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Movie Review: The Last Samurai

Watching The Last Samurai made me forget, if only briefly, how weird Tom Cruise is in real life. On second thought, he was the only white guy in a sea of Japanese people, so he stuck out like a sore thumb. Luckily, he did not try to convert them to scientology. I liked the movie, anything with that many swords has to be good. Some parts seemed improbable, but if I only watched movies in which everything seemed possible then I would only get to watch documentaries. And nothing by Michael Moore, since those tend to depart from reality as soon as you get to the title. I guess I could watch March of the Penguins over and over again. That was an entertaining and realistic, and it even involved something getting eaten (always a plus). Anyway, The Last Samurai was entertaining and action packed, while still having time to include an interesting plot line.

Super Size My Wallet

Movie Review: Super Size Me

I just finished watching Super Size Me. The basic plot of the movie is that Morgan Spurlock, the narrator and main character, will eat nothing but McDonald's food for a whole month (3 full meals daily) while intentionally not exercising and will show what happens to his overall health. Huh? Am I missing something here? I am amazed that this guy was able to make money by producing a documentary which teaches us the blatantly obvious: eating fast food 3 times a day is not healthy. Next up: Expect Morgan Spurlock to star in a movie where he smokes 2 packs a day and acts surprised when he has a hard time breathing. Well, at least Super Size Me was better than Fahrenheit 911.

observation

Today, Gina took Jenna to a farmer's market with another woman Jen and her daughter Rachel. Jenna just stood and looked around, taking everything in. Rachel was running all over the market in a flurry of activity, while Jenna stood by watching but doing nothing. I think this means Jenna is headed for a career in the UN.

Intro

I guess I need to climb into the modern age and finally create a blog. Here you will find my thoughts on a variety of issues, hopefully with a bit of humor. Enoy.