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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/28/AR2007052801040.html

I am desperate for an art gallery weekend in Atlanta or D.C. If work keeps up or even goes up, I think there is a strong chance of my taking our tax refund next year towards flying up to D.C. for a couple of days with Calvin (and maybe Nigel). While I know that trip will focus more on the Air & Space Museum and Natural History, I hope to coax the boys into letting me spend a few minutes looking at the modern art at the Hirshhorn. I'm probably less than a decade away from any hope of doing the National Art Gallery...even less if Calvin's interest in art keeps going.

Once I recover from surgery, I hope to get the family in the habit of monthly day-trips out of town. The boys are becoming patient enough to travel to our surrounding regional cities (Chattanooga, Atlanta, B'ham, Nashville) but we will still have to keep the excitement level of what we see at the destinations up if I don't want the boys to lose interest in this hobby. I even hope that JD will allow me to take the boys away for a day a month after Monkey comes along.

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I'm watching one of my Top Five Comfort Movies* to watch when sick/down/homebound...



He Said, She Said with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins. I love the writing, directing, and some fun acting from the primary players. The movie executes the he said/she said concept very well. It's a charmer with witty, cinematic composition that MUST be seen in widescreen in order for it to make any sense. I'll gladly loan my DVD out to anyone interested.

Like Singles, this movie was a heavy influence on what I thought and hoped my 20's-30's would be.

* My Top Five Comfort Movies
1. Annie Hall
2. He Said, She Said
3. Galaxy Quest
4. The Breakfast Club
5. Best in Show