Vegas and Marching Band Max
I don't post many pictures of my children, primarily because I don't want to bore people. But I thought I'd pass along these two pictures of Max (3). He's in his "marching band" outfit:
The heck if we can figure out why the red bib is part of the outfit, and the Dr. Seuss-ish hat is an insult to band members everywhere, but there it is. If I could figure out the mind of a three-year-old, I could move mountains.
On the seedier side of life: "The Diocese of Las Vegas placed Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church priest George Chaanine on administrative leave as police investigated a Friday evening assault at the church, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Sunday." I'm not much interested in the story. The church's name cracks me up, though. "Our Lady of Las Vegas." Who's its patron saint? I think Ignatius of Loyola had a gambling problem as a youth. Maybe it's him. ("Las Vegas," incidentally, means "The Meadows" or "The Grasslands" acc'd to Wikipedia; I never knew that.)
Epic Movie was the weekend's box office winner. It looks like one of the most miserable pieces of trash ever crafted by the hands of Satan, so I looked up Yahoo! user reviews, starting at the bottom. Pretty funny stuff (though not as good as some of the criticism I saw after that Van Helsing--one of the worst movies I've ever seen):
Anyone that liked this movie must be pre-teen or had recent head trauma. I could feel my intelligence level dropping with every passing minute. . . .
A SCATHING GLIMPSE AT WHAT TOO MUCH DRUGS LIQUOR AND MENTAL RETARDATION COUPLED WITH ACCESS WITH TOO MUCH MONEY CAN DO TO THE MOTION PICTURE CRATIVE PROCESS. . . .
ROBOT MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE PLAYS LIKE HAMLET COMPARED TO THIS. . .
After the conclusion of this...this "film"...a horde of us grabbed some torches and pitchforks and stormed the projectionist's booth. We found him quivering in the corner, sobbing like a girl and begging for mercy. . . .
Overall, Yahoo! users gave it a C+, which is low. Y users are pretty generous reviewers.
That's it for now. Computer problems last night hindered by blogging, and now the week starts running.