Marley & Me

I wanted to re-cultivate the reading habit I had back in the days and seeing this New York Times Bestseller at the local bookstore seemed the perfect time to kick start it.Dog lovers in particular will enjoy this more and the book does bring back a lot of fond memories of my dogs.I am carefully planing how I can convince the Mrs that it’s about time we get a dog for Luke soon and I am positive he’d be thrilled ….just like his Papa.
Below is a review of Marley & me from Slate magazine:
What Grogan has divined from his particular experience is a universal (and comforting) observation. Dogs can do all sorts of rotten things, but it is impossible to stay mad at a dog for very long, and getting angry at one succeeds only in making the owner feel bad. (Every time Grogan snaps at Marley, the dog stares at him uncomprehendingly and that’s the end of it.) Grogan, in fact, seems to be seeking atonement for the book’s cover line. For every one of Marley’s bad acts, he spends an equal number of pages describing his fundamental decency—his tender way with infants, his watchfulness around strangers, even his heroism when his master is thrown to the ground during a lightning storm (this really happens). Thus, the world’s worst dog is also the world’s best dog—a paradox that will make perfect sense to dog-owners.

Simpsons Movie Rocks

I had to catch The Simpsons Movie and was not going to miss the chance to watch one of my all time favourite show in all it’s 2D glory on the big screen.The verdict…it was EXCELLENT!I know many would think that it’s not wise to pay cash for something you watch on TV but believe me it was worth the $7.50 and a little more.It’s full of laughs and am not going to spoil it for you although I can’t get that “Spider Pig” tune out of my head now.This is a DVD set keeper I tell ya and I googled it, the character Spider-Ham did exist.