Jan22
“Interesting. But who wants to see a movie about a drooling guy in a wheelchair?” –My first thought when I heard about this movie.
Then I overheard someone else talking about it. “It was interesting how you didn’t see anything from other than the main character’s perspective until halfway through the movie.” Oh, brilliant. I watched the trailer [linky]. The style it’s shot in, the music, and the humor made it really fun and easier to take in the situation.
Amazing someone could write a book just by blinking one eye. Also amazing, I thought, was the care and patience he received in hospital. France is awesome.
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Oct23
cool temperatures. it hit 38 here last night. quite nice, really.
homemade apple sauce, the last of the family “products” i had yet to learn (last year was chili and peanut brittle). ended up being one of those “mom throws flour all over her face before leaving the kitchen with…rice krispie treats” moments. […]
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Oct2
Well, the world is officially off-balance. Downtown Kansas City now has inverted U bike racks.
AND they were installed correctly and done well, which is even more profound.
They were installed as part of the 12th street street-scape improvements. You can see them along 12th near Baltimore. They’re more like an inverted V then […]
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Sep19
I found two neat things about fat this week. The first was that Six out of 10 Britons would rather die than exercise. This is hilariously troubling. I’m guessing that here in the US, 67% of people are either overweight or obese, we’d find the same thing.
Then today I found this one: […]
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Aug29
St Louis was a blast last weekend. Eric and I took the train from KC’s Union Station to St Louis’ Amshack. I’m happy to report that the Amshack replacement is well under construction. Both trips were mostly on time and uneventful. Three train cars on the way back…two with people and […]
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