Random Observations

• I just saw Tim's Vermeer
• Vermeer is a fascinating painter to many people, myself included
• Hitler too
• The movie turned my view of Vermeer upside down
• You should go see the movie
• The Uptown Theater in Minneapolis now has assigned seating
• And a full bar
• They didn't announce that there's a full bar until it was too late to get a beer
• I had to wait 'till I got home
• Next time
• Seeing the movie is part of my new plan to see 30 movies this year
• Inspired by my friend Dorothy
• I'm going to count each season of Tales of the City as a Movie
• And Sherlock
• I started watching the British Sherlock because my coworkers were talking about it
• Also Downton Abbey
• Season finale for Downton is tomorrow
• Did you see this article about Bates?
• Also in the news did you see this from The Bloggess?
• I love Jenny Lawson
• Venezuela is in the news too
• My AFS family does not write
• I don't know if they're ok or not
• They are incapable of writing
• We have seen each other here and there over the past 35 years
• But they don't write
• Makes me sad, not knowing
• On a brighter note, I am starting to knit again
• Nothing fancy
• But still … it's progress
• I have new tires on my car
• Hooray
• Came in handy today given the state of the roads
• Which are like washboards

Here are Sunday's photos:

Two of my pet peeves: feet on the seat in the train and butt hanging out of pants

Girl-child took this photo in the elevator at my new building when she and DIL came to visit

Boy-child in his favorite new Christmas t-shirt