Luna - my APOD

Full Moon - 12+ hours after the lunar eclipse

Fuji FinePix A800, 12 x digital zoom, freehand

1024 x 768 crop from 3296 x 2472 original

saved at 90% quality in IrfanView 3.97

(written 9/10/2007; back-dated to 8/28/2007)

Krr-Pop! The Popcorn Shop

While at the mall and waiting for the daughter's eyeglasses to be made, we had dinner. The wife and daughter shared Chinese food which they said was not as good as what they were used to over the summer. I wandered trying to see what looked good and opted for Subway.

After I was finished, I noticed that there was a place called Krr-Pop! The Popcorn Place and, that to my surprise, the sold not only popcorn, which I didn't want for dinner, but also Hot Dogs and other carnival fair, which would have been different. I went over and said the needed a bigger sign to show all they offered (this was printed too small) and I found that this shop is the only one of its kind. I'd thought it was a chain. Next time I'm over at the mall, I'll stop in. I wish them all the success they need.

(written 9/10/2007; back-dated to 8/28/2007)

Glasses for the daughter

The daughter, wife and I went out to the mall and the daughter was fitted for eye glasses. She can use them on the computer and for reading and if she wants to, she can where them all the time. She loves the frames and I personally think she looks like a 25 year old fashion designer. We just need to get her a show on Bravo TV and all will be complete!

In the back of my mind, her having to get glasses was something that has worried me for years. I'm afraid it will just enforce the stereotype of the brainy child. Daughter, don't read this until you're much older, okay?

(written 9/10/2007; back-dated to 8/28/2007)

Third Grade

The daughter had her first day of third grade today. Her BFF, who was in both first and second grade with her was not in her class and this was rough. But we think it will help her to grow.

(written 9/10/2007; back-dated to 8/28/2007)

First telephone call to Errol

I still have money left on my onesuite.com account and after working on Errol Sitahal's website, I decided to call him on Sunday evening. His wife answered and then we talked for about 35 minutes. I admit, I was gushing like a fan-boy at first. We went over many of the items on his resume and he provided some much needed additions. He even added one other TV program he was on that I didn't have.

The greatest amount of content is the Biography and the Resume. I think I've got he resume much closer to chronological order. The biography was greatly expaned once I found his entry in The Cambirdge Guide to African and Carribean Theatre. I need to pick one thing and work on it with him. I'd say the resume as this should be accurate and can be send to his agent to update his professional resume. Then we should concentrate on the biography. I can send him the details as I found them in the guide book. It only runs to 1994, which is a good stopping point; his film career started in 1995. Still, it's out of date by 12 years now. So much we can be doing with it.

As for calling again, I think I will put that off for at least another month if not two since Errol and I have many things to do that we should be doing via email.

(written 9/10/2007; back-dated to 8/12/2007)

Live Free or Die Hard

The wife and I went to go and see Live Free or Die Hard Tuesday night. Bruce Willis is looking old, or perhaps it was just John McClane looking old? The film was good, but could have been better. The theater was running their preview and advertisements show. Interesting things were:

• We Own the Night (a film)
• Bionic Woman (9/26/07 on NBC TV)
• Journey Man (this fall on NBC TV)

Previews were:

• The Brave One - a vigilante movie with Jodie Foster
• The Game Plan - Disney fluff
• The Kingdom - with Jamie Fox, this looks good and reminds me of Syriana
• Hitman

(written 8/8/07; back-dated to 8/7/07)

Hiroshima book

Tonight, 62 years after the atomic bombing I read Hiroshima [wikipedia] by John Hersey [wikipedia]. It follows the lives of six survivors of the bombing. It was published, in its entirety, in the August 31, 1946 edition of The New Yorker magazine. This edition is from 1983 and there are later copies that have a 5th section in addition to the original 1946 essay that detail Hersey's travels to Japan to see what became of the six people profiled in the book. Hersey died in 1993, so I'm wondering what edition, since mine is the 18th. The story is sad and graphic in places. Every August I tend to think about the bombings.

I've not gone out to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum [Official site, wikipedia] in a long time, but as I remember, the Virtual Museum was very well done.

Wife and daughter - Toronto to Columbus

My wife and daughter are flying from Toronto to Columbus today.

(written 6/21/2007; forward-dated to 8/4/2007)

Wife and daughter - Beijing to Toronto

Today, my wife and daughter fly back to Toronto, Canada from Beijing, China. Since they have an 18 hour layover, they are staying in a hotel for the night.

(written 6/21/2007; forward-dated to 8/3/2007)