Million Dollar Baby coulda been a contenda. It’s almost as good as it’s overrated hype, but that was inevitable. It ain’t no Raging Bull. Hilary Swank plays Maggie Fitzgerald with wonderful grit and appeal; I was impressed. And I kept wondering if she really threw those awesome knockout punches herself. Clint Eastwood is, well, Clint [...]

Under three-foot grass out back I came across this here turtle burrowing into the damp muck at the bottom. I almost whacked him/her. I put it in the pond where it is now burrowing into pond muck:

Turtles are good luck so I think I’ll keep it. Any suggestions for a name?
APB: Turtle escaped from pond! [...]

I got close to renting National Treasure a couple times but passed. When it showed up Saturday night on Showtime HD I figured why not. It was perfect for a Saturday night veg out after a long afternoon of yard work. Basically, it’s The Da Vinci Code for dummies. I say that without having seen [...]