Rich?
“A man is only as rich as the number of things he can let alone.” – Thoreau
Archive of entries posted on September 2005
Book ownership
“The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.” — Anthony Burgess
Netflix Shipping Time Analysis Updated
I’ve added in my August 2005 numbers to my Netflix Analysis. Sixteen movies received, 5.23 hours quickest turnaround, 31.83 hours longest turnaround, for an average turnaround time of 17.90 hours.
Broadway Bound
We saw Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound performed by the Little Theater of Alexandria. It was good. The acting was a little uneven (only 6 characters in the entire show), but we had a good time. At one point, I had a thought that the main character shared in a later monologue.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
I wasn’t expecting too much of this show since all I remembered was the cartoon movie from Disney. But it was really good. I love seeing the expressions that the actors can share. Seeing the Beast crawl along the floor, or pounce into a throne simply brings animation to life. We saw the show performed …
Jesus Christ Superstar
I saw the 2nd Flight Productions Theater Company, in Manassas perform Jesus Christ Superstar on September 10. I hadn’t seen the show before, but it was really good. The ending left out the most important part of the story of Jesus’ life (His resurrection), but it otherwise mostly kept close to the Bible. There were …
Grease
Wow, back in June I saw “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” in Roanoke, and said I would see another show at the Mill Mountain Theater at Center in the Square if I were in Roanoke. Well, in August I was in Blacksburg, so I saw “Grease.” It was a great …
Virginia Tech Photographs
My wife and I visited Blacksburg, Virginia in the middle of August. We were lucky and were there the week between summer school ending and fall classes beginning. Before church on Sunday morning I took a walking tour of the Virginia Tech campus. There was nobody around! It was probably the only weekend of the …
Legos
I think they’ve lost the fight, but visit the Legos web site anyway.
My first time
to pay over $3.00/gallon for gas was Thursday evening, when I drove past three gas stations ($3.099, $3.199) to get gas for $3.059 a gallon. I just went by the local gas station and the price for regular was up to $3.499/gallon. You can check prices at GasBuddy.com or Virginia Gas Prices. Although be aware …
