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| Scared Face |
It’s not easy to surprise yourself especially
if you’re not gifted with an array of talent in certain areas. That certainly
applies to my expertise in the area of today’s tech world. That’s what made
last week’s loss of my IPad so painful. It is therefore with no small amount of
pride that I can report that I not only bought a new IPad (the easy part) but I
formatted it completely and then restored all my original settings from my old
IPad’s last session with the ICloud. I know millennials will read this and say
this is child’s play. Of course it is but then you need to consider that today’s
children have technical expertise that dwarfs that of a middle aged old fart
such as myself.
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| I'm Scared of Peas as Well |
I was so surprised that I felt a
little giddy when reporting my success to sensei #1 – the Cali-Daughter. She
and Wingman have labored along and hard to drag me into 21st Century
technology and I felt like a recalcitrant student who finally aced a test. I
tried to reach out to the Favorite Son, my other tutor, but he was unavailable.
It was tough being alone because I had no one to high five. I know, it’s a
small victory, but considered in context, a big win.
I went to see Inferno on dateless date
night. I love Tom Hanks in everything he’s ever done (yes even Bonfire of the
Vanities) but my least favorite amongst his many excellent roles was the Robert
Langdon of Da Vinci Code fame. As Mr. Hanks is wont to do, he turned that opinion
on its head returning as Langdon in this very well done thriller. He also
ditched the lame haircut. Langdon wakes up in Florence with amnesia and the
half remembered clues to humanity’s salvation from a devastatingly apocalyptic
virus. There’s a well-conceived twist near the end. The picture really takes
off when Irrfan Khan (elder Pi himself) shows up. It’s not often Hanks has
scenes stolen from him but Khan does it repeatedly. I know this movie is
receiving scant praise but I liked it. The seemingly nonsensical plot turns of
the first half are neatly woven into the terrifying conclusion.
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