I See Right Through Their Tricks

Today it took me 25 minutes to get home from work. I live 4.6 miles from work, so it shouldn't take me 25 minutes. Generally, I can do it in 10-15 minutes, even with traffic. Why did it take me 25 minutes? Road Construction!

There are 3 road construction projects on the main road between my house and work. My understanding is that all 3 projects are, at least partially, funded by the economic stimulus package. That's right, Obama's stimulus package...you see where this is going don't you?

So, I write this blog where I am critical of President Obama. Within 2 years of my starting this blog, 3 Obama-stimulus funded road construction projects show up between my house and work. Coincidence?...

I think not...this is obviously a deliberate attempt by the Obama administration to silence my stinging criticism. Well, it won't work...all that construction does is gives me more time to think up blog ideas. How do you like them apples?

Blogger's Note: If you don't get the sarcastic, cynical, slightly paranoid conspiratorial humor in this blog...than I feel sorry for you.

Movie Review: The Italian Job

Here it is...a movie that isn't either 4 or 5 stars. "The Italian Job" is only a 3 star movie, though it could have been 4 stars if not for Mark Wahlberg. The man can't act...not even a little.

"The Italian Job" stars Mark Wahlberg as a master thief. After a job goes bad, his crew recruits master safe cracker Charlize Theron to help them settle the score. What follows is a series of maneuvers and twists that attempts to rival "Ocean's Eleven" but ultimately fails.

As I said, Wahlberg is terrible. I don't know how the man keeps getting acting jobs. I guess he might be good in straight action roles where no emotional range is required, but this was not that type of roll. Edward Norton portrays the villain, and while I usually like Norton, the script didn't really give him a chance to shine. The rest of the cast is similar...the script really didn't help them stand out.

So, why did I still give this 3 stars? Well, there was enough going on that it held my interest for 2 hours, and I did like the small twist at the end, though I sort of saw it coming. I guess I also had fairly low expectations, knowing it was a Mark Wahlberg movie, so that sort of helped too. Low expectations are an almost certain guarantee of a good movie watching experience.