Well the Return of the King is out and from what I have heard it is blowing the sox off all who see it. The reviews I have read have been spectacular and the only down point is the fact that after this there is no more. The story is told and once you have seen the last movie where everyone shakes hands and goes home you get an empty sadness inside much like you do at the conclusion of reading the book (which I experince every time I read it). Dianne and I are planning to try to get to the show sometime in eary January. I am trying not to hear any spoilers so I am avoiding people who are discussing the film, a difficult trick as it is all the buzz at work. I think Santa is bringing us the DVD of The Two Towers so we will want to re-watch the first two before seeing the grand finale.
Its the last week before Christmas and we are just on our way out the door to do some last minute gift buying. It always seems like there is just one more thing to get no matter how much stuff you buy.
I saw an interesting interview on 60 Minutes last night of the two men who were permitted to interview Saddam Hussien in his holding tank. The American ambassador was a little lacklustre, but the Iraqi guy was great as he described his meeting with Hussein in great detail. You have to remember that this guy was sent to prison by Hussein so I guess he was a little bitter. Putting it mildly, he had some rather rough things to say to his former adversary. An interesting point brought out was that on one wall of the cell were pictures of all the captured and killed commanders under Hussein's command including his two dead sons. On the opposite wall was a portrait of who else?... George W. Bush. Eerie!!

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