odds and ends, bits and pieces

Hello kitty kats and puppy dogs, how are you doing? I was just outside observing the weather and it's a crazy midseason Gulf of Mexico kind of night- gusty winds, warm air blowing leaves around, cockroaches attracted to the light kind of night...it also smells like dead fish. Lately, there's been a crapload of dead ones piling up on both causeways down here, and although we've enjoyed the fun of trying to identify them, it gets a little stinky. We saw a big grouper, a large iguana and a ton of redfish up on shore. all dead. no good to catch and eat ;( These nights are weird, when Phillip works until 10pm, going in at 11 am (the night shift at the tower at Tampa Int'l)...the mornings are great- he's doing baby duty, playing with Nick..but it's not the same as when he goes in early and is home at 4 pm. Those nights, I have ALOT more energy and don't feel like all I've been doing is "talking" to a 4 month old and a 3 year old all day.
I could write about alot of topics tonight- perhaps the Republican win in Mass., the unexplained ratings of "Jersey Shore", the win of Sandra Bullock at two award shows recently ( I think she's great, but get tired of how Hollywood rewards the whole white person helping the black person out story line- it's actually racist but they would never admit that!), and how i am really enjoying my newest "Best Short Stories of 2009" anthology, which i have gotten since 1992.
If you love good fiction writers like I do, I suggest you check these out at your local library or get them asap. Short stories, are I believe, much harder to write than your typical fiction novel. Writers have less time in which to establish a plot, characters and a meaningful ending which makes the stories nice little nuggets of entertainment for tired parents, or those who like to read in chapters. In addition, many of the short story submissions that are chosen are by well known novel writers (John Updike, Ellen Gilchrist, Alice Munroe), so the quality is always excellent. Another thing that makes me happy this week is that Joaquin Phoenix finally cut his nasty growth of a beard off, and looks halfway normal now. No telling how he's doing mentally, but a good indicator of mental health is our physical appearance...think about that one.
We finally watched "The Hangover"- i am sure about a year after most people. After completing the "Tudors" which was a wonderful third season, with King Henry changing his mind every other wife about whether or not he's Catholic (I had no idea he really did this so many times), and being such a history buff- that show is incredible. The actors are great, the outdoor scenes filmed on location, and the story including true details of the men and women that made up his court and therefor influenced his decision making. The irony! He always wanted a son, but never realized that his Protestant daughter Elizabeth would be the most revered, long living Queen that England had in that time.
Anyhoo- "The Hangover" was really funny. Like- silly funny. Written by the now well known Todd Phillips, it doesn't have as many quotable quotes as some of the other goofy man/boy comedies of late (Anchorman, Old School, Superbad) but was totally a non-stop entertaining adult ride. And that's what we like- escape.
Well, I've got a literal pile of earmarked infotainment to put on this site the next few days....stay tuned. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday night.
tata for now, I must go, for my first son will be up at 5:45 wondering why everyone is sleeping and he doesn't have pancakes on his plate in the morning.