Die Hard, 1988 - ★★★★½
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Now I have a 64-bit computer. Ho Ho Ho.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 1992 - ★★½
Saturday, December 24, 2022
1992 really seems a different era, back when you could board a plane because you assumed your parents were on it. Slapstick cruelty is still fun, though.
Oiling the Deck
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
There are some household jobs that I procrastinate over. Oiling the deck is a new one I can add to the list. Our deck was installed a couple of years ago as part of a backyard renovation. I knew at the time this would be a necessary maintenance job that I would despise. I dutifully entered it into OmniFocus as a task for the future. That OmniFocus task has been deferred for about 9 months.
Swearing in of Hannah Beazley MLA as Parliamentary Secretary
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Earlier I posted how happy I was that my wife, Hannah Beazley MLA had been made Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Emergency Services; Innovation and the Digital Economy; Medical Research; Volunteering, within the WA State Government. On 14 December, 2022, Hannah was officially sworn in by the Governor. It was fantastic to share the experience with her, and also with her Dad, former Governor of WA, Hon. Kim Beazley AC.
Another average day in Perth.
I taught Benji how sports brackets work. Now he is building his own World Cup version. 😍🥰🤩⚽️
Elvis, 2022 - ★★★½
Saturday, December 10, 2022
A wonderful telling of the bastardry of Colonel Parker.
On one of Jack Baty’s blogs, I saw a reference to neofetch.
It doesn’t do a lot, but it looks pretty. I’ve run it on my three machines:
iMac
MacBook Air
Mac mini
Spirited, 2022 - ★★★½
Friday, December 2, 2022
I don’t like musicals but I liked this movie.
Thanks, Medibank data breach. I really appreciate you holding onto my details as an ex-customer, allowing it to be shared on the dark web following its theft. Great stuff.
A reminder that now is a great time to sign up to @hemisphericviews at One Prime Plus Dot Com to take advantage of our version of Black Friday/Cyber Monday!
I may need a note taking/writing app intervention.
We set the Christmas tree up today and in doing so crossed some sort of kid threshold. This year, our boys actually helped setup and decorate the tree. They enjoyed unpacking decorations and reminiscing about their associated memories. It was really sweet.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 →
Lunch date at Parliament House, with Hannah and, uh, Benji’s lion.
Tipped 100% for this round of #NBL23. Thanks Shaun Bruce of Sydney Kings for knocking down the end game triple to steal that one.
Recent events have almost — but not quite — destroyed musk sticks for me.
Summer is gradually returning.
Shooting Hoops
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Recently we have installed a cool basketball hoop in our front yard, ostensibly for our kids to play as they grow into their teenage and teenage years. An unexpected benefit has been for me – Dad. I used to play basketball. You may be aware that I now host NBL Pocket Podcast, have media accreditation for NBL, and commentate games for NBL1. When I was younger, I was an athletic guy who could slam dunk and knock down 3s.
Trick or Treat! Happy Halloween.
The Book Thief, 2013 - ★★½
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Watched on Saturday October 29, 2022.
Perth RAC Arena at 7:33pm. Perth Wildcats lost to Melbourne United, 81-84. I was invited to attend and sit court side by a Patreon supporter of my podcast NBL Pocket Podcast. What an opportunity! #adayinthelife
Secret Headquarters, 2022 - ★½
Monday, October 10, 2022
I watched it with kids. Even they got bored.
Fall, 2022 - ★★★½
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
A nice amount of nervous tension in this one.
I remember as a kid sitting in the backseat of our car. I can place exactly which road I was on. I was calculating how old I would be when the year became 2000 (13 years old). Now I’m well into 2022. I’m both impressed with my memory and saddened by my age.
Fun with DALL-E: “A painting of a middle-aged white man creating a podcast about basketball.”
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986 - ★★★★★
Friday, September 30, 2022
Watching this with my kids for the first time. It's such an awesome movie. But Rooney is not the old man I remember him being! John Hughes was a genius.
Jurassic World Dominion, 2022 - ★
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
This was so boring, derivative, and I didn’t appreciate the Indiana Jones rip-off moments.
Semi-Pro, 2008 - ★★★
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
It’s fun, but it’s not the best basketball movie.
The Jurassic Park Lego exhibition put on by Brickman is epic.
8 days of basketball, 15 games, 8 podcasts, 2 silly videos, many conversations with basketball people, countless Twitter updates. The NBL Blitz in Darwin has finished, and I had a blast engaging with it as an accredited member of the media. I live a fortunate life. 🏀
