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Love of Learning
National Geographic Channel had its "Expedition Week" of new programming over the past days and I tuned in every evening for new specials. I favor educational programs over entertainment shows these days. Few sitcoms have appealed to me for some time and evening programs that used to excite me, such as "Heroes", have lost a lot of their luster. ( Read more... ) -
A Dinosaur Ate My Inner Child
I see that "Jurassic Fight Club" premiers on History Channel tonight. The show promises to pit computer generated dinosaurs against each other. I used to be one of those kids obsessed with prehistoric creatures for many of the years of my youth. That childish part of myself is compelling me to set my DVD recorder for it to watch later. ( Read more... ) -
Missing Opportunities
There are many subjects that I would like to devote time to writing about but seem to be lacking energy this week, both at work and at home. It is a bit frustrating for me to feel this way. This is, after all, my last week to do things in the evening and, for a change, there are actually things happening that I would like to do but don't feel up ( Read more... ) -
Bare Feet on Blacktop
My life is always better when I get a little extra time away from work. Such is the case with this three day weekend. I can relax a bit more knowing I have monday off as well and do some things I have been really looking forward to. I started by going to see "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". I thought it was fun although it ( Read more... ) -
Long Weekend
It is time to start my three-day weekend! Yay! I am a little bit at a loss for what to do tonight. I'd just stay in except TV looks really boring especially since Sci-fi channel has pre-empted this week's "Doctor Who" for a marathon of their low-budget sci-fi films. I suppose that I could dip into my movie collection but I think I may head ( Read more... ) -
Seeking New Physical Challenges
This better toned body is still new to me. It is certainly better than the one that I possessed in my younger days. I never developed my muscles enough back then. It was difficult to enjoy or even participate in any games that I played in the shape that I was in. With my newly refined physique comes a desire to try new things and challenge ( Read more... ) -
Would My Life Be Better if I Loved Football Too?
As I have mentioned before, from time to time I have been trying to discover the appeal of american football for myself. I have gone about this in several ways including purchasing my own NFL standard game ball that I toss from hand to while while watching football themed movies or the TV show "Friday Night Lights". Although I can appreciate the ( Read more... ) -
Smells Like Another Problem
On my drive to and from lunch I smelled a pungent aroma emanating from my engine. The scent was like meat left on the barbecue too long. The fact that I could smell it from inside of my car has me worried. I just got my oil changed two weeks ago but I am going to go out and check my fluid levels to see if I can diagnose the problem. I am ( Read more... ) -
Cozy
It was very cold today. I could not even walk the outside of my workplace on my breaks like I ordinarily do. Even wearing a hoodie, it was much to chilly for that. This is certainly not the sort of May weather that I am used to. Strangely, I found myself enjoying the unseasonal weather when I got home and settled in for the evening. I bundled ( Read more... ) -
Twister
I seem to be commenting on the weather a lot lately but the conditions on my drive home tonight were particularly dramatic and bear mentioning. The last hour of my shift we received alerts saying that there was a tornado watch in effect and, exactly at 5, the sky opened up and it really started pouring down. I waiting several minutes for the ( Read more... )