  I don't really have an idea for a good post today so I thought I'd post some quick thoughts on random subjects. 1. My daughter, Isabella, is growing up way too fast. That being said, I love this age (15 months) that she is right now. She's saying a few words now "dite (light)," "uh-oh," "hey" or "hi" and the occasional da-da (which is always music to my ears). She started walking kind of late (in my view at least) but now she's really getting around and getting really brave.
She has three more teeth coming in, all on the top (two of which are the front two). Raising her is, in a word, awesome. It's also a daunting task for my wife Shannon being the stay-at-home mom. I really appreciate that role a lot more than I used to and I think it's one of the most important things parents can do if they are able. I love my two ladies very much. 2.
Iraq is now a sovereign nation now. A note passed to Bush had the words "Let Freedom Reign" scribbled on it. I don't know who wrote that but what a historic day for Iraq and what a perfect sentiment. I'm still nervous about this whole thing and I don't know that things are going to get better overnight. I think, in the long run, this is a crossroads for the Middle East. They have two choices: freedom or terror.
I pray they choose the former. 3. On another political note, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is coming to our local theater (we have one 8-screen theater in a town of about 13,000) this weekend. I actually thought about seeing it but I really have no use for propaganda films. Michael Moore says the film is an op-ed piece. That's his opinion and he's free to express it.
More power to him I say. He will not, however, be getting one red cent of my money via a trip to the theater or on DVD. That's my protest. I always thought that people who protested "The Passion of the Christ" should've just shut up about it and not payed to see it. That probably would've stopped many others from seeing it because once it became a hit, everybody wanted to see it. 4.
I watched "School of Rock" (on loan from Mike Weisensteiner-thanks Mike) this past Saturday. Hilarious movie. Jack Black is a little over the top but in a good way. It made me want to pick up my electric guitar after it was over and rock out a bit. That's the sign of a good music movie to me. 5.
We also rented "Welcome To Mooseport," "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour" and Disc 2 of Season 3 of "The Sopranos" this past weekend. "WTM" gets 2 1/2 stars out of four. Funny but not hilarious. "BCCT" gets the same. Maybe I was just too tired but Larry the Cable Guy is funny for about 2 seconds before I lose patience. Jeff Foxworthy is always funny to me.
The other two guys, ... eh, whatever. Episodes 5-7 of Season 3 of "The Sopranos" were excellent. (I don't get HBO so I'm renting the seasons on DVD a bit at a time). However, one episode that prominently featured the Bada Bing club and its goings-on disturbed me a bit. Shannon doesn't like the fact that I like this show or mob movies in general. After seeing that episode, I can see why.
Still, the writers never glamorize the lives of these people. They show them as they are, warts and all. I still think Tony will die in the last season. You reap what you sow. 6. I got a big picture of Christopher Walken to put in my basement.
Shannon thinks it's creepy, I think it's awesome. ;-) It's a lovely day in southern Indiana and I hope it is wherever you are. 
