Random Thoughts

I got a library card the other day at my local library. It seems strange that I never had one before, but I guess I was more fond of playing outside than reading when I was a youngster. I'm still fond of playing outside, but there are fewer people to play with and I'm much lazier than I used to be. The Jonathan Bourne Public Library is pretty small. I looked around a bit when I turned in my application and got the card. I saw some cool art books in the reference section that might be interesting to look at on a rainy day. I also picked out my next book to read, which is Crime and Punishment. I remember reading a little bit about it on a friend's blog; he seemed to enjoy it quite a bit, so I'm going to give it a go. I'm still working on David Copperfield, though, about halfway through. Another cool feature of the library is their decent collection of books of tape and CD. I would like very much to take out some of those and listen to them in the car. Some people need music to drive. While I enjoy listening to music in the car, it's not exactly a necessity, so I was thinking I would just listen to a soothing voice read me a story every time I step into my car. 

Let me know if there are any book recommendations you care to give.

I know it's long passed, but I never really mentioned anything about the Oscars. Not that I have a whole lot to say about it, but I did watch it so why not? Overall, I thought it was a very nice event. I didn't see all the movies nominated, but I saw most of them. I thought it appropriate that Slumdog ran away with so many awards. I also thought there was something poetic about the way in which the child actors in the film were received when they returned to Mumbai. It sort of echoed the message of the movie to me. Although, returning to the slums is not quite the same as winning millions on a game show.

I've also heard other people's opinions on the Oscars, and in general, it received fairly high marks. I enjoyed watching it most of the time and thought it was great that they brought past winners down to announce the nominees for certain categories; it was sweet. Penelope Cruz was very pretty and gave a nice heartfelt speech and Kate Winslet absolutely deserved the win. All in all, it was a good show. One thing that I didn't enjoy as much was Huge JackedMan. Hugh Jackman did too many musical numbers. I know he has some background in musical theater and all that, but I wouldn't have known he knew anything else by his performances at the Oscars. A little more variety would have been much appreciated.

I saw a really great show on the Golf Channel the other day. It's a show called "The Haney Project." I don't know if you have ever seen Charles Barkley's golf swing, but it could easily be one of the worst golf swings in the history of the universe. Check out the link below to see his swing in action. It's a pretty long clip, but just check out the first minute or so. In that minute, he reveals his awful golf swing as well as a gambling addiction (although, it's for a good cause). If you didn't know, Sir Charles had a little gambling debt to settle a few months back that was all over sports news. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNlmEus21Zs&feature=related

Barkley also got arrested several weeks ago for a DUI. Needless to say, things haven't exactly been running smooth

for the big guy. Yet, of all his troubles, I still think his golf swing ranks right up at the top. So this new show 

chronicles an attempt to correct his swing. Hank Haney is one of the game's greatest teachers. He used to or still is 

coaching Tiger Woods, I'm not exactly sure which, but Tiger Woods was definitely a student of his. The man is a

heck of an instructor, to say the least. Already after a couple of days which Barkley, there are noticeable changes in

his swing. Let's hope he can keep it up.

I don't know why the font changed in that last paragraph and, frankly, I don't give a damn.