Life events and the twisted thoughts they cause.

 
Good Morning Campers! It has been nine months since my last blog, so I guess it 's time to birth this baby!

Because of circumstances beyond my control, I have not been blogging as much as I should have -- many things have happened in the last nine months -- some good, some bad, some ugly.

The good -- The Step-Son come home from Iraq in one piece! Sound of wind and limb, as the British are so fond of saying.

The bad -- My Father passed away last month -- I am now an orphan.

The step-son came home! He made it through his one-year deployment in Iraq. Today he was "officially" welcomed back by the governor who told the soldiers that "Heroes are not the politicians, they are not the Police and Firefighters, they are YOU!" As soon as they were dismissed, the scene looked like an Ant-pile that had been stepped upon. Many Desert-Camo-Clad folks running hither and yon for the exit! Gee, wonder why guys and gals that had just been through a war wouldn't want to sit in a stuffy auditorium listening to a politician, some guy from the VFW or some general tell them that they are heroes? Any idea? At least their return was a happy event (mixed with sorrow for those who came home in a flag-draped coffin). Nothing like their Fathers and Grandfathers who came home from Vietnam only to be spat upon and called baby killers. At least we can now separate the soldiers from the war -- and it is a war.

My Father passed away last month. I thought the old man was going to out live me! That he was too mean to die. He didn't and he wasn't. I don't have time to get deep in this -- more on this later. It will be a chance to let you know (if you haven't been through something like this) what you might be in for -- and why petty little things that we all fight about and keep us apart are, in the end, not worth anything! Because some day it will be too late to say "I'm sorry." I got my chance -- you might not. My Father went from a "healthy" 82 year old man to death in five days.

If you're reading this, get off line and call your folks! Some day you'll wish with all your might, and be ready to give everything you own, for a chance to talk to your folks one more time! More on this later.

Movies I have seen lately (remember where I am -- we don't get anything but Hollywood fare here) Poseidon and M.I.3.

Quicky reviews (although you all have probably seen them already) Poseidon -- not bad -- not as good as the original (even with Shelley Winter's underpants) but a decent remake. The special effects were outstanding, but the stunts were not as good (they didn't even come close to the great guy falling onto the stained-glass ceiling stunt.)

M.I.3. -- Good Action Movie -- Lousy Mission Impossible Movie. Granted, I have the misfortune of having watched Mission Impossible first run on television years ago. What was so cool about MI was watching the IM Force mess with the bad guy's minds so the bad guys screwed themselves! This movie -- lots of action, lots of stunts, lots of cool gizmos -- but more like an American James Bond than a Mission Impossible. If you're looking for things blowing up, lots of slam-bang action, and a twist in the plot that's some what mild (if you're observant you'll see it coming. If you're not, then you'll say "gee -- where the heck did THAT come from -- and why did they do it in the first place?) then see this movie. You'll be one of the few.

This time around, The Da-Vinci Code! For no other reason than to see what the hype is all about.

Well, that's about all for now -- look for some dark posting in this space soon -- and some more lighter fare as time and computer access permits.

BLOG OUT!

posted by Eric at 4:28 PM