Question of the day

My five year old loves to take showers.  Begs to take them, actually. And I don’t mind much, because when he’s in the shower he isn’t raising a fuss with his sister or asking me thirty questions about whatever I’m doing at the moment.  We both get a break, from each other. So here’s my […]

Hedging your bets

If you haven’t seen it yet (I’m talking about any of you with kids who might have uttered “I’m bored” this weekend), check out Over the Hedge. Oh, my, this is what a cute-talking-animals-voiced-by-celebrities-who-are-tired-of-sitting-in-makeup-meet-stupid-people-and-hilarity-ensues movie should be! From the beginning there were plenty of sight gags, movie references (“Stella!”), and characters to keep everyone interested. […]

What a letdown!

We finally have a new movie theater.  It opens today.  16 glorious brand new screens. Guess what movies they have playing?  C’mon, guess? Give up already?  (I admit, I haven’t given any clues, but it’s why I’m bummed) The exact same movies that are playing at our existing theater.  Variety, much? Every. Single. One of them. […]