Wonderful tale of a pig that yearns to be a shepherd. It’s amazing what can be accomplished if you put your mind to it.

##I’ll take my ham with a little cheese

So what’s the big deal anyway? There’s this pig. It talks. I
needs to learn how to herd sheep or it’s going to be Christmas dinner.
Nobody likes him (except the border collie that decides he needs a mother),
and all the other animals think he’s crazy. Not only that, everyone thinks
his owner, farmer Hoggett, is crazy too. So what’s a pig to do?

##Stay the course

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Babe has to go to the big city to try and save farmer Hoggett’s farm.

The first time I saw [[Babe]], I was confused.

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My movie reviews have been reorganized.
Check out “Recent Movies” to see the new format.

##What a year!

Thanksgiving is probably the quintisential American holiday.
It’s a time of reflection about the past year, what’s been good, what’s
been not so good, how can we make things better next year.

##The Lists

Here’s some things I’m thankful for this past year (in no
particular order)

* Our “New House News |title=New House” !!!
* My wonderful “Family”
* Good [[And let your best be for your friend]]
* My job (after a near 50% reduction in force, I should be thankful!)
* My health (both mental and physical. There were times this year that I thought I wouldn’t make it! See “When Life Throws You a Curveball”, [[Do I dare to eat a peach?]])
* The economy seems to be picking back up again
* What a pleasure it’s been to see [[Babylon 5]] wrap up
* I’m playing my {glossSub(“Music”, “saxophone”)} again!
* My kids love their new home
* We have a Milkman just like the good ‘ole days 🙂
* I won the company “Golf” league this year.

Things to work on next year:

* It’s time to get on an even keel
* It’s also time to work on enjoying life a little more. We only get to go on this ride once, so we better enjoy it the first time!

So who’s the bigger sleezebag jerk, the President of the U.S., or the president of a defacto world empire?

##Absolute Power…

So who’s the bigger sleezebag jerk, the President of the U.S., or the
president of a defacto world empire?

##Corrupts Absolutely

“New House News” is now in the [[Archive]]

“Theatre” reviews are now in the [[Archive]]

Interesting love story where an angel has to decide whether or not to become human in order to experience love.

##Love can be Heavenly

If you had said

Pictures from [[Halloween 1998]]

Pictures from [[Halloween 1998]]

Yet another Jackie Chan outing that has him doing his wonderful thing.

##Standard Action (with a twist)

**Rush Hour** is your basic Hollywood cop/buddy movie. It
owes its existance to such classics of the genre as Beverly Hills
Cop and **48 Hours**.

The plot surrounds the kidnapping of a diplomats daughter. He’s from Hong
Kong, now living in the United States. The FBI doesn’t seem to be able to
handle the case, so he call an old friend, a cop from Hong Kong, Jackie
Chan.

The FBI gets wind of this and decides they need someone to babysit the cop
from Hong Kong and keep him out of the way. Enter Chris Tucker, an LA cop
with a bad attitude who has aspirations of someday joining the FBI.

Well, one thing leads to another and the two of them join up (very
reluctantly) to try and solve the case themselves.

Got all that?

##So why see this movie anyway?

In a name, Jackie Chan. Let’s get one thing straight right away. You don’t
go to see a Jackie Chan movie to see:
* Good acting
* Good English language skills
* Good writing

You get the idea. What you do see is
* genuine joy for filmmaking
* virtuoso physical performace rivalled only by professional athletes and performers in Circque du Soleil
* Broad comedy that brings a laugh (even if it is stupid)

In short, pure entertainment.