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Christmas Gs

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Peggy, your wish is my command. Here are G1 and G2 at Christmas

National Treasure 2: The Book of Secrets

Every so often a movie like this comes along. I don’t know why. I can’t explain it, but it always makes me feel like I’m from a different planet. It’s a bit like my dislike of watermelon. I guess I’m just hopelessly different in some strange ways. I’m sure my Wife would certainly “amen” that. That brings me to the National Treasure movies. When I saw the first National Treasure movie, I did not like it. In fact, it ranks among the worst movies I have ever seen. I found it painful to watch. I used to love Nicholas Cage, who stars in the movie, as Raising Arizona is one of my all time favorite movies. Seeing him in National Treasure just made me sad since it was so so bad and it reminded me of how far his career had fallen. Then a strange thing happened. I met someone who actually liked the movie. Then another and another until I realized that I might be the only one who saw it that didn’t like it. I don’t know what the deal is. The same thing happened with the Pirates of

I'm coming back soon I promise

But until I do here's a couple things: 1. I have a new job. More on that in a future blog. I'm still going to be a lawyer in Portland dedicated to keeping America safe for large corporations, but I'll be doing it for a different employer. 2. Here's the kind of thing my roomate Alan and I would have done had Youtube been around when we were in college. http://www.costaricanproperty.net/ball.html 3. Reviews to come, but.... Do See - I Am Legend, Bee Movie, The Golden Compass (yes even if you love God), Marie Antoinette (DVD), Hollywoodland (DVD), Charlie Wilson's War. Do NOT See - Alvin and the Chipmunks, National Treasure 2, Walk Hard or National Treasure 2. Can't wait to see - There Will Be Blood - Title scares me, but not as much as DD Lewis in the preview. This is a must see. 4. I hope to see some of you in Fresno at the Zoe Worship conference. If you read this (or did when I actually posted) and we haven't met, I would love to put a face to a blog handl