Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Today is my grandpa's 95th birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDPA!!!

This picture was taken 5 years ago, at Grandpa's 90th Birthday party

Movie Recommendation: The Great Buck Howard

7 Reasons to see "The Great Buck Howard"

1. John Malkovich - seriously, he's an AMAZING actor. His performance is mesmerizing. He is SO into character. I love how he morphs into character and you hardly realize that it's John Malkovich!
2. Colin Hanks - He's great in this movie! Good acting is definitely in the genes. I spent a lot of the movie noticing how much he looks like his dad sometimes. When he turns his head a certain way, WOW!!!!!
3. Tom & Colin onscreen together - There's just something about a real life father and son playing a father and son onscreen (same with mother and daughter. See Natasha Richardson & Vanessa Redgrave in "Evening")...there is a dynamic that acting cannot fake when there is a real relationship. It's fun to watch!
4. Emily Blunt - this girl can do no wrong! I have never seen her do a bad performance. And she does a great American accent. (Dear Powers that Be: please release "The Young Victoria" so that Emily can be up for an Oscar for it. SHE'S AMAZING!!!!)
5. Debra Monk/Steve Zahn - two words: SO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. This movie is quirky fun. It's not a blockbuster action flick, or sweeping epic. It's a cute little movie about a fading star. You'll laugh, you'll laugh...you might cry. I didn't. But it made me happy. It's a shame this movie didn't have a wider release. They put so much crap out there for everyone to see that movies like this don't get the credit they deserve!!
7. It's PG. OH MY GOSH! A GOOD PG MOVIE THAT ISN'T A KIDS MOVIE?! NO WAY!!!!!!!!!
   

Wordless Wednesday

My New Mantra

I've learned there are troubles
Of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead
And some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat
I'm all ready, you see.
Now my troubles are going
To have trouble with me.

-Dr. Seuss

Why Do I Love Chocolate: Let Me Count the Ways

Disclaimer: I did not write this. I stole it from a little ad on the table at JB's Restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City.

Why Do I Love Chocolate: Let Me Count the Ways

1. A nice box of chocolate can provide my total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn't that handy?
2. Eating equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate is a balanced diet.
3. When dieting, I eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It takes the edge off my appetite...and I eat less.
4. I would never consider giving up chocolate, because I am not a quitter.
5. Research suggests that garlic and chocolate are beneficial to your health. So, everything I eat contains either garlic or chocolate, but rarely both.
6. About the theory that chocolate slows down the aging process...it may not be true, but dare I take the chance?
7. Chocolate is cheaper than therapy. And I don't need an appointment.
8. A little too much chocolate is just about right.
9. To maintain a proper diet, I choose from the 5 basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate cake, and chocolate pie.
10. Chocolate...it's a vegetable...Really!!! It comes from the cocoa bean. Beans are vegetables. 'Nuff said.
    

Another Caption Contest

What is George Thinking?

I think he's doing his very best Vito Corleone impression.
Please especially note his left hand gesture, and I think you'll agree!

Let the Vacation Begin!

Time for a much overdue vacation. I'll be in Idaho for the next couple of days, visiting family. I haven't left the state of Colorado over a year. Time to see for myself that there really are other states in the USA. Sure, I'll just be seeing Wyoming, Utah, & Idaho. But hey, it ain't Colorado!

Have a happy 4th of July!