Some of you may know that I hold Steven Curtis Champan – and particularly his music – in high regard. More than that, there’s definitely some strange connection I have with him. When I hear his stuff, I just completely identify with it. Those aren’t the right words. I can’t really explain it. It’s almost…
Entertainment
Growing Up "Right"
I was downstairs for a bit this morning (baking some chocolate chip cookies, actually…) and overheard Jen and the kids in the living room. They were watching the Price is Right, and I could hear things like, “That’s $92!?? No way!!” and, “Yes!!! Michael got $1.00!!!! Now [the next person] needs to get $1.00 too!”…
Monk
Anyone out there watch the show Monk? We stumbled upon it (as I do with most TV) as a free video from iTunes maybe even a couple years ago. It’s been around for a while, but on USA, so perhaps you’ve not heard of it. The premise is that Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) is a…
John Lennon @ iTunes
Apple announced on Tuesday that the entire catalog of John Lennon‘s solo music has been added to their store. It’s all available as DRM-free music (which is also higher quality AAC files). This follows the addition of Paul McCartney‘s entire catalog earlier this year. Good stuff. But when will the Beatles arrive?
Iwo Jima
Over the past couple weeks I have watched two WWII movies at the recommendation of a friend (or, kind of two… Amy wrote about it on her blog loooong ago, but Marie is the friend I was referring to…). She asked if we had seen Letters from Iwo Jima, to which I replied, “No, what’s…
This Is New…
I was checking out our Buffalo Bills Review page at the iTunes store tonight. A few people have added some reviews of our show, which I think helps people find and decide to subscribe to the show. That’s cool, and we appreciate the comments/reviews. But I noticed in the “bread crumb” navigation at the top…
Center Stage
Today as I was running an errand or two around our small town, I noticed that some people probably see our home a bit differently than we do. First you have the tour guides, some of whom may even live near here year-round, who guide the happy tourists who come from all over. And, obviously,…
They’re Baaaack
When I went out for a “quick” visit to the post office today, I was reminded suddenly of just what is going on this weekend. See, in the middle of July, our town hosts the largest outdoor pageant in the world. Yes, folks… I said THE WORLD. Our town boasts a population of just about…
DVD Worth Buying… The Astronaut Farmer
When we saw this movie back in April, both Jen & I really enjoyed it, and I thought it would be one we would at least watch again, if not purchase on DVD. Well, it came across my Netflix new releases feed today, and I thought I’d let you know. For a recap of the…
From The Earth To The Moon
We just finished watching “From the Earth to the Moon”, an HBO mini-series, and it was fantastic. The language was too much for our tiny kids (and, well, I didn’t like it much either…) but the story form of this incredible time in history was very well done. It’s 12 parts on 4 discs. And,…