Ever since our return from the Outer Banks the weather in Wilmore has been crap.  It's either raining or not, and when it's not pouring rain and spitting lightning it's God-awful hot and humid.  Yeah.  It sucks.
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We've watched a fair share of movies in the recent weeks:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button--I really enjoyed it and the very ( Read more... )

Robin and I went to an afternoon matinee yesterday to see the new Star Trek movie.

In one word the movie was: awesome!  While I am uncertain where to place it among the pantheon of Trek movies (e.g., is it really the best one of the ones featuring the "original crew"?), it is the best darned movie I have seen in a very, very long time.

So good, in ( Read more... )

Last evening Robin and I played Squad Leader for about three hours.  We ran through the first scenario"The Guards Counterattack" which had German and Soviet forces facing off in Stalingrad in October of 1942.  Ever see the movie Enemy at the Gates with Jude Law?  If so, then you've pretty much seen the game we played portrayed on the big screen.  ( Read more... )

Last night mom and dad invited us to the Mellow Mushroom.  Talk about great food and a place with exotic atmosphere!  The Shroom is it, baby.

The Lexington location for the Shroom is down near the UK campus.  In a snug corner lot, the pizzeria looks pretty tame from the outside (okay, except for the picnic tables painted in a mosaic of colors), but ( Read more... )

I've read the book and it was one of the most haunting tales I've ever laid my eyes upon. The movie looks outstanding, though the director seems to have taken some liberties with his telling.

Trailer is here.  It kind of freaks me out.  I guess because I already know what's happening in most of the key scenes shown in the preview.

(For some reason ( Read more... )

Howdy do, folks.  Been awhile, I know.

See, I had some business I had to take care of, some things needed put in order.  Now that I've taken care of business and ordered life rightly I can come back around these parts and chat with you a bit.

Hopefully I'll maintain a more active presence herein and we can get down to some not-so-serious discussions.

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Yay!  It finally stopped snowing a few days ago.  Now, the sun is out and the ice, snow, and frozen sludge is melting away.  Tomorrow is supposed to be about 60 degrees.  Two days ago the low was -4 degrees.  So, yeah, happiness is all around.
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Tomorrow I am going to help my dad clean up the debris from the storm littering the backyard.  The trees ( Read more... )

Jakob is still getting sick.  He's gone great stretches (almost 36 hours at one point) without urping, and then will suddenly urp without any indication that he's going to do so.  Last night he started coughing and I went to check on him and he urped.  This morning, after breakfast, urp.  So, he's been urping, off and on, almost seven days.  ( Read more... )

I recently submitted a poll on Board Game Geek about which of our five un-played games Robin and I should get to the gaming table.  Those games were: In the Shadow of the Emperor, Through the Ages, Titan, Power Grid, and Railroad Tycoon. I left the poll open for 48 hours, which ended at Midnight Tuesday.  Wednesday morning I awoke to find that ( Read more... )

Robin and I played Agricola last night for our first time.  It's hard to imagine that it's been sitting on our game shelf, unplayed, for many, many months.  Too many, really.  I suppose I was daunted by the sheer volume of goodies in the box.

Regardless, we had a great time, though at the outset I was unsure if we were going to like it, simply ( Read more... )