because of the great men that it represents. When I think about all that my grandfather’s generation did for us, it gets me.
Look on Craigslist for a great bike for less $$$.
Let him ride, it’s a rite of passage!
I agree with you on “Simon Birch” Most people have NEVER heard of it – it’s one of our favorites. We also love “To Kill a Mockingbird” with Gregory Peck – watch it every Halloween. I cried at “Pearl Harbor” “The Notebook” and “Message in a Bottle” But my all time CRY movie is “Sense and Sensibility” with Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant. Wow. The last scene is POWERFUL. Love that Jane Austin.