February 27, 2005
2004 Oscars - My Two Cents
I love movies, so i’ve taken a passing interest in what films are nominated and win the Academy Awards from year to year. It’s hard to take any of this seriously because ultimately it’s just an industry circle jerk. When nominations come out i like to see what i thought was the year’s best vs. what they think. If...February 27, 2005 5:16 PM | 1 Comments
Center of Power
For those of you not “in the know”, over the past year the Wauwatosa and Washington Heights area have become the Center of Power. It’s the premier part of Metro Milwaukee and where all the cool kids are hanging out these days. During the past couple of weekends i’ve been taking in many of the pleasures that the Center of...February 25, 2005
Brewers Tickets
Single game Milwaukee Brewers tickets go on sale tomorrow at www.milwaukeebrewers.com. I’ll be picking up some tickets for the Yankees first visit to Miller Park June 6-8. Those games will sell out quickly. This may not be a cool thing to admit, but i’m a Cubs fan. How can one be both a Brewers and Cubs fan? Before lights...February 25, 2005 11:00 AM | 4 Comments
Travolta
I was talking with Lance the other day about the new John Travolta movie, Be Cool. It’s the sequel to Get Shorty. Lance said he was excited about seeing the movie. I’ve seen the trailer and commercial (featuring Travolta and Uma Thurman dancing, in a shameless attempt to recall Pulp Fiction) for it and think it looks like a...February 23, 2005
HBMS Rescheduled
First off, the new Handsome Boy Modeling School cd, White People is outstanding. If you don’t have it yet, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. In December tickets went on sale for their show in Chicago. I quickly grabbed a pair. A week later, the band postponed their tour without explanation. The House of Blues (HBMS’...February 21, 2005
13 Going On 30
Here at the Life of Leisure we aim to please. This is a special entry just for my good friend Rajan, per his request. Connie rented 13 going on 30 a while ago. I fell asleep about ten minutes in. Those first ten minutes were delightful. Having seen the movie in its entirety, Connie said, “It was cute. I...February 21, 2005 5:52 PM | 4 Comments
NHL Season Still Canceled
I’m fascinated by this whole NHL mess. I like Hockey, but will rarely watch it outside of the Stanley Cup. I’m more interested in them not having a season then if the players and owners had settled their differences and played. Is it finally over? Yeah, errr no? Yep, definitely…wait a minute, 100% for sure no way. Hold on!...February 16, 2005
Oldboy
Oldboy is a very, very dark revenge film. The story involves a man who is mysteriously kidnapped, then held captive for fifteen years. While he’s imprisioned, his wife is murdered. When he gets out he’s determined to find out who was behind his kidnapping and get a whole lot of payback. Watching it is the viewing equivalent of getting...Movie Quiz
I happened upon this movie quiz site the other day. It’s pretty cool. Have a look....Airbourne Formula
Yesterday I felt a cold coming on. I was feeling achy and my nose was running like a faucet. My close friend and business associate Dan Birschbach (a.k.a. the other Dan) gave me some of his Airborne Formula, cold medicine tablets that dissolve in water. I took a couple last night. They have a not so pleasant lemon limey-ish taste,...February 12, 2005
Friday Night Poker at the Casino Royale
Connie’s uncle Steve, a.k.a. “Steve the Straight”, hosts a poker night at the Casino Royale every month. It’s a lot of fun mostly because of the good group of guys in attendance. I was invited to the game for the first time three months ago bringing Bryan and Les with me. On our first night playing with these guys Les...February 11, 2005
A few more pictures
Here are more random pictures that I thought would be fun to share. Connie and I in Chicago for her birthday weekend this past fall. This is another one from this past Christmas. I’m doing my best impression of a not-so-well-oiled robot opening his presents. Here’s the “Bad Chuck” character that Jim talked about recently. More “Bad Chuck” This picture...February 10, 2005
Christmas 2004 Pictures
I wrote a while ago about my 2004 Christmas. I finally got some of the pictures back. Here are the photos my sister took of the dollar store present exchange. My favorite is the one of my Dad’s joyous expression upon receiving a cheap picture frame. Christmas #1 Christmas #2 Christmas #3 Christmas #4 Christmas #5 Here I am with...February 9, 2005
The Kid Net
My sister was really excited by a recent purchase of hers. She picked up something called The Kid Net. It’s a Swedish trapping device meant for hunting baby goats. Sue says that she only uses it for when she’s cleaning or needs to take a nap and claims that she rarely keeps them in there for more than a...February 9, 2005 9:42 PM | 3 Comments
Charlie?
Tonight’s episode of Lost was good. I especially liked Charlie’s flashback scene where his girlfriend mentions that her wealthy father is buying a paper company in Slough. Wernham Hogg, perhaps? My only gripe was the ending. Charlie? WTF? Keeping Ethan around for some questioning may have been helpful, don’t you think? The way the episode ended seemed like a stupid...February 7, 2005
Link to SB Ads
My co-worker Dan, a.k.a. “the other Dan”, gave me the heads up on this link to some of the Super Bowl ads....February 6, 2005
Super Bowl Commercials
Bryan and Dan came over tonight for the game. It ended up being a lot closer than I thought it would be. The commercials are usually one of the highlights of the evening. Tonight’s crop were a bit lackluster. As voted on by the three of us, the best were: #1(with a bullet) - The FedEx/Kinkos spot with Burt Reynolds,...February 5, 2005
The Life of Leisure goes to Europe
I’m excited to announce that The Life of Leisure is going overseas next month. With the help of my lovely assistant Connie, I look forward to bringing you the very best of leisure from London and Paris. Outside of inciting a riot at a football match, our itinerary is still being developed....February 4, 2005
Super Bowl
It doesn’t seem like there’s too much to get excited about this year. Will T.O. play? He probably will, but will it matter? I’m getting the same feeling that I had before the Bucs/Raiders match up from a couple of years ago. My prediction - Patriots 27 Eagles 10....February 2, 2005
These are a few of my favorite links
Most of us have a little time everyday to take a peek at what’s happening on the information highway. Here are some of my favorite sites. My friends’ weblogs: The World According to Buchs A little game I call “back in my brain” The Mighty Scribbler Speaks! Radio sites that allow you to listen live: Air America KEXP Seattle WXRT...February 2, 2005 5:50 PM | 3 Comments
Get Well Pope
On behalf of the entire The Life of Leisure staff, I would like to wish the Pope a speedy recovery. John Paul II, we’re worried about your health and hope that everything is going to be o.k....Mothly Archives
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