The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo

I saw The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo last night. Visually, it's vivid, to say the least. Gone is the grittiness of the original Swedish version. But, heh, film makers are entitled to their own point of view. The new version is extremely graphic so beware. The most stunning part of the movie is the opening credits set to The Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin as performed by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame. It's a long movie, but worth seeing.

***.25 out of 5.

Happy New Year

http://youtu.be/E7O-CfJohk8

Merry Christmas

Peace Love Joy

Merry Christmas Eve - Musical Candy

I am a little late to the party with the Black Keys. They're my new musical obsession. Here's a taste.

HUGO 3D

Yes, I am shouting about Hugo 3D. Go see it. All you will be able to say is WOW.

Tatum and Piper

Awesome photo of Tatum and Piper courtesy of Jill.

Congrats Jim on your new role as head spritz maker.

Leo

August 1994 to December 7, 2010

Lenin and Hilariousness

The Randalls and I went to the annual Lenin Lighting in Fremont last night. It was, as usual, a very tame and unrevolutionary event. Although, grievances were aired by some in the audience. One woman wanted libraries to not be closed on Friday, Sundays etc. One boy said that his dad brought him to the event. A man said his computer was too old to play the latest version of some game that I had not heard of. The entire game phenom has completely passed me by. Anyway, as usual, it was underwhelming, but oh so Fremont.

We had dinner at El Camino, Try their Mole Negro. It is delicious. After dinner we watched Horrible Bosses. I haven't laughed so much since seeing The Hangover. So, if you don't mind crassness, obscenities and just plane awfulness, it's a must see.

See the Fremont Blog (link above for better photos of the event)

First Post - Five years ago

Below is the first post of WarroadRoots. A lot has transpired over these last five years. Yes, the five year anniversary of the blog is approaching. Very few faces were on Facebook; Twitter had hardly tweeted; Tatum, Piper, Asher other souls of the next generation had not been born into the family (my family knowledge is lacking) and blogging was sort of cutting edge. Feel free to breakaway from your facebooking and tweeting to add to the five years of blog history. I'll continue to post.

Jill and I have been cooking up a project for 2012. We'll get you involved once we get our act together. Be well.

December 28, 2006

What's this about
I was thinking about all the cousins, aunts, uncles, children, partners, spouses, grandparents and on and on this holiday season and realized that there was a tool we could use to keep in touch with each other. Hence, WarroadRoots. Yes, all one word! We may not have been born there or even have visited, but all roads of the extended family lead back there. So, if you want to connect with someone, let the world know you are still alive and kicking or maybe find that long lost favorite relative, sign-on and update WarroadRoots. It's an experiment. Plus, I got a new macbook for Christmas and I can't stop using it.

Enjoy!

Jim Wilson