A friend and I watched the new Sherlock Holmes together. It was just as enjoyable as the first and about as good as a sequel could be — enough of the first to give you the taste you want, yet enough freshness too. About this film, however, one thing stood out — the relationship between the Holmes and Watson characters. In this film, the pair enjoyed a friendship, a brotherhood, a bond that I dare say most men today wish they could have, but don’t know how to find it. Furthermore, this bond was portrayed in a way that you rarely see in popular media. To wit, in a way that was warm, wholesome, and uplifting. It was not overplayed. It was definitely not belittled. In fact, the character of the friendship buttressed the entire story line and I walked away with a notion that I need to do more to nurture my masculine friendships.
Year: 2012
Good Choice
FamilyIt is a proud day in a father’s life when his youngest son picks out a film to watch with friends, and the film that his son chooses is The Great Escape.
Complex Endorsement
AdventuresThere is important news from this weekend. I achieved my goal — to receive a complex aircraft endorsement by the end of 2011. The endorsement took about ten hours of instruction in a Piper Arrow II (PA-28R-200). We could justifiably gripe a bit about the glide ratio of the Arrow, but it is a forgiving, enjoyable, and I think capable cross-country machine. Next step…a real cross-country flight!