Last Spring, my daughter, Jasmine, was invited to go to Washington D.C. to receive a large college scholarship.  She was one of 111 out of over 30,000 applicants to win.  It was a huge honor for her…and for us.  As she was preparing to go, she said that Denzel Washington was slated to be there [...]

It’s the end of the year, and everyone (and their brother) is producing their list of the top movies of 2009.  I recently read Time Magazine’s 2009 Top 10 Movie List and was unimpressed.  Of their top 10, I’ve only seen two (District 9 and The Hurt Locker), and their top three movies are animated [...]

I love movies.  But lately, there hasn’t been much worth seeing.  No good westerns (like Open Range or 3:10 to Yuma); no epics like Lord of the Rings; I’ve already seen District 9 twice; and I hate all the Halloween slasher films (Saw XVII).  So, because last weekend was a “slow” movie weekend, Michelle and [...]

Last night, Michelle and I were offered two tickets to the Albuquerque Isotopes game (the AAA affiliate of the LA Dodgers).  Excited about the night out alone, we headed down to the ballpark – only to discover that there was no one there.  As we drove by the empty ballpark, we noticed that the tickets [...]

Michelle and I went to see the movie, My Sister’s Keeper, this weekend.  I had seen the previews several times before going, and so I knew the gist.  Normally, movies like this are ones I try to avoid.  When I know a movie is going to work overtime to make me cry, I generally try [...]