Merry Christmas!

You may have seen a part of this sequence on a Miller Lite commercial. This is the full song. Usually when a house goes overboard with the lights, it looks kinda stupid. But if you have the creativity (and the bucks to pay for the electricity) to pull this off, then go for it! Merry Christmas everyone!

Monday Movie Quote #71

I got ahold of Need For Speed: Most Wanted for PS2. What a cool game. It has all of the great racing elements of the older versions, but in this one, you get to run away from the cops too. And let's not forget the bonus points for hit and runs and destruction of property. The reason I'm telling you this is because it led me to this movie...

"While we're still under caution, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."

Last Week: Gremlins. "Bright light! Bright light!"

Monday Movie Quote #70

I should just rename this damned thing to the Tuesday quote, because it seems I never remember on Monday's anymore. I gotta stop drinking so much beer on Sunday while I watch football. Anyway, I reread my post about my grandfather, and decided to just do a keyword searchfor grandfather. Here's what I came up with.

"Why not? You said everything in your grandfather's store was for sale."

Last Week: MASH. "This isn't a hospital. It's an insane asylum."

Mental Roller Coaster

Liz and I had a doctor's appointment this afternoon. The baby's good. We heard the heartbeat again (which is always really cool), and the doctor told us that everything seemed to be going great. After everything we've gone through up to this point, it was wierd (but strangely comforting) that we had such a simple doctor visit.

Later on today, I got a call from my Dad that my grandfather (Pepere, for any of you who know French) had passed away. Pepere and I had never had a very close relationship, but I still have this feeling of loss. Maybe it's exaggerated by the fact that Liz and I are welcoming new life into the world as another passes out of it...anyway, that might be too philosophical for my own good.

So let me take a moment to reflect on my grandfather. I hate to say it, but I didn't know him that well. Whether that's my fault or his...let's just say both. But, for better or worse, he raised my father who, in my eyes, is the greatest man I know. Therefore, by accident or by design, I have no doubt that I will be a good father, because my Dad raised me.

I guess, when it comes down to it, good or bad, the way Pepere raised Dad resulted in the way Dad raised me, and that'll determine how I raise my child.

I can only hope I make both of them proud.

Monday Movie Quote #69

What a milestone! Quote number 69! And in honor of that distinction, here ya go...

"Sixty nine is divine! Sixty nin is divine!"

Last Week: Johnny Dangerously. "Why you miserable cork-sucker!"