Out with the old and in with the same?!

Greetings you are yearly there.

Tonight is the big night. A night for you to party. How is that different than any other night? The hats? Okay, how about celebrities you don't care about on television talking about something? Oh I know you get to write a new date on your checks. You don't write checks? I guess I can't check that off my list. That was a horrible stretch for a joke that just came to me. I think that one hurt on all accounts.

However, tomorrow will be a new year. Will it be a new attitude? I heard from a lot of people who hope so. It seems everyone is ready for this new year. Or at least this 09 to be over. I think instead of the ball drop it will be the sound of flushing toilets that rings in the new year.

This year definitely had it downs, especially nation wide. It did have some up points. Personally I have had worse years. That is the thing about time. As it goes long enough you see the good, bad, and ugly. Hopefully you live long enough to see the good again.

Will this year be the perfect 10. Only time, you, and some judge holding a placard can tell that.

Happy New Years Eve! Remember to look up around midnight.

Insulate for the weather

Greetings droppers of things, especially at midnight

It is that time of year. Yeah, that too. But also the freezing temperatures. We have already had one round with the white stuff from the sky. Around here it was not bad, just some flakes. It did stick around for a few days in a couple of areas. See the calendar a week before Christmas and look on a map where my uncle and aunt live.

I can tell it is getting cold because my thermostat tells me so. The cold air in my house tells me more. I was adjusting the television settings and noticed a cold breeze. Our television sits in front of an unused fireplace. It is only used by the cold air.

I do not think our house is well insulated. It seems the thermostat gets the house at the regulated temperature and then a few minutes later it is needs to do it again. At least the temperature only drops a couple of degrees before the heat comes on. I hope that the high prices of our gas bill do not come on.

Wendy received a form of a snuggie for Christmas. The box said it will lower our energy prices. Always a good thing for me.

So if you do go out or stay in keep your nice and warm. Because if you are nice and toasty, then you will feel butter.

Sorrii

Greetings all you playas

Last night my bro spent the night. See previous post. Self advertising. Do I have to pay myself? Oh well. So after eating some Cookout we played a little bit of the Wii. See my wife's blog.

I wanted to put in Wii Sports, but it kept giving me an error message. We wanted to play the golf and bowling game. It never did work for us. I thought at first it was the system since we have not used it in a couple of months. Fortunately, the system worked. I am not sure why that sports game did not work. It might be something with the disk. We got tired of trying so we played something else.

My bro and I played Wii Beach Sports or something like that. We tried the disc golf. I was supposed how well it let us do. My bro used to play disc golf years ago, so he knew a lot of the technique. Only a couple of times did we go over par.

Then we switched to a football part of the game. It was hard. I could not figure out the controls. I was not able to move around. We had a couple of good plays, but got stomped by the computer.

By the end of the night my brother was ready to watch some real football.

The Wii is pretty fun. Perhaps I need to get some more games and I might play it more. Or it may sit around for another couple of months.

Will Wii ever know?

Air up there

Greetings from the early morning

I just returned from taking my brother to the airport. You are reading this and saying big deal. Well it is pretty early from where I am. I am proud to say I woke up before my alarm. I am not sure how I will feel later today. Fortunately, I do not have to go to work today.

My bro is flying to Michigan. Yeap, that is where the terrorist tried to take down the plane. All I have been hearing in the news is increased security at the airports. I thought oh, boy, I hope it doesn't take him too long.

I think the good news is that with his early flight there should not be too much traffic. He is supposed to be at his destination by mid morning. I am glad the weather is cooperating. At least the flights were on time last night when he checked.

If you get a few moments remember those that are traveling to see loved ones. Or think about getting frisked by security. Whichever one makes you feel better.

Slumdog's Baby Millionaire Mama

Wendy and I watched a couple of movies yesterday. Here are some thoughts just to fill the page.

The first was Baby Mama. It was an okay movie. As Wendy said, "It is a good movie, but over the top." Tina Fey and Amy Pohler did a pretty good job playing off one another. It had a bunch of good actors in the movie. I am a fan of Greg Kinnear, even though I don't go out of my way to watch him. The plot was dragged out so it seemed very long. The movie may have not been worth the full nine months, but maybe a six.

We also watched Slumdog Millionaire. To be honest I am not sure how that movie won awards. I am not sure how many it won. In the first couple of minutes I knew I made a mistake in watching this, but I did sit through the whole thing. I am sure that some people will like the movie because it jumps around through past and present and then finishes the story. It seemed to me that it did things just to do them and wanted the audience to catch up. I was racking my brains the whole movie and I figured what movie the style reminded me of...The Usual Suspects. The movie also got on my nerves a little bit because it was scene of boys running through the streets then rap. A few minutes later same thing. The characters were hustlers. I don't know why that got on my nerves. It seemed like I could not identify with them. All in all I give it two call center operators out of five.

Both movies dealt with love and never giving up on your dreams. If you want a couple of feel good movies then these could be it. Of course you have to sit through all the other stuff.

Exactly two months

Hello all who did not miss me.

I have been off the radar for awhile. I was on a roll and then went into a tumble. I am not sure why I stopped updating. It seemed like I never had much to say. Even though I had nothing to say the world went on.

Things are going well. Halloween came and went. I did not disguise myself for candy. Wendy and I, along with her sister and daughter, were in the mountains. It seems like a long time ago, now it is a long time ago.

Thanksgiving has come and gone. It was good to see family and of course eat.

Now Christmas is in the past. I got a few gifts and more than I deserve. It is time to take down the decorations for another year. I cannot really enjoy decorations because I think about the time involved about putting them up and then away. However, they are for the enjoyment of others. The same thing with gift giving. I am glad that people are better gift givers than me.

Well I hope that you enjoyed all the many parts of the year.