Whew

Got the parts for the Cadillac from that supplier in Chicago. They'll be here before 5 p.m. tomorrow. It cost a bit, but that's OK. I'm predicting things are going to go wrong often with a 10-year-old American car.

I realized I didn't write out what the first part of my blog URL is (you can figure out the name of the blog). I am living in the city, but I am in love with mountains. So there you go.

I guess you could have figured that out on your own, too.

I am very stoked to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Apparently Keanu Reeves never does remakes, but he thought this was a "reimagining." We'll see just how Klaatu and Gort pan out in this 2008 flick. Kathy Bates as Secretary of Defense should be interesting. What I know for sure is the original, which came out the year my parents were born, is damn near flawless. Seriously. It's almost as good as The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" or a perfectly mixed margarita. I wish I had a chance to meet Patricia Neal when my parents brought her to the Buchanan Theatre and asked her about the role. Apparently my parents had a great conversation with her.

And when they brought in Father Mulcahy from M*A*S*H*, also known as Bill Christopher, my dad and he apparently talked to no end about canals. They now have a standing invitation to each other to go canal gawking. I don't know if that's what it's called, but it's appropriate.

Canals! To see canal enthusiasts talk about their passion, you'd think you were watching a 14-year-old boy learn Vida Guerra would be the main ingredient in his birthday cake. You should see my dad geek whenever something comes up about a canal. Buchanan was supposed to be the end of the James River Kanawha canal, but that was thwarted by the railroads. If you look hard enough, you can still find the building blocks of some canals in the brush and ailanthus trees off the side of U.S. Route 11 just as soon as you cross over the river.

As much as I want to continue writing (this is a very good thing... maybe I'll get back on that novel!), I need to do some dishes, then get Richard up and feed him some vegetable and fruit goo.

Slaintè!