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Ah, well, another big break in posts. Sorry. Holiday stuff you know.

We have two Big Weeks of Birthdays in this family. First, my twins and I have birthdays one week apart in August. Then our youngest has his birthday right before Thanksgiving every year. My wife is the only one whose birthday is located conveniently far away from other events that it can stand on its own.

So the last week was spent either working on my oh-so-belated University of Minnesota homework, or cleaning the house for, first, the birthday and then Thanksgiving. And of course Thanksgiving was spent cooking.

Yesterday I took my daughter to see "The Fountain" as part of this month's Dad and Kid Days. I've read some pretty cranky reviews of this movie, but both she and I found it exceptional. Complaints about character development et al. seem misguided: this isn't a story about characters, it's a metaphor about love and death. And it's gorgeous, just gorgeous.

Tonight I took my older boy to see "Casino Royale." Quite the contrast, although the cinematography was very good. Regrettably, it's a Bond film, so I was pretty much able to see the plot twists coming a mile off: basically, anything that can go wrong will, etc. And it seemed to drag on a bit around the card-playing scenes. Still the final scene was quite good.

Well it's late and time to hit the sack. Got very little accomplished today which was a pity seeing as I was busy most of the day! But Dad 'n' Kid Days take priority, so that's what I've gotten done over the past two days.

Posted by Albatross at November 25, 2006 11:04 PM | TrackBack