Pleasures in Life, and a movie.

As I was sliding in to bed last night I realized that one of the most important items that we own is none other then our electric blanket. Don't get me wrong, Michelle and I like to cuddle for warmth, but there is something about climbing in to a bed that is already pleasantly toasty. It really makes me feel like I am experiencing a bit of luxury. And it is cheaper then paying four people (we have a king sized bed) to come in and lie in our bed to warm it up before we get in.

Michelle was so tired last night she went to bed early. So I stayed up and watched the DVD of Man on Fire. Wow! It was one of the most intense and emotional movies I have ever watched. I have seldom seen a movie like this one, such raw and viseral action. It struck me as something much more realistic than the Hollywood version of violence, which is almost sensantionalized or celebrated. I highly recommend it, unless you are squemish about blood or Denzel Washington cutting some guy's fingers off right on screen.