I updated my Walking Bucket List to include dog-friendly parks within easy driving distance, because I needed a motivator to get out walking and Charlie was a willing participant. So, I took him over to the Prairie Dog Park on a beautiful spring Sunday morning. Two days later, we got a ton of snow. I can't seem to get adjusted to this weather, but at least I got to try out my new raincoat (it wasn't that cold, but the snow coming down was really, really wet).
They are building a new bike trail near our neighborhood, so I went on a short ride to check it out. Along the way, I rode through a golfing community and saw this yard art. While it looks small in the photo, this rusty golf cart sculpture was actually about 4 ft tall. I'm not sure if the homeowners bought it or constructed it themselves, but I thought it was clever.
On Monday, I was at the mall when I heard a commotion down at the Lego store. They had just launched their Star Wars promo, and there were almost 50 people in line waiting to get in (mostly male Millennials). For a minimum purchase of $160, Lego was giving away a limited edition Darksaber, but only to adults 18 and over. I find that interesting, because when I tried to go to Legoland, adults can't get in without a child. I think Lego should forget selling to kids and just market their products to adults, because those Millennials were carrying multiple shopping bags out of that store. I'm sure they all got a free Darksaber.
I've been itching to go to the movie theater for months, but the offerings have not been to my taste. The Devil Wears Prada 2 was finally released this week, so a few ladies from the neighborhood went to the afternoon show. I couldn't believe how expensive it's gotten. With matinee rates and a senior discount, my ticket was still $14! I miss the days when we had $5 Tuesdays. The movie itself was just OK - a typical sequel with all the original actors, but an underwhelming script. To me, the funniest line in the movie came from Stanley Tucci when commenting on the son of the Runway magazine CEO, "What can you expect from someone dressed head-to-toe in performance synthetics." That sounds like he's describing my wardrobe these days.
I spent most of the past month reading the complete Hillary Greene detective series (22 books). I really enjoy Faith Martin's writing style and the cleverness and intelligence of her protagonist. In contrast, most of the female characters in Amazon's First Read books are dumb as doorknobs. But for the April reading challenge, I was supposed to read a book of poetry. I considered just reading a Dr Seuss book, but then I stumbled on one of John Lithgow's political satires called, A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse." The book was extremely easy to read, because Lithgow has an amazing skill for pairing rhyme and sophisticated vocabulary. Plus, the snippets about each scoundrel were very entertaining. I tried reading one of the other books in the series, Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, but it was too depressing. Thank goodness, this month we're picking a book based on a season in the title.
