Cellar Scribblings

[serious crayons]

Hanging out with an adult son is very special! Now that my son is married and has two children, it's a very rate event for me.

My son is getting married in July. No children yet, but his wife-to-be is a former elementary school teacher (she recently started working at ComEd), so I imagine it's on a not-too-distant horizon. He just turned 30 and AFAIK she's about the same age, so I suppose if they want kids it would happen in the next few years, at least.

They live in Chicago so that would make it even harder for him to hang out. My older son lives here in Minneapolis, and I like hanging out with him, too (we've been going to movies lately), but in general he's not as helpful as my younger son.

I hope to be allowed to take the oldest gchildren to Hail Mary Project. Anybody seen it yet? What did you think?

I haven't seen it yet but I will -- I'm a Ryan Gosling fan and I've read good reviews!

[Front-Ranger]

So, I saw PHM and I think I can say a few words without spoiling anything, since the trailers, ads and interviews have spilled all the beans already.

It is a good mix of humor and drama, although some of the jokes are inane. There is a lot of tugging of the heartstrings and more of the special effects than I really needed. I enjoyed the many references to other sci-fi movies: 2001, Superman, Alien, Close Encounters, etc. Are those called Easter Eggs?

Rocky is my new hero. I loved it when he simply said, "I can give."