Archive about 'Life'

“Up” was the second must-see movie of the summer

Saw Pixar’s “Up” this past weekend and it’s definitely a must-see movie. The second one already of the summer, after Star Trek. And we’re just starting June. I doubt the rest of the summer will hold up that well but still it’s a nice start to the 2009 summer blockbuster season.
I think […]

Facebook is making me post less often in this blog

I’ve been on Facebook for a couple months, and it has gotten to the point where I post stuff there and don’t post here nearly as often as before. I’m hoping the blog doesn’t die entirely but it’s definitely wilting a little.
There’s probably a way to either have my Facebook posts appear here, or […]

“Angels & Demons” was better than “Da Vinci Code”

Just saw “Angels & Demons” this afternoon, and it was a much better movie than “Da Vinci Code” was. Maybe not a classic, not the kind of movie I’d want to see again and again on DVD. But it was fun and well-paced. Just felt much less bloated than Da Vinci Code […]

Star Trek was awesome

Saw the new Star Trek movie this past weekend. Twice — on Friday a bunch of us from work took an extended lunch hour to go see it. Then on Sunday I decided I wanted to see it again so I went to a morning matinee showing.
It holds up well to multiple viewings, […]

Saw the dentist today

I really hate dentists, they just charge you a lot of money to give you bad news. I can get bad news for free on television, I don’t need to pay somebody to give me bad news. But today I finally gave in and went to a dentist recommended by some friends […]

All-day rain

The rain today has been absolutely relentless. Started early this morning and it’s still going now, past 8 p.m. in the evening. Flash flood warnings up all over the place.
It rained out our canoe trip this afternoon. We were supposed to go on a team-building exercise, a picnic followed by a canoe […]

IRS beat the Kentucky revenue bureau

Every year that I lived in Kentucky, my refund from the state always came back sooner than my federal refund from the IRS. Sometimes Kentucky beat the IRS by a week or more.
But this year the IRS beat Kentucky. The Federal refund showed up in my checking account yesterday, which was also pay […]

Hope the runners stay hydrated

I just went outside for lunch and it’s pretty toasty out there, mid-80’s. Luckily not that humid but still it’s warm. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same or a little warmer. So I hope everybody who’s running the Country Music Marathon downtown remembers to stay hydrated. There will be […]

If you’re going to run an English-language web site, hire an English-speaking proofreader

I was at Consumer Depot this morning, it’s a surplus electronics store here in Nashville. Sometimes they sell junk, and you have to be very careful about what you buy there. But with those caveats, sometimes you get pretty good deals. Like this morning I bought a Mio P550, mostly because I […]

Taxes are finally done

I think this is the latest I’ve ever been in filing my taxes. Though I partly blame my previous employer, Humana. They did not mail me my W2 for the partial year that I worked for them. So I had to fax them a form to request a new one, and it […]